Switch On announces winner of its “Bada Dashain, Tihar Ra Chhath Bumper Offer”

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  Kathmandu : Switch On, the multi-brand electronic retail chainhas announced winners of its festival offer under the slogan of “Bada Dashain, Tiharand ChhathBumper Offer”.  Under the offer Dhrubha Bhandari of Bardaghat received 40 inch television, 20ltr fridge and Mixer Grinder as the first prize. Likewise, Prakash Poudel of Hetauda received 40 inch television, 1.8…

Nepali Congress wins Provincial Assembly seat in Bhaktapur

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Kathmandu : Nepali Congress won the by-election held for the Provincial Assembly member in Bhaktapur-1 (A). It is the major victory for the opposition party as the seat was won by the ruling Nepal Communist Party in 2017 elections. Congress candidate Krishna Lal Bhandel received 13,449 votes to beat DP Dhakal of the NCP. Dhakal…

China due to introduce face scans for mobile users

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China : People in China are now required to have their faces scanned when registering new mobile phone services, as the authorities seek to verify the identities of the country’s hundreds of millions of internet users. The regulation, announced in September, was due to come into effect on Sunday. The government says it wants to…

Trump visits US troops in Afghanistan on Thanksgiving

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Kabul : President Donald Trump made an unannounced visit to US troops in Afghanistan – his first time in the country – for the Thanksgiving holiday. During the brief appearance at Bagram Airfield, Mr Trump served turkey to soldiers, posed for photographs, and met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. In a speech to troops, Mr Trump…

Xi stresses cultivating new type of military personnel

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BEIJING :  Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called for efforts to cultivate a new type of military personnel who are competent, professional and possess both integrity and ability. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the requirement at the opening…

Mount Erebus disaster: The plane crash that changed New Zealand

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New Zealand : It remains New Zealand’s worst peacetime disaster. On 28 November 1979, a sightseeing aircraft carrying 257 people crashed head-on into the side of a volcano in Antarctica. The tragedy of flight TE901 was a shock for New Zealand, affecting almost everyone in the country in some way, and led to years of…

Hong Kong protests: Trump signs Human Rights and Democracy Act into law

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America : US President Donald Trump has signed into law a bill that supports pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. The Human Rights and Democracy Act mandates an annual review, to check if Hong Kong has enough autonomy to justify its special status with the US. Mr Trump said he signed the law “out of respect…

Dharahara construction: 30% works over

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Kathmandu : Approximately 30 per cent of construction works for a new Dharahara at the site where the historic tower was standing before the 2015 earthquake have been over. Plastering the second floor is underway currently. Over 150 workers, Nepalis and Indians, have been working on the project. After more than three years of the…

Oli has thanked everyone who wished for his speedy recovery

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Kathmandu : Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has thanked everyone who wished for his speedy recovery, claiming his health condition is improving quickly. Oli was admitted to the Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Centre on Tuesday. He was diagnosed with appendicitis and had undergone an operation on the same day. Posting a message on his…