After UAE win, Nepal in maiden T20 final

KATHMANDU, APR 03 -Nepal overcame the challenge of United Arab Emirates by six wickets on Tuesday to reach the final of the ACC Twenty20 Cup for the first time in four attempts. Egged on by a vociferous home crowd, Nepal chased down the 134-run target in 19.1 overs at the Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground in Kirtipur. After making early exits in the first two editions, Nepal reached the...

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US teen with Down syndrome scales Mount Everest

NEW YORK: A 15-year-old US boy has possibly become one of the first person ever with Down Eli Reimer is also possibly the first American teen, with the syndrome, to have made the exceptional ascent last month, when he reached a staggering 17,600 feet after nearly two weeks of walking. After walking for around 113 km, Reimer triumphed when he reached one of two base camps on the world's...

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SC stays TRC ordinance, NA promotion

KATHMANDU, APR 01 - The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the implementation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) ordinance, arguing that some of its provisions contradicted the Interim Constitution. A single bench of Justice Sushila Karki issued the interim order until another hearing where both the plaintiff and the defendants need to be present to decide on whether a further...

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Chairman Regmi hopeful of all side cooperation to draft new constitution

KATHMANDU, MAR 27 - Chairman of Interim Council of Ministers Khil Raj Regmi has stressed on the Speaking at an interaction programme organised by Ex-civil servants organizations national coordination council here on Wednesday, Chairman Regmi said that drafting of a new constitution was the main agenda of the nation, as it had a long-term importance and is the way to building a stable country. ...

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UML to be largest party after CA elections: Khanal

RSS, KATHMANDU, March 23: Chairman of the CPN (UML), Jhala Nath Khanal, has claimed that the UML would be the largest political party after the election and write the constitution for it only has power to take on the ultra-leftist and ultra-rightist forces. Speaking at the inaugural program of the Second National Convention of the University Employees Union, he said, "The UML should be...

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Paras's photo taken in hospital bed surfaces on Facebook

KATHMANDU: The latest photograph of ailing former crown prince Paras Shah, who is recuperating at a Bangkok-based hospital, has been made public through a social networking website on Saturday. Shah's friend Sunil Khadka, also the secretary of Non Resident Nepali Association (NRNA), Thailand, has uploaded the photograph on Facebook, claiming that it is genuine and taken today. In...

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Govt to bring full budget if parties agree: Finance Minister

KATHMANDU, MAR 23 - Minister for Finance Shankar Prasad Koirala has said that full budget would be brought in the fiscal year 2070-71 BS if the political parties were agreed on the same. Speaking in a programme organised by the Bhojpure Service Society in his honour in the Capital on Saturday, Minister Koirala pledged to make maximum efforts on his behalf to ensure the full budget for...

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