Major Festivals of Nepal in 2021-2022

Festivals in Nepal are as the number as there are days in a year. Blessed to be one of the most diverse countries in the world, almost everyday Nepal and Nepalese are participating in...

ICC Postpones ‘Three’ World Cup League 2 Series Amid Pandemic!

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has postponed all the three one-day tri-series of the 2019–23 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 due to the Covid-19-related travel restrictions worldwide. “The postponements are due to the current...

Hiking to Historic Chitlang Village

Chitlang village is a stone’s throw away from Kathmandu, yet it doesn’t see many visitors due to its relative obscurity. However, it wasn’t always so: before the opening of the Tribhuvan Highway in 1956,...

Nepal Trims Budget Allocation by 9%, Blames COVID-19!

The Nepali Government slashed the budget for the current FY 2021/22 by almost 9 percent, blaming the economic slowdown amid the coronavirus pandemic. Announcing the mid-term review of the annual budget for FY 2021/22, the...

Nepal Successfully Concludes Phase-1 COVID-19 Vaccination Drive!

The Nepali Government on Saturday successfully completed the first phase of its vaccination drive with the Covishield vaccine granted by India. As many as 184,857 frontline workers, including healthcare and sanitation workers, received the first...

Nepal Selects Preliminary Squad of 32 for ICC WC League 2!

The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has announced the preliminary squad of 32 cricketers for the closed camp training for the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 tri-series in March. Oman will host the...

Nepal Tourist Arrivals 2021: 8,874 Foreigners Visit the Nation in January!

The year 2020 was an annus horribilis for the Nepali tourism sector due to the coronavirus pandemic that restricted international tourist arrivals for almost eight months. According to the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), the number...

Eight Nepali Cricketers Register for IPL 2021 Player Auction!

Eight cricketers from Nepal have registered their names to participate in the Player Auction for the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL). The IPL 2021 player registration was closed on February 4, 2021, and the auction...