SOCIETY
Roads blacktopped in Parbat
Roads blacktopped in Parbat
PARBAT, March 16: Around two decades ago, Parbat was one of the districts with one of the worst road networks. Though roads have reached people’s doorsteps in many towns and villages nowadays, blacktopping has just started here, and it is being done rapidly.
Mar 16, 2019
SPORTS
Sri Lanka defeats Maldives to reach semifinals
Sri Lanka defeats Maldives to reach semifinals
BIRATNAGAR, March 16: RM Chalani Kumari Ekanayake scored a brace as Sri Lanka women national football team defeated Maldives national football team 2-0 to advance to the semifinals of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Women’s Championship 2019 in the second group B match held at the Shahid...
Mar 16, 2019
SPORTS
Wrestling championship on May 11
Wrestling championship on May 11
KATHMANDU, March 16: Nepal Ring Wrestling Association is set to host MKW Belt and Road Championship Wrestling friendly series with China celebrating the occasion as the friendship festival between the two nations in Kathmandu on Friday. ‘One belt, one road’ is a China sponsored program helping the p...
Mar 16, 2019
SPORTS
Tamang and Shrestha win Downhill Championship
Tamang and Shrestha win Downhill Championship
KATHAMANDU, March 16: Suman Tamang and Nisma Shrestha have won the ninth edition of MTB Downhill Cycling Championship played at National Martyr and Peace Park in Kathmandu on Friday.
Mar 16, 2019
SPORTS
Man Utd to face Messi again in Champions League quarters
Man Utd to face Messi again in Champions League quarters
NYON, March 16: Barcelona will meet Manchester United in the Champions League last eight in a repeat of the 2009 and 2011 finals which were both won by the Catalans, with the help of goals from Lionel Messi.
Mar 16, 2019
ECONOMY
Melamchi’s Italian contractor defaults projects in Kenya as well
Melamchi’s Italian contractor defaults projects in Kenya as...
KATHMANDU, March 16: Two Kenyan dam projects are thrown into uncertainty like Nepal’s Melamchi project, undertaken by Italian contractor Cooperativa Muratori & Cementisti di Ravenna (CMC).
Mar 16, 2019
My City, Entertainment, Movies
James Gunn rehired to direct ‘Guardians of the Galaxy 3’
James Gunn rehired to direct ‘Guardians of the Galaxy 3’
Months after being fired over old tweets, James Gunn has been rehired as director of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.”
Mar 16, 2019
ECONOMY
‘Ek Ghar, Ek Syau Bagaicha’ campaign in full swing
‘Ek Ghar, Ek Syau Bagaicha’ campaign in full swing
JUMLA, March 16: The “Ek Ghar, Ek Syau Bagaicha” (One House, One Apple Garden) campaign that began in Jumla with an aim of making farmers self-sustained through apple farming has proved to be beneficial for the farmers.
Mar 16, 2019
ECONOMY
Remittance inflow jumped 29% to Rs 516 billion in seven months
Remittance inflow jumped 29% to Rs 516 billion in seven mont...
KATHMANDU, March 16: Nepal received a total of Rs 515.55 billion in the first seven months of the current Fiscal Year 2018/19. According to the 'Current Macroeconomic and Financial Situation of Nepal (Based on Seven Months' Data of 2018/19) released by the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) on Friday, the remi...
Mar 16, 2019
ECONOMY
12th HR meet concludes
12th HR meet concludes
KATHMANDU, March 16: The 12th HR Meet 2019, focusing on the effects of technological advancement in human resources, was held on March 14 and 15 at Soaltee Crowne Plaza in Kathmandu.
Mar 16, 2019