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By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Sharad Chandra Shah has been posthumously honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award during the Pulsar Sports Awards ceremony held in the capital on Tuesday. It was Shah who started national games and inter-city sports tournaments when he was at the helm of the National Sports Council from 1977 to 1988. He was also one of the influential persons of that time to initiate the concept of South Asian Games. Sports infrastructures were developed across the country during his tenure. During his term in office, Shah built covered halls in all the 75 districts of the country and a stadium in each of the five development regions. He had implemented the concept of sports tax for the development of sports. He had good relations with international sports...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Former captain of the national cricket team of Nepal Paras Khadka and national women’s football team’s forward Sabitra Bhandari have been adjudged as the Best Player of the Decade in men’s and women’s categories respectively during the Pulsar Sports Awards organized by Nepal Sports Journalists Forum (NSJF) on Tuesday. The organisers decided to select best players in men’s and women’s sections and the coach on the basis of their performance over the last decade as there were hardly any sporting events last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Likewise, cricket coach Jagat Tamata was declared the Best Coach of the Decade. NSJF awarded players and coaches under nine different categories this year. Players and sports personalities in the remaining si...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal has registered victory in the men’s kabaddi event under the Bangabondhu Cup  International Kabaddi Championship being held in Bangladesh. Nepal Kabaddi Association confirmed that Nepal defeated Indonesia 47-19 in their match batch on Sunday. Binod Prajapati, general secretary of the association, said that Nepal’s Pradip Mijar was declared the man-of-the-match. He bagged a purse of 10,000  taka.

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal has made its presentation on the first day of the Anti-Doping meeting underway in Dubai of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Minister for Youth and Sports Maheshwar Gahatraj made the presentation on behalf of Nepal during the 17th Asia/Ocenia Region Intergovernmental Ministerial Meeting on Anti-Doping in Sports. In his presentation, Sports Minister Gahatraj stressed on making the anti-doping campaign effective in Nepal. Sports Secretary Dr Damodar Regmi informed that Nepal has already formed a directive committee for setting up a national anti-doping institution in the country. He further said that the government will formulate anti-doping policy in the coming days under its vision of clean sports. The participating countries applaude...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal Sports Journalist Forum (NSJF) has signed a co-sponsorship deal with Plaza Hotel Group for the Pulsar Sports Award 2077. NSJF President Durganath Subedi and Plaza Hotel Group’s Managing Director Yubaraj Shrestha signed the agreement in this regard amid a programme on Wednesday. The 18th edition of Pulsar Sports Award will be held at the Academy Hall, Kamaladi on March 22. As per the agreement, Plaza Hotel Group will manage accommodation for the guests arriving for the awards ceremony. The hotel will also arrange venue for the programmes to be held under the awards ceremony. During the signing ceremony, MD of the hotel Yubaraj Shrestha expressed happiness for being able to give continuity to the co-sponsorship deal. Meanwhile, NSJF Pres...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - The organisers of Pulsar Sports Awards 2077 have unveiled five nominees for the People’s Choice Awards under the awards ceremony. Those nominated in this category include footballer Anjila Tumbapo Subba, athlete Santoshi Shrestha, table tennis player Elina Maharjan, shuttler Prince Dahal and cricketer  Kushal Bhurtel. The organizering a press meet on Sunday, Nepal Sports Journalists Forum (NSJF) unveiled the nominees of the People’s Choice Awards under the Pulsar Sports Award scheduled for late March. NSJF informed that the five players were nominated for their performance throughout the year 2077 and for their public attention gained during this period. The best player among the nominees will be decided through SMS voting of eSewa, Fac...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - NNIPA has announced the best players of 2077. A total of 27 players, including 15 men and  12 women, have bagged the honours of the NNIPA Sports Award 2077. One best player each from 27 sports disciplines were announced as the winners of the awards ceremony held on the premises of Bajra Barahi Temple in Lalitpur on Tuesday by the Nepal National and International Players Association (NNIPA). This is the 16th edition of the awards ceremony. NNIPA informed that the selection of players was a bit different this time compared to the past. As there were not national and international-level competitions during last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the players of the 27 sports disciplines recognized by Nepal Olympic Committee were selected upon the r...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - The Special Court has found former national football captain Hari Khadka guilty in a corruption case. The  Commission for the Investigation  of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) had filed a charge-sheet against Khadka accusing him of presenting a fake certificate to get enlisted in the police force. “The Special Court has found Hari Khadka guilty of the charges filed by CIAA,” said Dpiendra Nath Yogi, spokesperson of the court, adding, “Khadka had appeared before the court. After going through the certificate, the court issued the final verdict as additional investigation was not required.” According to Yogi, Hari Khadka has been slapped a fine of Rs 5000. The  CIAA had filed a graft case against Khadka on January 26. A division bench of Specia...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - The Ministry of Youth and Sports had delegated authority to National Sports Council Vice President Shiva Koirala a day after handing the administrative and financial responsibilities to executive officer Kul Bahadur Thapa. Assuming his responsibilities on Thursday, Thapa said he would forward all the stalled works in the absence of the member secretary of the sports governing body. “The immediate need at the moment is physical infrastructure. Infrastructure development has come to a standstill. I will resume the works,” said Thapa after assuming his new role. “I will insure infrastructure development and training for the national players for the upcoming Asian Games and the Ninth National Games. I will forward all the works that were pending...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Board members of the National Sports Council have accused Sports Minister Maheshwar Jung Gahatraj of refusing to accept their letter demanding the board meeting of the sports governing body of Nepal. Altogether 13 board members of the NSC had reached the Ministry of Youth and Sports on Thursday to submit the letter jointly demanding the board meeting. After the minister refused to accept the letter, the NSC board members registered the letter at the ministry’s secretariat and returned back. A copy of the letter was later provided to the Department Chief of NSC Madhu Sudhan Basnet. Executive member of the board Ekendra Kunwar said that the inordinate delay in holding the board meeting has caused confusion within the NSC – the apex sports body of...