SPORTS
Nepal U-19 off to Andhra Pradesh to prepare for qualifiers
Nepal U-19 off to Andhra Pradesh to prepare for qualifiers
KATHMANDU, March 17: A preliminary squad of 18 members of Nepal U19 national cricket team left for Andhra Pradesh of India on Saturday to prepare for the upcoming ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Asia Division 1, 2019 being held in Malaysia from April 10-20.
Mar 17, 2019
SOCIETY
Six houses gutted in fire
Six houses gutted in fire
Hilinhang, March 17: A forest fire in Hilihang rural municipality-3 has engulfed six houses near the forest. The fire in the human settlement has been put out while it continues to rage in the forest.
Mar 17, 2019
SPORTS
Rai, Magar win Cross Country Championship
Rai, Magar win Cross Country Championship
KATHMANDU, March 17: Rajiv Rai and Laxmi Magar won the 17th National MTB Cross Country Championship on Saturday.
Mar 17, 2019
SPORTS
JFA Nepal football workshop completed
JFA Nepal football workshop completed
KATHMANDU, March 17: The Junior Football Academy (JFA) Nepal has completed a one-day football workshop on Saturday at the X-cel Futsal center, in Baluwatar.
Mar 17, 2019
WORLD
NZ mosque shootings toll rises to 50, families wait to bury their dead
NZ mosque shootings toll rises to 50, families wait to bury...
CHRISTCHURCH/WELLINGTON, March 17: The death toll in the New Zealand mosque shootings rose to 50 on Sunday when police found another body at one of the mosques, as families waited for authorities to formally identify victims and release their bodies for burial.
Mar 17, 2019
WORLD
Flash floods kill at least 42 in Indonesia's Papua province
Flash floods kill at least 42 in Indonesia's Papua province
JAKARTA, March 17: Flash floods in Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua have killed at least 42 people and badly injured 21 others, a local disaster agency official told Reuters on Sunday.
Mar 17, 2019
ECONOMY
Energy tops government’s FDI priority for investment summit
Energy tops government’s FDI priority for investment summit
KATHMANDU, March 17: Energy projects top the government priority for foreign direct investment (FDI) in terms of investment amount, according to the Investment Board Nepal (IBN).
Mar 17, 2019
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Workers denied minimum wage
Workers denied minimum wage
UDAYPUR, March 17: Even after 10 months of the government’s assurance, security personnel of Udaypur Cement Industries Ltd based at Jaljale, Udayapur, have not received their minimum wage.
Mar 17, 2019
ECONOMY
19 airports out of operation
19 airports out of operation
KATHMANDU, March 17: Among the total 49 airports in the country, 19 do not operate regular flight services. With airports stagnant, airfields have transformed into grass fields.
Mar 17, 2019
ECONOMY
Inflation moderates to 4.4%
Inflation moderates to 4.4%
KATHMANDU, March 17: Inflation fell to 4.4 percent in the seventh month of the current Fiscal Year 2018/19 from 5 percent in the corresponding period of the last Fiscal Year 2017/18.
Mar 17, 2019