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KATHMANDU, July 19: Nepal achieved a historic victory in the ACC Women's Asia Cup by defeating the UAE by 6 wickets in the opening match of the Asia Cup on Friday. This marks Nepal's first win in the ACC Women's Asia Cup, having previously participated twice without securing a victory.
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KATHMANDU, July 19: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has urged all parties to provide constructive support to the government’s commitment to realizing Nepal’s national aspiration of a ‘Prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepali’.
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KATHMANDU, July 19: Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Indira Rana, has acknowledged requesting the US Embassy for an earlier date for visa interview but dismissed allegations the she requested visas for anyone else. She clarified in a statement on Friday that she did not commit any immoral acts.
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KATHMANDU, July 19: Nepal's public debt has reached Rs 2.434 trillion, according to data released by the Public Debt Management Office (PDMO). By mid-July of the last fiscal year (FY), this debt amounted to 42.65 percent of Nepal's gross domestic product (GDP), comprising Rs 1.180 trillion in domestic debt and Rs 1.253 trillion in foreign debt.
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KATHMANDU, July 19: A massive global IT failure on Friday caused widespread disruptions, grounding planes, interrupting TV coverage, and affecting banks, hospitals, and financial markets. The failure led to flight delays worldwide, card machine breakdowns, a pause in news updates from the London Stock Exchange, and Sky News going off air.
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KATHMANDU, July 19: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent a congratulatory message to the newly appointed Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and expressed hope that there will be more coordination and cooperation between the two countries.
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JHAPA, July 19: As many as 10 people lost their lives and 25 others were injured in elephant attacks in Koshi Province last fiscal year 2023/24.
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KATHMANDU, July 19: The Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR), Devraj Ghimire, has shown concerns about the delays in the completion of the under-construction Parliament Building.
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KATHMANDU, July 19: Locals obstructing the footpath expansion work in Kathmandu's New Road area have continued their protests. Nepal Police, KMC Police, and other security personnel have been deployed in large numbers to manage the situation.
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KATHMANDU, July 19: Ambassador of the United States of America to Nepal, Dean R Thompson, paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr Arzu Rana Deuba, at the latter's office in Singha Durbar on Friday.
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KATHMANDU, July 19: The police have arrested three individuals for attempting to smuggle gold through the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. The arrests were made in the parking lot of the airport, where the individuals were found in possession of 52 grams of gold.
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KATHMANDU, July 19: Nepal faces the UAE in the opening match of the ACC Women’s Asia Cup today. After winning the toss, Nepal chose to bowl first.
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KATHMANDU, July 19: The KOICA Nepal Office conducted a pre-departure orientation for 15 government officials from the Ministry of Health and Population on July 18, 2024.
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KATHMANDU, July 19: Nepali athletes who are participating in the 33rd Summer Paris Olympics have been given a farewell. President Ram Chandra Paudel conveyed his best wishes to all the players at a program held at Sheetal Niwas on Friday.
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KENYA, July 18: COVID-19 is one of the worst zoonotic diseases, but it is not the first. Ebola, SARS, MERS, HIV, Lyme disease, Rift Valley fever and Lassa fever preceded it. In the last century we have seen at least six major outbreaks of novel coronaviruses.
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KATHMANDU, July 19: The monetary policy release has been postponed.
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BAJURA, July 19: Traffic on the Sanfe-Martadi road has been disrupted as the road has been blocked by landslides at multiple locations, the District Police Office said.
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TANAHUN, July 19: A child died after a leopard attacked him in Tanahun district.
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KATHMANDU, July 19: Two more bodies of the victims of the Simaltal landslide accident have been found.
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KATHMANDU, July 19: Newly-appointed Minister for Finance Bishnu Paudel has appointed Mahesh Baral as the chairman of the Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON), replacing Narendra Kumar Rana, who was appointed by former finance minister Barshaman Pun.