For running in the rain

June 28, 2019 11:52 am

Rainy weather doesn't mean you have to take your runs inside. Most races are not canceled because of rain as you should take advantage of opportunities to run in that weather.

Get moving

December 28, 2018 12:15 pm

Exercise is essential but yet few of us actually do some form of it on a regular basis. This year, let’s make it a point to incorporate a little activity into our lifestyle.

KATHMANDU, July 16: An international conference on Role of Diaspora in Higher Education in Nepal held in Toronto, Canada, has concluded by issuing a 15-point Toronto Declaration. The conference has suggested developing Nepal's private institutions of higher education on non-profit model.

Running made easy

June 1, 2018 07:36 am

Running is an extremely challenging exercise, but it can also be enjoyable if you know how to do it properly. What most people get wrong while running is the posture. Correcting your posture can help you reach your running goals more comfortably and easily.

Bomb thrown at running bus

May 5, 2018 19:02 pm

ITAHARI, May 5: A bomb was hurled at a moving bus this afternoon along the Dharan-Itahari road section of Itahari Sub-Metropolitan City-4, Dharan.

JAJARKOT, March 18: Fifty-bed Jajarkot hospital, which receives scores of patients daily, is dependent on a single medical officer.

JAJARKOT, March 10: A single doctor has run the Jajarkot district hospital service for a month. The 50-bed hospital is now facing hardship to deliver the services due to lack of doctors for a long.

Russia’s election officials have registered eight candidates for the presidential election, including President Vladimir Putin.

KATHMANDU, Jan 22: The second edition of Khukuri Challenger T20 Cup is set to hit floors at the Mulpani cricket ground from Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, Dec 13: Expenditures for the two houses of parliament and the provincial assemblies will be  at least three times that  of the previous constituent assembly-turned parliament. The annual expenditure of the 601-member parliament was  around Rs 1.40 billion, and this expenditure will now soar to Rs 4.25 billion, according to a study of all legislatures and their secretariats prepared  in July by the parliament secretariat.

The basics of running

November 3, 2017 08:37 am

Running or jogging every morning requires passion, determination, and even will power. It is an extremely beneficial exercise that does not call for any special training or equipment. And those who do it regularly are fit, active, and healthy. However, if not done properly, this may lead to painful and long lasting injuries.

TOKYO, Oct 19: Haruta Saito, a young Japanese amputee who dreams of becoming a Paralympian, remembers strapping on a prosthetic “running blade” for the first time.

PUERTO RICO, Sept 28: First, Hurricane Maria knocked out power and water to Puerto Rico. Then diesel fuel, gas and water became scarce. Now, it’s money.

Running towards success

September 22, 2017 12:26 pm

Kanchi Maya Koju has represented Nepal in more than 19 international sports competitions as a runner. She created her personal best in the 2004 Olympics and bagged the silver medal in 10th South Asian Games. In the national front too Koju has been honored with various titles and awards. Just a year ago, she was awarded with People’s Choice in Pulsar Sports Awards for her 21 years long career in sports.

Forth Godavari Running Festival in offing

September 2, 2017 09:01 am

The forth season of Godavari Running Festival (GRF) is all set to begin on September 9 at Godavari. At a press conference held in Nepal Sports Journalists Federation, Tripureshwor on Thursday, Basecamp Outdoor Lifestyle, the organizers, announced the opening of registrations and called for sports enthusiasts to participate in the one-day event.

KHOTANG, August 8: A school at Kulabhanyjang of Badakadiyale area in Khotehang rural municipality – 4 is running regular classes under makeshift roof cover after failing to replace the roof blown away during a windstorm four months ago.

KATHMANDU, July 17: After the completion of the first and second phase of local elections except in Province No 2, across the country, these bodies are running through temporary laws.

KATHMANDU, July 8: The Central Region became the champion of the 9th President’s Running Shield and School Sports on Saturday with total points of 293 from different categories.

Running In Circles

July 8, 2017 13:07 pm

I had been lost for a long time in a place unknown Walking towards a destination that my heart had shown In the middle of my journey, I had this urge of going back But I couldn’t risk it as I had come so far.

SARLAHI, June 11: Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN) Chairman Upendra Yadav has termed the agitating parties’ move to run away from the elections as ‘cowardice’.

A person with peroxide/platinum blond hair, some amount of digital prowess, and fuzzy ideas about bringing the superpowers to their knees – should Julian Assange have got himself a plane (big), dreadlocks (many) and acquired lissome inches (several), he could have had ideas regarding The Fate of the Furious, aka the eighth film in the Fast and the Furious franchise. As the case is, we have ourselves a Charlize Theron as the digital whiz-kid ‘Cipher’. She is wicked, she is evil, she is stunning, and she rules this one, without even getting behind a wheel. Yes, Ms Theron appears like she is here to stay. And about time too.

GULMI, April 10: The CPN-Maoist led by Netra Bikram Chand has been conducting anti-election campaigns in Gulmi.

KATHMANDU, April 9: With time running out, the government has failed to implement most of the post-earthquake reconstruction and rehabilitation projects despite signing agreements with various donor agencies.

RUKUM, April 8: A school in the district is running its classes in the temporary sheds of the zinc sheet.

KANCHANPUR, March 19: An elderly home located at Vedkot Municipality – 7 of Kanchanpur has been operating under donors' fund.

DANG, Feb 28: Two persons were arrested on charges of operating illegal pathology and dental clinic in Dang.

KATHMANDU, Dec 30: At least 12 hospitals across the country are found to be operating without a single hospital bed and another 25, including regional and zonal hospitals, have less than the number of beds sanctioned for them by the government.

BABIYACHAUR (Myagdi), Nov 21: In a bizarre situation of its kind, five projects are running here with an aim to connect a single remote place with road network.

MUMBAI, Sept 19: He has over the years carried the image of a ‘serial kisser’ and actor Emraan Hashmi says the audience does find it difficult to disassociate him with that tag.

Godavari Running Festival on Sept 24

September 19, 2016 00:30 am

KATHMANDU, Sept 18: The third edition of Godavari Running Festival is set to be organized on 24th September.  Run Camp Nepal, Pump and Base Camp Outdoor are jointly organizing the one day event around Godavari area on the occasion of International Tourism day.

BHAKTAPUR, Sept 18: A hundred years old state-owned Bhaktapur Hospital is operating without an ICU service and thereby creating unwarranted problems for patients, particularly those undergoing surgery.

KATHMANDU, Sept 12: An Australian citizen Tim Blair is set to run the 220 km long race from Pokhara to Kathmandu from September 14 to 17. Blair will run for the four days under the banner of 'Run for Nepal' charity and the route of the ultra race will be Pokhara-Dumre-Malekhu-Kathmandu.

KATHMANDU, Aug 31: Ministry of Education (MoE) and its departments have been running without high ranking officials and chiefs for several months.

NEPALGUNJ, August 2: Seeing the destruction inflicted on her school by the floods from the Rapti River has deeply saddened Rekha Burma, a fourth-grader at Khalla Jhagadiya Lower Secondary School in Fatehpur-1of Banke.

KATHMANDU, July 17: Nepali Congress (NC) leader Ram Chandra Poudel has expressed his disagreement with NC President Sher Bahadur Deuba accusing him of running the party ‘unilaterally’.