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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Ranjeeta Shrestha during an interview.jpg — Ratopati TV, CC BY 3.0.","cite":"\"Ranjeeta Shrestha\". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/ranjeeta-shrestha. Retrieved 14 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-31T14:57:58Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-13","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/ranjeeta-shrestha","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/ranjeeta-shrestha","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/ranjeeta-shrestha?lang=ne"}}