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  2. Employees Provident Fund (Nepal) - Wikipedia

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    The same year the present Karmachari Sanchaya Kosh (KSK), or Employees Provident Fund (EPF) in English, was established under the act as an autonomous provident fund organization. After the establishment of EPF, the erstwhile Sainik Drabya Kosh, Nijamati Provident Fund and Provident Fund Department were merged into the EPF.

  3. Nepalese Civil War - Wikipedia

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    The Nepali Civil War was a protracted armed conflict that took place in the then Kingdom of Nepal from 1996 to 2006. It saw countrywide fighting between the Nepalese government and the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN), with the latter making significant use of guerrilla warfare. [11] The conflict began on 13 February 1996, when the CPN initiated ...

  4. Kosha - Wikipedia

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    Hinduism. A kosha (also kosa; Sanskrit कोश, IAST: kośa ), usually rendered "sheath", is a covering of the Atman, or Self according to Vedantic philosophy. The five sheaths, summarised with the term Panchakosha, are described in the Taittiriya Upanishad (2.1-5), [1] [2] and they are often visualised as the layers of an onion. [3]

  5. Samkhya - Wikipedia

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    Samkhya or Sankhya ( / ˈsɑːŋkjə /; Sanskrit: सांख्य, romanized : sāṃkhya) is a dualistic orthodox school of Hindu philosophy. [1] [2] [3] It views reality as composed of two independent principles, Puruṣa (' consciousness ' or spirit) and Prakṛti (nature or matter, including the human mind and emotions). [4] Puruṣa is ...

  6. Welfare schemes for women in India - Wikipedia

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    The Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls (RGSEAG) is an initiative launched on 1 April 2011 to offer benefits to adolescent girls in the age group of 10 to 19. It was offered initially as a pilot programme in 200 districts and offers a variety of services to help young women including nutritional supplementation and education ...

  7. National Alliance of People's Movements - Wikipedia

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    National Alliance of People's Movements is an alliance of alter-globalisation activist groups in India. [1] [2] It is an umbrella organisation for various civil society organisations and individuals working towards similar goals. It has led protests on various issues opposing globalization, nuclear energy, and protests supporting electoral reforms.

  8. Koshchei - Wikipedia

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    Koschei is the primary antagonist in Marina Frants ' short fiction piece "Death Becomes Him", the sequel to "A Bone to Pick". Katherine Arden 's novel, The Girl in the Tower, features Kaschei as the main antagonist. It is the second book in the Winternight trilogy, which is inspired by various Russian folktales.

  9. Sikh scriptures - Wikipedia

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    Sikh scriptures. The principal Sikh scripture is the Adi Granth (First Scripture), more commonly called the Guru Granth Sahib. The second most important scripture of the Sikhs is the Dasam Granth. Both of these consist of text which was written or authorised by the Sikh Gurus . Within Sikhism the Sri Guru Granth Sahib or Adi Granth is more than ...