SPORTS
Lumbini claims eighth Super League title
Lumbini claims eighth Super League title
BHAIRAHAWA, Feb 3: Lumbini Khukuri Club secured its eighth title defeating Butwal XI Cricket Club by seven wickets in Rupandehi Super League’s final match held at Bhairahawa on Sunday.
Feb 03, 2020
SPORTS
All-round Yadav leads Stars to BPL final
All-round Yadav leads Stars to BPL final
KATHMANDU, Feb 3: All-rounder Bibek Kumar Yadav scored unbeaten 25 runs after picking up two wickets to help Birgunj Stars win the Eliminator match by six wickets against KIEC Birgunj to reach the final of the Birgunj Premier League (BPL) match played in Birgunj on Sunday.
Feb 03, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Pokhara hoteliers promote Gandaki Province overseas
Pokhara hoteliers promote Gandaki Province overseas
POKHARA, Feb 3: Paschimanchal Hotel Association Pokhara (PHAP) is promoting the Gandaki Province in international cities. PHAP has carried out promotions in Indian cities close to the Nepali border and further plans to promote the province in Kolkata and Bangladesh.
Feb 03, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Extra lane being mooted to ease traffic bottleneck at Jadibuti
Extra lane being mooted to ease traffic bottleneck at Jadibu...
KATHMANDU, Feb 3: The government is looking for an alternative to putting an end to the traffic jam that is a daily phenomenon on the Koteshwar-Jadibuti section of the Araniko highway.
Feb 03, 2020
ECONOMY
Banking stocks propel Nepse to 20-month high
Banking stocks propel Nepse to 20-month high
KATHMANDU: Stocks continued to soar as the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index began the week on a highly optimistic note. Buyers were in full control of the market since the beginning of Sunday's session. After gaining over 16 points in the morning, the benchmark index dropped slightly at mid-day. N...
Feb 03, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Corona virus prevention health desk set up at Jamunaha
Corona virus prevention health desk set up at Jamunaha
BANKE, Feb 3: A 'health desk' has been brought into operation at Jamunaha, the transit point at the Nepal-India border in Banke district, to prevent the entry of corona virus infection.
Feb 03, 2020
Editorial
Listen to your comrades
Listen to your comrades
While much of the focus of the central committee meeting of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) was centered on MCC grants of the US government and Indo Pacific Strategy, some of the leaders have voiced the concerns of the general public. They have raised the issue of corruption and accountability. They hav...
Feb 03, 2020
OPINION
Assessing Kathmandu’s pollution
Assessing Kathmandu’s pollution
Kathmandu is becoming unlivable because of the seething air pollution. Photos of people wearing masks battling vehicle exhausts and dust often make up to the front page of national dailies. Air pollution has exacerbated and contributed to pulmonary diseases and deaths. It has affected tourism, stult...
Feb 03, 2020
My City, Gen-Next, Slammed
The loneliness has no any end (Poem)
The loneliness has no any end (Poem)
There's a void in my heart
It desires but can't get the art
It dies a death millions of times
Feb 03, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
World Wetlands Day a low-key affair in Nepal
World Wetlands Day a low-key affair in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Feb 3: As the world celebrated the World Wetlands Day on February 2, Nepal joined the bandwagon. However, it remained a low-key affair, with wetland enthusiasts worried for their poor conservation status.
Feb 03, 2020