TECHNOLOGY
Dumb phones survive rise of the smart phone
Dumb phones survive rise of the smart phone
Dumb phones -- handsets that just make calls and send texts were set to disappear as technology moved on, but they have survived in emerging markets and among nostalgics of simpler devices in the West.
Mar 01, 2017
TECHNOLOGY
Wearable gadgets seek permanent place in users’ lives
Wearable gadgets seek permanent place in users’ lives
Consumers are snapping up fitness trackers, smart watches and other connected wearable gadgets but huge numbers wind up in drawers unused after just a few months once the novelty wears off.
Mar 01, 2017
TECHNOLOGY
‘We want to encourage women to study technology’
‘We want to encourage women to study technology’
At Women Leaders in Technology (WLiT), their mission is to encourage passionate women studying technology to attain key leadership positions and equip them with technical and leadership skills. Despite being a progressive, fast growing, and lucrative field, technology witnesses barely 10 to 20 perce...
Mar 01, 2017
TECHNOLOGY
‘Government should invest in innovation as private sector may not find it attractive’
‘Government should invest in innovation as private sector ma...
Dr Mahabir Pun is known for his extensive work in applying wireless technologies to develop remote areas in various parts of the country. He is now the founder and chairman of National Innovation Center.
He was awarded Ramon Magsaysay in 2007 in recognition of his innovative application of wireless...
Mar 01, 2017
SPORTS
Railway Team defends PM Cup Volleyball title
Railway Team defends PM Cup Volleyball title
NEPALGUNJ, March 1: Defending champion Railway Team, India, on Wednesday retained the title of the Prime Minister Cup Fourth Women's Volleyball Tournament held in Nepalgunj. The visiting team overcame departmental giant Armed Police Force (APF) in the final of the tournament for the second time in a...
Mar 01, 2017
SPORTS
Itahari Gold Cup from Saturday
Itahari Gold Cup from Saturday
ITAHARI, March 1: Rastriya Jagriti Club is set organize the 11th International Invitational Tuborg Itahari Gold Cup Football Tournament from March 4 to 11 in Itahari.
Mar 01, 2017
SPORTS
Sunita wins three gold medals
Sunita wins three gold medals
KATHMANDU, March 1: Sunita Nepali of Ganga Higher Secondary School bagged three gold medals on Wednesday in physical disability event of the 22nd Inter School Special Sports Meet.
Mar 01, 2017
POLITICS
FM Mahat calls for holistic look for human rights protection
FM Mahat calls for holistic look for human rights protection
KATHMANDU, March 1: Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat, has addressed the High-level Segment of the 34th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Wednesday afternoon.
Mar 01, 2017
POLITICS
Meeting between ruling parties, Madhesi remained inconclusive
Meeting between ruling parties, Madhesi remained inconclusiv...
KATHMANDU, March 1: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal briefed agitating Madhes-based parties that the constitution amendment bill could fail from the parliament in the present situation.
Mar 01, 2017
SOCIETY
Woman buried to death in Kalikot
Woman buried to death in Kalikot
KALIKOT, March 1: A woman has been buried to death in the district. According to police, Sita Pandey, 23, of Manma-8 was buried to death while she was digging clay for her house.
Mar 01, 2017