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Football's return

Nepal, Jan. 15 -- Ending a staggering hiatus of 947 days without a professional domestic league, the football finally rolled again at the ANFA Complex in Satdobato on Wednesday. The kickoff of the Nat... Read More


The spiritual path to Poon Hill

Nepal, Jan. 15 -- Last year, I walked the Poon Hill trail in Nepal with my friends. Poon Hill is often seen as a little more than a checkpoint en route to bigger treks such as Annapurna Base Camp and ... Read More


Second Queer Film Festival from today

Kathmandu, Jan. 15 -- The second edition of the Queer Film Festival starts today at the Airavat Picture House (Educational Hall), Thapathali. The ten-day festival will screen more than 170 films, incl... Read More


Friends' Club Kopundole take three points with a comeback win over Kankrebihar

Kathmandu, Jan. 15 -- 2082 kicked off at the ANFA Complex Ground in Satdobato, Lalitpur on Wednesday, marking the resumption of domestic club football in the country. It is not the 'real' top-tier le... Read More


Valley sees jump in respiratory problems as pollution worsens

Kathmandu, Jan. 15 -- Of the total patients visiting pulmonary and medicine units of Dhumbarahi-based HAMS Hospital of late, two-thirds are those suffering from respiratory illnesses, including cold, ... Read More


Wildlife drove farmers away, lemons bring them back

Kavre, Jan. 15 -- Farmers in Phaimarang of Bethanchok Rural Municipality-1 in Kavrepalanchok were once busy growing maize during the monsoon and mustard and buckwheat in winter. But after 2013, farmin... Read More


Oli blasts attorney general over withdrawal of Lamichhane's cases

Kathmandu, Jan. 15 -- A day after the Office of the Attorney General's Office (OAG) decided to withdraw organised crime and money laundering charges filed against Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) chair ... Read More


Battle for legitimacy begins

Kathmandu, Jan. 15 -- The Nepali Congress formally split on Wednesday, hardly a week before nominations for the first-past-the-post system for the March 5 snap polls. This has triggered a fight for le... Read More


Gagan Thapa's long political journey to party leadership

Kathmandu, Jan. 15 -- Gagan Thapa is a familiar name in Nepali politics. On Wednesday, as Thapa became the sole official candidate for party president at the special convention, he took another moment... Read More


Nepali Congress splits ahead of elections

Kathmandu, Jan. 15 -- Nepal's grand old party, the Nepali Congress, has split for the third time since its formation in 1950. The first split happened in 1953 due to the tussle between Bishweshwar Pr... Read More