Kathmandu, Feb. 19 -- Speakers at a Kantipur Conclave session on Monday unanimously said that political stability-and a stable government-have raised hopes for Nepalis living abroad to return home and do something for themselves and the country.

Speaking at the session on the theme "Farkera Ke Paainchha?" (What do we get after returning?) on the second day of Kantipur Conclave, the Kantipur Media Group's global flagship event, Arnico Panday, regional programme manager (atmosphere) at ICIMOD, who returned to Nepal after spending almost two decades in the United States, said: "I got the opportunity to raise and expand awareness about air pollution after I returned here."

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