SPORTS
Jhapa reaches final for the fourth time
Jhapa reaches final for the fourth time
DAMAK, March 9: Home team Jhapa XI has inched closer to the championship defeating Three Star Club in a semifinal match to seal a spot in the final of the ongoing Jhapa Gold Cup in Damak, Jhapa on Friday. This is Jhapa’s fourth straight final in as many years of tournament. However, they are yet to...
Mar 09, 2019
POLITICS
Nepal's Permanent Representative to UN presents credentials to UN Secretary General
Nepal's Permanent Representative to UN presents credentials...
KATHMANDU, March 9: Nepal's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amrit Bahadur Rai presented his credentials to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres at a special ceremony held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, on Saturday.
Mar 09, 2019
POLITICS
NCP chair duo to jointly address assembly in Rautahat
NCP chair duo to jointly address assembly in Rautahat
RAUTAHAT, March 9: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Nepal Communist Party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal are jointly addressing an assembly in Rautahat district today afternoon.
Mar 09, 2019
WORLD
US adds only 20,000 jobs in February; unemployment falls to 3.8%
US adds only 20,000 jobs in February; unemployment falls to...
WASHINGTON, March 8: Job creation ground to a virtual halt in the United States last month as employers in a range of industries began to shed workers, but despite that the unemployment rate fell, the government reported Friday.
Mar 09, 2019
WORLD
On International Women's Day, Sudan's Bashir orders release of female detainees
On International Women's Day, Sudan's Bashir orders release...
CAIRO, March 9: Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir on International Women’s Day on Friday ordered the release of all women arrested in connection with anti-government demonstrations, hours after protesters marched in the two largest cities.
Mar 09, 2019
SOCIETY
Two-wheelers go scot-free polluting environment
Two-wheelers go scot-free polluting environment
KATHMANDU, March 9: Though motorcycles occupy about 78% of space on the roads in Nepal, the government has no plan to introduce pollution test for them.
Mar 09, 2019
SOCIETY
UN in Nepal, British Council jointly organize photo exhibition to mark International Women...
UN in Nepal, British Council jointly organize photo exhibiti...
KATHMANDU, March 9: On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2019, the United Nations Nepal and the British Council jointly organized The Trailblazers - a photo exhibition about women in Nepal who defied gender stereotypes by excelling in areas traditionally not occupied by women.
Mar 09, 2019
SOCIETY
Extraction of sand, silt going unchecked in Myagdi
Extraction of sand, silt going unchecked in Myagdi
MYAGDI, March 9: Extraction of sands and pebbles from the Kaligandaki river is going unabated in the name of protecting Myagdi bazaar from soil erosion, but authorities concerned are least concerned.
Mar 09, 2019
SOCIETY
Rs 140 million spend on reconstruction of Manakamana Temple
Rs 140 million spend on reconstruction of Manakamana Temple
GORKHA, March 9: Over Rs 140 million has been spent on the reconstruction of the Manakamana Temple damaged by the earthquake of April, 2015, said the temple reconstruction committee.
Mar 09, 2019
Lifestyle
Indian Women’s Association in Kathmandu observes International Women’s Day
Indian Women’s Association in Kathmandu observes Internation...
KATHMANDU, March 9: On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the Indian Women’s Association in Kathmandu organized a charity music concert of world-renowned violin Maestro L. Subramaniam and famous bollywood singer Kavita Krishnamurti Subramaniam on Friday.
Mar 09, 2019