A cooked travel agent was sentenced to more than two years in prison after he was found guilty of defrauding unsuspecting holidaymakers out of thousands of pounds. Tej Bahadur Gurung, of Hillside Crescent, South Harrow, carried out a last-minute cancellation scam through Markhor Traders Limited (MTL), where he was a director. The 54-year-old swindled almost £70,000 from 28 victims, though according to Brent and Harrow Trading Standards, the number of victims is thought to be much higher and the true scale of the scam may never be known. Cllr Graham Henson, leader of Harrow Council, said he was pleased to
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London. Global Policy Forum for Nepal (GPFN), the Association of Nepalis in the Americas (ANA), and Canada Foundation for Nepal (CFFN), Nepali Embassy in Ottawa and NRNA NCC of Canada are jointly organizing a Conference entitled “Role of Nepali Diaspora in Higher Education in Nepal” in Toronto, Canada. The conference will be held at Wycliff College, University of Toronto, Canada on July 7, 2018. The Toronto conference is designed to help the interested Nepali Diaspora scholars to discuss and strategize ways for the Diaspora members to be more intensely involved in higher education in Nepal. Conference speakers will discuss how
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PARIS (AP) — American TV celebrity and food writer Anthony Bourdain has been found dead in his hotel room in France while working on his CNN series on culinary traditions around the world. He was 61. CNN confirmed the death, saying in a statement that Bourdain was found unresponsive Friday morning by friend and chef Eric Ripert, and calling his death a suicide. Bourdain’s achieved celebrity status after the publication in 2000 of his best-selling book “Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly.” It combined frank details of his life and career with behind-the-scenes observations on the culinary industry. CNN
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  Prashant Lamichhane, POKHARA, June 4: A land measurement team formed by the government has started to measure land encroached by Karna Shakya’s Water Front Hotel at Fewa Lake. “We’ll measure the area and identify the encroached land,” Narayan Regmi, chief of Land Measurement Division under the Ministry of Agriculture, Land Management and Urban Development said. Regmi also heads the committee formed by government to examine land encroachment at Fewa Lake. The committee is responsible to evaluate Shakya’s hotel along with other encroached land and submit report regarding its finding within 15 days. “We’ll be able to reach a conclusion only after
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Chair of the Ceremony and Your Excellency the Ambassador of Nepal to the UK, Chief Guest, The Rt. Hon. Sir Tony Baldry DL My Lords Excellencies, Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen – and of course not forgetting my family! I am grateful and delighted by the honour bestowed upon me this morning by Your Excellency, the Ambassador of Nepal to the United Kingdom, on his own behalf, on behalf of the Embassy family and the Government of Nepal on my appointment as Queen’s Counsel by Her Majesty the Queen of the UK in 2017. I thank you, Your Excellency, the
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PM Hom Lamsal, SAN FRANCISCO, May 31: Non-Resident Nepalese Association, America is making final preparations to hold a conference of intellectuals. The conference will be held on June 16 in San Francisco. Minister for Tourism Rabindra Adhikari has been invited as the chief guest of the program. Other participants from Nepal include industrialist Binod Chaudhary, former vice chairman of National Planning Commission Dr Shanker Sharma, finance expert Bishwo Paudel, Nepali Congress leader Gagan Thapa, among others, said NRN Regional Coordinator Gauri KC. Similarly, the third general conference of the United Nepalese Association (UNA) is taking place on May 26-27 in
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DUBLIN, May 30, 2018 (AFP) – The Irish government gave the green light Tuesday for new abortion laws to be drawn up following a historic referendum that overturned a constitutional ban in the predominantly Catholic country. The government hopes the new laws will be in place by the end of the year, following Friday’s landslide referendum vote. “Received government approval today to draft the new law following the decision of the people,” Health Minister Simon Harris tweeted. “This is one of three important pieces of work we need to undertake — the other two being clinical guidelines and regulation of
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KIEV, May 30 (AFP) – A Russian war correspondent who fled to Kiev after criticising Moscow’s role in the conflict in eastern Ukraine was shot dead Tuesday in the Ukrainian capital, police said. Arkadi Babchenko was the second Kremlin critic living in Kiev to be killed in less than two years, and police said they suspected the crime was linked to his work. Pavel Cheremet, a dual Russian and Belarusian citizen, died when his car exploded in the centre of Kiev in July 2016 in still unexplained circumstances. Police spokesman Yaroslav Trakalo said Babchenko, 41, was found bleeding by his
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NEW DELHI, May 30: At least seven people were killed and 22 injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a bus in southern Indian state of Telangana, police said Wednesday. The collision took place in Chenjerla village near the state’s Karimnagar town Tuesday night. “The accident occurred around 9 p.m. (local time) when the speeding truck tried to overtake another vehicle and hit the bus, carrying some 30 people,” a police official said. While seven people died in the impact of the crash, those injured have been admitted to a government hospital, where the condition of some five
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Kathmandu : Director-General of European Commission (EC)’s International Cooperation and Development, Jean Chrostophe and New Zealand’s Ambassador to Nepal Joanna Kempkers have hailed the post-earthquake reconstruction works underway in Nepal. They enquired about the status of ongoing post-earthquake reconstruction works while calling on Chief Executive Officer of National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) Yubaraj Bhusal today. In separate meetings held at the NRA office, EU Director General Jean and Ambassador Kempkers mainly enquired about the reconstruction of private houses and school buildings devastated by 2015 Gorkha Earthquake. On the occasion, CEO Bhusal shared that the private house building construction is being carried
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Kathmandu, Main opposition Nepali Congress has expressed concern why the government cut out the subsistence allowance of Rs 5,000 every month to the people living with serious illness as kidney disease, cancer and spinal injury from the budget. The decision to provide subsistence allowance was taken by the erstwhile Nepali Congress government. During a press meet organized at party office Wednesday, Spokesperson of the party Bishwo Prakash Sharma said although the allowance to the people with serious illness could not account much to the budget, it was dishonesty of the government towards the poor and sick people to stop it.
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Arizona – America Nepal Medical Foundation (ANMF) successfully conducted its 22nd Annual Conference and Members’ Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona from May 4-6, 2018. Over 120 attendees from different parts of United States and speakers from Nepal attended the conference. Over the three days, officials of ANMF shared achievements of the last one year and discuss about future plans. The conference organizing committee members worked day and night to make this event one of the most memorable and successful in the ANMF history. Program coordinator, Dr. Bidur Dhakal, helped in organizing the logistics for the event. Other members of the committee
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London. Greater Reading Nepalese Community Association (GRNCA), one of the pioneer Nepalese charity organisations in the United Kingdom, celebrated its 17th establishment day during the annual general assembly in Reading last weekend. GRNCA, which was established in 2001 and registered with the charity commission in April 2008, is the umbrella organisation of all Nepalese living in Greater Reading areas. Over 7,000 Nepalese are said to be living in this area alone. GRNCA organised various 32 programmes and activities during the last one year including the celebration of Nepali new year, Teej, Dashain and Tihar festivals, the greatest Hindu festivals, Buddha
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New Delhi : Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is on a three-day State Visit to India, held a one-on-one meeting with Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, Friday. On the occasion, they held discussion on bilateral relations and mutual interest, according to PM Oli’s Chief Political Advisor, Bishnu Rimal. As per the visit schedule, they would hold bilateral discussion Saturday evening.
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Rajdani restaurant donates £1185 to Rohingya refugees and local church Customers of The Rajdani Indian restaurant in West Kingsdown, near Sevenoaks in Kent, raised £1185 at a special charity lunch on Sunday 15th March. The restaurant which was named Best Indian Restaurant in the South East at last year’s prestigious Asian Curry Awards, served a selection of its acclaimed dishes, for which 69 regulars paid £15 each. A further £150 was raised through a prize raffle. The proceeds will be divided equally between the St Edmund’s Church in West Kingsdown and Rohingya refugees through Global Aid Trust. Rajdani owner Rob
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Do you want to be healthy, happy and live longer? Walking is the answer. ‘Walking is the secret of your health’, says Dr William Bird, a pioneer of walking for Health in the UK. Dr Bird set up Health Walks and the Green Gym in the late 1990s while he was a GP in Oxfordshire, which are now expanded across the UK, Australia and Europe. ‘’Walking for 20 minutes a day could save 37,000 people a year from dying prematurely of cancer, heart disease and stroke, according to a report of Ramblers walking charity and Macmillan Cancer Support. Being physically
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Michael G. Miller is the Assemblyman of 38th Assembly District in Queens County of New York which is also known as the home of South Asian Community. Kiran Marahatta, a senior journalist interviewed with him regarding his efforts to empower the South Asian Community. We have cited this interview considering the best resource to understand Nepali American vibes. If talk about the recent activities at Albany; you have proposed a bill for funding to build a community center in your district. It’s not proposal or resolution; we requested a funding, so that’s the first step. And every time we meet
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