KATHMANDU, June 22: Experts from South Asia and South East Asia have highlighted the various opportunities and challenges associated with the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative during a two-day international conference which was concluded in Kathmandu on Friday.

Will she quench Nepal's thirst for Olympic medals?

Published On: June 22, 2019 06:05 AM NPT By: Rajan Shah

KATHMANDU, June 22: Hard work, dedication and perseverance are the three fundamentals that define Gaurika Singh, at 13 years and 255 days at the time the youngest participant in the Rio Olympics in 2016. Success for Gaurika, who is London-based, did not come overnight. She started swimming at age six and enrolled for professional training at nine. Swimming was initially for her an important life skill and good exercise before she started to move up in the swimming groups and entered competitions. She has now ignited Nepal's medal hopes in the Asian Games and the Olympics .

KAHS gets permission to run MDGP course

Published On: June 22, 2019 03:05 AM NPT By: DB BUDHA

JUMLA, June 22: Nepal Medical Council (NMC) has granted Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (KAHS) the permission to start courses for Doctor of Medicine in General Practices and Emergency Medicine (MDGP). This has opened an avenue for KAHS to produce specialist doctors. The permission to conduct MDGP courses also opens doors to begin the MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) course.

Bimala case: Murder or suicide?

Published On: June 22, 2019 02:25 AM NPT By: Sonam Lama

KATHMANDU, June 22: On Monday evening at around 7:32 pm, Buddhiraj Tamang's phone rang. The call went unnoticed as he was cycling on the way home from Gaurighat in the capital.

ATM fraud arrested for stealing more than Rs 2 million

Published On: June 22, 2019 01:25 AM NPT By: Biken K Dawadi

KATHMANDU, June 22: Police arrested a man from Thamel on Thursday for allegedly using fraudulent plastic magnetic cards to withdraw more than Rs 2 million from various Automatic Teller Machines (ATM) in the capital with the help of three Romanian ATM skimmers.

KATHMANDU, June 21: Seventeen workers trapped inside the tunnel of under-construction Rasuwagadhi Hydropower Project were rescued alive on Friday morning, some 11 hours after the incident.

KATHMANDU, June 21: Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Gyawali has said Nepal is committed to implementing the agreements reached with China under the framework of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects.

Police arrest five members of outlawed Biplab group

Published On: June 20, 2019 01:04 PM NPT By: Tapendra Karki

KATHMANDU, June 20: Police have arrested five members of the outlawed Biplab group from Bhaktapur and Kathmandu districts on Thursday.

Property worth millions gutted in Janakpur fire

Published On: June 20, 2019 11:16 AM NPT By: Suresh Yadav

JANAKPUR, June 20: Property worth millions gutted in a massive fire that broke out at Govinda Sweet Shop in Janakpur sub-metropolitan city on Thursday morning.

TANAHU, June 20: A cyclist Kamal BK, 21, of Dulegauda lost his life in an accident at Gachhepani on Sunday morning last week. The same day, Hum Bahadur Sapkota, 66, of Raipur died on the spot in another accident a few kilometers away from Gachhepani in the evening.