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10 people got the opportunity to visit Thailand by purchasing a sofa from Sofa Hub Kathmandu

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Kathmandu. Nepal's most trusted sofa and furniture company Sofa Hub Kathmandu has announced the winners of the Dashain Tihar Jhadka Offer scheme. Targeting the great festival of all Nepalis, Dashain, Tihar and Chhath of 2082 BS, 10 lucky customers who purchased sofas or other furniture items to share the joy of the festival with their customers have made the results of the free Thailand tour gift scheme public on Tuesday. According to the results of the 'lucky draw', the winners are Laxmi Nepali, Arjun Joshi, Binod Lodh, Pratiksha BK, Kushum Kala Ganesh, Binod Gurung, Jamuna KC, Goma Lamichhane, Tom Bahadur Sunar and Madhav Prasad Dulal. On this occasion, the company's Chairman and CEO Tara Lal Dharel congratulated all the winners and expressed special thanks to all the participants in the scheme, saying that the significant participation of customers in the scheme has made him and the company happy. He also expressed his commitment that in the coming days, Sofa Hub Kat...

Monsoon rains kill 111 in Pakistan, more heavy rains expected

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Monsoon rains that began in late June in Pakistan have so far killed 111 people, including 53 children, according to figures released by the government's National Disaster Management Authority on Monday. The highest number of deaths have been in the densely populated Punjab province. Pakistan’s National Meteorological Department has issued a warning of more heavy rains in the northern and eastern parts of the country, raising the risk of urban flooding, landslides and structural damage from windstorms. The monsoon accounts for 70 to 80 percent of the annual rainfall in South Asia. It begins in early June in India and in late June in Pakistan and lasts until September. While the monsoon is crucial for farmers’ livelihoods and food security, it can also cause flooding, landslides and building collapses. The pattern of the monsoon is changing as the world warms, but scientists are still unsure of the extent of its impact. Pakistan is one of the countries hardest hit by climate change....