ECONOMY
Construction begins at Panchkhal SEZ, finally
Construction begins at Panchkhal SEZ, finally
BANEPA, Aug 7: The government has finally started works of infrastructure building for Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Panchkhal valley of Kavre after a hiatus of seven years after the land acquisition. The zone is primarily for setting up industries to boost the country’s export, which has seen a co...
Aug 07, 2018
ECONOMY
Airfare for Employment Permit System workers down by 21%
Airfare for Employment Permit System workers down by 21%
KATHMANDU, Aug 7: Workers going for employment to South Korea under the Employment Permit System (EPS) will now have to pay Rs 12,980 less for airfare.
Aug 07, 2018
SPORTS
Nepal cricket team returns home after historic ODI win, aims Asia Cup qualification
Nepal cricket team returns home after historic ODI win, aims...
KATHMANDU, Aug 7: Nepal national cricket team returned home on Monday after playing its first ODI series, against the Netherlands, in the latter’s home ground.
Aug 07, 2018
SPORTS
Four Nepali players feature in ICC T20I player rankings table
Four Nepali players feature in ICC T20I player rankings tabl...
KATHMANDU, Aug 7: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has unveiled the latest ICC T20I player rankings, featuring four Nepal national team players, on Monday. Nepal’s captain Paras Khadka comes in the 90th position in the batting rankings table with 265 points. His teammate Sarad Vesawkar featur...
Aug 07, 2018
SPORTS
Nepal U-19 set to start preparations for World Cup qualifiers at Eden Gardens
Nepal U-19 set to start preparations for World Cup qualifier...
KATHMANDU, Aug 7: Nepal U-19 cricket team is set to participate in quadrangular U-19 tournament hosted by the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) from September 9th to 20th in Kolkata, India. India U-19, Afghanistan U-19 and National Cricket Academy-India (NCA) U-19 will be the other teams in t...
Aug 07, 2018
SPORTS
Nepal U-15 women’s football team to leave for Bhutan today
Nepal U-15 women’s football team to leave for Bhutan today
KATHMANDU. Aug 7: The Nepal U-15 women’s team will leave for Bhutan on Tuesday to participate in the second SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship that starts from Thursday. The first edition of the tournament was held in Bangladesh, where the host defeated India to lift the title.
Aug 07, 2018
SPORTS
Special course for volleyball coaches starts
Special course for volleyball coaches starts
KATHMANDU, Aug 7: A special training course for volleyball coaches, which got the status of the country’s national game recently, has started from Monday. According to the National Sports Council (NSC), the five-day course is being held for the first time in Nepal. According to the National Sports...
Aug 07, 2018
SOCIETY
Rural roads: Repaired in winter but unfit for monsoon
Rural roads: Repaired in winter but unfit for monsoon
Ilam/Tehrathum, Aug 7: Ganesh Rai, chairperson of Maijogmai Rural Municipality-4 issued a notice a month ago stating that tractor and heavy vehicles had been banned on dirt roads. The notice stated that the roads were in a poor state owing to the heavy rainfall and therefore his office was restricti...
Aug 07, 2018
TECHNOLOGY
Air quality machines to be back in operation shortly
Air quality machines to be back in operation shortly
KATHMANDU, Aug 7: Air quality mapping machines, which stopped working months ago, are likely to come back into operation within a month.
Aug 07, 2018
SOCIETY
Tipper help killed in accident, two others injured
Tipper help killed in accident, two others injured
NUWAKOT, Aug 7: A person died when a tipper met with an accident in Kakani of Nuwakot on Monday morning.
Aug 07, 2018