Nepal registers 9-wicket wins against USA in ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League-2

KATHMANDU, May 16: Nepal registered a comfortable nine wicket win against the United States in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League-2 match. Opener Kushal Bhurtel's explosive century innings helped Nepal achieve the target of 196 runs set by the …

Nepal’s Kami Rita Sherpa climbs Mt. Everest for 32nd time, breaks own world record

Nepal's mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa made history on Sunday by breaking his own world record for the highest number of ascents of Mt. Everest as he scaled the world's highest peak for the 32nd time. The 56-year-old veteran climber reached the 8,849 …

Nepal’s mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa climbs Mt. Everest for 32nd time, beats own record

Kami Rita Sherpa, 55, a Nepali mountaineer who has climbed Mount Everest 31 times and holds the record for the most summits of the world's highest mountain, smiles as he poses for a picture at Everest Base Camp as he prepares to climb Everest for the …

Nepal’s Kami Rita Sherpa climbs Mt Everest for 32nd time, beats own record

Kathmandu: Nepal’s mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa made history on Sunday, May 17, by breaking his own world record for the highest number of ascents of Mt. Everest as he scaled the world’s highest peak for the 32nd time. The 56-year-old veteran climber …

Redmi’s First Over-Ear Headphone: Headphone Neo Lands in Nepal

Electric traps emerge as growing threat to rhino conservation in Nepal

A one-horned rhinoceros found dead in a cornfield in Kawasoti Municipality of Nawalparasi East on Friday has once again drawn attention to a growing threat facing the country’s endangered wildlife—illegal electric traps set either by poachers or farmers …

Record pre-monsoon rains soak Nepal while monsoon drought threatens

A man on his bicycle pedals past the Bhaktapur Durbar Square during rain. The months of March and April are normally considered the hottest time of the year in Nepal. But this year was different. It rained almost every day, giving the feel of the monsoon …

Around 30 percent of adults in Nepal affected by high blood pressure

KATHMANDU: Today marks World Hypertension Day, observed globally including in Nepal with various awareness programmes. Health experts say the number of people suffering from high blood pressure is rising due to changing lifestyles, increased consumption of …

Who would want to be a university vice chancellor in Nepal?

As the government purges political appointees in a radical bid to clean up higher education, a new crisis emerges: The glaring lack of incentive for the truly qualified individuals to take the helm of a university. For decades, the path to a university …

Is Nepal’s grand old party heading for another breakup?

All is not well with Nepal’s grand old party, Nepali Congress. After the Supreme Court recognised the Gagan Thapa faction as the official Nepali Congress on April 17, it appeared that the feud inside the party had been put to rest. But that has not been …