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File: Prashant Bikram Malla Kathmandu, February 1 Prashant Bikram Malla, the acting secretary of the national cricket governing body, Cricket Association of Nepal ( CAN ), has resigned from his position over the Nepal T20 League controversy. Malla submitted his resignation to the central meeting of the association currently underway in Pokhara, informs a member. Earlier, seven members of the 19-member committee had demanded the resignation of Malla among five top officials including CAN President Chatur Bahadur Chand. Besides holding a press conference to demand the resignation in Kathmandu, the members also submitted their demand to Chand during the meeting yesterday. Malla chaired the governing council of the Nepal T20 League which has been mired in controversy over charges of spot-fixing . Meanwhile, the strategic partner of the event, Seven3Sports, which was allegedly involved in spot-fixing, says it has cancelled the contract signed with the Cricket Association of Nepal....

Representational file image: Using ATM Kathmandu, January 31 The central bank of Nepal says banks and financial institutions from now onwards charge up to Rs 15 per transaction for using ATMs of other banks to withdraw money from the accounts at other banks. Previously, the rate was Rs 20 at a maximum per transaction after two free transactions. In Nepal Rastra Bank ‘s new Integrated Directive on Payment, however, there is no provision for any free transactions while using other banks’ ATMs. It means the customers will be charged even if they just use other banks’ devices even once. Meanwhile, the central bank also increased the maximum limit on digital transactions . Details are given below: SN Transaction Previous limit New limit 1 Transfer from a bank account to a digital wallet Rs 50,000/day Rs 200,000/day 2 Transfer from a digital wallet to a bank account Rs 50,000/day Rs 200,000/day 3 Transfer from a digital wallet to another Rs 25,000/day Rs 50,0...

Sketch for representation only Kathmandu, January 31 A motorbiker died in a motorbike accident in the Bardiya district of Lumbini on Monday. Bhagiram Tharu (56), a resident of Baijanath rural municipality-2 of the neighbouring Banke district, died when his motorbike (Bhe 4 Pa 5176) crashed in Bansgadhi municipality -5 after he lost control of the vehicle. Seriously injured in the accident, Tharu breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Nepalgunj Medical College, Kohalpur, informs Motipur Area Police Office in Bardiya. The post Bardiya motorbike accident kills rider appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News . from OnlineKhabar English News https://ift.tt/u9RB06e Bardiya motorbike accident kills rider https://ift.tt/XzqktwK

Photo: Mohi Syed Pexels With the popularity of smartphones in Nepal and the world, international and Nepali apps are being popular day by day in Nepal. The two most popular stores to get apps for smartphones are Google’s Play Store and Apple’s App Store . There are more than 3.5 million apps in Google’s Play Store and around two million apps in Apple’s App Store. The number of apps fluctuates as many apps are added and removed by both stores on a regular basis. In both stores, there are hundreds of Nepali apps, and it is obvious that many of them are getting popular with the increase in the number of Nepali smartphone users. So, here is a list of the eight most popular Nepali apps in Nepal as of January 2023. 1. Hamro Patro Photo: Hamro Patro Probably one of the most popular Nepali apps made to date, Hamro Patro is originally a Nepali calendar app, which displays important cultural days as well as other significant days in Bikram Sambat for the Nepali people. Created and f...

File image: President’s Office, Sheetal Niwas Kathmandu, January 30 The Election Commission has decided to hold the presidential election–to elect the third president of the republic–on March 9, 2023. A meeting of the election commissioners made a decision on Monday. President Bidya Devi Bhandari is due to retire on March 13, and her successor is being elected four days in advance. Meanwhile, the commission also decided to hold the vice presidential election on March 17, one day before incumbent Nanda Bahadur Pun retires. The 2015 constitution has a provision of electing the president and vice president through an electoral college consisting of members of both houses of the federal parliament and all seven provincial assemblies. The weights of votes of federal and provincial lawmakers are different. Bhandari and Pun were elected to the top state positions in March 2018. The post Nepal presidential election on March 9, 2023 appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News . ...

Representational image: Pixabay Kathmandu, January 30 Three persons died in two road accidents in the Kathmandu valley on Sunday and Monday. Two persons died in a taxi-car collision in Gwarko of Lalitpur in the wee hours of Monday. The victims have been identified as Saroj Kumar BK (47), a resident of Talchhikhel in Lalitpur, who was in the taxi, and Dhan Bahadur Basnet (35), a resident of Morang and currently residing in Kathmandu, who was in the car. Seriously injured in the accident, they were rushed to the B and B Hospital , where they breathed their last during treatment. Meanwhile, six people have sustained injuries and one of them is critical. In another case, a 22-year-old woman died after being hit by a bus in Gaushala of Kathmandu. Roshani Magar (22), a resident of Gorkha but currently residing in Narayantar of Kathmandu, was injured when the bus (Province 3-01-006 Kha 1109) hit her scooter (Ba 92 Pa 6423) at around 3:15 pm yesterday. She was taken to the Helping H...

Photo: Pexels/ Klaus Nielsen Kathmandu, January 30 Nearly 53 per cent of the applicants failed the country’s doctors’ licence test held last weekend. Nepal Medical Council , the regulatory agency of medical professionals, says 2,311 applicants attended the tests held until Sunday. But, only, 1,091 people passed, according to the council registrar Dr Krishna Adhikari. While 1,220 failed, 10 were absent. Among the MBBS graduates, the pass percentage is 47.11 per cent whereas, among the BDS graduates, it is 47.6 per cent. In the test held in September 2022, nearly 58 per cent of the applicants failed the doctors’ licence test. The post 53% of applicants fail recent doctors’ licence test appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News . from OnlineKhabar English News https://ift.tt/bs0mgOG 53% of applicants fail recent doctors’ licence test https://ift.tt/VKbjCO8

Ganga BK is undergoing treatment at Bheri Hospital after her husband’s immolation attempt, in Banke, in January 2023. Kathmandu, January 30 A two-year-old child died after his father set him on fire by pouring petrol over his body, in Shaktinagar, Kohalpur municipality -2 of the Banke district on Sunday evening. Bhanu Bhakta BK set his wife Ganga and son Prince on fire with an intention of killing them at around 5 pm yesterday before running away from the site towards India, according to local police. Critically injured, the infant breathed his last at around 6:20 am this morning at Bheri Hospital, according to DSP Ram Prasad Gharti Magar of the District Police Office. His mother is undergoing treatment at the same health facility. Police also arrested the suspect at around 1:30 am today and have launched a further investigation, DSP Magar informs. Kohalpur Deputy Mayor Sangita Subedi quotes locals to comment that the couple were not in good teams and he had been inflicting tor...

File: Rabi Lamichhane announces Rastriya Swatantra Party. Rabi Lamichhane’s political career has been nothing but a roller coaster. Having made a name as a television presenter, Lamichhane jumped into politics forming the Rastriya Swatantra Party and proved many people wrong by winning the 20 seats in the 2022 general elections. Following their success in the elections, Lamichhane and his party even joined the ruling coalition and he became the country’s home minister. But things took an ugly turn for him last Friday when the Supreme Court scraped his parliament and cabinet membership for not obtaining Nepali citizenship after renouncing his American citizenship. Wanting to make things right, Lamichhane, on Sunday, obtained his Nepali citizenship by following the due procedure. So, what went wrong for him? Why did the court give such a verdict? What does it mean for his party and what next for Mr Popular?  Here, we try to explain the curious case of Rabi Lamichhane. Ra...

File: Monty Desai Kathmandu, January 29 Monty Desai has begun working as the head coach of the Nepal national cricket team without obtaining a formal appointment. As the Cricket Association of Nepal ( CAN ) announced a 28-member preliminary squad for a tri-series against Namibia and Scotland under the ICC World Cup Cricket League 2 on Friday, Desai began coaching them at the TU cricket ground, Kirtipur. As the appointment process got entangled in a complicated bureaucratic procedure taking a longer than expected time, CAN decided to begin working with him as an expert for now. The CAN recommendation to pick Desai as the coach has reached the National Sports Council now, and a formal decision would be made by the Ministry of Youth and Sports. “But, we don’t have enough time to wait for the formal appointment,” CAN Manager Binod Das says, “The sessions happening now can’t be considered official training either.” The position of head coach has been vacant after  Manoj Prab...

A woman is found dead in her house in the Musikot municipality of Gulmi, on Sunday, January 29, 2023. Gulmi, January 29 A woman has been found dead in her house in mysterious circumstances in the Musikot municipality -7 in the Gulmi district of Lumbini. Police have suspected murder. The District Police Office has identified the deceased as Ganga Devi Sherchan (57), who used to stay alone in her house and operate an eatery there. The entrance to the house was locked when the body was found on Sunday morning. Earlier locals had informed the local police after they saw her lying behind the entrance, with her hands and legs tied with a tape. SP Arjun Ranabhat, the chief of the District Police Office, says the investigators have mobilised a sniffer dog to get a lead in the probe. The post Gulmi woman found dead, murder suspected appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News . from OnlineKhabar English News https://ift.tt/QU12weM Gulmi woman found dead, murder suspected https://i...

Rabi Lamichhane gets out of the Kathmandu District Administration Office after obtaining the Nepali citizenship back, in Kathmandu on Sunday, January 29, 2023. Photo: Aryan Dhimal Kathmandu, January 29 Former deputy prime minister Rabi Lamichhane obtained the Nepali citizenship again on Sunday. Two days after the Supreme Court removed him from the parliament and cabinet for failing to re-activate the citizenship after renouncing the United States citizenship upon his arrival back from the US a few years back, Lamichhane went to the Kathmandu District Administration Office on Sunday morning to obtain the citizenship. The order also meant Lamichhane lost the presidency of Rastriya Swatantra Party. After obtaining the citizenship back, he is certain to get back the position. However, to get back the parliamentary seat, he will have to get reelected in a by-election to be held after a few months. But, analysts say a controversy about him holding dual passports could bar him from r...

Former council of ministers chief Khil Raj Regmi among others inaugurate the Matribhumi Library in Birgha, Syangja, on Thursday, January 26, 2023. Photo: Courtesy Rajendra Prasad Pandey Kathmandu, January 29 The Birghakatti village in Kaligandaki rural municipality -4 of the Syangja district in western Nepal has opened the Matribhumi Library which the founders claim will be crucial in advancing rural development in the district. Former chief of the council of ministers, Khil Raj Regmi, inaugurated the library amid a function on Thursday last week. The function was attended by national and international guests who contributed funds and other support to the project. Japanese Ambassador to Nepal, Yutaka Kikuta, extended his virtual greetings to the event as the government of Japan had provided some funds to the project via the Shanti Volunteer Association. The ambassador said, “I hope that everyone in this community – from children to adults and regardless of gender – will make full...

Best electric vehicles in Nepal. Photo: Onlinekhabar collage The search for the best electric cars now has been a race not only in Nepal but all over the world. With electrification being a topmost priority, and vehicles using some of the most amounts of fossil fuels, electric cars are now the future of mobility. In Nepal too, people are searching for the best electric cars, whether they are buying new or switching from fossil-fueled to electric cars. There are some absolute best electric cars available currently and new and improved electric cars are getting available in the near future in Nepal. So, here we have a list of the eight best electric cars in Nepal as of January 2023: SN Models Price 1 Neta V Rs 3,799,000 2 TATA Nexon EV XM – Rs 3,899,000 XZ+ – Rs 4,099,000 XZ + Lux – Rs 4,299,000 3 BYD ALL-NEW E6 Rs 5,900,000 4 Hyundai Kona EV NS – Rs 6,096,000 GL 100 KW – Rs 6,196,000 GLS 100 KW – Rs 6,456,000 5 Nissan Leaf Rs 6,499,000 6 Kia...

A man with hand deformity caused by leprosy. Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae. It is one of the oldest known diseases and has been mentioned in various religious texts throughout history. Leprosy in Nepal and its symptoms have been mentioned in various religious texts including Swasthani . Overall, people knew the disease but considered it a result of sins and actions of past life.  Nepal declared itself leprosy-free in January 2010, but the disease still affects at least 3,000 people in the country on a yearly basis. So why? Why is leprosy in Nepal still a problem? World Leprosy Day banner. Photo: Pixabay Despite Nepal’s leprosy-free status, the country continues to struggle with the disease due to a lack of awareness and the stigma associated with leprosy in Nepal.  Another challenge is the nature of the disease itself. It is a less infectious disease and has an incubation period of two ...

Rabi Lamichhane takes over as a deputy minister and the minister for home affairs, in Kathmandu, on Monday, December 26, 2022. Kathmandu, January 27 The Supreme Court has scrapped the lawmaker’s status of Deputy Prime Minister Rabi Lamichhane. A constitutional bench led by Acting Chief Justice Hari Krishna Karki issued the verdict Friday. The verdict reads that Lamichhane was not qualified to contest the House of Representatives election as he did not take initiative to obtain a Nepali citizenship after renouncing his American citizenship. As Lamichhane has been removed from the House, he will also lose the position as the DPM unless he gets the citizenship. The post Rabi Lamichhane citizenship row: Court scraps lawmakership appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News . from OnlineKhabar English News https://ift.tt/hz7AgFH Rabi Lamichhane citizenship row: Court scraps lawmakership https://ift.tt/cg4neWJ

Monty Desai Kathmandu, January 27 The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has nominated Monty Desai to be the new coach of the men’s national team. CAN has sent the file recommending Desai to be the head coach to National Sports Council (NSC). But the file has not been sent to the Sports Ministry which needs to give CAN approval to hire him. The position of head coach has been vacant after  Manoj Prabhakar resigned  as the head coach of the men’s cricket team following a series of poor results. With the team due to play a home series of the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 in two weeks, no head coach means the team are yet to be called to a closed camp. “We have chosen the right candidate and it is up to the NSC and ministry to do its job,” says CAN President Chatur Bahadur Chand stating the board was worried about the team’s recent performances in League 2. NSC’s Chandra Rai says the due procedure is being followed and after completion, the file will be sent to the min...

US Ambassador to Nepal Dean R Thompson visits the Incessant Rain Academy, on Thursday, January 27, 2023. Kathmandu, January 27 Incessant Rain , a Kathmandu-based film studio, launched the Incessant Rain Academy on Monday (January 23). The academy will offer classes about visual effects, 3D animation, games development, filmmaking, graphics development and app development, according to the founders.  Michael Croft, UNESCO Nepal office head, also attended the event. He talked about the opportunity that the academy offers to young Nepalis and the impact it will have on the Nepali film industry.   On Thursday, US Ambassador to Nepal Dean R Thompson also visited the academy. He appreciated the academy’s objective of enhancing the skills of Nepali artists and providing better opportunities to them, through the quality class.  “Globally, there is a crisis of human resources in film studios. This can be a great opportunity for Nepal. We want to produce more and mor...

File: Visitors gather at CAN Infotech Kathmandu, January 27 The Federation of Computer Associations Nepal (CAN Federation) is organising the 28th edition of CAN Infotech from February 7 to 12 in Bhrikutimandap, Kathmandu.  Organising a press meeting on Thursday, the organiser said the preparations for the event have reached the final stage.  A ticket to the fair costs Rs 100 for the general public and Rs 50 for the students.   The visitors will get an opportunity to know about different areas of technology ranging from networking and cloud solutions to banking solutions and security solutions and many others, says Chiranjibi Adhikari, general secretary at CAN Federation.  “This time, the tech gala will have dedicated space for infotech branding, ICT accessories, product launching, IT career counselling, student pavilion, college pavilion, startup pavilion, software pavilion,” reads his statement.   During the event, Nepali innovations, talent...

A house collapsed due to an earthquake in Bajura of fat-west Nepal on Tuesday, January 24, 2023. Bajura, January 27 A total of 42 families have been displaced by the 5.9 magnitude earthquake that hit Bajura on Tuesday. According to DSP Surya Bahadur Thapa, 12 families from Himali rural municipality and 15 each from Gaumul rural municipality and Badimalika municipality were displaced due to the earthquake. According to the District Police Office, Bajura, many houses have suffered partial damage while others have been completely damaged. Some government buildings in the district have developed cracks due to the earthquake. Several private houses have also developed cracks and suffered broken walls. The mud and stone houses have cracked and are unfit for accommodation, said DSP Surya Thapa. He said police officials stationed at the Area Police Office and the police posts were sent to the villages to collect the details of the damage caused by the earthquake and as per the collecte...

Representational image Dhangadhi, January 27 A pedestrian has died after being hit by a motorbike in the Kailali district of Sudurpaschim. Sharada Chand (45), a resident of Godawari municipality -3 of the district after being hit by the two-wheeler (Sudurpaschim Pradesh-01-009 Pa 2308) on Thursday evening. Seriously injured in the accident, she was taken to the Kohalpur Medical College in Banke after the Padma Hospital in Attariya referred the case, and she died during treatment, according to DSP Rabindra Pandey, the chief of the Malakheti Area Police Post in Kailali. Meanwhile, the biker Surendra Bhandari (24), a resident of Godawari-3, is also critically injured and is undergoing treatment at Maya Metro Hospital in Dhangadhi. The post Kailali bike hit kills pedestrian, injures rider appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News . from OnlineKhabar English News https://ift.tt/D8ZwCxy Kailali bike hit kills pedestrian, injures rider https://ift.tt/G5MeNb6

File: A view of the Butwal-Palpa-Siddhababa road section along the Siddhartha Highway Butwal, January 26 A tipper accident in the Palpa district of Lumbini has killed its driver. The vehicle (Na 8 Kha 7924) fell off the road at Kerabari along the Butwal-Palpa road section of the Siddhartha Highway at around 11:45 pm on Wednesday. Saroj Neupane (22), a resident of Ramdi, Galyang municipality -1 of the neighbouring Syangja district, went missing in the accident, and police found his body on the bank of the Tinau river on Thursday morning, informs DSP Birendra Thapa, the District Police Office spokesperson. The post Palpa tipper accident kills driver appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News . from OnlineKhabar English News https://ift.tt/dv2VbgU Palpa tipper accident kills driver https://ift.tt/CD493L1