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NepaliSat-1 to be released into orbit today



KATHMANDU: NepaliSat-1, Nepal’s first satellite, will be released into orbit from the Kibo Module of the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday.

The nanosatellite weighing 1.3 kilos was launched from the Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in the United States on April 17.

It has been in the ISS since one and half month and will be released into the Earth’s orbit at 4 pm today.

Publish Date : 17 June 2019 15:39 PM

Harshal Pathak appointed head coach of Nepal women’s national cricket team

KATHMANDU: The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has appointed Harshal

UML leadership election today; voting postponed to 4 pm due to technical preparations

KATHMANDU: Voting to elect the new leadership of the CPN-UML

Govt terminates 22 stalled irrigation contracts worth Rs 14.23 billion

KATHMANDU: The government has terminated 22 irrigation-related contracts that had

Authorities take action against five firms

KATHMANDU: The Department of Commerce, Supplies and Consumer Protection (DoCSCP)

‘Pema Chhyoling Monastery’ built with local initiative in Bhojpur

BHOJPUR: The ‘Pema Chhyoling Buddhist Monastery’ has been constructed in