SPORTS
Vesawkar to play cricket in US
Vesawkar to play cricket in US
KATHMANDU, July 9: Sharad Vesawkar, the middle order batsman for Nepal national cricket team is set to feature in Washington Cricket League to prepare for the upcoming England and the Netherlands tour. The right-handed all-rounder tweeted to thank former Nepal head coach Pubudu Dassanayake for arran...
Jul 10, 2018
SPORTS
Nepal to enter T20I rankings table
Nepal to enter T20I rankings table
KATHMANDU, July 9: Nepal is set to enter the official ICC T20 International teams ranking following their match against the Netherlands in the triangular tournament to be held at Lord’s Cricket Ground on 29th July. The ICC T20I rankings are based on results weighted from last two calendar years at 5...
Jul 10, 2018
SOCIETY
Towards smarter cities: KMC ties up with innovators for Kathmandu’s face-lift
Towards smarter cities: KMC ties up with innovators for Kath...
KATHMANDU, July 10: Kathmandu Metropolitan City has initiated a public private partnership with adGuru, an advertising company that specializes in out of the box outdoor advertising solutions to install smart street signs throughout the Kathmandu valley.
Jul 10, 2018
SPORTS
Lamichhane makes ita five wickets in four matches
Lamichhane makes ita five wickets in four matches
KATHMANDU, July 9: Sandeep Lamichhane has taken his tally to five wickets in four matches for Montreal Tigers in their fourth defeat in five matches in the ongoing Global T20 Canada League held at Maple Leaf Cricket Club, Toronto, Canada. Tigers lost their final league match against Toronto National...
Jul 10, 2018
SPORTS
Russia all set for new chapter in football history
Russia all set for new chapter in football history
REPUBLICA, July 9: The 2018 FIFA World Cup has set yet another chapter in the football history with the teams who won more than two titles already being crashed out of the tournament as we go into the semifinals in Russia.
Jul 10, 2018
ECONOMY
To retain youths in villages, rural municipality initiates loans against educational certi...
To retain youths in villages, rural municipality initiates l...
PALPA, July 10: Bagnaskali rural municipality of Palpa has started to provide loans to promote self employment in agriculture and animal husbandry after youths present their education certificates as collateral.
Jul 10, 2018
WORLD
Gay and hopeful: What is at stake in fight against gay sex law Section 377
Gay and hopeful: What is at stake in fight against gay sex l...
Activism against Section 377 began in the early 90s when NGOs and health workers, primarily working against HIV/AIDS, alleged that the law was being used to persecute them and hamper the distribution of condoms
Jul 10, 2018
ECONOMY
Jhapa farmers quitting tea farming
Jhapa farmers quitting tea farming
DAMAK, July 25: With price of green tea declining rapidly, many farmers of the district have decided to get rid of tea bushes and cultivate new crop. For this, they have decided to give green leaves as a bonus to laborers who pluck leaves for them.
Jul 10, 2018
SOCIETY
Forty eight districts get 'districts with full immunisation' status
Forty eight districts get 'districts with full immunisation'...
ROLPA, July 10: Forty eight districts in the country have been declared as the districts where full immunisation is guaranteed.
Jul 10, 2018
ECONOMY
Stocks on losing spree
Stocks on losing spree
KATHMANDU: The benchmark Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index moved notably lower during early trading on Monday. Despite the market making slight recovery in the afternoon session, the index continued its slump in the final trading hour, closing almost 18 points lower. The index ended the day at 1,20...
Jul 10, 2018