Category: Tech

Kathmandu: Internet service providers have started to manage the internet wires that are hanging erratically on the poles for a long time. After the Nepal Electricity Authority had given a deadline of 45 days and asked them to manage it, they have started removing unmanaged wires starting from saturday. Under the leadership of the Internet… Continue reading Internet service providers begin removing unused wires

Kathmandu: The Nepali Congress has announced to increase the use of electric vehicles (EV) to 50 percent in the next 5 years. Unveiling its election manifesto, Congress has made an ambitious announcement to expand the use of conventional vehicles. In the resolution, it is mentioned that the use of mineral energy (diesel-petrol) in urban transport… Continue reading Congress election manifesto: 50 pc EV operation in five years

Kathmandu: The Election Commission has decided to cooperate with Facebook to discourage misinformation and hate speech during the House of Representatives and Province Assembly elections to be held on November 19. The Commission discussed with the officials of Facebook’s South Asia Bureau on Sunday. According to the officials of the commission, Facebook also organized a… Continue reading Election commission to collaborate with facebook to prevent misinformation

Kathmandu: It has been revealed that old laptops are being imported and sold as new ones in Nepal. Tribhuvan International Airport’s customs office has revealed this issue while examining four suspected laptops imported from Qatar and Dubai. The custom office has stated that out of 1,000 units of laptop imported by three firms from Kathmandu… Continue reading Illegal market of refurbished laptop in Nepal

Kathmandu: Elon Musk has said his rocket firm SpaceX cannot continue indefinitely paying for Ukraine’s Starlink internet service in his latest spat with Kyiv. In February, the world’s richest man activated his company’s satellite internet system in Ukraine to keep its military and people online. “SpaceX is not asking to recoup past expenses, but also… Continue reading Musk says SpaceX cannot keep funding Ukraine Starlink

Kathmandu: The Election Commission has requested the political parties and candidates to include the expenses of advertising through social media during the elections in the election expenditure statement. With the completion of the nomination paper registration program of candidates under the election system of the first to be elected under the election of the House… Continue reading Election commission directs candidates to submit social media promotion expenses

Kathmandu: Nepal Telecom is distributing e-SIM from today. Telecom has stated that free e-SIM distribution will be started to the customers of the company from the Sundhara Counter of the Telecommunication Office. Customers with mobile sets that support e-SIM can use this new technology SIM. Similarly, e-SIM will be provided to the customers who want… Continue reading Nepal Telecom to start e-SIM distribution from today

Kathmandu: US tech companies that receive federal funding will be barred from building “advanced technology” facilities in China for 10 years. As reported by the BBC, the guidelines were unveiled as part of a $50 billion plan aimed at building up the local semiconductor industry. It comes as business groups have pushed for more government… Continue reading US bars ‘advanced tech’ firms from building China factories for 10 years

Kathmandu: Samsung has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Tribhuvan University Institute of Engineering to train youth in Nepal on future tech skills such as Artificial Intelligence, BigData, Coding, Programming and Internet of Things as part of its global CSR initiative Samsung Innovation Campus (SIC). As part of the Samsung Innovation Campus initiative, youth… Continue reading Samsung and TU signs MOU to provide future tech skills to youth

Kathmandu: A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the Armed Police Force (APF) and the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) to replace gas stove with electric stoves. Inspector General Raju Aryal on behalf of the Armed Police Force and Executive Director Kulman Ghising on behalf of the Authority signed the MoU in a program held… Continue reading APF to replace LP gas with electric stove in their barracks