Kathmandu: If it weren’t for the Corona pandemic, sports would be in full swing now. When the FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifiers created an atmosphere of football, the international tour of cricket made Nepali sports famous. The national players were busy preparing for the Ninth National Sports Competition to be held in Gandaki in the… Continue reading Covid-19 affects Nepal’s entire year game schedule
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Preparations for Nepal-India Foreign Ministerial Meeting
Kathmandu: Immediately after the three-day visit of Indian Army Chief Manoj Mukunda Naravane to Nepal, preparations have been started for a meeting between the two countries at the level of Foreign Secretary and Foreign Minister. According to news sources, Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Bardhan Shringala is almost certain to visit Nepal in the last week… Continue reading Preparations for Nepal-India Foreign Ministerial Meeting
Trailblazers win Women’s T20 challenge title
Kathmandu: Trailblazers have won the title of Women’s T20 Challenge.With the help of captain Mriti Mandhana’s half-century and Salma Khatun’s three wickets, Trailblazers defeated defending champions Supernova by 16 runs to win the title for the first time. Following the Braille Blazers’ 119-run target in the final in Sharjah, UAE, the supernova lost seven wickets… Continue reading Trailblazers win Women’s T20 challenge title
As African penguin population dwindles, researchers plan new colony
CAPE TOWN (Reuters): South African researchers plan to release scores of abandoned, hand-reared African penguin chicks at the Western Cape’s De Hoop nature reserve, boosting efforts to start a new breeding colony of the seabirds at risk of extinction. The only penguin that breeds in Africa, it was once South Africa’s most abundant seabird. But… Continue reading As African penguin population dwindles, researchers plan new colony
China sends ‘world’s first 6G’ test satellite into orbit
(BBC): China has successfully launched what has been described as “the world’s first 6G satellite” into space to test the technology. It went into orbit along with 12 other satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the Shanxi Province. The telecoms industry is still several years away from agreeing on 6G’s specifications, so it… Continue reading China sends ‘world’s first 6G’ test satellite into orbit
As Biden plans transition, republicans decline to recognize his election
Washington (New York Times): President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. prepared on Sunday to start building his administration, even as Republican leaders and scores of party lawmakers refrained from acknowledging his victory out of apparent deference to President Trump, who continued to refuse to concede.With Biden out of the public eye as he received congratulations from… Continue reading As Biden plans transition, republicans decline to recognize his election
While pandemic wrecked some businesses, others did fine
(New York Times): The pandemic has turbocharged profits at some big businesses, like Amazon, which reported a 70 percent increase in earnings in the first nine months of the year. But it has devastated others, like Delta Air Lines, which lost $5.4 billion in just the third quarter. Perhaps most surprising: Some companies that had… Continue reading While pandemic wrecked some businesses, others did fine
Parliament directs govt not to implement decision of writing only ‘Nepal’
Kathmandu: The State Management and Good Governance Committee of the House of Representatives has directed the government not to implement the decision to write only ‘Nepal’ instead of ‘Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal’.The committee has discussed with the Foreign Minister on Monday about the decision of the Council of Ministers to write only ‘Nepal’ instead… Continue reading Parliament directs govt not to implement decision of writing only ‘Nepal’
China’s smartphone market drop 14.3 pc in Q3 2020 under soft demand and delayed product availability; IDC Reports
Beijing (IDC): According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, 84.8 million smartphones were shipped in China in the third quarter of 2020, down 14.3 percent year-on-year (YoY). This was the result of multiple factors: soft demand; Huawei’s supply constraints; and delayed flagship launches from both Huawei and Apple.According to the… Continue reading China’s smartphone market drop 14.3 pc in Q3 2020 under soft demand and delayed product availability; IDC Reports
National Census projection: 30 million population
Kathmandu: The government plans to conduct a national census in Nepal with a projection of about 7 million households and a population of 30 million. Nabin Lal Shrestha, Director General of the Central Statistics Office, said that preparations for the campaign are underway.According to him, the number of households in Nepal will reach 7 million… Continue reading National Census projection: 30 million population