Record-breaking Chand humbles debutant Maldives

Published On: December 3, 2019 11:35 AM NPT By: DHAN BASNET

POKHARA, Dec 3: Nepal national women team completed the chase of 17 runs in five deliveries to humble women cricket team of Maldives by 10 wickets in the first match of the 13th South Asian Games (SAG) being held at Pokhara Cricket Ground in Pokhara on Monday.

Soni Gurung, Adarsha Sinamol win gold in triathlon

Published On: December 3, 2019 11:30 AM NPT By: DHAN BASNET

POKHARA, Dec 3: Nepal's Soni Gurung has won first gold in women's sprint during the 13th South Asian Games (SAG) Triathlon event held in Pokhara on Monday. India's Adarsha MN Sinamol achieved the same feat in men's category.

Invincible Anu Adhikari

Published On: December 3, 2019 11:23 AM NPT By: Dil Kumar Ale Magar

KATHMANDU, Dec 3: Anu Adhikari shone with two technical knockouts win as Nepal bagged seven golds and two silvers in nine different events of karate at the 13th South Asian Games on Monday.

Bhutan defeats Bangladesh in men’s football

Published On: December 3, 2019 11:21 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 3: Bhutan started its men’s football campaign of the 13th South Asian Games (SAG) with a 1-0 win over Bangladesh, while the Maldives shared the spoils of a goalless draw against Sri Lanka on Monday.

Nepal claims seven golds in poomsae

Published On: December 3, 2019 11:04 AM NPT By: Anil Malla Thakuri

KATHMANDU, Dec 3: Nepal bagged seven gold medals and one silver in the poomsae category of taekwondo in the ongoing 13th South Asian Games (SAG) at Satdobato on Monday.

Both Nepali teams reach semis in lawn tennis

Published On: December 3, 2019 10:56 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 3: Both men and women Nepali teams have advanced into the semifinals of lawn tennis at the 13th South Asian Games (SAG) in Satdobato on Monday.

Message of by-polls

Published On: December 3, 2019 10:51 AM NPT By: Republica

The results of by-elections held for 52 vacant positions on Saturday have been out. The poll results do not show major change in the strength of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) and the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) than the mandate they had secured in the 2017 elections. But it has sent a significant message to all the parties who contested in these elections.  Of the total 52 seats, NCP candidates have won in more than 50 percent seats while opposition Nepali Congress is trailing behind.

Relevance of WTO reform

Published On: December 3, 2019 10:45 AM NPT By: Purushottam Ojha

Global merchandize trade has experienced slowdown after 2011 which is mainly attributed to the economic recession of 2009-10 and the drop in the prices of fuels and minerals in the ensuing years. The situation got aggravated as the US government made a big shift in its trade policy after 2016, introducing the element of protectionism under the banner of ‘make America great again.’

All is not well with global economy

Published On: December 3, 2019 10:39 AM NPT By: Nouriel Roubini

​NEW YORK – This past May and August, escalations in the trade and technology conflict between the United States and China rattled stock markets and pushed bond yields to historic lows. But that was then: since then, financial markets have once again become giddy. US and other equities are trending toward new highs, and there is even talk of a potential “melt-up” in equity values.

Reclaiming our land

Published On: December 3, 2019 10:33 AM NPT By: Umesh K Bhattarai

The Indo-Nepal border dispute at Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani is getting intense. Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has accused Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli of giving consent to include these areas in political map of India. It is a serious allegation to the government head at a time when the government has sent a ‘note verbale’ for immediate round table meeting to solve the dispute.