Dahal, Rai win

Sports By Himalayan News Service Published: 12:09 pm Feb 21, 2022 Prince Dahal and Anumaya Rai hold their trophies after winning the 11th Pushpalal Memorial Ranking National Badminton Championship in Lalitpur on Sunday Photo: THT LALITPUR, FEBRUARY 20 Defending...

JYC edge past Sherpa; NRT move to second

KATHMANDU, FEBRUARY 20 Jawalakhel Youth Club defeated Himalayan Sherpa Club 2-1 to strengthen their chance of avoiding relegation, while New Road Tea, stunned Manang Marshyangdi Club in the Qatar Airways Martyrs Memorial A Division League...

70 farms in Baglung selected for grant

BAGLUNG, FEBRUARY 20 Seventy poultry and animal farms in Baglung have been selected for grants given by the government under the campaign to promote small scale trade. Veterinary Hospital and Livestock Service Expert Centre, Baglung, with...

Kaligandaki puts 13 settlements at risk

GALESHWOR, FEBRUARY 20 Thirteen settlements in Mustang are at high risk due to erosion caused by the Kaligandaki River. Settlements from Chhusang to Lete have become vulnerable to erosion mainly during the rainy season, suggests...

Hailstorm obstructs roads in Pokhara

Nepal By Himalayan News Service Published: 11:26 am Feb 21, 2022 A dozer clears the road obstructed due to hailstorm, Pokhara, February 20, 2022. Photo: RSS DAMAULI, FEBRUARY 20 Life was badly affected due to heavy rainfall coupled with...

Parties intensify local poll-related activities

MAHOTTARI, FEBRUARY 20 The activities of political parties in the district have intensified with preparations for the upcoming local elections. The major rival parties in national politics, as well as small and new parties, have...

37 endangered languages being preserved

KATHMANDU, FEBRUARY 20 The Language Commission has started preservation of a total of 37 languages with less than 1,000 native speakers and thereby on the brink of extinction. At a seminar jointly organised by the Nepal...

No respite from PCR test despite India's waiver

Nepal By Himalayan News Service Published: 11:13 am Feb 21, 2022 File Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT KATHMANDU, FEBRUARY 20 Even when the Government of India has decided to allow travellers from 82 countries, including Nepal, to upload their certificate of...