Kathmandu: Judge Harikrishna Karki has announced that he will not sit in the constitutional bench hearing the dissolution of the parliament. Chief Justice Cholendra Shamsher JBR had appointed Bishwambhar Prasad Shrestha, Anil Kumar Sinha and Tej Bahadur KC in the constitutional bench headed by him for hearing the writ petitions filed against the dissolution of… Continue reading Judge Karki announces not to look into dispute over dissolution of Parliament
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6-point letter to Sports Minister
Kathmandu: Nepal National and International Sportsmen’s Association (NNIPA) has handed over a letter to Youth and Sports Minister Dawa Lama Tamang. A team of NNIPA led by Chairman Deepak Shrestha reached the Ministry on Wednesday and handed over a letter to Minister Tamang. The association has submitted a letter containing various six-point demands. These include… Continue reading 6-point letter to Sports Minister
Several U.S. states sue regulator over ‘true lender’ rule
NEW YORK (Reuters): Seven U.S. states and Washington, D.C. on Tuesday sued the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, seeking to void a rule they said could encourage predatory lending by depriving them of their ability to enforce state laws against exploitative interest rates. The complaint filed in Manhattan federal court seeks to… Continue reading Several U.S. states sue regulator over ‘true lender’ rule
Larry King, hospitalized with COVID, moved out of ICU
LOS ANGELES (AP): Veteran talk show host Larry King, suffering from COVID-19, has been moved out of the intensive care unit at a Los Angeles hospital and is breathing on his own, a spokesman said on Monday. King was moved to the ICU on New Year’s Eve and was receiving oxygen but is now breathing… Continue reading Larry King, hospitalized with COVID, moved out of ICU
TENNIS ’21: COVID questions key; Djokovic, Nadal eye records
(AP): When the 2020 men’s tennis season ended at the ATP Finals, Rafael Nadal captured a common sentiment that still holds true as the 2021 tennis season is set to begin this week. “The world is suffering a lot, so we are very lucky that we can play tennis,” Nadal said in London in November.… Continue reading TENNIS ’21: COVID questions key; Djokovic, Nadal eye records
UK hospitals stagger under toll from the new virus variant
LONDON (AP): England’s National Health Service is accustomed to tough winters — and caring for people on overcrowded wards sometimes means moving patients into the corridor. But this is different. Now some are lucky just to get medical help as they wait in an ambulance in the parking lot. Pressure on the nation’s hospitals forced… Continue reading UK hospitals stagger under toll from the new virus variant
Four categories for the Pulsar Sports Awards are public
Kathmandu: Nominations of four categories under the 17th edition of ‘NSJF Pulsar Sports Award’ to be organized by Nepal Sports Journalists have been made public on Tuesday. As every year, the forum has made public the nominations of men, women, young players and coaches of the year. Bikesh Kuthu of football, Gopichandra Parki of athletics,… Continue reading Four categories for the Pulsar Sports Awards are public
Stakeholders ask to withdraw FDI in agro sector
Kathmandu: Stakeholders related to agriculture sector have said that the government’s decision to attract foreign direct investment in Nepal’s agricultural sector is wrong. The Dairy Industry Association, Nepal Dairy Association among other orgnizations held a joint press conference in Kathmandu on Tuesday and said that the government’s decision to bring foreign investment in agriculture sector… Continue reading Stakeholders ask to withdraw FDI in agro sector
Google workers form company’s first-ever union
(CNN): Hundreds of employees at Google and its parent, Alphabet (GOOGL), have launched a union, a rare step for the tech industry that also represents the biggest and most organized challenge yet to the company’s executive leadership. Announced Monday morning, the Alphabet Workers’ Union will be run by employees and open both to full-time workers… Continue reading Google workers form company’s first-ever union
Tesla almost hits 500,000-car delivery target for 2020 despite pandemic
(BBC): Tesla reported record deliveries of its electric cars in the last three months of 2020, coming within a whisker of achieving the half-million target for the year set by its chief executive, Elon Musk. The California-based manufacturer’s annual sales rose by 36% after a final quarter that exceeded analysts’ expectations, delivering a total of… Continue reading Tesla almost hits 500,000-car delivery target for 2020 despite pandemic