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Pushpa Basnet nominated for CNN Super Hero
Pushpa Basnet, who was awarded the 2012 CNN Hero of the Year for her exemplary work of providing shelter to children forced to live with their convicted parents in prison, has nominate for CNN Super Hero of the Year award this year.
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Published at : December 11, 2016
Updated at : December 11, 2016 15:18
Kathmandu
Pushpa Basnet, who was awarded the 2012 CNN Hero of the Year for her exemplary work of providing shelter to children forced to live with their convicted parents in prison, has nominate for CNN Super Hero of the Year award this year.
Basnet established Early Childhood Development Centre (ECDC) at Budhanilkantha to provide residential facilities including education to the children of convicted parents.
At present, there are a total of 37 children at the ECDC.
To vote for Basnet, people are advised to go to the cnnhero.com, said Gaurav Kandel, who has been running the voting campaign in Kathmandu.
The CNN news channel will telecast the nomination of CNN Super Hero live at Nepali local time 8:00 am on December 12.
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