SPORTS
Teenager dies while playing football
Teenager dies while playing football
GULARIYA, Oct 11: A boy, who had fallen unconscious while playing football, died on the way to the hospital in the district.
Oct 11, 2017
ECONOMY
Clock is ticking for Nepali exporters: US ambassador to Nepal
Clock is ticking for Nepali exporters: US ambassador to Nepa...
KATHMANDU, Oct 11: US Ambassador to Nepal, Aliana B Teplitz, has said that the clock is ticking for Nepali exporters and businesses to take advantage of the trade preference program offered by the US. Speaking at a workshop on ‘Enhancing Nepal-US Trade by Utilizing Trade Preference Program’ jointly...
Oct 11, 2017
ECONOMY
IMF also lowers Nepal’s economic growth forecast to 5%
IMF also lowers Nepal’s economic growth forecast to 5%
KATHMANDU, Oct 11: Following the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has also lowered the economic growth forecast for Nepal for the current Fiscal Year 2017/18.
Oct 11, 2017
SOCIETY
8,700 taxies fitted with automated billing machine
8,700 taxies fitted with automated billing machine
KATHMANDU, Oct 11: A total of 8,700 taxies of the 9,700 operating in the Kathmandu valley have been fitted with an automated billing machine as part of the drive to check random charging of taxi passengers, said the Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology (NBSM).
Oct 11, 2017
SPORTS
Late goal sends Panama to maiden World Cup, U.S. out
Late goal sends Panama to maiden World Cup, U.S. out
PANAMA CITY, Oct 11: A late goal from Roman Torres punched Panama’s ticket to their first World Cup finals on Tuesday with a 2-1 win over Costa Rica, while the United States will miss out for the first time since 1986 after Honduras pipped them to a playoff place.
Oct 11, 2017
SOCIETY
Health Insurance Scheme finally comes into being
Health Insurance Scheme finally comes into being
KATHMANDU, Oct 11: A meeting of Legislature-Parliament on Tuesday passed the bill related to providing health services through insurance to all the citizens. The Health Insurance scheme comes in accordance with Article 296 (1) of the Constitution.
Oct 11, 2017
SPORTS
Pakistan barred from international football
Pakistan barred from international football
ZURICH, Oct 11: Pakistan has been suspended from international football because of what global soccer body FIFA described as undue third-party interference in the country’s football federation (PFF).
Oct 11, 2017
SPORTS
Uruguay, Argentina, and Colombia qualify for World Cup
Uruguay, Argentina, and Colombia qualify for World Cup
QUITO, Oct 11: Uruguay, Argentina, and Colombia qualified for next year’s World Cup on Tuesday after a dramatic last round of South American fixtures that also saw Peru clinch a playoff spot against New Zealand and Chile miss out completely.
Oct 11, 2017
WORLD
China protests US Navy sailing near South China Sea claims
China protests US Navy sailing near South China Sea claims
BEIJING, Oct 11: China is protesting the sailing of a U.S. Navy ship near its territorial claims in the South China Sea, saying it will continue to take measures to protect Beijing's interests in the vital waterway claimed by several nations.
Oct 11, 2017
SOCIETY
300 Nepalis to participate in 19th World Festival of Youth and Students
300 Nepalis to participate in 19th World Festival of Youth a...
KATHMANDU, Oct 11: A total of 300 Nepali youths have been selected to participate in the 19th World Festival of Youth and Students to be held from 14 to 22 October in Sochi city of Russia. Around 20,000 youths from 150 countries are attending the festival, according to the Russian Embassy in Nepal.
Oct 11, 2017