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A nation built on sand

As dusk falls hundreds of tipper trucks carrying sand, gravel and boulders travel together like a serpentine cargo train past Thankot, Sanga,...

Drowning in sorrow

Despite protests, defiant sand mining and quarry contractors have continued to leave large abandoned pits along Nepal’s rivers in which children drown...

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Sarlahi-4 nervously watches ballot count

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Bells ring all over Nepal

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The magic 138

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Nepal votes with below average turnout