Archive for: November, 2019

Hearing aid uses 3D printed parts and costs less than a dollar

Nov 01: A 3D-printed hearing-aid which costs less than a dollar could make hearing aids accessible for those who currently can’t afford them. Saad Bhamla and Soham Sinha at Georgia Tech built the device using cheap off-the-shelf electronic components and a 3D printed casing. It is based on the first designs of hearing aids developed […]


Apple mobilises suppliers to unveil first 5G iPhones: report

Nov 02: Apple Inc is mobilising suppliers to launch its first 5G iPhone range, the Nikkei Asian Review said on Wednesday. “It will be the first time Apple introduces 5G iPhones. There will be three of them and the company has set an aggressive sales target,” Nikkei quoted a source as saying. The three new […]


Facebook hit with lawsuit over ad discrimination

San Francisco: A lawsuit filed on Thursday accuses Facebook of letting ad targeting tools be used to exclude women and older people from offers regarding loans, investments and other financial services. Two law firms have filed a discrimination suit in San Francisco federal court on behalf of a 54-year-old woman living in Washington and will […]


Artists decry the growing tendency to arrest musicians for their lyrical content as autocratic censorship

Timothy Aryal / Kathmandu: In the wake of rapper Samir Ghising, VTEN’s arrest, members of Kathmandu’s hip-hop community and artist circles have denounced the police’s actions, with some even taking to social media to sing verses against the detention. VTEN was arrested on Thursday morning for promoting “anti-social values” through his songs, particularly the popular […]


HBO orders 10 episodes of ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel

Los Angeles: HBO is green-lighting a new “Game of Thrones” prequel after reportedly cancelling another that starred Naomi Watts. The cable channel said Tuesday that it’s given a 10-episode order to “House of the Dragon,” set 300 years before the original series that ended its eight-season run in May. The prequel is based on George […]


Jazzmandu sets up its closing night with virtuoso performances from musicians, both Nepali and from across the world

Thomas Heaton / Kathmandu : Bouncing between percussionists, as if following a tennis match, the audience watches in awe as tabla player Bijay Shrestha and drummer Navin Chettri to-and-fro on their instruments. On the original song ‘Guru Rabin Lal’, a tribute to Bijay’s late father Rabin Lal Shrestha, the duo showcase a virtuoso performance, an […]


राष्ट्रपति विद्यादेवी भण्डारीबाट राष्ट्रिय पोषण अभियानको शुभारम्भ

काठमाडौँ, कात्तिक १५ गते । राष्ट्रपति विद्यादेवी भण्डारीले राष्ट्रिय पोषण अभियानको शुभारम्भ गर्नुभएको छ । जन्मेको छ महिनादेखि २३ महिनासम्मका बालबालिका, गर्भवती आमा, प्रजनन उमेरका महिलालाई आवश्यक पर्ने पोषक तत्व खाद्यान्नमार्फत उपलब्ध गराउने ध्येयले बलियो नेपाल नामक गैरसरकारी संस्थाले आजदेखि सो अभियानको शुरुआत गरेको हो । राष्ट्रिय योजना आयोगद्वारा कार्यान्वयनमा रहेको दोस्रो बहुक्षेत्रीय पोषण कार्ययोजना […]


११ सयले लिए हिमाल आरोहण अनुमति

काठमाडौं, कात्तिक १५ गते । यस वर्षको शरद यामका लागि बिहीबारसम्म एक हजार ११८ जनाले हिमाल आरोहणको अनुमति लिएका छन् । पर्यटन विभागका अनुसार अहिलेसम्म ४५ ओटा हिमाल आरोहणका लागि १४८ ओटा आरोहण टोलीले अनुमति लिएका हुन् । अनुमति लिनेमा ८८० जना पुरुष र २२० जना महिला आरोही छन्् । कुल ६२ देशका आरोहीले अनुमति […]


जलविद्युतमा ५० अर्ब बराबरको वैदेशिक लगानीमा सम्झौता

काठमाडौं, कात्तिक १५ गते । माथिल्लो त्रिशुली १ जलविद्युत आयोजनाका लागि ५० अर्ब बराबरको वैदेशिक लगानीको सम्झौतामा शुक्रबार काठमाडौंमा हस्ताक्षर भएको छ । रसुवामा निर्माण हुने २१६ मेगावाटको जलविद्युत आयोजनामा भएको यो लगानी नेपालको हालसम्मकै यो ठूलो वैदेशिक लगानी हो । नेपाल वाटर तथा इनर्जी डेभलपमेन्ट कम्पनी प्रवद्र्वक रहेको आयोजनामा नौवटा अन्तराष्र्टिय वित्तीय संस्थाले लगानी […]


Home Ministry prepares by-election security plan

Kathmandu / Nov 1: An action plan related to the security during the upcoming by-election scheduled for November 30 has been prepared. According to the Home Ministry, it is committed to ensuring full and efficient security provisions during the election and the action plan was prepared by dividing polling centers into several categories on the […]




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