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Vol. 20 :: No. 24
THE NATIONAL NEWSMAGAZINE
Dec 29 - Jan 04 ,
2001.
THE BOTTOMLINE

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INJURED: Prince Nirajan, in a road accident last week when his car collided with a police van at Samakhushi, Ring Road in the capital. Policemen in the patrol van were also injured.

PRESENTED: Letters of Credence by ambassador of the European Commission to Nepal Michael Caillouet, ambassador of Morocco Mohammed Loufa and ambassador of Sweden Johan Nordenfelt, to King Birendra, amid separate functions at the Naryanhiti Royal Palace last week.

ACCREDITED: Balram Singh Malla, Royal Nepali ambassador to Germany, also as ambassador to the Slovak Republic also.

RETURNED: Air Chief Marshal A. Y. Tipnis, chief of the Indian Air Force, and Mrs. Tipnis, after completing a five-day official visit to Nepal, at the invitation of Chief of the Army Staff General Prajwolla Shumsher JB Rana.

APPOINTED: Acharya Purna Chandra Dhungel, a noted scholar of Sanskrit, as Vice Chancellor of the Mahendra Sanskrit University, by King Birendra, in his capacity as Chancellor of the University.

AWARDED: Sarubhakta, a noted litterateur, the Gamki Basundhara award, for his contribution to the development of Nepali novel, by the Gamki Basundhara Foundation.

Raju Lama, a former child worker at a carpet factory, for topping a graphic design competition organized by Nepal Rugmark Foundation. The award includes a fee for advance training in graphic designing.

FORMED: Society of Nepali Students in Germany, comprising students and academics studying and staying in Germany, with a view to promote Nepali culture and welfare of Nepali students' in Germany.

DONATED: An ambulance and an oxygen supplement machine, to Bhaktapur Cancer hospital, by Dabur Nepal Pvt. Ltd., a leading Indo-Nepal joint venture company.


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