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...

Russia interested to invest in Nepal’s hydropower sector

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 8 Russia has expressed its interest to invest in Nepal’s hydropower sector. A team led by Russian Ambassador to Nepal Aleksei A Novikov met Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Barshaman Pun at...

Apple to tighten app privacy, remove apps that don’t comply

LONDON: Apple is stepping up privacy for app users, forcing developers to be more transparent about data collection and warning they could be removed if they don’t comply with a new anti-tracking measure, a...

Ethiopia’s forces shoot at, detain UN staffers in Tigray

NAIROBI: Ethiopia’s security forces shot at and detained United Nations staffers as they tried to reach part of the embattled Tigray region, a senior official said Tuesday, and he blamed the UN staffers for...

Civic space blocked in Nepal: CIVICUS report

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 8 In Asia, the assault on civil society and fundamental freedoms has persisted amid the global pandemic. Data released today by the CIVICUS Monitor shows that out of 25 countries in Asia, four...

Demise of Diego Maradona: A bright football superstar sets for ever

Football was played on the expansive Rana palace compounds. Mahabir 11, New Road Team 11 and Jawalakhel 11 were some of the first of the twelve teams that took part in the competition held...

Biden, introducing health teams, vows 100 million COVID-19 vaccinations in first 100 days

WILMINGTON: President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday laid out his plan to fight the coronavirus pandemic during his first 100 days in office, saying his administration would vaccinate 100 million Americans, push to reopen schools...