People from various walks of life today morning staged a sit-in in front of Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar demanding Dhankuta be declared the Province-1 capital. ]]>KATHMANDU, Jan 11: People from various walks of life today morning staged a sit-in in front of Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar demanding Dhankuta be declared the Province-1 capital.
The protesters including provincial members, civil society leaders and businesspersons came all the way from Dhankuta and staged demonstrations. The protest started from 9 am and ended at 10:30 am.
Dhankuta is convenient and eligible from every angle required for having a status of provincial capital, said Dhankuta district CPN-UML Secretary Surendra Poudel. RSS
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CPN-UML’s left alliance candidate Rajendara Rai has been elected as the federal parliament member from Dhankuta. Rai garnered 37,333 votes while his rival Sunil Bahadur Thapa of Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Democratic got 26,874 votes.]]>DHANKUTA, Dec 9: CPN-UML’s left alliance candidate Rajendara Rai has been elected as the federal parliament member from Dhankuta. Rai garnered 37,333 votes while his rival Sunil Bahadur Thapa of Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Democratic got 26,874 votes.
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