Sandeep Lamichhane joins Hobart Hurricanes for BBL

KATHMANDU: Nepali leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane on Wednesday joined the Hobart Hurricanes of the Big Bash League (BBL) for the upcoming season. The 20-year-old leg-spinner is the first Nepalese cricketer to play in the BBL. In his...

Achievements of struggle at risk: Yadav

RAJBIRAJ, NOVEMBER 18 Janata Samajwadi Party Chairperson Upendra Yadav has called on the nation to stand guard against the possibility of losing the hardearned achievements of people’s struggles. “As to how the government is faring, it...

Lumbini opens doors to tourists

BHAIRAHAWA, NOVEMBER 18 After being closed down for seven months due to the pandemic, Lumbini, a major tourist destination, has opened its doors to tourists from today. Lumbini Development Fund Member Secretary Sanuraja Shakya said that...

MoCTCA begins preparations for resuming tourist activities

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 18 The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) has started preparations to resume remaining tourist activities in the country. As the Cabinet has decided to allow operations of cable cars, jungle safaris...

Sit-in for opening border point continues

RAUTAHAT, NOVEMBER 18 Cadres and leaders of Nepali Congress and Janata Samajwabi Party gave continuity to the sit-in in front of Gaur Customs Office in Rauathat today as well. People staging a sit-in in front of...

Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine deliveries could start ‘before Christmas’

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech could secure emergency U.S. and European authorization for their COVID-19 vaccine next month after final trial results showed it had a 95% success rate and no serious side effects, the drugmakers...

Netherlands come from behind to beat Poland 2-1

CHORZOW, POLAND: The Netherlands came from a goal down to beat Poland 2-1 in the Nations League on Wednesday, but it was not enough to earn last year’s runner-up a place in the finals. The...

EDITORIAL: Manage surplus power

We need a plan to make full use of all available electricity in the country or look for ways to export it In what is a milestone in Nepal’s hydropower development, the country’s first 400...