Technology

Involvement of youths from 20-30 years in cyber crime high in Nepal Tuesday, June 18th, 2019

Nepal’s first nano-satellite deployed on orbit Monday, June 17th, 2019

KATHMANDU: The first nano-satellite of Nepal has been deployed on orbit rom the International Space Station (ISS) at 4 pm on Monday. The ISS is a space station which is located about 400 km above the earth. NepaliSat-1 has been deployed from Bhutan’s sky. The big sound of satellite was clearly..

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Minister Pokhrel attends live ‘video conference’ of Nepali satellite travelling on Earth’s orbit in Japan

KATHMANDU: Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Girirajmani Pokhrel, attended the live 'video conference' of Nepali first satellite NepaliSat-1 rotating in orbit around the Earth. The conference is organized today in Japan by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The Minister..

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Nepal’s first nano Satellite orbit is all set to get deployed today Sunday, June 16th, 2019

KATHMANDU: Nepal's first nano-satellite developed by two Nepali scientists will be deployed in the earth orbit on Monday. A Japanese technical expert Fumiaki Tanigaki from Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has arrived in Nepal to manage all the necessary things to live telecast NepaliSat-1..

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Womankind’s giant leap: who will be the first female moonwalker? Friday, June 14th, 2019

WASHINGTON, (AFP): Who will take the giant leap for womankind? More than fifty years after the end of the Apollo program, NASA plans to return to the Moon by 2024 as a "proving ground" to test the next generation of spacecraft ahead of an eventual crewed mission to Mars. The new program has been..

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Advertisement Bill lands in Development and Technology Committee

Bishnu Nepal, KATHMANDU: The bill to regulate advertisements, introduced by the government, has reached the Development and Technology Committee of the House of Representatives. The bill the government had registered in the Parliament last January was presented to the Committee today. The..

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Twitter deletes accounts linked to foreign governments Thursday, June 13th, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter says it has deleted nearly 4,800 suspect accounts linked to Iran that the company says secretly pushed that government’s agenda. Twitter is adding those accounts and their tweets to a public database it launched last year to track its battle against..

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No special treatment: fake video of Zuckerberg stays on Instagram Wednesday, June 12th, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO, (AFP): Instagram will not take down an ultra-realistic "deepfake video" posted Tuesday of Facebook's chief executive bragging about controlling billions of people's "stolen" personal data. "Imagine this for a second: one man with total control of billions of people's stolen data,..

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Nepal Telecom installs additional towers to improve service in Terai Tuesday, June 11th, 2019

KATHMANDU: Nepal Telecom (NT) has installed and operated 260 BTS towers of GSM mobile service in 17 districts of Terai region in the current fiscal year. Issuing a press statement on Tuesday, the NT stated that the establishment of new BTS power was as per its plan to expand GSM mobile service and..

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Nepal’s first satellite ‘NepaliSat-1’ to travel around Earth from June 17 Monday, June 10th, 2019

LALITPUR: The NepaliSat-1, the Nepal's first satellite launched into space by Japan's Kyushu Institute of Technology on April 17 is to go through the Earth's orbit from June 17. The nano-satellite weighing 1.3 kilos was launched from the Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at..

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‘Hurry up!’: G20 urged to speed up digital tax Saturday, June 8th, 2019

MUNICH, (AFP): Top G20 finance officials agreed Saturday there was an urgent need to find a global system to tax internet giants like Google and Facebook but clashed on the best way to do it. The G20 has tasked the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development to fix an international tax..

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Hydrogen-power electric flying vehicle: Long road to liftoff Wednesday, May 29th, 2019

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER, LOS ANGELES (AP) — A transportation company is betting its sleek new hydrogen-powered electric flying vehicles will someday serve as taxis, cargo carriers and ambulances of the sky, but experts say they will have to clear a number of regulatory hurdles before being approved..

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AM Nepal launches ‘Bhatbhate App’ for second-hand motorbike transaction Thursday, May 23rd, 2019

KATHMANDU: Are you thinking to buy and sell your motorbike? If so, you can use 'Bhatbhate App' for your motorbike transaction from home. Transaction of second hand motorbike has become easier after AM Nepal – a private company brought into operation the app. Those wishing to sell motorbikes can..

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US charges Julian Assange with violating Espionage Act

WASHINGTON, (AFP): The Justice Department on Thursday charged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with violating the US Espionage Act by publishing military and diplomatic files in 2010, rejecting his claim that he is a journalist. The department unveiled 17 new charges against Assange, accusing him..

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Japanese, UK carriers delay release of Huawei phones Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019

LONDON, (AFP): Four major Japanese and British mobile carriers said Wednesday they will delay releasing new 5G handsets made by Huawei amid a US-led crackdown on the Chinese tech firm over security concerns. Meanwhile, the British firm ARM, which designs processors used in most mobile devices, was..

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Advertisement Regulation Bill aims to systematize advertisement business: Minister Baskota

KATHMANDU: A meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) today unanimously accepted a proposal tabled, seeking consideration on the "Advertisement Regulation Bill- 2075 BS." Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Gokul Prasad Baskota, put the proposal before the meeting. Putting..

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PM Oli lays foundation stone for Mid Hill Information Super Highway Monday, May 20th, 2019

KATHMANDU: The ‘Digital Nepal’ concept is gaining an impetus with Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli laying a foundations stone for Mid Hill Information Super Highway at Mashtaar in Galchhi Rural Municipality in Dhading district today. PM Oli, on the occasion, said that foreign investment and..

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Public Account Committee directs CAAN to recover arrears of around Rs 2 billion Sunday, May 19th, 2019

KATHMANDU: The Public Account Committee (PAC) under the House of Representatives has ordered the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) to recover around Rs 2 billion arrears from its subordinate bodies. The PAC meeting on Sunday took a decision in this regard. Operational and non-operational..

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Nepal’s first nano-satellite orbiting the earth from June 17 Thursday, May 16th, 2019

KATHMANDU: Nepal's first nano-satellite developed by two Nepali scientists will start orbiting the earth from June 17, 2019. A Japanese expert will visit Nepal to manage all the necessary things to live telecasting NepaliSat-1 orbiting the earth, said Dr. Rabindra Dhakal, chief of Faculty of..

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National Human Rights Commission and FNJ discuss on Media Council Bill held Tuesday, May 14th, 2019

KATHMANDU: A discussion was held between the National Human Rights Commission and Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) on the Bill that was tabled by the government to amend and integrate laws relating to Media Council Bill. A team from Commission led by Commission’s Acting Chairman Prakash..

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