Kathmandu: Cricket Association Nepal (CAN) has finalized national cricket team to play ICC World Cup Qualifiers. CAN has announced 22 players preliminary squad for the upcoming ICC World Cup Qualifiers to be held in Zimbabwe in June. The team includes, Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Gyanendra Malla, Rohit Paudel (C), Kushal Malla, Aarif Sheikh, Dipendra Singh… Continue reading CAN finalise national cricket team to play ICC World Cup Qualifiers
US debt ceiling: Joe Biden urges Republicans to compromise as talks resume
Kathmandu: President Joe Biden and top Republican Kevin McCarthy are due to meet at the White House on Monday for talks on lifting the US debt ceiling. The pair spoke on the phone on Sunday as the president was travelling back from the G7 summit in Japan, BBC reported. The two sides remain at odds… Continue reading US debt ceiling: Joe Biden urges Republicans to compromise as talks resume
2 people arrested from Singha Darbar on the charge of robbing Indian tourists
Kathmandu: The police have arrested two people for robbing Indian tourists. Those arrested are 32-year-old Padam Bahadur and 33-year-old Om Prakash Airi. A special team of the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office arrested them from Singha Durbar South Gate.
Court orders to gather more evidences on Sandeep Lamichhane case
Kathmandu: District Court Kathmandu has ordered to hear more evidence about the victim in the rape case against cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane. The bench of Kathmandu District Court Judge Fanindra Prasad Parajuli has ordered to gather more evidences regarding the victim’s birth certificate. Earlier, it was found that the details of the birth certificate sent to… Continue reading Court orders to gather more evidences on Sandeep Lamichhane case
Prime Minister to visit India on May 31
Kathmandu: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ is going to visit India on May 31. He will be staying there for three days. Both countries are preparing for Prime Minister Prachanda’s visit. The office of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers has also started preparations for the visit to India. The agendas of… Continue reading Prime Minister to visit India on May 31
Former British Gorkha soldier Hari Bahadur Budha Magar scale Mt Everest
Kathmandu: Former British Gorkha Soldier Hari Bahadur Budha Magar from Rolpa, who lost both legs above the knee, has successfully scaled Mount Everest. According to the Department of Tourism, Magar climbed Mount Everest yesterday afternoon with the help of an artificial leg. Magar, who joined the British Gurkha Army in 1999, lost both his legs… Continue reading Former British Gorkha soldier Hari Bahadur Budha Magar scale Mt Everest
Sonam Sherpa, husband of first Nepali woman mountaineer, scales MT Everest
Kathmandu: Lhakpa Sonam Sherpa, husband of the late Pasang Lhamu Sherpa, the first Nepali woman mountaineer, has successfully climbed Mt.Everest. Yeti Group spokesperson Sudarshan Bertaula informed that Sherpa, who is also the chairman of Yeti Group, stepped on the peak of Mt Everest at 7:34 am on Wednesday. Earlier, Lhakpa Sonam’s attempt to climb Mount… Continue reading Sonam Sherpa, husband of first Nepali woman mountaineer, scales MT Everest
IFC’s Invests USD 55 Million in Nepal’s Financial Sector to Support SME Growth and Green Finance
Kathmandu: IFC’s $55 million for Siddhartha Bank Limited (SBL) will support the bank in increasing access to finance for small businesses, while also fostering climate finance in Nepal. IFC has been supporting the growth of Nepal’s financial sector for the past two decades, and this is our largest investment in any financial institution in the… Continue reading IFC’s Invests USD 55 Million in Nepal’s Financial Sector to Support SME Growth and Green Finance
Bangladesh agrees to buy 40 MW electricity from Nepal
Kathmandu: Bangladesh has agreed to import 40 megawatts of electricity from Nepal using the Indian transmission line in the meeting of the Nepal-Bangladesh Energy Secretary-level joint directorate committee held in Bangladesh. It has been agreed to sign a power sale agreement as soon as possible between the Nepal Electricity Authority, NTPC Electricity Trading Corporation, India… Continue reading Bangladesh agrees to buy 40 MW electricity from Nepal
Nepal to play Women’s World Cup Qualifiers
Kathmandu: The Nepali women’s national cricket team is going to play the Twenty20 World Cup Qualifiers. The ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup is being held in Bangladesh next year. For which, 11 countries including Nepal will have to play from regional selection to global selection. According to the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday, including… Continue reading Nepal to play Women’s World Cup Qualifiers