Tanahun. Power generation has resumed at the 69 MW Marsyangdi Hydropower Center located in Ambukhaireni Rural Municipality-4 after the completion of maintenance work. The center has restarted power generation after completing complex technical and civil structure works, which required a complete shutdown (shutdown) of the plant for the past 21 days, within the stipulated time frame.This center, considered the third largest in terms of capacity and the second largest in terms of annual production among the centers under the Nepal Electricity Authority, had produced 451.7 GWh of electricity in the last fiscal year. To ensure the sustainable operation of the...
Kathmandu. Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) defeated English club Chelsea by a massive 5-2 margin in the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16. PSG secured an impressive victory at home amidst a goal-fest, taking a strong step towards the quarterfinals.Bradley Barcola gave PSG the initial lead with a goal in the 10th minute. However, Malo Gusto equalized for Chelsea in the 28th minute. Five minutes before the end of the first half, Ousmane Dembele scored in the 40th minute, giving PSG a 2-1 lead at halftime.Chelsea showed signs of returning to the game in the second half. Enzo Fernandez...
Kathmandu. Real Madrid registered a spectacular 3-0 victory over Manchester City in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16. With the help of Federico Valverde's hat-trick in the home game, Real has almost secured its place in the quarterfinals.Real Madrid took control of the game in the first half. Federico Valverde gave the home team the lead by scoring in the 20th minute of the match. Seven minutes later, in the 27th minute, he scored his second personal goal to double the lead.With 3 minutes remaining before the end of the first half, Valverde completed his...
Mahendranagar. A total of 41,624 votes were declared invalid in the Federal Parliament elections held in Sudurpaschim Province on Falgun 21.According to the Sudurpaschim Province Election Office in Dhangadhi, 4.71 percent of the total votes cast across all 16 constituencies in the province were invalidated. Dilip Bhat, Information Officer at the Provincial Election Office Dhangadhi, stated that out of 1,729,450 registered voters in Sudurpaschim, 884,177 votes were cast, of which 41,624 were invalidated. In Kailali Constituency No. 1, which has five constituencies, 3,258 votes were invalidated out of 59,311 cast.Similarly, Information Officer Bhat informed that in Kailali-2, 2,646 votes were...
Gandaki. The attempt to host the 25th edition of the Aaha! Rara Pokhara Gold Cup Football Tournament, held at the Pokhara Stadium from Magh 27 to Falgun 9, under night conditions was unsuccessful. Although the opening match was conducted using temporary 'floodlights', the rest of the tournament had to be rescheduled for daytime due to inadequate lighting on the field.The organizing Sahara Club Pokhara believes that this effort, which aimed to provide a night football experience in Pokhara for the first time, has put positive pressure on the relevant authorities to install 'floodlights' at the international-standard Pokhara Stadium.“We tried to...
Morang. A total of 130,847 votes were declared invalid in the House of Representatives election held in Koshi Province on Falgun 21.According to information provided by the Provincial Election Office, Biratnagar, out of 2,084,219 votes cast across 28 constituencies in the province's 14 districts, 1,953,372 votes were deemed valid. The number of invalid votes in the election were: Taplejung 2,686, Panchthar 3,897, Ilam-1 4,566, Ilam-2 3,895, Jhapa-1 4,269, Jhapa-2 4,469, Jhapa-3 5,629, Jhapa-4 4,768, and Jhapa-5 4,219.Similarly, invalid votes were recorded as: Sankhuwasabha 3,780, Tehrathum 1,909, Bhojpur 3,871, and Dhankuta 4,883. Furthermore, the office reported invalid votes in Morang as:...