Nepal qualifies for ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup
Nepali Team enters the finale of ACC U-19 Elite Cup cricket tournament today (Tuesday) by beating Qatar by 6 wickets at AIT Ground in Bangkok.
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Jhalanath Khanal elected Prime minister of Nepal
Jhalanath Khanal becomes the 34th prime minister of Nepal after being elected in the parliament today.
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Graham Roberts to coach Nepali national football team
Graham Roberts has been selected as the new coach for Nepali national football team by All Nepal Football Association (ANFA).
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Free Visa for Chinese Tourists to Nepal
Some weeks ago when Nepal government officially launched the Nepal Tourism Year 2011, I was shocked to know that it didn’t have any special plans for the year. All of us should have been expecting some fancy and catchy offers for the tourists and one important issue that many of us had been expecting for…
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Regional Indian film fiesta in Kathmandu
Here’s another opportunity for Kathmandu movie-buffs, “Indian Film Fiesta” and “Regional Indian Cinema Workshop“. Organized by Indian Cultural Centre in Kathmandu, the Indian film fiesta will showcase three movies i.e. Paar, Yatra and Moner Manush of Indian filmmaker Goutam Ghose. The movies will be screened at Kumari Cinema Hall on January 31 and February 1….
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“Galli Aapnaun” in Kathmandu (and Nepal)
If They Can—We Can! Kathmandu can learn from “Adopt a Highway” program in the U.S. The program allows various organizations and businesses to “adopt” a section of the highway by paying a fee, usually lower than comparable outdoor advertising. For Kathmandu (and Nepal), here is how the program, call it “Galli Aapnaun,” can be implemented.
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US Embassy, Nepal Warns of DV lottery Fraud
In a recent press release, US Embassy in Nepal warns over fraud e-mails to Nepali citizens that claim to be sent on behalf of the U.S. Department of State.
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Ganga Bahadur Thapa – first Nepali Olympian Passes away
Here comes another sad news; Gagan Bahadur Thapa, first Olympian for our country Nepal passes away today (Tuesday) at the age of 84. He died while undergoing treatment at Model Hospital in Kathmandu due to several health complications. He was reportedly suffering from high-blood pressure for a long time. Ganga Bahadur Thapa was the first…
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Jhalanath Khanal Slapped in Public
This small incident (as Jhalnath Khanal thinks and Opines in an interview subsequently) of Jhalnath Khanal being slapped in public should remind most of us the big incident of shoes hurled on President Bush by Al-Zaidi some years ago. Al-Zaidi’s shoeing inspired many similar incidents of political protest around the world and I believe this…
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Condolences to Kumar Kancha
“Jindagi ko ke bhara chha ra, aja wara bholi ko para; Hey maya marera, Najau malai eklo parera” How could anyone forget these great lines of Kumar Kancha’s music? The words could be no more true to the singer himself and like he says in the song, he left all his admirers alone. Kumar Kancha…
