SPORTS
A lot more to do, captain Khadka says after historic ODI win
A lot more to do, captain Khadka says after historic ODI win
KATHMANDU, Aug 5: Nepal cricket team captain Paras Khadka was a relieved man when his team survived a cliff-hanger match and won it by a run in the last ball against the Netherlands in VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen on Friday. It was the second and final match of the series. Nepal needed six runs to...
Aug 05, 2018
SPORTS
Maiden century in MPL propels Sagar Pun to top of the run-chart
Maiden century in MPL propels Sagar Pun to top of the run-ch...
KATHMANDU, Aug 5: Nepal's all-rounder Sagar Pun, who was roped in by the Malaysian Premier League (MPL) outfit Kuala Lumpur in July, has scored his maiden century in the league in a match against Selangor on Saturday in Kuala Lumpur. Opening the batting, Pun scored 109 runs that included 12 fours an...
Aug 05, 2018
SOCIETY
Jewellery, mobile stores, co-operatives at risk of robbery
Jewellery, mobile stores, co-operatives at risk of robbery
CHITWAN, Aug 5: Prabhat Didibahini Savings and Credits Co-operative of Bharatpur Metropolitan City-12 was robbed on July 29. Head of the co-operative Saraswati Kalita Shah said that Rs 548,660 in cash was looted from a metal safe in the co-operative office.
Aug 05, 2018
SOCIETY
Three students on educational tour disappear in Gokyo lake
Three students on educational tour disappear in Gokyo lake
KHOTANG, Aug 5: Three boys who were part of a school educational tour have disappeared in Gokyo lake in Solukhumbu. Pemba Dorje Sherpa, 17, Pemba Nuru Sherpa, 16, and Sunil Baraili, 16, went missing on Saturday after they dived into the lake, which is situated 5,000 meters above the sea level.
Aug 05, 2018
SOCIETY
Three children missing in Marsyangdi River
Three children missing in Marsyangdi River
KATHMANDU, Aug 5: Three children who had dived into the Marsyangdi River at Besisahar Municipality-1 have gone missing. Yogendra Rimal, 15, Anjit Thapa, 16, and an unidentified child have been reported missing since Saturday after reportedly drowning in the river. They are feared dead.
Aug 05, 2018
POLITICS
NC questions PM over Joshee’s rejection as CJ
NC questions PM over Joshee’s rejection as CJ
KATHMANDU, Aug 5: The ruling parties’ move to reject the nomination of Deepak Raj Joshee as the chief justice of Supreme Court has exposed the double standard of Prime Minister K P Oli, who himself had nominated him to the post as the chair of the constitutional council, the main opposition Nepali C...
Aug 05, 2018
POLITICS
Dilly-dallying at PMO leaves envoy appointments uncertain
Dilly-dallying at PMO leaves envoy appointments uncertain
KATHMANDU, Aug 5: The cabinet decision to appoint ambassadors to India and Malaysia has become uncertain following dilly-dallying by the Prime Minister's Office in writing to parliament for confirmation hearings. Even three weeks after the cabinet decision, the government has yet to write to the Par...
Aug 05, 2018
POLITICS
Govt starts probing irregularities at SWC
Govt starts probing irregularities at SWC
KATHMANDU, Aug 5: In yet another move to keep international and national non-governmental organizations (I/NGOs) in line, the government has initiated an investigation into alleged financial irregularities within the Social Welfare Council, a government body responsible for exercising oversight on t...
Aug 05, 2018
SOCIETY
KMC starts three-phase plan to address garbage crisis
KMC starts three-phase plan to address garbage crisis
KATHMANDU, Aug 5: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has come up with a three-phase plan for solid waste management in the Kathmandu Valley where garbage disposal has become a herculean task due to the unavailability of space at the Sisdol landfill site in Nuwakot.
Aug 05, 2018
SOCIETY
Lahan's garbage collected by NC youth wings after 18 days
Lahan's garbage collected by NC youth wings after 18 days
LAHAN, Aug 5: Two sister wings of the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) joined hands to collect the garbage left to rot on the streets in Lahan Municipality of Siraha district. The garbage was left uncollected by the municipality for the past 18 days.
Aug 05, 2018