The National, the popular English-language newspaper from Abu Dhabi, has pitched up Nepali cricket team skipper Paras Khadka, as one of the five players from the non-test-playing nations, who could make it to the Indian Premier League (IPL) this year, if the Indian franchises “wanted to expand their recruitment drive beyond the Test-playing nations”. Hailing…
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Nepal prepare to play their second match in Cricket World T20 against Bangladesh this evening. The match starts 7:15 PM Nepal Time. Nepal are seen as underdogs for today’s match. A win for Nepal will be regarded as a shock result for International Cricket but it will hugely increase their chance of reaching the next…
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Nepal started the T20 Cricket World Cup with 80 run victory over Hong Kong. Hong Kong won the toss and invited Nepal to bat first at Chittagong Stadium. Nepal openers scored 36 runs. Sagar Pun contributed 13 runs and SP Khakurel 22 runs. That brought the duo of Nepal Captain Paras Khadka and Gyanendra Malla.…
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Health staffers at hospitals in Nepalgunj have been accused of mistreating and neglecting hospital patients. Dipendra Basyal of Birendranagar Municipality recalls one of his recent visits to Medical College Teaching Hospital in Nepalgunj. After check-up, the doctor asked him to run a blood test. At the lab, when a health staff tried to draw blood…
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Hollywood actors Jake Gyllenhaal and Josh Brolin have arrived in Nepal to shoot a new film based on the Everest bestseller Into Thin Air, a government official said on January 12. Brolin and Gyllenhaal, who are staying at a five-star hotel in Kathmandu, will play the lead roles in the film, named Everest, which will…
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The Nepal Armed Police Force (APF) Club claimed the Senior Women’s National Cricket for the third time in succession with a resounding 144-run victory over Nepalgunj at the TU ground on Monday. A 58-run knock from Sita Rana Magar helped APF put on 187-8 before Ritu Kanujiya’s spell of 4-18 helped them restrict Nepalgunj for…
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A person died when a car (Ba. 9 Cha. 2665) knocked him at Kohalpur along the East-West Highway on Sunday morning, police said. The deceased has been identified as Basu Dev Lamsal, 65, of Rajhena VDC-8. Lamsal was the former chairman of the same VDC, police said. Police have arrested driver and impounded vehicle for…
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Nepal slumped to a humiliating 102-run defeat against UAE in their first World Cup Qualifier match in New Zealand on Monday. Riding on a solid century from Shaiman Anwar, UAE had posted a challenging total of 297 runs losing eight wickets in the Group A game. Anwar smashed eight sixes and eight boundaries for 109…
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Photo Courtesy: Adventure Imagine, www.adventureimagine.com Leading US daily The New York Times has included Nepal in its list of ´52 Places to Go in 2014.´ Nepal features in the 45th position in the list. Cape Town of South Africa, Christchurch of New Zealand, North Coast of California, Albanian Coast of Europe and Downtown of Los Angeles…
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Nepal Armed Police Force (APF) Club and Region No 5 (Nepalgunj) set up a second consecutive title clash in the Women”s National Cricket Tournament winning their respective semifinal matches on Sunday. Riding on Jyoti Pandey”s 100 runs — the fifth century of the tournament — and Rubina Rana”s phenomenal six-wicket haul, defending champion APF romped…
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