OPINION
Parliament's Inadequate Response to the AI Revolution
Parliament's Inadequate Response to the AI Revolution
Last year, Blake Lemoine, a Google employee, made headlines by claiming that LaMDA, a chatbot created by Google, had achieved sentience and was able to mimic reality. The news generated both excitement, but also panic among the tech community because sci-fi movies have traditionally depicted dystop...
May 03, 2023
SOCIETY
Taplejung experiences snowfall, farmers happy over timely shower
Taplejung experiences snowfall, farmers happy over timely sh...
PHUNGLING, May 3: Highlands in Taplejung received a snowfall coupled with rains on Monday and Tuesday. Ghunsa, Phale, Olangchung Gola and Yanga of Phaktanglung rural municipality witnessed the snowfall. According to Tasi Chhiring Sherpa of Ghunsa, the snowfall occurred in the area last night, too.
May 03, 2023
SOCIETY
World Press Freedom Day being observed today
World Press Freedom Day being observed today
KATHMANDU, May 3: World Press Freedom Day is being observed today across the globe including in Nepal.
May 03, 2023
ECONOMY
Nepal receives more than 300,000 foreign visitors in last four months
Nepal receives more than 300,000 foreign visitors in last fo...
KATHMANDU, May 3: In the last four months, there has been a sharp improvement in the arrival of tourists in Nepal with 326,528 foreign visitors. In the month of April alone, around 35,443 tourists from SAARC countries have entered Nepal. According to the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) there has been a hu...
May 03, 2023
SPORTS
Nepal crushes UAE to secure a place in Asia Cup for the second time
Nepal crushes UAE to secure a place in Asia Cup for the seco...
KATHMANDU, May 2: Nepal has been selected for the Asia Cup after its 7-wicket victory over the UAE in the final match of the ACC Men’s Premier Cup held at the Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground in Kirtipur on Tuesday. Nepal’s crushing victory in the reserve-day match due to rainfall on Monday not o...
May 03, 2023
Editorial
Nepal and the Future of Asia Cup 2023
Nepal and the Future of Asia Cup 2023
Nepal defeated the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the final of ACC Men’s Premier Cup on Tuesday at the TU cricket ground in Kathmandu. The nation's glorious victory over the UAE is nothing short of a prodigious feat.
May 03, 2023
ECONOMY
IMF approves US $52.80 million in second installment of Extended Credit Facility to Nepal
IMF approves US $52.80 million in second installment of Exte...
KATHMANDU, May 2: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be providing US $52.80 million (equivalent to Rs 6.90 billion) under its Extended Credit Facility (ECF) to Nepal.
May 02, 2023
POLITICS
PM Dahal, IPPF Director General Bermejo meet
PM Dahal, IPPF Director General Bermejo meet
KATHMANDU, May 2: Dr Alvaro Bermejo, director general of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Tuesday.
May 02, 2023
WORLD
Japan, S.Korea revive stalled economic talks as global risks rise
Japan, S.Korea revive stalled economic talks as global risks...
INCHEON, South Korea May 2: Japan and South Korea held their first finance leaders' meeting in seven years on Tuesday and agreed to resume regular dialogue as tensions in the wider region and slowing growth prod them to increase co-operation and mend strained relations.
May 02, 2023
SOCIETY
Nepal records 55 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday
Nepal records 55 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday
KATHMANDU, May 2: The government has confirmed 55 new cases of Covid-19 and 53 recoveries on Tuesday. The latest bulletin issued by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) says that 55 people were infected with the virus in the last 24 hours.
May 02, 2023