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- ↑ संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet](PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
- ↑ "Children still bearing brunt of conflict: Minister Thapa". 21 November 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
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