SPORTS
Kamal Adhikari improves national records in weightlifting
Kamal Adhikari improves national records in weightlifting
JAKARTA, Aug 23: Gold medalist of the 10th South Asian Games (SAG) weightlifter Kamal Bahadur Adhikari has improved all his previous national records at the 18th Asian Games.
At the JI Expo in Jakarta, Adhikari was successful in making new national records on Wednesday, but was limited to the sixt...
Aug 23, 2018
SPORTS
Maharjan announced acting head coach of nat’l football team
Maharjan announced acting head coach of nat’l football team
KATHMANDU, Aug 23: All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has announced assistant coach Bal Gopal Maharjan as the acting head coach of the national football team. An emergency meeting held by the working committee of ANFA at Satdobato, Lalitpur, took the decision on Wednesday.
Aug 23, 2018
SPORTS
Lamichhane continues impressive performance as Patriots rout Stars
Lamichhane continues impressive performance as Patriots rout...
KATHMANDU, Aug 23: Sandeep Lamichhane produced another stellar performance for his side St Kitts and Nevis Patriots at the ongoing Caribbean Premier League (CPL) in a seven-wicket win against St Lucia Stars at Gros Islet on Wednesday. The 18-year-old picked up two wickets including Aussie cricket st...
Aug 23, 2018
SPORTS
Aarif, bowlers power Nepal to commanding win despite batting failure
Aarif, bowlers power Nepal to commanding win despite batting...
KATHMANDU, Aug 23: An opening burst of three wickets by Sompal Kami followed by Basant Regmi’s three-wicket haul has helped Nepal wrap up the first practice match against Lankan Army Cricket Club by 67 runs at Pangonda on Wednesday. Earlier, Aarif Shiekh’s 89 from 118 balls had propelled Nepal score...
Aug 23, 2018
ECONOMY
Nepse extends losing run
Nepse extends losing run
KATHMANDU, Aug 23: Stocks remained under pressure throughout Wednesday as the benchmark Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index maintained a negative bias for most of the trading session. After dropping slightly in the first trading hour, the index lost a marginal 1.47 points in a choppy trade to close a...
Aug 23, 2018
ECONOMY
No prohibition on Ducati: Turbo Motors
No prohibition on Ducati: Turbo Motors
KATHMANDU, Aug 23: Turbo Motors Trading Pvt Ltd has claimed that news reports about restriction on riding Ducati bikes inside Kathmandu Valley are baseless. Issuing a statement, the company said that no such decision has been taken by the Metropolitan Traffic Police Office.
Aug 23, 2018
ECONOMY
Interaction on solar net metering
Interaction on solar net metering
KATHMANDU, Aug 23: Energy Development Council (EDC) organized an interaction on ‘Solar Net Metering -- Current State of Policy and Guideline’ in Kathmandu on Wednesday.
Aug 23, 2018
ECONOMY
Normal trading resumes at Kalimati market
Normal trading resumes at Kalimati market
KATHMANDU, Aug 23: Normal trading resumed at Kalimati Fruits and Vegetables Market in Kathmandu on Wednesday.Though traders had threatened to close the market until their demands are addressed, most of the traders returned to the market.
Aug 23, 2018
ECONOMY
Policyholders fourth in payment priority order in case insurers go bust
Policyholders fourth in payment priority order in case insur...
KATHMANDU, Aug 23: The government has proposed to put insurance policyholders at the fourth position in payment priority order if any insurance company goes into liquidation, increasing the risk of losses for policyholders.
Aug 23, 2018
SOCIETY
Even elected representatives have chhaugoths at home
Even elected representatives have chhaugoths at home
SURKHET, Aug 23: A year ago, Bedraj Bhandari of Panchpuri Municipality-10 was elected as a ward member during the local polls. Being an elected representative, his responsibility is to take initiatives to abolish ill practices and traditions of society. Instead of discouraging people to continue Chh...
Aug 23, 2018