December 2020 – Page 15

Russia willing to invest in Nepal’s hydropower

Photo Courtesy: Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation

Kathmandu: Russia has expressed interest in building a large investment hydropower project in Nepal. A team led by the Russian Ambassador to Nepal Aleksei Novikov met Minister for Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation Barshaman Pun at the Ministry on Tuesday and expressed interest in investing in hydropower. Russia’s two largest banks, Lanta and Moscow Industrial… Continue reading Russia willing to invest in Nepal’s hydropower

Summit will be organized to speed up SAARC: PM Oli

Kathmandu: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has stressed the need to expedite the summit to give fresh impetus to the stalled South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) process. Expressing his best wishes on the occasion of the 36th SAARC Charter Day, Prime Minister Oli said that in the 36 years since its inception, SAARC… Continue reading Summit will be organized to speed up SAARC: PM Oli

Agreement between ANFA and APF to build football academy

Photo Courtesy: All Nepal Football Association

Kathmandu: An agreement has been reached between All Nepal Football Association and Nepal APF School to build a football academy. A six-year agreement has been signed between ANFA and APF on Tuesday for the construction of Nepal APF School Football Academy. ANFA has called it a historic agreement. ANFA President Karma Chhiring Sherpa and APF… Continue reading Agreement between ANFA and APF to build football academy

BMW sales begin in Nepal

Kathmandu: Laxmi Premium Motors, the sole official importer of BMW Motors for Nepal, has started the official sale of the BMW brand from a grand showroom of 10,165 square feet in Tinkune, Kathmandu. Lakshmi Premium has collaborated with BMW Asia and BMW Bangladesh to establish and market the German brand BMW in the Nepali market.… Continue reading BMW sales begin in Nepal

New height of Everest is 8848.86 meters

Photo Courtesy: Department of Survey

Kathmandu: The new height of Everest has stood at 8848.86 meters. In a joint meeting between Nepal and China on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Pradip Gyawali and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the new height of Mount Everest public through a joint virtual ceremony between the two countries. Nepal has made public the new height… Continue reading New height of Everest is 8848.86 meters

Covid-19 vaccine: Margaret Keenan ‘so privileged’ to get first jab

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2020, file photo, pedestrians walk past Pfizer world headquarters in New York. Pfizer said Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, it is asking U.S. regulators to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine, starting the clock on a process that could bring limited first shots as early as next month and eventually an end to the pandemic -- but not until after a long, hard winter. Photo Courtesy: AP

(BBC): A 90-year-old woman from Northern Ireland has become the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine outside trial conditions – marking the start of the UK’s mass vaccination programme. Margaret Keenan, from Enniskillen, said she felt “so privileged” to receive the jab at University Hospital, Coventry. Hubs in the UK… Continue reading Covid-19 vaccine: Margaret Keenan ‘so privileged’ to get first jab

Why are some scientists turning away from brain scans?

FILE - This Jan. 30, 2006 file photo shows a functional magnetic resonance imaging scan on a computer screen at an Emory University lab in Atlanta. Using large magnets, the scans detect where oxygenated blood flows, allowing scientists to indirectly measure brain activity. Researchers are becoming increasingly critical of some brain scan studies that purport to show exactly how our minds shape our behavior. Photo Courtesy: AP

NEW YORK (AP): Brain scans offer a tantalizing glimpse into the mind’s mysteries, promising an almost X-ray-like vision into how we feel pain, interpret faces and wiggle fingers. Studies of brain images have suggested that Republicans and Democrats have visibly different thinking, that overweight adults have stronger responses to pictures of food and that it’s… Continue reading Why are some scientists turning away from brain scans?

The Dylan catalog, a 60-year rock ‘n’ roll odyssey, is sold

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2012, file photo, Bob Dylan performs in Los Angeles. Universal Music Publishing Group is buying legendary singer Bob Dylan’s entire catalog of songs. The company said Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, that the deal covers 600 song copyrights including “Blowin’ In The Wind,” “The Times They Are a-Changin’,” and “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door,” “Tangled Up In Blue." Photo Courtesy: AP

NEW YORK (AP): Bob Dylan’s entire catalog of songs, one of the great treasures in music history, has been acquired by Universal Music Publishing Group for an undisclosed sum. The catalog includes such modern standards as “Blowin’ In The Wind,” “The Times They Are a-Changin’,” “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door,” and “Like a Rolling Stone,” a… Continue reading The Dylan catalog, a 60-year rock ‘n’ roll odyssey, is sold

Biden picks Xavier Becerra to lead HHS, coronavirus response

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2018, file photo, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra discusses various issues during an interview with The Associated Press, in Sacramento, Calif. President-elect Joe Biden has picked Becerra to be his health secretary, putting a defender of the Affordable Care Act in a leading role to oversee his administration’s coronavirus response. Photo Courtesy: AP

WASHINGTON (AP): President-elect Joe Biden has picked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be his health secretary, putting a defender of the Affordable Care Act in a leading role to oversee his administration’s coronavirus response. Separately, Biden picked a Harvard infectious disease expert, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.… Continue reading Biden picks Xavier Becerra to lead HHS, coronavirus response

Central Cyber Bureau begins ‘Hacker Hunt’ operation

This image shows the building of the Central Cyber Bureau, in Bhotahity, Kathmandu, on Thursday, May 23, 2019. Photo Courtesy: The Himalayan Times

Kathmandu: The Central Cyber Bureau under Nepal Police has launched a special operation called ‘Hacker Hunt’. The bureau has arrested three hackers for spreading misleading messages through unauthorized access to government information systems. According to the bureau, information and petitions were received from various media outlets regarding unauthorized access to official electronic media. Based on… Continue reading Central Cyber Bureau begins ‘Hacker Hunt’ operation