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- Sita Air aircraft tyre comes off during landing at Dolpa airport
Thirteen passengers, including seven foreign nationals, were unharmed after the aircraft’s rear tyre came off on landing, blocking the runway and disrupting flights.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - APOD: 2026 September 24 – The Ghosts of Five Supernovas
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 24 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Cloudy Cloak Over the Northwest
A low-lying cloud layer brought autumn ambience to western Washington and Oregon, while mountainous areas near the coast remained above the pall.
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Sita Air plane loses wheel while landing at Jufal Airport; all 13 passengers safe
Dolpa, September 24 A wheel came off a Sita Air plane while it was landing at Jufal Airport in Dolpa. The aircraft, carrying 13 passengers from Nepalgunj, lost one of its rear right-side wheels during landing. Chief…
Nepal · DigiNepal · - Heavy rain risk persists as Bay of Bengal weather system weakens
Kathmandu, September 24 The deep depression that has developed over the Bay of Bengal is likely to weaken gradually after the next 24 hours, but its influence is expected to continue bringing heavy to very heavy…
Places · DigiGeoNepal · - Hong Kong police search for woman after man found dead outside commercial building
Hong Kong police are searching for a Chinese woman after a man’s body was found on a chair outside a commercial building in Tsim Sha Tsui early on Thursday. Officers also arrested a 28-year-old bar staff member and…
World · DigiNepal International · - More REM sleep linked to lower risk of 83 diseases
A large study tracking more than 95,000 people suggests that how you sleep may be linked to your risk of developing dozens of diseases. People who spent more time in REM sleep had lower risks of 83 conditions, including…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Nepal Rastra Bank to issue new Rs 1000 notes from Friday
Kathmandu, September 24 Nepal Rastra Bank is set to put new Rs 1,000 banknotes into circulation from Friday. According to the Currency Management Department of Nepal Rastra Bank, the new notes will be brought into…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Big picture or big deals? What the Xi-Trump summit holds for China and the US
With the balance of power shifting between the US and China, the success of this week’s summit hinges not on headline-grabbing deals, but on practical, cautious consensus under a new strategic stability framework,…
World · DigiNepal International · - Prithvi Highway resumes two-way traffic after landslides cleared
Dhading, September 24 The Prithvi Highway has resumed two-way traffic after landslides at two locations in Dhading were cleared, police said. According to the District Police Office, Dhading, debris from landslides near…
Places · DigiGeoNepal · - ‘They uprooted it all’: Israel bulldozes Palestinian-owned olive groves
Israeli bulldozers uprooted olive groves near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank weeks before the annual harvest.
World · DigiNepal International · - Spain’s Sanchez warns of far-right threat in UNGA speech
Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez has warned of the growing power of ‘selfish, ignorant and cruel’ forces undermining humanity.
World · DigiNepal International · - PM Shah to meet Guterres before addressing UN General Assembly
New York, September 23 Prime Minister Balendra Shah has arrived in New York to attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. Shah was welcomed upon arrival by Nepal’s Permanent Representative to the…
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - South Korea has ‘pragmatic’ plan for phased denuclearisation. But will North bite?
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s proposal for a phased approach to Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programmes is a pragmatic response, analysts say, but prospects for gaining its arch-rival’s acceptance remain…
World · DigiNepal International · - PM Balen Shah likely to visit India in third week of November
Kathmandu, September 24 Prime Minister Balendra Shah is expected to visit India in the third week of November, with preparations for the visit set to begin after Shah and Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal return from New…
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal seeks greater international support for Nepal’s recovery and climate resilience
Khanal calls for more support for Nepal’s post-disaster recovery, climate-resilient infrastructure, disaster preparedness and financing for climate-vulnerable countries.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Chinese archaeologists find 2,200-year-old ancestor of Dragon Boat Festival treat
When the weather turns warm around June, people all across China gather for the annual Dragon Boat Festival, and one of the most famous dishes from the celebration is the zongzi. Zongzi is a rice dumpling with a…
World · DigiNepal International · - Australia says OpenAI agent hacked Medicare portal
Canberra expressed extreme concern to Sam Altman after OpenAI took three months to report the breach.
World · DigiNepal International · - ‘Deep respect’: analysts weigh in on Trump’s red carpet welcome for Xi
With China and the US agreeing to extend a tariff truce that was set to expire in November – and US President Donald Trump giving his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, a personal welcome on the tarmac – analysts say the…
World · DigiNepal International · - At UN, Venezuela’s acting president promises elections without setting date
Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday that the country would hold elections as part of a transition to “full democracy”, but did not give a specific date for the…
World · DigiNepal International · - Venezuela’s Rodriguez pledges elections, path forward in UNGA speech
Venezuela’s Interim President Delcy Rodriguez says her country must abandon the ‘extremism’ of the past.
World · DigiNepal International · - A broken rib from the world’s largest T. rex hid a 66-million-year-old secret
A broken rib from Scotty, the largest known T. rex skeleton, contains an extraordinary fossilized network of blood vessels formed while the dinosaur was healing. Scientists used neutron and X-ray imaging to look inside…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Iran’s president brings receipts of US strikes on civilians to the UNGA
Iran’s president delivered his UN General Assembly address after US President Trump threatened to ‘annihilate’ Iran.
World · DigiNepal International · - RSP’s repeated attacks on the judiciary threaten to undermine its independence
The court’s rulings can be questioned, but expecting the judiciary to rule in the government’s favour goes against the principle of separation of powers.
Nepal · DigiNepal · - Israel moves to bar both main Arab lists from October election
Excluding Ra'am and the Joint List leaves Palestinian citizens in Israel without major Knesset representation options.
World · DigiNepal International · - Rasuwa flash floods recede, health risks loom
Reliable systems for providing safe drinking water, sustained hygiene promotion and community awareness programmes are urgently needed.
Places · DigiGeoNepal · - At UN, Prime Minister Balendra Shah to make Nepal’s case for climate justice
Shah will cite the Bhotekoshi flood devastation and ask wealthy nations to provide more money, technology and support for reconstruction.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Thailand’s solar scheme faces hurdles as low power users turned off by high cost
Toey Wattana Mongkhonnam began thinking about outfitting his family home in Thailand’s northeastern province of Yasothon with solar panels during the Covid-19 pandemic. In his household of five, electricity use rises…
World · DigiNepal International · - China’s top priority should be wages, not AI
“Whoever wins with AI wins,” US President Donald Trump has declared, dismissing warnings about the risks of developing artificial intelligence too rapidly and citing rivalry with China. The technological competition is…
World · DigiNepal International · - Venezuela’s Delcy Rodriguez promises elections at UN, gives no date
Rodriguez says Venezuela is transitioning to full democracy and has opened dialogue with opposition sectors.
World · DigiNepal International · - Everything new coming to Meta’s AI agent Muse
CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off the company’s annual Connect event in Menlo Park on Wednesday with a keynote that made one thing clear: Meta is going all-in on Muse. It's even coming to Meta's AI glasses.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Turkiye agrees to gradual handover of Bashiqa base to Iraq
Iraqi Prime Minister al-Zaidi and Turkish President Erdogan pledged deeper security cooperation at UNGA.
World · DigiNepal International · - China-Russia space camp in Malaysia opens to youth in Southeast Asia
While major powers compete in militarised space races and state-led megaprojects, a group comprising a Russian astronaut trainer, Chinese science educators and Malaysian collaborators is laying the groundwork for an…
World · DigiNepal International · - Russia-China space camp in Malaysia opens to youth in Southeast Asia
While major powers compete in militarised space races and state-led megaprojects, a group comprising a Russian astronaut trainer, Chinese science educators and Malaysian collaborators is laying the groundwork for an…
World · DigiNepal International · - They were labelled 'pervert glasses'. Will a camera-free version transform their image?
Meta has unveiled audio-only smart glasses, with some questioning whether it is a response to the backlash over privacy.
World · DigiNepal International · - Australia slams ‘unacceptable’ OpenAI breach of government health portal
An autonomous OpenAI programme infiltrated an Australian government health website in June in an “unacceptable” breach, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. The artificial intelligence agent accessed public and…
World · DigiNepal International · - Meta made a Tamagotchi-like wearable for its Muse AI agent
The tiny hardware device creates another mobile home for its AI agent Muse.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - China’s Xi visits US as Trump bets on stabilising global relations
US President Donald Trump welcomes his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping ahead of talks and state dinner.
World · DigiNepal International · - Warm welcome, trade truce extended: the takeaways as Xi arrives in US
Chinese President Xi Jinping was greeted on the tarmac by his American counterpart Donald Trump on Wednesday – a rare gesture ahead of their summit. It is Xi’s first state visit to the United States in over a decade and…
World · DigiNepal International · - Hong Kong’s animal welfare laws fail to meet modern demands, experts say
Hong Kong’s existing animal welfare laws are no longer “fit for purpose” to deal with issues around pet abandonment and strays, legal experts have said, urging authorities to expedite long-delayed reforms to the city’s…
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