NEA decides to blacklist JCB

Kathmandu: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has decided to blacklist China’s Zhejiang-based transformer manufacturer JCB. NEA has decided to blacklist JCB after repeated problems were seen in the company’s power transformer. In a few days, NEA will recommend the company to be blacklisted in the Public Procurement Monitoring Office. Power transformers have a large capacity to… Continue reading NEA decides to blacklist JCB

Himalaya Airlines Resumes Flights for Saudi Arabia

Kathmandu: Himalaya Airlines has resumed its flight to Saudi Arabia from Nepal. Himalaya Airlines had halted operating its flights to/from Dammam and Riyadh from 9 to 12 February 2022.Now that Saudi Civil Aviation has started issuing flying permissions, regular flights for the above-mentioned sectors have been resumed 13 February 2022, Sunday onwards.

Captain Lamichhane becomes first Nepali to take 50 wickets in T20 Internationals

Photo Courtesy: Twitter handle of Sandeep Lamichhane

Kathmandu: Nepali national cricket team captain Sandeep Lamichhane has set a record by taking one wicket in the match against Ireland on Saturday. Sandeep, who took the wicket of George Dackrell of Ireland in today’s match, has completed 50 wickets in T20 International cricket. He became the first Nepali bowler to achieve this feat. Karan… Continue reading Captain Lamichhane becomes first Nepali to take 50 wickets in T20 Internationals

India bans 54 Chinese apps including Garena Free Fire

Kathmandu: The Indian government has banned 54 Chinese mobile applications, including the popular game Garena Free Fire. Garena Free Fire is Singapore-based and the developer is not from China. The game was one of the most downloaded games in India last year and had taken up the space created by PUBG Mobile after it was… Continue reading India bans 54 Chinese apps including Garena Free Fire

Flights to Ukraine halted or redirected as crisis brews

File Photo An instructor shows a woman how to use a Kalashnikov assault rifle, as members of a Ukrainian far-right group train, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. Photo Courtesy: AP

MOSCOW (AP): Some airlines have canceled or diverted flights to Ukraine amid warnings from the West that an invasion by Russia is imminent despite intensive weekend talks between Moscow and Washington. In an hourlong call Saturday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Joe Biden said an invasion of Ukraine would cause “widespread human suffering” and… Continue reading Flights to Ukraine halted or redirected as crisis brews

SpaceX’s Elon Musk: 1st orbital Starship flight maybe March

File Photo Tesla CEO Elon Musk at the company’s Shanghai factory in January. Photo Courtesy: Reuters

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP): SpaceX’s Elon Musk said Thursday that the first orbital flight of his towering Starship — the world’s most powerful rocket ever built — could come in another month or two. While he anticipates failures, he’s confident Starship will reach orbit by the end of this year. Musk provided his first major… Continue reading SpaceX’s Elon Musk: 1st orbital Starship flight maybe March

Kamal Thapa to revive RPP-Nepal party

File Photo DPM and Minister for Energy Kamal Thapa speaks to media after a meeting of the Council of Ministers at Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, on Friday, November 24, 2017. Photo Courtesy: Rashtriya Samachar Samiti

Kathmandu: Former Deputy Prime Minister Kamal Thapa is going to revive RPP Nepal. He said in a press release on Sunday that he has decided to revive RPP-Nepal keeping in view the ground realities of the country and the suggestions of allies and well-wishers. After the success of the people’s movement of 2062 BS, Thapa… Continue reading Kamal Thapa to revive RPP-Nepal party

Impeachment registered against Chief Justice JBR

Photo Courtesy: Official Website of the Supreme Court

Kathmandu: An impeachment has been filed in Parliament against Chief Justice Cholendra Shamsher JBR. Lawmakers from the ruling five-party alliance filed the impeachment at the Parliament Secretariat at 11:10 a.m. on Sunday. A total of 98 lawmakers, including Law Minister Dilendra Prasad Badu, have signed the impeachment that includes 21 points. The Nepal Bar Association… Continue reading Impeachment registered against Chief Justice JBR