Rai falters on final day of Gurugram Challenge

KATHMANDU, APRIL 1 Nepali professional golfer Sukra Bahadur Rai played three-over 75 on the final day to drop 16 places down to tied 38th in the Gurugram Challenge at the Classic Golf and Country Club...

Will Smith resigns from film academy over Chris Rock slap

LOS ANGELES, April 2 Will Smith resigned Friday from the motion picture academy following his Oscars night slap of Chris Rock and said he would accept any further punishment the organization imposed. Smith in a statement...

Govt drafts norms for commercial farming of wild animals

KATHMANDU, APRIL 1 The Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation has drafted norms for commercial farming and breeding of wild animals. According to the Ministry of Forests and Environment, the norms were recently drafted and...

Hospital in Siraha begins naturopathy services

SIRAHA, APRIL 1 A hospital came into operation in Siraha's Dhangadimai Municipality from today with the view to providing natural therapies to patients. Set up in Dhangadimai Municipality-10, the natural therapy hospital was inaugurated by Dhangadimai...

Top amateur golfer Tamang lands Western Open crown

POKHARA, APRIL 1 Top amateur golfer Subash Tamang registered an emphatic four-shot victory over pro Jayram Shrestha to win the Surya Nepal Western Open title here at the Himalayan Golf Course today. The 13th South Asian...

Staff crunch hits FTQCDO Saptari

RAJBIRAJ, APRIL 1 Staff crunch has long crippled Food Technology and Quality Control Division Office of Saptari. The office entrusted with the responsibility of monitoring the market is being manned by just two staffers for...

'Empowering local governments a must'

KATHMANDU, APRIL 1 With the local level elections round the corner, the political parties have started their election campaigning across the country. But the cadres of many political parties were not able to intensify the...

PM flies to India on three-day visit

KATHMANDU, APRIL 1 Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba today left for New Delhi on a three-day official visit at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, leading a 50-member delegation. The prime minister was received...