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Nepal and Malaysia U-22 national teams tie 1-1 in friendly football match 28 March, Kathmandu: Nepal and Malaysia scored one goal each in the friendly match played between the Nepali national team and the U-22 national team of Malaysia today. The match was played at the Tuanku Abdul Rahman stadium at Sereban in Malaysia. Bharat Khawas scored in the 37th …

NA gifts Khukuri to Prince Harry 22 March, Kathmandu: Visiting UK Prince Henry Charles Albert David ‘Harry’ returned to the capital city Tuesday after completing his trip to Bardiya, Lamjung and Pokhara. Chief of Army Staff, Rajendra Chhetri, received the UK Prince at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA). On the occasion, he gifted a ‘khukuri’ on behalf of the Nepal Army …

SAARC Programme Committee meeting starts Pokhara, March 14: The Programme Committee meeting under the ongoing 37th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Council of Ministers’ meet is currently underway in the scenic city of Pokhara. The meeting taking place at Grand Hotel of the renowned lake city is being presided over by Foreign Ministry’s Joint Secretary, Mani Prasad Bhattarai. …

Himalayan Rush Triathlon 2016 Himalayan Rush Triathlon presents its 5th edition on March 26, 2016. The event is organised in Begnas Lake. Triathlon includes Swimming, Cycling and race. The players will compete themselves in each of the categories Sprint, Standard, Duathlon, Team Relay and 5 Km Run. Cityof7lakes.com supports the event that has been conducted in the Begnas Lake. Some more …

‘ Teach for Nepal ‘ to deploy volunteers in three districts 10 Feb, Kathmandu: ‘ Teach for Nepal ’, an organisation working for upliftment of quality education in the rural areas through changes in existing teaching learning activities, is all prepared to deploy altogether 45 youth volunteers in three districts. The volunteers would be sent to the remote areas in …

UN secretary general pays tribute to Koirala 10 Feb, Kathmandu: The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed sorrow over the demise of Nepali Congress President and Former Prime Minister Sushil Koirala. A condolence message issued on behalf the UN Secretary-General by his spokesman states that Ban was saddened by the passing of Koirala, a widely respected political leader who …

5.5 Richter scale aftershock rattles capital 5 Feb, Kathmandu: A 5.5-Richter scale aftershock of the Gorkha Earthquake jolted the capital city this evening at 10:05 pm. The National Seismological Centre Chief Lok Bijaya Adhikari said the aftershock with epicentre in Sindhupalchowk district was recorded and added it was not new. The aftershock which struck in the late evening has sent …

Nine Kaski-based lakes enlisted in Ramsar POKHARA, Feb 1: Nine Kaski-based lakes including Fewa, Rupa and Begnas have been collectively included in the Ramsar list. Representatives from the Secretariat of Ramsar based in Geneva are scheduled to provide an official certificate towards this end amidst a programme here Tuesday to commemorate the World Ramsar Day. Khaste, Kamalpokhari, Guide, Neureli, Dipang, …

Anti-drug campaign in Jajarkot 30 Jan, Jajarkot: The Jajarkot District Police Office has launched a month-long campaign against transportation and smuggling of the narcotic drugs. Chief of the district police, Dan Bahadur Malla, said that the campaign was started at once from the district police office and other offices under its command in different parts of the district. As per …

PM Oli opens CAN Info-Tech 2016, says IT indispensible for speedy development 29 Jan, Kathmandu: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that use of information technology was indispensible for the speedy development of the country. In an inaugural session of the 22nd edition of ‘Subisu CAN Info-Tech 2016’ organised by the Federation of Computer Association of Nepal (CAN) here …