WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP): Good riddance to 2021. Let 2022 bring fresh hope. That was a common sentiment as people around the world began welcoming in the new year. In many places, New Year’s Eve celebrations were muted or canceled for the second straight year due to a surge of coronavirus infections, this time driven… Continue reading New Year’s Eve muted by omicron; many hoping for better 2022
India wins U-19 Asia Cup title
Kathmandu: India have won the U-19 Asia Cup cricket title. India won the U-19 Asia Cup by defeating Sri Lanka by one wicket in the final match played in Dubai on Friday. In the rain-affected game, the Indian team had set a target of 102 runs in 38 overs to win. This is the eighth… Continue reading India wins U-19 Asia Cup title
Snow blocks both trade ports connecting China
Kathmandu: Heavy snowfall has blocked both the major ports of Nepal-China. The import of goods from both Rasuwagadhi Kerung and Tatopani Khasa has been blocked since Thursday evening. According to the Tatopani Customs Office, it has become difficult to send the cargo container immediately due to the snowfall while some containers supposed arrive Nepal were… Continue reading Snow blocks both trade ports connecting China
Idea Studio season 6; opportunity for startup companies
Kathmandu: Idea Studio Nepal announced the application of Idea Studio Season 6 has opened from today. Up till Season 5, more than 2,500 innovative business ideas have been submitted, 160 have gone through the incubation programme, and over 60 businesses are successfully in operation. Organizing a press meet today, Idea Studio Nepal has called for… Continue reading Idea Studio season 6; opportunity for startup companies
NAC grounded narrow body aircraft
Kathmandu: A narrow-body aircraft of Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has been grounded due to technical problems. According to NAC narrow-body A320 aircraft 9N-AKW has been grounded. The plane landed on a flight from Kathmandu to Doha and had an engine problem while being taken to the parking lot. The problem has been identified in the… Continue reading NAC grounded narrow body aircraft
Govt to provide Rs 500,000 each to winner of Asian Central Zone Volleyball Cup
Kathmandu: The government has decided to give cash prizes to the winners of the Asian Central Zone Women’s Volleyball Challenge Cup. A meeting of the cabinet on Wednesday decided to give cash prizes to the players, coaches and officials who won the Central Zone Women’s Volleyball Challenge Cup. It has been decided to give Rs… Continue reading Govt to provide Rs 500,000 each to winner of Asian Central Zone Volleyball Cup
All domestic flights canceled due to bad weather
Kathmandu: All domestic flights from Kathmandu have been canceled due to the bad weather. As per the Tribhuvan International Airport office the flights have been canceled from 4 pm on Wednesday. Buddha Air and Yeti Airlines have issued a notice stating that the night flight scheduled for today has been canceled. The companies said that… Continue reading All domestic flights canceled due to bad weather
Supreme Court’s short-term interim order not to suspend Tourism Board CEO Regmi
Kathmandu: The Supreme Court has issued a short-term interim order to halt the decision of suspending the Chief Executive Officer of the Tourism Board, Dr. Dhananjay Regmi. A single bench of Justice Deepak Kumar Karki passed the order not to implement Regmi’s suspension immediately. The court has also summoned both the parties for discussion on… Continue reading Supreme Court’s short-term interim order not to suspend Tourism Board CEO Regmi
Elon Musk criticised after China space complaint to UN
(BBC): Elon Musk is facing a social media backlash after China complained that its space station was forced to avoid collisions with satellites launched by his Starlink Internet Services project. The country’s space station had two “close encounters” with Starlink satellites this year, Beijing claimed. The incidents behind the complaints, lodged with the UN’s space… Continue reading Elon Musk criticised after China space complaint to UN
China pursues tech ‘self-reliance,’ fueling global unease
BEIJING (AP): To help make China a self-reliant “technology superpower,” the ruling Communist Party is pushing the world’s biggest e-commerce company to take on the tricky, expensive business of designing its own processor chips — a business unlike anything Alibaba Group has done before. Its 3-year-old chip unit, T-Head, unveiled its third processor in October,… Continue reading China pursues tech ‘self-reliance,’ fueling global unease