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SWISS TALK
Go online to watch our video interview with Swiss Ambassador Elisabeth von Capeller Oswald. nepalitimes.com
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Sewa Bhattarai in Surkhet
SURKHET Kakrebihar
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KATHMANDU
A LOST PARADISE
Follow our reporter to Surkhet where, deep in the Hindu and Janjati heartland of western Nepal, the government is reconstructing a Buddhist temple from ruins. Though much of it is still unknown, intricate artistic motifs provide tantalising clues to a lost paradise in Kakrebihar. nepalitimes.com
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Ramu Sapkota in Piuthan
TEST FLIGHTS
Join us on a trip to Piuthan to observe how drones are being used for the first time to collect sputum samples and deliver medicines to TB patients in the remote mountains of central Nepal. nepalitimes.com
SYNTHESIS OF CULTURES
The hills of central Nepal come alive this season with the Ghatu dance, where Gurung and Magar communities sing songs in Tharu/Bhojpuri languages. Follow our reporter to Lamjung, and watch her vlog. nepalitimes.com
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Priyanka Budathoki in Parsa
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