KATHMANDU: On the occasion of its 11th anniversary, Citizens Bank International has organised a blood donation programme in partnership with Nepal Red Cross Society.
The blood donation programme was organised in 10 locations, including its central office in Narayanhiti Path, as per a media release. A total of 344 individuals participated in the blood donation programme. — HNS
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KATHMANDU: NIC Asia has initiated inward remittance service from Canada and UAE after entering into a partnership with Remitware Payments Inc, as per a press statement.
NIC Asia has initiated the inward remittance after inking the agreement with Remitware Payments Inc, Canada and acquiring necessary permission from the central bank.
As per the pact, those residing in Canada or UAE can send money to their family, relatives or others in Nepal via Remitware Payments, which can be received through any of 200 branches or over 5,500 support representatives of NIC Asia spread across the country. — HNS
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KATHMANDU: Among the International entrants at Flame Awards 2018, Real School of Nepal (RSoN) won one gold for long-term campaign and one gold for integrated campaign of the year.
These awards are the continuity of previous year’s success. The RMAI Flame Awards Asia 2018 and Flame Leadership Awards, which recognise Asia’s best corporate and individual Rural Marketing works, were announced last week at a glittering evening full of entertainment, excitement and euphoria in Mumbai, as per a press statement. The entries were invited from India and other Asian countries.
These were graded across four criteria: Concept, Activity, Amplification and Results. Over 300 business leaders, corporates, GOI and leading rural marketing agency representatives attended the presentation ceremony. Organised every year, RSoN campaign is running on its seventh edition in 2018.
This campaign runs in 11 regions across Nepal with 400-plus schools participating. One school from each region will reach the finale and from them final winner will be announced as ‘Real school of Nepal’. — HNS
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Kathmandu, May 7
The Ministry of Tourism, Forest Conservation and Environment of Province-3, jointly with Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), organised a programme to discuss promoting tourism under federal setup here today.
Arun Prasad Nepal, minister for tourism, forest conservation and environment of Province-3, interacted with the tourism entrepreneurs, government officials, parliamentarians of the federal parliament, NTB, media and other stakeholders of the tourism fraternity, according to the press note issued by NTB.
In the programme Minister Nepal advised optimum utilisation of available resources in the country. Lack of adequate public infrastructure was highlighted as the key constraint for the growth of the tourism sector.
Minister Nepal said that the provincial ministry will also tie up with NTB for international promotion campaigns to attract tourists into the country.
Former minister for culture, tourism and civil aviation Ananda Prasad Pokharel opined that the Province-3 should take
a lead in introducing Nepal as an open university to study culture and civilisation.
Tourism entrepreneurs asked for incentives from the provincial governments while making investment in the remote areas of the province, according to the statement.
Kashi Raj Bhandari, senior director of the NTB, had presented a thematic paper on the status of tourism in Nepal and the way forward.
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Kathmandu, May 7
High-level authorities of Nepal and China have agreed to conduct a pre-feasibility study of Kathmandu-Kyirong railway project.
A high-level delegation from Nepal had gone to China to hold discussions on railway project on April 29 and had returned last week.
The authorities of both the countries agreed to conduct and submit the pre-feasibility report within August.
“We discussed various aspects of Kathmandu-Kyirong railway project and agreed to grant the permission to conduct the pre-feasibility study to China Railway First Survey and Design Institute Group (CRFSDIG),” said Madhusudan Adhikari, secretary at the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport (MoPIT).
“The Chinese technical team and members of Department of Railways (DoRW) will also provide the necessary support to CRFSDIG for the pre-feasibility study,” he stated.
The CRFSDIG will collect all the relevant information, including the geographical details and prepare the pre-feasibility report.
“Nepal and China have committed to build the project, even though it is highly complex and challenging,” said Adhikari.
Adhikari further added that the report will suggest the financial and technical modalities of the project.
To hold the discussions on the railway project, Adhikari had led a six-member team to China. The other members of the high-level team included Ananta Acharya, director general of DoRW; Prakash Bhakta Upadhyaya, senior divisional engineer and spokesperson for DoRW; two joint secretaries from MoPIT and one representative from Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA).
After the field study in November, a Chinese technical team led by Jhang Lee Yang, deputy administrator of National Railway Administration, had suggested that the project was technically feasible.
Also, Foreign Affairs Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, during his visit to the northern neighbour last month, had signed an agreement with the Chinese railway authorities to conduct the detailed feasibility study (DFS) utilising the Chinese support.
Meanwhile, the Chinese railway authorities have already conducted initial study of the railway project and estimated it would cost about Rs 69 billion to build the project.
The planned railway network from China has currently reached Shigatse, the Tibetan autonomous region and it is expected to reach Kyirong by 2022.
Kyirong is located at a distance of 540 kilometres from Shigatse.
The next high-level meeting is to be held in Kathmandu, although the time and date have not been fixed yet. According to Adhikari, however, the meeting is likely to be held around August.
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LALITPUR: DL Films and Media Basket advanced to the round of 16 in the Nepal Ice AAN Futsal Tournament on Monday.
DL Films finished as Group A winners, while Media Basket were runners-up. Similarly, Image Channel and Key Advertising finished as Group B winners and runners-up respectively.On Tuesday, Janata TV, News 24, Future Hub, Gorkha Patra, Marsh and Team Quest will play their matches.
A total of 32 teams are competing in the tournament organised by Advertising Association of Nepal under the sponsorship of Chaudhary Group.— HNS
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KATHMANDU: Judoka Soniya Bhatta on Monday left for Lebanon to take part in the 12th Asian Cadet and 19th Asian Junior Judo Championship slated for May 9-13.
Bhatta will compete in women’s below-44kg weight category. Coach Rajan Kumar Shrestha accompanied Bhatta to Lebanon. Nepal Olympic Committee President Jeevan Ram Shrestha bade farewell to them. Meanwhile, judokas Indra Bahadur Shrestha (66kg), Roshan Bahadur Dong (60kg), Manita Shrestha Pradhan (57kg) and Punam Shrestha (78kg) will travel to Lebanon for the same event on Tuesday.
Coach Telerka, manager Rajesh Shrestha and Nepal Judo Association President Deepak Harsha Bajracharya will accompany the players to Lebanon. — HNS
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A player from NPC goes up for a spike against Western during their semi-final match of the fourth KNP Japan National Women’s Volleyball Tournament in Kathmandu on Monday, May 7, 2018. Photo: THT
Kathmandu, May 7
Departmental sides Nepal APF Club and Nepal Police Club advanced to the final of the fourth KNP Japan National Women’s Volleyball Tournament here at the NSC covered hall today.
Defending champions APF outplayed last edition’s runners-up Shivam New Diamond Academy in 3-1 sets, while NPC thrashed Western Regional Volleyball Association in straight sets. The third place and final matches will be played on Tuesday.
In the first semi-final match, APF took the first set 25-18 before NDA bounced back to claim second set 25-21 and levelled the scores. However, APF won the next two sets 25-10 and 25-23 respectively to register a comprehensive victory over NDA, who lacked the services of Kripa Adhikari. The star playmaker, Adhikari joined Nepali Army after she passed the exams of second lieutenant.
In another semi-final encounter, NPC defeated Western Region 25-19, 25-15, 25-22 to set the final date with departmental rivals APF.
Top three teams will get Rs 150,000, Rs 100,000 and Rs 50,000 respectively, while the best player and winner of Sher Bahadur Khadka Special Award will get Rs 10,000 each.
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Kathmandu, May 7
Nepal’s leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane, who made headlines after being picked up by Delhi Daredevils for this season’s Indian Premier League, is one of the most celebrated cricketers in the country at present.
His popularity has earned him the nomination in the People’s Choice category of the NSJF Pulsar Sports Award slated for May 17. Footballer Kiran Kumar Chemjong, volleyball’s Man Bahadur Shrestha, Pratima Sherpa of golf and Santoo Shrestha of table tennis are other nominees in the category. The winner will be decided through SMS voting, Facebook likes, votes from the NSJF members and coaches of 35 sports.
Lamichhane, who left his mark in the ICC U-19 World Cup in 2016 after becoming second highest wicket-taker with 14 wickets, was in draft list for Bangladesh Premier League and Pakistan Super League. Lamichhane’s popularity reached the peak when Delhi Daredevils picked him up for Rs 3.2 million in the IPL auction.
Lamichhane also became the best player in the ICC World Cricket League Division-II in Namibia by claiming 17 wickets. His 5-20 against Kenya is the best figure by a Nepali player in List A cricket.
Lamichhane continued to shine and picked up 13 wickets in the ICC World Cup Qualifiers in Zimbabwe and helped Nepal earn the One Day International status for the first time. After being picked up by Delhi Daredevils in the IPL, Lamichhane was bought for $5,000 by St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in Caribbean Premier League T20 tournament.
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Lalitpur, May 7
The first meeting of the newly-elected All Nepal Football Association today appointed former CEO Indra Man Tuladhar and Rabindra Joshi as General Secretary and Treasurer respectively.
The meeting, chaired by President Karma Tsering Sherpa, nominated Tashi Ghale as the Honorary President and Executive Committee Member Kiran Rai as Spokesperson. Ghale was first nominated as Honorary President by the Special General Assembly that elected Narendra Shrestha at the top post of Nepali football one-and-half years ago. Shrestha had beaten Sherpa in the president’s election which was held to fill the post after FIFA slapped a 10-year ban over the then President Ganesh Thapa.
Kishor Rai, who withdrew from the race of vice-president to support Sherpa panel in the 16th Congress held on Saturday, was nominated as Honorary Senior Vice-president and was handed with the responsibility of running ANFA academies by formulating plans.
Similarly, Shikshit Prajuli was nominated as the Honorary Vice-president and coordinator of Finance Committee, while Nabin Pande was named the Advisory Committee and International Affairs chief. Deepak Khati, who had faced defeat against Mani Kunwar in vice-president’s post in 2016, was named the Audit and Compliance Committee coordinator.
The meeting also decided to give the responsibility of league organising committee to former national team player Bigyan Raj Sharma, who will consult with stakeholders before deciding the format and date within 10 days. Vice-president Upendra Man Singh was named the Coordinator of Grassroots Programmes, while another Vice-president Bir Bahadur Khadka was handed the responsibility of District Coordination Committee. Likewise, Vice-president Krishna Thapa got the responsibility of Technical Committee.
The meeting decided to form committee to amend the statute and follow the National Sports Council’s financial guidelines until the formulation of the finance regulations. The meeting formed five-member Steering Committee under President Sherpa with four vice-presidents as members and general secretary and treasurer being the ex-officio members apart from deciding to form discipline committee and marketing and education department.
Likewise, the ANFA executive committee decided to organise the Lalit Memorial U-18 Football Tournament from June 12. Similarly, Member Dawa Lama was named the coordinator of Coca-Cola Inter-school Football Tournament and the meeting decided to provide Rs 50,000 each to all district associations to conduct the tournament. Likewise, the meeting decided to hold ANFA President’s Cup in district, province and national levels and President Sherpa will form the committee to conduct the tournaments.
The ANFA also agreed to request the Ministry of Youth and Sports and National Sports Council to allocate adequate budget for the reconstruction of the Dasharath Stadium.
President of All Nepal Football Association Karma Tsering Sherpa (centre) chairing the first meeting of the
newly-elected executive committee at the ANFA Complex in Lalitpur on Monday.
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