FELICITATED: Hem Raj Gyawali, chairman of Kantipur Publications, by the Gyawali Trust, for his contributions to literature, journalism and social service.

AWARDED: Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC), with the award for scientific partnership for the year 2000, by the International Agriculture Research Consultative Group, for its fruitful partnership with international and regional agriculture research institutions.

Binod Ashrumali, a poet, with the Basu Shashi Award.

Women litterateurs Dev Kumari Thapa, Shanta Shrestha, Chandra Kala Newar, Hiranya Kumari Pathak, Bhuwan Dhungana (Koirala), Anita Tuladhar and Usha Sherchan, with the Lokpriya Award.

ELECTED: Dr. Yadav Prasad Pant, unopposed, as president of the Nepal-Japan Friendship and Cultural Association.

Dr. Praveen Mishra, president of the Nepal Dental Association, as vice-president of the South Asian Dental Federation.

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