Floodlit cricket series starts in Dhangadhi

DHANGADHI: The first day/night or floodlit cricket series of the country has started in Dhangadhi of Kailali district from Saturday. The cricket series organised by Shikhar Youth Club, Dhangadhi is being played at the cricket...

Here to take China-Nepal relations to a new height: Chinese Defense Minister

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 29 The State Councilor and Defense Minister of China Wei Fenghe has asserted that his short visit to Nepal intends to enforce the bilateral agreements inked between the President of Nepal and China,...

2020’s last lunar eclipse to be witnessed on November 30

KATHMANDU: The last lunar eclipse of 2020, a Penumbral one in which the moon passes through Earth’s outer shadow, is on November 30. A penumbral lunar eclipse is less alike to other eclipses and much...

Nabil Bank, Daraz launch Sarathi

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s leading commercial bank, Nabil Bank and leading online marketplace, Daraz, have jointly launched the Sarathi Programme. Under this strategic partnership, small and medium enterprises (SME) selling via Daraz online shopping marketplace will be...

Tokyo 2020 organisers estimate Games postponement cost $1.9 bln: media

TOKYO: This year’s postponement of the Tokyo Olympics because of the novel coronavirus cost about 200 billion yen ($1.9 billion), organisers have estimated, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday, citing people involved with the...

Six explosions in Eritrean capital of Asmara, says US State Department

ADDIS ABABA: Six explosions were reported in the Eritrean capital, Asmara, late on Saturday, the U.S. State Department said on Twitter although the cause and location were not clear. “At 10:13 p.m. on Nov 28...

UK appoints vaccines minister to oversee COVID inoculations

LONDON: The British government appointed a vaccines minister on Saturday as it prepares to inoculate millions of people against the coronavirus, potentially starting within days. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Conservative lawmaker Nadhim Zahawi will...

Record-setting week at Nepse

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 28 The country’s sole secondary market witnessed a number of records broken in the trading week between November 22 and 26, with the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index surging by 6.47 per cent...