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Kathmandu, Aug 29, Thirty five players have been selected to the national men’s cricket team in the initial stage for the 13th South Asian Games (SAG) taking place in Nepal in December. A selection team comprising chief coach Umesh Patawal and captain Paras Khadka announced the players to the national team as part of the […]

Chitwan, Aug 29, Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai, has said that Bharatpur airport would be developed as alternative domestic airport outside of Kathmandu. Talking to media persons at Bharatpur airport today, Minister Bhattarai shared that night flights would be operated at Bharatpur airport. The runway would be expanded and the […]

Humla, Aug 29,  The talks between the security officials of Nepal and China held with the aim of controlling crimes taking place on the Nepal-China border have ended inconclusively. The Nepali team to the talks was led by Chief District Officer Binita Bhattarai. The dialogue was held at Taklakot in Burang County of China. The […]

Galkot, Aug 29,  The Baglung-Burtibang road section of Mid-Hilly Pushpalal highway would be closed for eight hours daily for one month for the road expansion. A meeting of stakeholders held under chairmanship of Chief District Officer, Luk Bahadur Chhetri, at the District Administration Office, Baglung, on Wednesday took the decision to close the road section […]

Kathmandu, Aug 29, The Nepali Congress has called a meeting of its central working committee today to discuss the contemporary political situation and take stock of its sister, well-wisher and public relations committees. The meeting is taking place at 2 pm at the party central office. The meeting was convened for Wednesday but was postponed […]

Kathmandu, Aug 29,  The Ministry of Health and Population has decided to bring Rajbiraj-based Gajendra Narayan Singh Sagarmatha Zonal Hospital under the federal government. Earlier, the hospital was under Ram Raja Prasad Singh Academy of Health Sciences. Earlier on January 7, 2019, a Cabinet meeting had decided to establish the Academy in Rajbiraj and develop […]

Bajhang, Aug 29,  A sanitary napkin vending machine has been installed in a local Bannichaur Secondary School at Chhabisapathivera rural municipality in the district in a bid to facilitate girls taking classes during menstruation.  The initiative has been taken by the municipality, which is also launching a campaign against Chhaupadi, a tradition forcing women out […]

Hetauda, Aug 29, Four persons were killed in separate road accidents in Makawanpur and Kaski districts. Somlal Ghalan, 40, Hetauda-5 in Makawanpur died when a motorcycle (State 2-03001 Pa 9390) hit a cycle he was riding in Hetauda-5 in Makawanpur on Wednesday. Likewise, a man was killed after being hit by an auto-rickshaw (Na 2 […]

  Kathmandu, Aug 29, First Prakash Dahal Memorial Progressive youth Nepal Cup Volley Tournament will be organised from September 10 to 14. To be organised by the Progressive Youth Nepal (Gorkha-Kathmandu), the tournament will be held at a playing ground of Dhorpatan Club in New Bus Park in Kathmandu Metropolitan City-26.   The information was […]

Jhapa, Aug 29, The police have held three persons along with over 2 grams brown sugar from custom gate at Mechinagar-6 in Jhapa. A team from the Narcotics Control Bureau, Kakadvitta arrested Santosh Khadka, Sonam Limbu and Suraj Khawas, all of Belbari-3, Morang with the illegal drug on Wednesday and Thursday during a security check. […]