NEPALPLAYS BERMUDA IN ICC TWENTY20 QUALIFIER IN UAE SUNDAY

NEPAL PLAYS BERMUDA SUNDAY IN ICC TWENTY20 QUALIFIER

Kathmandu, 18 March: Nepal plays Bermuda in the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in UAE Sunday
The country’s hopes of qualifying for the next round of the tournament are dim with
two wins and two losses.
Nepal got off to a promising start with two wins but lost the last two matches—
The last against Afghanistan Friday.
Nepal’s captain Paras Khadka received an official warning and got off without an official warning from officials after showing dissent during a ICC World T20 Qualifier against Afghanistan in UAE Friday.
Nepal lost to Afghanistan amid dim hopes the country will make it to the next
round of the tournament.and the World Cup.
“After being given out in the ninth over, the player rubbed his bat implying that
he had hit the ball after being given out LBW. This was considered to be a show
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SUJATA KOIRALA CALLS FOR FRESH ELECTIONS
Kathmandu, 19 March: Former Deputy Prime Minister and Nepali Congress (NC) leader Sujata Koirala has underlined the need to go for fresh mandate to consolidate parliamentary democracy and safeguard sovereignty of the country, as the chances of promulgating the new constitution within coming May 27 are slim, RSS reports from Hetauda.
She said this while inaugurating the cadres' training programme organized by the NC, Makawanpur, constituency-3 committee, in Hetauda on Saturday.
It is time for the NC to lead the government to deliver lasting peace, write an acceptable new constitution and give the feeling of good governance and economic independence, she argued.
Leader Koirala further said the NC cadres should be honest towards the party policy, constitution and ideological values and urged the leaders and cadres to avoid factionalism while working for the party organization.
Some 395 cadres of NC Makawanpur, constituency-3 are attending the three-day training.
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DR CHIRANJIBI NEPAL IN NRB BOARD

Kathmandu, 18 March: Dr. Chiranjibi Nepal has been appointed
member of the board of Nepal Rashtra Bank (NRB).
He was appointed Friday by the central bank.
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CAPITAL’S MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 8 DEGREES CELSIUS

Kathmandu, 18 March: Minimum temperature recoded in the
capital in the last 24 hours was 8 degrees Celsius.
Maximum temperature is expected to rise to 25 degrees Celsius.
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