TU part-timers threaten to boycott classes

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 8 Thousands of part-time teachers hired by Tribhuvan University — the country’s largest varsity — have once again threatened to boycott classes if their demand for payment equal to the remuneration of the...

Millions of smart devices vulnerable to hacking: research

BOSTON: Researchers at a cybersecurity firm say they have identified vulnerabilities in software widely used by millions of connected devices — flaws that could be exploited by hackers to penetrate business and home computer...

Indian couple help traditional artisans get back to business

NEW DELHI: “Sanjhi,” the ancient Indian art of paper-cutting using nature-inspired motifs, is how Ram Soni puts food on the table. It’s also a carefully preserved skill passed down through generations in his family. Using...

Corruption, whether big or small, is unpardonable: PM Oli

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that corruption, whether carried out in big or small degree by anyone, is unpardonable. He stated this in his message given today on the occasion of the...

Musk’s SpaceX scrubs key high-altitude Starship test

WASHINGTON: A key test of SpaceX’s Mars rocket Starship was automatically aborted on Tuesday just one second before liftoff, postponing the first high-altitude test of a rocket system that billionaire Elon Musk hopes will...

Prime Minister Oli urges countries to make correction on Buddha’s birthplace

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 8 Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said use of hate speech in the name of religion should end. The prime minister said this while laying the foundation stone of ‘Peace Suddammawasa – Elderly...

5yo boy missing for three days in Dhangadhi

DHANGADHI: A three-year-old boy has been missing for the last three days in Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City-13 of Kailali district. According to police, Aayush Rana, who has been living with his grandmother in Kailari village after...

NTA to restart all processes to launch Nepal’s own satellite

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 8 Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA) has cancelled all the processes of launching its own satellite. Issuing a notice today, it stated that the expression of interest (EoI) submitted by interested firms have been cancelled...