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Nepal receives special gifts on India's Independence Day

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ANI Kathmandu [Nepal]

The Indian Embassy in Nepal on Wednesday handed over 30 ambulances and six buses to various hospitals, non-profit charitable organizations and educational institutions of Nepal on theoccasion of India's 72nd Independence Day.

Indian Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri handed over the keys of the ambulances and the school buses to the representatives of the respective organizations in a function held in Indian Embassy here. Along with this Indian Mission in Nepal also gifted books to 68 libraries and educational institutions spread across all the provinces of Nepal worth NPR 17 Lakhs.

The Indian Mission to Nepal has handed over about 7 Hundred ambulances and about 130 school buses to the various organizations in the Himalayan Nation so far.

 

At the occasion, Puri also felicitated one Veer Nari, seven Widows, three next of kins of the deceased soldiers and one disabled ex-serviceman of Indian Armed Forces by distributing their dues worth NPR 5.35 Crore and a blanket to each.

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First Published: Aug 15 2018 | 8:50 PM IST

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