KATHMANDU, March 19: “It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” The famous quote by Sir Edmund Hillary after the first successful ascent to Mt Sagarmatha along with Tenzin Norgay Sherpa has driven many mountaineers to set out on a conquest to reach the top of the world. As Set Godin has put it “Everybody has their own Mt Sagarmatha they were put on this earth to climb.”

KATHMANDU, JULY 20; Nepal Association of the Blind (NAB) marked its silver jubilee amidst various cultural events in the capital on Friday. Started at 2:30 pm at Rastriya Nach Ghar in Jamal, the function chaired by NAB central president Ramesh Pokharel saw the participation of Nepal Community Party (NCP) Chairman and former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal as THE chief guest and National Assembly member Prakash Panta as a special guest.

‘Blind Rocks’ an inspiring tale

March 6, 2018 09:57 am

KATHMANDU: Though making movies based on biographies are not much in practice in the Nepali film industry, director Milan Chams has made an effort to break with the tradition with ‘Blind Rocks’ based on Shristi KC’s life story. Actor Benisha Hamal plays the lead role in the film.

KATHMANDU, Feb 7: Actors Benisha Hamal and Arpan Thapa starrer ‘Blind Rocks’ launched its official trailer on Tuesday amid an event held in Kathmandu. According to the press statement released by the film production team, the film is a biopic based on the life of Shristi KC, a visually impaired individual.

NCSS felicitates Blind Cricketers

January 23, 2018 08:54 am

KATHMANDU, Jan 22 : Nepali Cricket Supporters’ Society (NCSS) felicitated the national blind cricketers and Cricket Association of Blind (CAB), and provided them cash awards totaling Rs 727,129 at an event held at TU international cricket ground, Kirtipur, on Monday.

NCSS collects fund for blind cricketers

January 17, 2018 12:26 pm

KATHMANDU, Jan 17:Nepali Cricket Supporters Society (NCSS) has so far collected Rs 632,000 under a crowd-sourcing campaign initiated to collect funds and help the blind Nepali cricketers travel comfortably.

KATHMANDU, Jan 14: Nepal conceded another loss in the ongoing fifth edition of the Blind Cricket World Cup in a match held at Eden Garden cricket ground in Dubai.

KATHMANDU, Jan 11: Nepal cricket team has suffered consecutive second defeat in the ongoing fifth edition of the Blind Cricket World Cup at the Jinnah Stadium in Gujranwala, Pakistan. Bangladesh defeated Nepal by four wickets chasing the Nepal’s total of 235 runs in 34th over. Nepal had lost to Pakistan in its first match of the tournament by nine wickets on Tuesday.

GUJRANWALA, Jan 10: Pakistan defeated Nepal by 10 wickets in the group stage match at the ongoing 5th Blind Cricket World Cup, at Jinnah Stadium in Gujranwala, Pakistan, on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, Jan 6: Nepali fans group Nepali Cricket Supporters Society (NCSS) has collected a total of Rs 194,846 as of Friday to support the Nepali blind cricketers who traveled strenuously to reach Pakistan to participate in ODI World Cup for the blind.

KATHMANDU, Jan 3: Nepali team left for Pakistan on Tuesday to participate in the fifth edition of ODI World Cup of the blind. This will be Nepal’s first participation in the summit tournament.

HETAUDA, Dec 20: Mangari Majhi, 75, lost her eyesight two years ago to cataract. That added a lot of trouble to her life. She was forced to depend on others for even small things and this had stolen her dignity and peace of mind. “I would feel so bad about myself.

MAHOTTARI, Nov 21: Poll activities such as mass gatherings, rallies, door-to-door visits have heated up the election atmosphere in Mahottari. In order to persuade more number of voters, political parties are adopting interesting agendas and strategies that have caught the attention of voters.

KATHMANDU, Oct 30: Cricket Association of the Blind (CAB) has signed a three-year sponsorship deal with Sahas Sports Pvt Ltd on Monday.Sahas Sports is set to provide match and practice kits for international stints.

KATHMANDU, March 19: Cricket Association of Blind (CAB) Nepal on Sunday started a five-day training camp for Blind cricketers in Belbari of Morang district.

Jeff Regan was born with underdeveloped optic nerves and had spent most of his life in a blur. Then four years ago, he donned an unwieldy headset made by a Toronto company called eSight.

Training for blind cricketers

March 8, 2017 21:50 pm

KATHMANDU, March 8: A five-day training for blind cricketers concluded on Wednesday in Banke.

KATHMANDU, Feb 2: Nepal recorded the first winning in the 2nd Blind Cricket T20 World Cup ongoing in New Delhi, India, by defeating South Africa by 6 wickets in the match played Thursday.

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: Nepal lost to Australia in the first match of the 2nd Blind Cricket T20 World Cup in New Delhi, India.

KATHMANDU, Jan 4: Cricket Association of Blind, Nepal has announced the final 14-member squad on Tuesday for the upcoming T-20 Blind Cricket World Cup that is going to be held in New Delhi from January 28 to February 12.

Manaslu, Annapurna win in blind cricket

December 7, 2016 22:00 pm

KATHMANDU, Dec 7: Team Manaslu and Annapurna registered wins on Wednesday in the Blind T20 Cricket Tournament 2016 organized to pick players for Blind Cricket World Cup.

Blind cricket begins today

December 6, 2016 00:37 am

KATHMANDU, Dec 6: Cricket Association of Blind, Nepal is organizing men's Blind Cricket Tournament 2016 at Pulchowk Engineering College Ground in Lalitpur from Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, Nov 17: Nepal is set to take part in the T-20 World Cup Cricket Tournament for the Blind to be held from 28 January to 12 February in New Delhi.

MORANG, Nov 10: This was but a chance mobile phone call that led Hom Bahadur Bayalkoti, 31, of Urlabari-1 in Morang and Samjhana Limbu, 24, of Naya Bazaar in Ilam to tie the nuptial knot, ultimately.