Sheikh fails to impress

July 9, 2018 08:17 am

KATHMANDU, July 9: Nepal batsman Aasif Sheikh who selected by the Malaysian Premier League outfit Kuala Lampur has failed to make his impression with the bat hitting eight runs off five deliveries including two fours in a six-wicket win over Penang on Sunday.

ZURICH, June 5: Lukewarm Serbia stumbled to a 1-0 home defeat by Chile in a World Cup warm-up on Monday while Morocco were far more impressive in a 2-1 win over Slovakia in the other match involving a finalist.

KATHMANDU, April 16: Nepali players have presented average performance during the six rounds of matches in the ongoing Kathmandu GM International Open Chess Tournament on Sunday.

BIRGUNJ, Dec 3: Candidates of the parliamentary and provincial elections spent days to form their agendas and strategies with hopes of impressing the voters. Unfortunately, their agendas have turned ineffective to attract the voters.

KATHMANDU, Nov 16: In every election, voters expect the candidates to come up with new ideas and agendas that can make vast improvements in their localities. Besides that, they also expect the candidates to make sure that their agendas are different than that of their rivals.

KATHMANDU, Nov 4: Though the elections in the past used to elate investors, the stock market has, however, taken a downward course in recent days even when the election fever has gripped the country.

Designs that impress

November 3, 2017 09:54 am

What do you get when you take a common item of clothing and turn it into statement piece? In Butta’s case, they are experiencing quiet the fanfare. Their original t-shirts continue to earn points for creativity and wit.

SAAYAD 2 fails to impress

July 30, 2017 11:17 am

After the success of 'Sayaad', movie goers had much expectation from 'Saayad 2'. The movie, however, fails to impress.

KATHMANDU, May 21: Although the CPN (Maoist Center) made considerable gains in the  local elections as compared to its performance  in the Constituent Assembly (CA) election held in 2013, the former rebel outfit seems to have largely failed to impress urban voters.

GORKHA, Jan 16: When NGOs and INGOs reached out to the earthquake victims in Gorkha in the immediate aftermath of the Gorkha earthquake, they were delighted with all the tall promises these organizations made. They were hopeful that these organizations would fulfill all the tall promises they made and that life would return to normalcy pretty soon.

KATHMANDU, Dec 5: Despite regular efforts by law enforcement agencies to curb gold smuggling, the rate of seizure of illegally smuggled gold has been declining as scant incentives have failed to impress the informers to blow the whistle.

NOVOSIBIRSK, Sept 27: A 16-year-old boy from Siberia narrowly escaped death after he swung from a balcony 23 flights high and fell down, all while trying to impress a girl.