Santosh Sah from Siraha bags title of BBC Masterchef ‘Rematch’

Kathmandu: Master chef Santosh Sah has received the rematch title of BBC MasterSefe Professionals. He defeated Jimmy Park, Philly Armitage and Bart van der Lee in the final on Monday. The MastersSafe Rematch Professional program is organized to show the four competitors who have reached the final stage in the past series how much their… Continue reading Santosh Sah from Siraha bags title of BBC Masterchef ‘Rematch’

Nepal wins ‘Asian Central Zone Women’s Volleyball’

Kathmandu: Nepal defeated Uzbekistan 3-2 to bag the title ‘Asian Central Zone Women’s Volleyball Challenge Cup.’ Nepal has defeated Uzbekistan 26-24, 24-26, 25-15, 22-25, 15-11 at the Shahid Sohrawardy National Indoor Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Tuesday. In the women’s competition, Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan competed. Nepal had made it to… Continue reading Nepal wins ‘Asian Central Zone Women’s Volleyball’

Prohibitory order issued in Siraha district

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Kathmandu: The local administration in Siraha has issued a restraining order after the Janamat Party continued the general strike and traffic jam for the past few days. The local administration has issued a restraining order till Wednesday after the Janmat Party continued the traffic jam on the East-West Highway. It is mentioned in the notice… Continue reading Prohibitory order issued in Siraha district

CAAN allocates Rs 15 mn to upgrade airport

Baitadi (Rashtriya Samachar Samiti): Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has allocated Rs 15 million to upgrade Baitadi airport. A meeting held on chairmanship of Tourism Minister Prem Bahadur Ale, the CAAN has allocated budget to upgrade domestic airports across the country.The meeting has decided to allocate Rs one billion for Dhangadhi airport, Rs 26.5… Continue reading CAAN allocates Rs 15 mn to upgrade airport

Spider-Man: No Way Home becomes first pandemic-era film to top $1bn

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(BBC): The latest instalment of the Spider-Man franchise has become the first pandemic-era movie to make more than $1bn (£750m) at the global box office. Spider-Man: No Way Home also took the title of highest-grossing film of 2021. It beat out Chinese-made Korean War epic The Battle of Lake Changjin, which has grossed more than… Continue reading Spider-Man: No Way Home becomes first pandemic-era film to top $1bn

Omicron spreads global gloom over New Year’s celebrations

Pharmacists fill syringes from vials of the Moderna booster vaccine at the Antwerp Expo vaccine center in Antwerp, Belgium on Monday, Dec. 27, 2021. Photo Courtesy: AP

BRUSSELS (AP): After struggling with the coronavirus for far too long, the world understands all too well Belgium’s word of the year, “knaldrang!” — the urge to party, the need to let loose. Yet as New Year celebrations approach, the omicron variant is casting more gloom. Monday was a case in point, with several governments… Continue reading Omicron spreads global gloom over New Year’s celebrations

‘Bharosa Scholarship’ campaign for children who lost parents due to covid

Kathmandu: Nepali Congress General Secretary Gagan Thapa has said that it is necessary to connect children with the society. Inaugurating the Bharosa Scholarship Campaign at a program organized in Kathmandu on Monday, Thapa said it is necessary to connect children with society. He said that the scholarship campaign has been started to ensure that the… Continue reading ‘Bharosa Scholarship’ campaign for children who lost parents due to covid

Govt allows pvt hospitals to operate vaccination centers

Kathmandu: The government has decided to allow medical colleges and private hospitals to hold vaccination centers against covid-19. Earlier, the government had been vaccinating citizens only in government hospitals. The Ministry of Health and Population said in a press release on Monday that all medical colleges and private hospitals with a capacity of more than… Continue reading Govt allows pvt hospitals to operate vaccination centers

Russian court slaps Google, Meta with massive fines

A Facebook employee take a selfie in front the company's new name and logo outside its headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021, after announcing that it is changing its name to Meta Platforms Inc. Photo Courtesy: AP

MOSCOW (AP): A Moscow court on Friday slapped Google with a nearly $100 million fine and also fined Facebook’s parent company Meta $27 million over their failure to delete content banned by local law, as Russia seeks to step up pressure on technology giants. The Tagansky District Court ruled that Google repeatedly neglected to remove… Continue reading Russian court slaps Google, Meta with massive fines

Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace winner, dies at 90

File Photo Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, March 21, 2003. Photo Courtesy: AP

JOHANNESBURG (AP): Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning icon, an uncompromising foe of the country’s past racist policy of apartheid and a modern-day activist for racial justice and LGBT rights, died Sunday at 90. South Africans, world leaders and people around the globe mourned the death of the man viewed as the country’s moral… Continue reading Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace winner, dies at 90