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10 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK Go back 10 years to read Nepali Times #482, 25-31 December 2009, and its front page news roundup titled ‘End on a high’. It shows us that the more things change in Nepal, the more they remain the same. An excerpt: ‘A rollercoaster week of recriminations and reconciliations began with a three-day Maoist bandh marked by violence and intimidation across the country. It peaked with a massive Maoist assembly in New Baneswor. Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal then delivered a fiery anti-Indian tirade during which he labelled the rest of the political leadership ‘remotecontrolled robots,’ who he would bypass to hold direct talks with Delhi. Amidst widespread condemnation, the Maoist supremo weakly argued the following day that his comments were meant to be a ‘satire’ on the shape of things in Nepali politics.’
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Anil Chitrakar
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Sakina Abidi
Sushma Barali
Kunda Dixit in Pokhara
POKHARA READY FOR TAKEOFF
Join us for a sneak peek of Pokhara’s new airport as it nears completion to serve as Nepal’s third aviation gateway. Listen to interviews with the project manager and the Chinese contractor, look at the sweeping roof of the terminal building, and take a cruise down the new concrete runway. nepalitimes.com
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AIR QUALITY INDEX
Mahendranagar g L626
POKHARA
Nepalganj
K KATHMANDU
G345
SSimara imara
NIJGAD N AD NIJGAD 63 G4
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R325
G598
B345
BHAIRAWA
G34
R34
Janakpur Janakpur
4
8
Biratnagar Biratnagar
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Sakina Abidi and Josie Wang
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Mukesh Pokhrel
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