The Maoist minister for Infrastructure and Labour refuses to grant the Melamchi Water Project commission to the English company Stwi as the Asian development bank had urged. The ADB wi8ll cut funding by June 30th is a commission winner is not announced, possibly Stwi.
Teachers launch strike for better job security, but job action really worries students across the country. More than 35,000 schools are shut down. Strike is set to continue until the government does not guarantee a contract and increases wages.
Some 80 Nepali Catholic leaders meet at a location south of the capital to discuss the importance of bearing witness and engaging in dialogue in the country’s new political context.
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