Kathmandu: Nepal is playing its second match against Sri Lanka today under the SAAF Championship 2021 in Maldives. The match at the National Football Stadium in Male will start at 9:45 pm Nepali time. Earlier, Nepal had made a winning start by defeating Maldives 1-0 in the first match. Sri Lanka, on the other hand,… Continue reading SAAF Championship: Nepal playing against Sri Lanka today
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About 10,000 tourists arrive Nepal in September
Kathmandu: About 10,000 tourists have visited Nepal in a month. According to the Nepal Tourism Board, 9,898 tourists visited Nepal in September 2021. In September 2019, 92,604 tourists had visited Nepal. Last year, in 2020, only 584 tourists visited this month. According to the Nepal Tourism Board, tourist arrivals, which declined after April, have improved… Continue reading About 10,000 tourists arrive Nepal in September
Corona infection in another 679 people, 1,405 recovered
Kathmandu: Coronavirus infection has been confirmed in 679 people in the last 24 hours. In the last 24 hours, 1,405 people have been recovered while seven have died due to corona infection. With the addition on Sunday, the total number of corona infections in Nepal has reached 797,192. At the same time, the death toll… Continue reading Corona infection in another 679 people, 1,405 recovered
Dubai Expo 2020 offers conflicting figures on worker deaths
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP): Dubai’s Expo 2020 on Saturday offered conflicting figures for how many workers had been killed on site during construction of the massive world’s fair, first saying five and then later three. Expo refused for months to publicly provide any figures for construction-related casualties in the run-up to the $7 billion… Continue reading Dubai Expo 2020 offers conflicting figures on worker deaths
Nepal’s victorious start in SAAF Championship Football
Kathmandu: Nepal has made a victorious start in the SAAF Football Championship. Nepal got off to a good start by defeating Maldives 1-0 in the match played in Male, Maldives last night. Manish Dangi scored the decisive goal to give victory to Nepal. With this victory, Nepal has added three important points in the first… Continue reading Nepal’s victorious start in SAAF Championship Football
EPL: Pokhara reach to second position defeating Biratnagar
Kathmandu: Pokhara Rhinos defeated Biratnagar Warriors by seven wickets in the Everest Premier League EPL Cricket. Pokhara met the target of 173 runs set by Biratnagar at the TU Cricket Ground by losing three wickets. With today’s victory, Pokhara has risen to the second position with five points. Biratnagar, on the other hand, is at… Continue reading EPL: Pokhara reach to second position defeating Biratnagar
867 people infected, 9 die of covid-19
Kathmandu: In the last 24 hours, 867 people have been confirmed to be infected with Coronavirus (Covid-19). Of the infected, 164 are in the Kathmandu district, 65 in Lalitpur and 26 in Bhaktapur and 255 in the Kathmandu Valley. Similarly, 50 infected people have been found in Jhapa, 46 in Morang, 30 in Sunsari, 19… Continue reading 867 people infected, 9 die of covid-19
Philippine President Duterte says he is retiring from politics
MANILA, Oct 2 (Reuters): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Saturday he was retiring from politics, a surprise move that fuelled speculation he was clearing the way for his daughter to run to succeed him, despite her filing for re-election as mayor. “Today, I announce my retirement from politics,” Duterte said, accompanying loyalist Senator Christopher… Continue reading Philippine President Duterte says he is retiring from politics
Woman who survived 1918 flu, world war succumbs to COVID
(AP): She lived a life of adventure that spanned two continents. She fell in love with a World War II fighter pilot, barely escaped Europe ahead of Benito Mussolini’s fascists, ground steel for the U.S. war effort and advocated for her disabled daughter in a far less enlightened time. She was, her daughter said, someone… Continue reading Woman who survived 1918 flu, world war succumbs to COVID
N Korea says it fired anti-aircraft missile, 4th recent test
SEOUL, South Korea (AP): North Korea said Friday it test-fired a new anti-aircraft missile, the fourth weapons launch in recent weeks that experts say is part of a strategy to win relief from sanctions and other concessions. South Korea, Japan and the United States typically publicly confirm North Korean ballistic missile launches, which are banned… Continue reading N Korea says it fired anti-aircraft missile, 4th recent test