Last week, when a group of Nepalis were crossing the Gaurifanta border in Kailali, Dinesh BK was among them. BK from Rukum was en route to India for work.

The 24-year-old from Rukum said he was preparing for a civil service job. But since the Public Service Commission examinations have been postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, he said he chose to go to Himachal Pradesh in India to work in apple orchards. Many Nepalis from the region have for years been working in the apple orchards in the Indian state.

BK said he lost his job in marketing in Surkhet, where he was also preparing for the Public Service Commission examinations.

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