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Government evicts Thapathali squatters |
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Wednesday, 09 May 2012 |
 Kathmandu: The government has finally started evicting squatters living illegally on the banks of the Bagmati River. The first phase of the campaign began on Tuesday at UN Park in the Thapathali area in Kathmandu. A total of 251 houses were demolished with help from 2,200 security personnel from Nepal Police (NP), the Armed Police Force (APF) and the City Police. The joint force led by SSP Jay Bahadur Chand from the NP and SP Sanjay Rana from the APF used four bulldozers to bring down the houses.
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We’ve a plan to generate electricity from household waste |
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Tuesday, 08 May 2012 |
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Kathmandu: Nepal is facing an acute energy crisis, which is hampering our economic development. Construction of big hydropower projects requires a huge investment. Therefore, the country can tackle energy scarcity through judicious utilisation of its abundant renewable energy resources. As a problem shared is a problem halved, Govinda Pokharel, executive director of Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC), shared his insight into promotion of alternative energy with Binod Ghimire.
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Tuesday, 08 May 2012 |
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Water shortage in Kathmandu Valley is making life miserable for its inhabitants, forcing them to scamper for water everyday. According to data from the Kathmandu Valley Water Supply Management Board (KVWSMB), Kathmandu consumes 94 million liters of water during the dry season and 13.1 million in the wet season per day. No wonder it cannot supply water in accordance with the demand because that would require an additional 350 million liters of water per day.
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Police‚ locals clash in Sankhu‚ dozen injured |
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Monday, 07 May 2012 |
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Kathmandu: Tension flared up at Hile Danda in Sankhu of Bajragyogini today after a violent clash ensued between riot police and local people protesting the construction of a Buddhist monastery in the area. A dozen riot cops and demonstrators were injured in the clash as riot police used force against the agitating locals to ‘bring the situation under control’.
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Waste management concerns |
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Sunday, 06 May 2012 |
 Lalitpur: Outgoing Minister for Local Development Top Bahadur Rayamajhi has said solid waste management will remain an alarming concern until social behaviour is changed. Speaking at a seminar on “Challenges and Opportunities of Effective Implementation of Waste Management Act-2068” in Lalitpur on Saturday, he said laws cannot be implemented until people’s conservative thinking is changed.
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