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Year: 2013

Nepal honors Dr Noburo Iwamura posthumously

KATHMANDU: The ‘Dr Narayan Govind Amatya Memorial Prize’ founded this year by the Nepal Cancer Relief Society has been presented posthumously to senior Japanese doctor

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6 countries including Nepal in ICC World Division-3 Tournament

KATHMANDU: Six countries including Nepal are taking part in the ICC World Division-3 cricket tournament to be held in Bermuda from coming April 28 to May 5. Other countries taking

First Manned Mars Mission Draws Flood of Applicants

COLORADO SPRINGS: They’ll be crammed into a space the size of an RV for more than a year, breathing recycled air, subsisting on dehydrated food and drinking their purified urine.

Iran struck by magnitude 7.8 earthquake

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake has struck south-east Iran, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reports. The epicentre of the huge quake was 86km (53 miles) from the city of Khash in

Pakistan’s Musharraf disqualified from election

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Lawyers say judges have disqualified Pakistan’s former military ruler, Pervez Musharraf, from running in the upcoming parliamentary election. Musharraf applied to run from four different districts, which is

China points finger at U.S. over Asia-Pacific tensions

BEIJING: China’s defense ministry made a thinly veiled attack on the United States on Tuesday for increasing tensions in the Asia-Pacific by ramping up its military presence and alliances in

Patients of kidney, heart, blood pressure to get medicines for free in Nepal

KATHMANDU: The government is providing free medicines to the patients of renal, cardiac, blood pressure and mental diseases. A source at the Ministry of Health and Population said that the

Gold price down further in local market

KATHMANDU: The price of gold declined by Rs 3,000 per tola in the local market on Tuesday. The price of yellow precious metal was decreased by Rs 3,300 per tola

UML’s politburo meeting to discuss preparations for polls

KATHMANDU: The politburo meeting of the CPN-UML is meeting this afternoon to discuss the party’s bid for election and other issues. The meeting is scheduled for at 11:00 am at

Tharu girl dies in Lalitpur; strike in Tharuhat region

DANG: Normal life in the districts of Tharuhat region has been paralysed due to a general shut down called by different Tharu organizations demanding a fair probe into a mysterious death of