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The gist:
The government has decided to arrange two-way air tickets for free for Nepali migrant workers who have lost family members in their home districts in the big earthquake.
A Cabinet meeting on Thursday decided to bear the cost of two-way air tickets for the bereaved citizens if they wish to return to the country by mid-June. “Government will arrange free tickets for citizens who have lost at least one member of their family in the quake,” said Minister for Information and Communications Minendra Rijal. However, the migrant workers have to meet certain criteria set by the government. The criteria are yet to be made public.
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आज हामीलाई एक जाना नेपाली ले निम्नलिखित समाचार साँचो हो कि हैन भनेर बुझ्न सम्पर्क गर्नुभएको थियो. हामीले twitter मा सूचना तथा संचार मन्त्रि मिनेन्द्र रिजाल संग सम्पर्क गर्यौ. यो खबर साँचो रहेछ.
https://goo.gl/Zv2fyA
We got in touch with Minendra Rijal, the Minister of Information and Communication, who verified that this news, is in fact, TRUE. (See the twitter conversation below)
The gist:
The government has decided to arrange two-way air tickets for free for Nepali migrant workers who have lost family members in their home districts in the big earthquake.
A Cabinet meeting on Thursday decided to bear the cost of two-way air tickets for the bereaved citizens if they wish to return to the country by mid-June. “Government will arrange free tickets for citizens who have lost at least one member of their family in the quake,” said Minister for Information and Communications Minendra Rijal. However, the migrant workers have to meet certain criteria set by the government. The criteria are yet to be made public.
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आज हामीलाई एक जाना नेपाली ले निम्नलिखित समाचार साँचो हो कि हैन भनेर बुझ्न सम्पर्क गर्नुभएको थियो. हामीले twitter मा सूचना तथा संचार मन्त्रि मिनेन्द्र रिजाल संग सम्पर्क गर्यौ. यो खबर साँचो रहेछ.
https://goo.gl/Zv2fyA