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KATHMANDU - Though on the verge of celebrating a century in Nepal, India's Manipal group finds its expansion plans in this country shrivelling thanks to the host government's failure to fulfil its commitments.
KATHMANDU - The Nepal government Monday banned a school textbook after growing outcry by Muslims over an "objectionable" illustration depicting Prophet Mohammed as a woman-like figure and containing "erroneous interpretations" of Islam.
KATHMANDU - Unicef Tuesday launched a free SMS number for youths in Nepal so they could text in their views and comments on issues that concern them to the global organisation.
KATHMANDU - Less than a week after a religious leader in Iran said earthquakes were caused by women who were promiscuous and wore revealing clothes, a school in Nepal's west has expelled 29 girls for "angering the gods" as they had begun to menstruate, a report said.
KATHMANDU - Close on the heels of the UN expressing deep concern at the loss suffered by Nepal's children due to mounting strikes called by the political parties, former Maoist guerrillas Sunday began an indefinite closure of public schools countrywide, demanding a rollback in new fees.
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