ECONOMY
Nepse stoops to three-year low
Nepse stoops to three-year low
KATHMANDU: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) dropped to three-year low of 1,112.87 points on Thursday as stocks carried over weaknesses to the last trading day of the week. The benchmark index shed more than 8 points in the first half of Thursday’s session and then wavered throughout the latter tradi...
Feb 15, 2019
SOCIETY
IN PICTURES: Province 5 marks establishment day
IN PICTURES: Province 5 marks establishment day
RUPANDEHI, Feb 15: The Province 5 has observed the establishment day of the province with much gusto on Thursday.
Feb 15, 2019
WORLD
Maduro reveals secret meetings with US envoy
Maduro reveals secret meetings with US envoy
CARACAS, Feb 15: President Nicolas Maduro said in an AP interview Thursday that his foreign minister recently held secret talks in New York with the U.S. special envoy to Venezuela, even as the Trump administration was publicly backing an effort to unseat the Venezuelan president.
Feb 15, 2019
WORLD
Storm creates chaos in California with flooding, mudslides
Storm creates chaos in California with flooding, mudslides
SAUSALITO, Feb 15: Waves of heavy rain pounded California on Thursday, trapping people in floodwaters, washing away a mountain highway, triggering a mudslide that destroyed homes and forcing residents to flee communities scorched by wildfires last year.
Feb 15, 2019
SPORTS
All-rounder Airee inspires Attariya to another win in DPL
All-rounder Airee inspires Attariya to another win in DPL
DHANGADHI, Feb 15: Skipper Dipendra Singh Airee put up an all-round performance scoring the third fifty of the tournament and picked up two wickets as CYC Attariya registered its second win in as many matches defeating Rupandehi Challengers by 39 runs in the seventh match of Dhangadhi Premier League...
Feb 15, 2019
SPORTS
Host Dharan stuns Sankata to reach Budha Subba Gold Cup final
Host Dharan stuns Sankata to reach Budha Subba Gold Cup fina...
DHARAN, Feb 15: Host Dharan Football Club advanced into the final of the ongoing 21st Budha Subba Red Bull Gold Cup football tournament stunning A-Division runner-up Sankata Club 4-3 in the tie-breaker in Dharan on Thursday.
Feb 15, 2019
SPORTS
Pulchowk, Shree Kumari win
Pulchowk, Shree Kumari win
KATHMANDU, Feb 15: Pulchowk Sports Club registered two consecutive games to stay at the top of the Martyr’s Memorial ‘B’ Division League table with two first half goals on Thursday.
Feb 15, 2019
SPORTS
Wicket-less Lamichhane’s Melbourne into Big Bash final
Wicket-less Lamichhane’s Melbourne into Big Bash final
KATHMANDU, Feb 15: Nepal national cricket team spinner Sandeep Lamichhane’s Melbourne Stars has advanced into the final of the ongoing Big Bash League with a six-wicket win over Hobart Hurricanes at Hobart, Australia, on Thursday.
Feb 15, 2019
WORLD
Philippines frees journalist on bail after global outcry over press freedom
Philippines frees journalist on bail after global outcry ove...
MANILA, Feb 15: The head of a Philippine news website that has locked horns with President Rodrigo Duterte was freed on bail on Thursday, a day after her widely condemned arrest on libel charges that critics say is a government effort to bully journalists.
Feb 15, 2019
WORLD
Hong Kong snares record $1.4 million haul of rhino horns from South Africa
Hong Kong snares record $1.4 million haul of rhino horns fro...
HONG KONG, Feb 15: Hong Kong customs seized a record 40kg of rhino horns worth around HK$8 million (S$1.4 million) from Johannesburg en route to Vietnam, the latest bust for the authorities trying to tackle the rising volume of endangered species trafficked through the Chinese territory.
Feb 15, 2019