(Reuters): Nigeria’s army chief, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, died in a plane crash on Friday on an official visit to the northern state of Kaduna, which has had security challenges in recent months, the presidency said. The air force said in a statement that its plane crashed near Kaduna airport and that it was investigating… Continue reading Nigerian army chief dies in air force plane crash
Congress announces legal and political action against parliament
Kathmandu: The main opposition party, Nepali Congress, has decided to take a legal and political action against the dissolution of parliament. The Congress has also called on the civil society to oppose the dissolution of the parliament. A joint meeting of Congress office-bearers and former office-bearers on Saturday morning concluded that democracy is in danger… Continue reading Congress announces legal and political action against parliament
President Bhandari dissolves parliament; calls mid-term election
Kathmandu: On the recommendation of the cabinet, President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has dissolved the House of Representatives at midnight and announced mid-term elections. Elections for the House of Representatives will be held in two phases on November 12 and November 19. Earlier, the cabinet meeting held at midnight had decided to recommend to the President… Continue reading President Bhandari dissolves parliament; calls mid-term election
Telecom’s free mobile service to doctors
Kathmandu: Nepal Telecom, a government-owned telecommunications company, has announced to provide free mobile service to doctors for one month. The company is going to provide such facility as an incentive to the doctors working day and night in the epidemic of corona virus. However, only doctors registered with the Nepal Medical Council will get this… Continue reading Telecom’s free mobile service to doctors
Israel-Palestinian ceasefire comes into effect
(Reuters): A truce between Israel and Hamas took hold on Friday after the worst violence in years, with U.S. President Joe Biden pledging to salvage the devastated Gaza Strip and the United Nations urging renewed Israeli-Palestinian dialogue. Israel’s bombardment of Gaza and militant rocket attacks on Israeli towns ceased after 11 days under an agreement… Continue reading Israel-Palestinian ceasefire comes into effect
Corona infection kills 177 more, adds 8,607 infected
Kathmandu: Corona infection has been confirmed in 8,607 people in the last 24 hours. The PCR test of 22,353 samples confirmed the infection in 8,407 people and the antigen test of 873 people confirmed the infection in 206,087 people. At the same time, the number of confirmed corona infections in Nepal has reached 497,052. Similarly,… Continue reading Corona infection kills 177 more, adds 8,607 infected
Spain gears up for summer, lifts restrictions on UK tourists
MADRID (AP): Spain is revving up for a return of summer tourists, with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Friday offering an upbeat outlook after his government lifted travel restrictions on British visitors and the European Union moved a step closer to allowing cross-border travel. Sánchez said those two developments will bring “a very much better… Continue reading Spain gears up for summer, lifts restrictions on UK tourists
China authorities name 105 apps for improper data practices
HONG KONG (AP): China’s internet watchdog said Friday it had found Bytedance’s Douyin, Microsoft Bing, LinkedIn and 102 other apps were engaged in improper collection and use of data and ordered them to fix the problem. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said that the 105 apps violated laws by excessively collecting and illegally accessing… Continue reading China authorities name 105 apps for improper data practices
Bomb targeting Islamist leader’s car kills 6 in Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP): Six people were killed and several others were wounded Friday when a powerful roadside bomb exploded near a vehicle carrying a local leader of an Islamist political party in Pakistan, police and a government spokesman said. It was unclear who was behind the attack in Chaman, a town in the southwestern Baluchistan… Continue reading Bomb targeting Islamist leader’s car kills 6 in Pakistan
Govt agrees to provide additional Rs 178.7 million for oxygen plant and HDU
Kathmandu: The Ministry of Finance has agreed to set up oxygen plants in 13 hospitals and connect HDU (High Dependency Unit) at an additional cost of Rs 178.7 million. Among the total amount, Rs 20 million for Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital, Rs 51.27 million for Karnali Institute of Health Sciences Jumla, Rs 15.5 million for Charikot… Continue reading Govt agrees to provide additional Rs 178.7 million for oxygen plant and HDU