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Biratnagar (Devanāgarī: विराटनगर), the of Nepal) is a metropolitan city and the interim capital of the Province No. 1 of Nepal. It is currently the second most densely populated (after Kathmandu) and the fourth most populous city of Nepal, with a population of 240,000. Biratnagar has been the most politically active city of Nepal, gifting a subtotal of five prime ministers along with hosting some of the most revolutionary incidents (the first anti-Rana movement, the first plane hijack, the castle for Nepali Congress, etc.) in the modern history of Nepal. The city has a total area of 29.9 mi² (77.5 km²), a geographical location of 26°28'60"N 87°16'60"E. and is located in the Morang District (in the previous Koshi Zone) of the eastern-most Terai region of Nepal. It lies 399 km east of Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, and 6 km north of the Jogbani border of the Indian state of Bihar. Biratnagar was declared a metropolitan on May 22, 2017 along with Birgunj. It stands to be the third most populated metropolitan city after the urban agglomeration of Kathmandu and the Pokhara Lekhnath. The upgradation to the metropolis was witnessed via the addition of Tankisinuwari and Jahada-3 to the previous submetropolitian, pushing the total population to 240,000 (approx.) from 214,000. The city has been home to the Biratnagar Jute Mills, the first large scale industry of Nepal. Named after King Virata (the in-law of Arjuna), the city serves as the entrance point to a manifold of majestic destinations of Eastern Nepal. [1]

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Airline hub

Airline hubs or hub airports are used by one or more airlines to concentrate passenger traffic and flight operations at a given airport.

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Amod Prasad Upadhyay

Amod Prasad Upadhyay (आमोद प्रसाद उपाध्याय born March 29, 1936) is a Nepalese social worker and politician.

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Araria district

Araria district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India, and Araria town is the administrative headquarters of this district.

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Arjuna

Arjuna (in Devanagari: अर्जुन) is the main central character of the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata and plays a key role in the Bhagavad Gita alongside Krishna.

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Auto rickshaw

An auto rickshaw is a motorized development of the traditional pulled rickshaw or cycle rickshaw.

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Bahun

Bahun (बाहुन) or Khas Brahmin(खस ब्राह्मण) is a caste among Khas ethnic Pahari people.

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Bharat Mohan Adhikari

Bharat Mohan Adhikari (भरतमोहन अधिकारी) is a Nepalese Deputy Prime Minister who was at the Medanta Medicity Hospital in New Delhi on December 8 for valvular heart disease, but was not treated for the same.

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Bharatpur, Nepal

Bharatpur (भरतपुर) is a city in the central-southern part of Nepal, with a population of 280,502 (census 2015).

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Bhedetar

Bhedetar is a village development committee in Dhankuta District in the Koshi Zone of eastern Nepal.

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Bhola Rijal

Bhola Rijal is a consultant Gynaecologist, Obstetrician and litterateur of Nepal.

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Bhola Silwal

Bhola Nath Silwal (भोला सिलवाल) (born 4 January 1987 in Biratnagar, Nepal) is Nepali footballer.

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Bihar

Bihar is an Indian state considered to be a part of Eastern as well as Northern India.

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Bipin Karki

Bipin Karki is a Nepalese actor who is well known for Bhasme Don in the movie Pashupati Prasad and won fame playing the antagonist role of Bhasme Don in Pashupati Prasad.

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Birat Gold Cup

Birat Gold Cup (lang.Nepali) विराट गोल्डकप (previously called the Mahendra Gold Cup) is an annual football tournament held in Biratnagar, the second largest metropolitan city of Nepal.

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Biratnagar Airport

Biratnagar Airport is a domestic airport serving Biratnagar, Nepal's third largest and second most densely populated city, and the capital to the Province No. 1.

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Biratnagar jute mill strike

The Biratnagar Jute Mill Strike (Majdur Hartal) of March 1947 was a labour strike in Biratnagar, Nepal, by workers and laborers of Biratnagar Jute Mill, Ltd.

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Birgunj

Birgunj (also Birganj) (Nepali: बीरगंज) is a metropolitan city and border town in Parsa District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal.

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Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala

Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala (विश्वेश्वरप्रसाद कोइराला; 8 September 1914 – 21 July 1982), commonly known as B. P. Koirala, was a Nepali politician and a prolific writer.

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Buddhism

Buddhism is the world's fourth-largest religion with over 520 million followers, or over 7% of the global population, known as Buddhists.

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Budha Subba Temple

Budha Subba Temple or Budha Subba (बुढा सुब्बा) is a famous religious shrine of the eastern people of Nepal which is located at Bijayapur of Dharan, Nepal.

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Chhath

Chhath is an ancient Hindu Vedic festival historically native to the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh as well as the Madhesh region of Nepal.

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Chhetri

Chhetri (Kshetri, or Chhettri), (क्षेत्री; IAST: Kṣetrī) synonymous with Kshetri and Khatri are Nepali native/ indigeneos people and speakers of Khas community, an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic community consisting of Brahmins (Bahun), Thakuris, Kami, Damai, Sarki, Badi, and Gandarbhas.

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Chief Justice of Nepal

The Chief Justice of Nepal (प्रधान न्यायाधीश) is the head of the judicial branch of Nepal and the chief judge of the Supreme Court of Nepal.

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Christian

A Christian is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

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Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

The Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) (नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (एकीकृत मार्क्सवादी-लेनिनवादी)) was one of the two major communist parties in Nepal.

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Dashain

Dashain (India and Nepal or Baḍādaśãi बडादशैँ), also Bijayā Daśamī), or Mohani (Nepali म्होनि नख) is the Nepali version of Durga Puja (Maithili: दुर्गा पुजा), a fifteen-day-long festival of Shaktism in South Asia. It is celebrated by Hindu groups in Nepal and the ethnic हिन्दू Nepali people of Indian hill states of Sikkim, Assam and Darjeeling district and among the Lhotshampa of Bhutan and the Burmese Gurkhas of Myanmar. It is the longest and the most auspicious festival in the Bikram Sambat and Nepal Sambatannual calendar, celebrated by hindu Nepalese people, along with their diaspora throughout the globe. It is the longest and most anticipated festival in Nepal, Bhutan, Burma and North Indian hills. People return from all parts of the world, as well as different parts of the country, to celebrate together. All government offices, educational institutions and other offices remain closed during the festival period.The festival falls in September or October, starting from the shukla paksha (bright lunar fortnight) of the month of Ashvin and ending on purnima, the full moon. Among the fifteen days on which it is celebrated, the most important days are the first, seventh, eighth, ninth and the tenth. Among the Newa of the Nepal mandal Kathmandu valley Dashain is celebrated as the most important festival of as Nepal sambat calendar year. Among the Hindus and Buddhist Newars, it is celebrated with slight differences and interpretations, where each nine days Navaratri (नवरात्री) leading up to the 10th day called 'Dashami' carry special importance. The goddess Durga and her various manifestations are especially worshiped by Hindu Newars throughout the Shaktipeeths of Kathmandu Valley. Among Newars, Mwohni is also important for its emphasis on family gatherings as well as on a renewal of community ties, highlighted by special family dinners called Nakhtyā (नख्त्या) and various community processions of deities called Jātrā (जात्रा) throughout the three royal cities of Kathmandu Valley.

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Deepa Shree Niraula

Deepa Shree Niraula is Nepalese actress, comedian, and radio personality best known for her role in the Nepali television serial Tito Satya.

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Deputy mayor

Deputy mayor is an elective or appointive office of the second-ranking official in many local governments.

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Devanagari

Devanagari (देवनागरी,, a compound of "''deva''" देव and "''nāgarī''" नागरी; Hindi pronunciation), also called Nagari (Nāgarī, नागरी),Kathleen Kuiper (2010), The Culture of India, New York: The Rosen Publishing Group,, page 83 is an abugida (alphasyllabary) used in India and Nepal.

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Development regions of Nepal

Prior to the promulgation of a new constitution in 2015, Nepal was divided into five development regions (विकास क्षेत्र), 14 administrative zones (अञ्चल) and 75 districts (जिल्ला).

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Dhankuta District

Dhankuta District (धनकुटा जिल्ला) is one of 14 districts of Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal.

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Dharan, Nepal

Dharan (Devanāgarī: धरान) is one out of two sub-metropolitan cities in Province No. 1 of Nepal, in the Sunsari District, and is situated on the foothills of the Mahabharat Range in the north with its southern tip touching the edge of the Terai region at an altitude of 1148 ft (349m).

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Eastern Development Region, Nepal

The Eastern Development Region (Nepali: पुर्वाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र, Purwānchal Bikās Kshetra) was one of Nepal's five development regions.

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Eid al-Adha

Eid al-Adha (lit), also called the "Festival of Sacrifice", is the second of two Islamic holidays celebrated worldwide each year (the other being Eid al-Fitr), and considered the holier of the two.

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Eid al-Fitr

Eid al-Fitr (عيد الفطر) is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm).

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Environmentally friendly

Environmentally friendly or environment-friendly, (also referred to as eco-friendly, nature-friendly, and green) are sustainability and marketing terms referring to goods and services, laws, guidelines and policies that claim reduced, minimal, or no harm upon ecosystems or the environment.

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Girija Prasad Koirala

Girija Prasad Koirala (गिरीजाप्रसाद कोइराला; 4 July 1924 – 20 March 2010), commonly known as G.P. Koirala, was a Nepalese politician.

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Hinduism

Hinduism is an Indian religion and dharma, or a way of life, widely practised in the Indian subcontinent.

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Humid subtropical climate

A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild to cool winters.

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Ilam, Nepal

Ilam (इलाम) is one of four urban municipalities of Ilam District, which is in the hilly region of Province No. 1.

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India

India (IAST), also called the Republic of India (IAST), is a country in South Asia.

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Islam

IslamThere are ten pronunciations of Islam in English, differing in whether the first or second syllable has the stress, whether the s is or, and whether the a is pronounced, or (when the stress is on the first syllable) (Merriam Webster).

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Itahari

Itahari (ईटहरी) is a Sub-metropolitan city out of seven municipalities located in the Sunsari District of Province No. 1 of Nepal.

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Jainism

Jainism, traditionally known as Jain Dharma, is an ancient Indian religion.

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Jeevanko Chheubaata

Jeevanko Chheubaata (जीवनको छेउबाट) is the second collection of poetry in Nepali by Suman Pokhrel, published by Vaani Publication, Nepal in December 2009.

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Jogbani

Jogbani is a town, a notified area and a railway station in Araria District of Bihar state, India.

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Kaiser Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana

Field Marshal Sir Kaiser Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana, GBE (8 January 1892 – 7 June 1964) was a field marshal in the Royal Nepalese Army.

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Kangchenjunga

Kangchenjunga (कञ्चनजङ्घा; कंचनजंघा; ཁང་ཅེན་ཛོཾག་), also spelled Kanchenjunga, is the third highest mountain in the world, and lies partly in Nepal and partly in Sikkim, India.

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Kathmandu

Kathmandu (काठमाडौं, ये:. Yei, Nepali pronunciation) is the capital city of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal.

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Katihar

Katihar is a city situated in the eastern part of the state of Bihar in India.

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Köppen climate classification

The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.

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Kirati people

The Kirati people (Sanskrit: Kirāta) (also spelled as Kirant or Kiranti) are indigenous Kirat ethnic group of the Himalayas extending eastward from Nepal into India, Bangladesh, Burma and beyond.

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Koch language

Koch is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Koch people of Republic of India, Koch people in Nepal bhutan burma and Bangladesh.

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Kolkata

Kolkata (also known as Calcutta, the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal.

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Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve

The Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve is a protected area in the Terai of eastern Nepal covering of wetlands in the Sunsari, Saptari and Udayapur Districts.

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Kosi Zone

Koshi (कोशी अञ्चल) was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal until the restruction of zones to Provinces.

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Krishna

Krishna (Kṛṣṇa) is a major deity in Hinduism.

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Krishna Janmashtami

Krishna Janmashtami (Devanagari कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी, IAST), also known simply as Janmashtami or Gokulashtami, is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu.

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Krishna Prasad Koirala

Krishna Prasad Koirala (कृष्णप्रसाद कोइराला) was a politician, activist and social worker of Nepal.

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Lal Babu Pandit

Lal Babu Pandit, is a Nepalese politician from Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) and the current Minister of Federal Affairs and General Administration.

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Lalitpur, Nepal

Lalitpur Metropolitan City (ललितपुर महानगरपालिका), historically Patan (पाटन Pātan, यल Yala, पाटन), is the third largest city of Nepal after Kathmandu and Pokhara and it is located in the south-central part of Kathmandu Valley which is a new metropolitan city of Nepal.

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Limbu language

Limbu (Limbu: ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ ᤐᤠᤴ, yakthung pān) is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Limbu people of eastern Nepal and India (particularly Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Sikkim, Assam and Nagaland) as well as expatriate communities in Bhutan, Burma, Thailand, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Canada and the US.

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Limbu people

The Limbu (ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ) (exonym) or Yakthung (endonym) are Kirati people indigenous and native to their homeland himalayas, hills, mountainous and plains regions of Limbuwan.

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List of airports in Nepal

This is a list of airports in Nepal, sorted by location.

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List of cities in Nepal

Municipalities in Nepal are cities and towns meeting minimum criteria set out by the government.

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List of districts in India

A district (zilā) is an administrative division of an Indian state or territory.

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List of districts of Nepal

Districts in Nepal are second level of administrative divisions after provinces.

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List of Prime Ministers of Nepal

The position of Prime Minister of Nepal (नेपालको प्रधानमन्त्री; Nēpālakō pradhānamantrī) in modern form was called by different names at different times of Nepalese history.

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List of roads in Nepal

This is the list of roads in Nepal, categorized according to the type of roads.

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List of zones of Nepal

Until the establishment of seven new provinces in 2015, Nepal was divided into 14 administrative zones (Nepali: अञ्चल; anchal) and 77 districts (Nepali: जिल्ला; jillā).

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Mahabharata

The Mahābhārata (महाभारतम्) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the other being the Rāmāyaṇa.

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Mahesh Acharya

Mahesh Acharya, was the minister of Forest and Soil Conservation of Nepal under the government led by Sushil Koirala.

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Maithili language

Maithili (Maithilī) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Bihar and Jharkhand states of India and is one of the 22 recognised Indian languages.

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Maithils

Maithils (Tirhuta: মৈথিল, Devanagri: मैथिल), also known as Maithili people, are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group who speak the Maithili language and inhabit the Mithila region, which is now situated mainly in northern and eastern Bihar of India and some adjoining districts of the eastern Terai of Nepal.

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Makalu

Makalu is the fifth highest mountain in the world at.

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Man Mohan Adhikari

Man Mohan Adhikari(Magi) (मन मोहन अधिकारी 9 June 1920 – 26 April 1999) was the 31st Prime Minister of Nepal from 1994 to 1995, representing the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist).

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Marwari language

Marwari (Mārwāṛī; also rendered Marwadi, Marvadi) is a Rajasthani language spoken in the Indian state of Rajasthan.

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Marwari people

The Marwari or Marwadi are a South Asian ethno-linguistic group in India and Nepal that originate from the Marwar region of Rajasthan, India.

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Matrika Prasad Koirala

Matrika Prasad Koirala (मातृका प्रसाद कोइराला; 1 January 1912 – 11 September 1997) was the Prime Minister of Nepal for two terms (16 November 1951 – 14 August 1952 and 15 June 1953 – 14 April 1955).

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Mayor

In many countries, a mayor (from the Latin maior, meaning "bigger") is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town.

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Mayor–council government

The mayor–council government system is a system of organization of local government.

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Metropolis

A metropolis is a large city or conurbation which is a significant economic, political, and cultural center for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections, commerce, and communications.

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Metropolitan area

A metropolitan area, sometimes referred to as a metro area or commuter belt, is a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories, sharing industry, infrastructure, and housing.

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Morang District

Morang District (मोरङ जिल्ला) is one of 14 districts of Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal.

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Nepal

Nepal (नेपाल), officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल), is a landlocked country in South Asia located mainly in the Himalayas but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain.

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Nepal Standard Time

Nepal Standard Time (NPT) is the time zone for Nepal.

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Nepal Transport Service

Nepal Transport Service was the first, and for a time, the largest, Nepalese public bus line.

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Nepalese Muslims

Nepalese Muslims or Madhesi Islamics, (नेपाली मुसलमान) are people residing in Nepal who follow the religion of Islam.

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Nepali Congress

The Nepali Congress (नेपाली कांग्रेस; NC) is a social-democratic political party in Nepal.

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Nepali language

Nepali known by endonym Khas-kura (खस कुरा) is an Indo-Aryan language of the sub-branch of Eastern Pahari.

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New Delhi

New Delhi is an urban district of Delhi which serves as the capital of India and seat of all three branches of Government of India.

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Panchthar

Panchthar is a district in Eastern Nepal Mechi Zone Nepal.

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Pokhara

Pokhara (पोखरा) is a metropolis, and is the largest city of Nepal in terms of area,http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2017-03-13/pokhara-lekhnath-becomes-largest-metropolitan-city.html and the second largest city in terms of population.

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Postal code

A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, Eircode, PIN Code or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail.

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Province No. 1

Province No.

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Provinces of Nepal

The Provinces of Nepal (नेपालका प्रदेशहरू Nepalka Pradeshaharu) were formed on 20 September 2015 in accordance with Schedule 4 of the Constitution of Nepal.

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Purbanchal University

Purbanchal University (PU) is a public university in Biratnagar, the economic centre of Nepal.

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Rai people

The Khambu or Rai are indigenous ethnolinguistic groups of Nepal, the Indian State of Sikkim and Darjeeling Hills.

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Rajbongshi people

Koches around the world are known by various names and styles which are synonyms to each other and means the same tribe.

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Ramadan

Ramadan (رمضان,;In Arabic phonology, it can be, depending on the region. also known as Ramazan, romanized as Ramzan, Ramadhan, or Ramathan) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (Sawm) to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic belief.

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Rana dynasty

Rana dynasty (राणा वंश; IAST:Rāṇā vanśa) is a Khas Rajput (Chhetri) dynasty and were autocratic leaders that ruled the Kingdom of Nepal from 1846 A.D until 1951A.D, reducing the Shah monarch to a figurehead and making Prime Minister and other government positions hereditary.

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Rangeli

Rangeli is a Municipality and rural market town in Morang District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal.

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Ranu Devi Adhikari

Ranu Devi Adhikari (रानुदेवी अधिकारी)(1936–present) is a singer of Nepal.

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Sahid Rangsala

Sahid Rangasala (सहिद रंगशाला) is a biggest stadium of Eastern Development Region, Nepal.

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Sankhuwasabha District

Sankhuwasabha District (सङ्खुवासभा जिल्ला) is one of 14 districts of Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal.

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Secondary city

A secondary city often follows after a primate city and can be seen in the urban hierarchy.

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Shailaja Acharya

Shailaja Acharya (शैलजा आचार्य) (c. 1944 – June 12, 2009) was a Nepalese politician.

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Shekhar Koirala

Shekhar Koirala (. शेखर कोईराला) is Nepali Congress politician and member of Legislature Parliament of Nepal.

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Shiv Shrestha

Shiva Shrestha (शिव श्रेष्ठ) or Shiv Shrestha is a Nepali actor.

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States and union territories of India

India is a federal union comprising 29 states and 7 union territories, for a total of 36 entities.

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Sugam Pokharel

Sugam Pokharel (Nepali:सुगम पाेखरेल) is a Nepalese pop singer, music composer, songwriter and radio jockey.

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Suman Pokhrel

Suman Pokhrel (सुमन पोखरेल; born on September 21, 1967) is a multilingual Nepali poet, lyricist, playwright, translator, and an artist; who is considered as one of the most important creative voices of South Asia.

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Sunil Pokharel

Sunil Pokharel (सुनील पोखरेल; born on 16 June 1963) is a Nepali theatre artist and director.

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Sushil Koirala

Sushil Koirala (Nepali: सुशील कोइराला; 12 August 1939 – 9 February 2016) was the Prime Minister of Nepal from 11 February 2014 to 10 October 2015.

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Sushila Karki

Sushila Karki (born June 7, 1952 in Biratnagar) is a Nepalese jurist.

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Taplejung

Taplejung is a municipality and the headquarters of Taplejung District in the Mechi Zone of Nepal.

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Tarini Prasad Koirala

Tarini Prasad Koirala (1923–1973) was a Nepalese politician, journalist, writer belonging to the Nepali Congress Party and the Koirala family.

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Terai

The Terai (तराई तराइ) is a lowland region in southern Nepal and northern India that lies south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas, the Siwalik Hills, and north of the Indo-Gangetic Plain.

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Tharu languages

The Tharu (Tharu: थारु, थरुवा) or Tharuhat (थरुहट) languages are any of the Indo-Aryan languages spoken by the Tharu people of the Terai region in Nepal, and neighboring regions of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in India.

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Tharu people

The Tharu people are an ethnic group indigenous to the southern foothills of the Himalayas; most of the Tharu people live in the Nepal Terai.

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Tihar (festival)

Tihar (तिहार), also known as Deepawali and Yamapanchak or Swanti (स्वन्ती), is a five-day-long Hindu festival celebrated in Nepal and in the Indian states of Assam and Sikkim including in Darjeeling district of West Bengal.

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Tribhuvan International Airport

Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) (त्रिभुवन अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थल) is an international airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, located in the Kathmandu Valley about from the city center of Kathmandu.

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Upendra Yadav

Upendra Yadav (उपेन्द्र यादव) is a Nepaelse politician serving as the Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister of Nepal.

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Urdu

Urdu (اُردُو ALA-LC:, or Modern Standard Urdu) is a Persianised standard register of the Hindustani language.

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Virata

Virata (विराट, lit. huge) in the Hindu epic Mahabharata, was the king of Virata Kingdom, in whose court the Pandavas spent a year in concealment during their exile.

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Yuvaraj Adhikari

Yuvaraj Adhikari (युवराज अधिकारी) (1920-1983) was a Nepalese politician belonging to the Nepali Congress Party.

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1973 Nepal plane hijack

The 1973 Nepal plane hijack (also known as the Biratnagar Plane Hijack) was the first plane hijacking in the history of Nepal.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biratnagar

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