www.fridayweekly.com.np Every Thursday | ISSUE 175 | RS. 20 SUBSCRIBER COPY | ISSN 2091-1092 26 JUNE 2013 !@ c.i..9 @)&) 9 772091 109009 www.facebook.com/fridayweekly Ambition Education and Career Expo 2013 Bhrikuti Mandap Exhibition Hall on Thursday saw the inauguration of the four-day Ambition Education and Career Expo 2013. Continued on page 11 No Hunting in the Machaan Gentle breeze escaping through the gaping corners of the lush garden situated immediately outside the timbered eatery provides a sense of calmness to the summer heat. Continued on page 21 Art for Federal Life Kathmandu Universtiy, School of Arts, Centre for Art & Design showcased an exhibition titled “A Federal life”, a UNDP’s support to Participatory Constitution Building in Nepal (SPCBN). 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