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Just seven strength-training sessions helped obese mice shrink visceral fat cells and reactivate molecular pathways involved in burning stored fat, despite no change in overall body weight. The findings suggest some benefits of resistance exercise may begin long before weight loss becomes visible, though the results still need to be confirmed in humans. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261006234509.htm

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 8 Oct, 14:18

Kathmandu, October 8 Chief Election Commissioner Man Bahadur Karki has said the Election Commission is carrying out internal preparations for the upcoming local-level elections. Speaking informally to a delegation from the National News Agency (RSS) at the Election Commission on Thursday, Karki said the commission was preparing for the elections, as it always remains ready […] The post No… https://english.onlinekhabar.com/no-decision-local-provincial-election.html

Public affairs · DigiGovNepal @digigovnepal · 8 Oct, 14:12

Psychological abuse can be hard to detect, Hong Kong welfare experts have warned, urging social workers and teachers to look for subtle changes in children’s behaviour amid outrage over a viral video showing a girl carrying heavy bags of beer as her stepfather called her “useless”. Welfare groups said on Thursday that emotional and verbal abuse were among the most common yet least recognised… https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370183/hong-kong-child-abuse-case-prompts-calls-watch-signs-psychological-harm?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 8 Oct, 14:11

The European Space Agency–led Solar Orbiter spacecraft has flown through an S-shaped kink known as a "switchback" in the solar wind's magnetic field. By fingerprinting the elusive particles within the switchback, Solar Orbiter has traced its origin back to the sun's surface and revealed more about solar magnetism—the unruly instigator of dangerous solar storms. https://phys.org/news/2026-10-solar-orbiter-tracks-mysterious-magnetic.html

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 8 Oct, 14:10

Chew Kin Wah spent seven seasons gracing Malaysian television screens as “Kee Tat” in the hit sitcom Kopitiam in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Now 61, the Malaysian actor is still working, albeit more selectively, taking projects when the right offers land on his table. “There is no thought of retiring when you are doing something you enjoy,” he told This Week in Asia, adding: “Money helps.… https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3370171/retire-or-not-retire-malaysia-divided-over-working-past-60?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 8 Oct, 14:09

Spark of hope for a natural world beset by crisis, as conservation efforts succeed amid a 73 percent drop in wildlife. https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/10/8/nature-can-recover-inside-the-race-to-rescue-worlds-crisis-hit-wildlife?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 8 Oct, 14:08

American scientist Margaret Hamilton, who led development of the computer system used by NASA's Apollo lunar program, has died at 90, her former employer said Wednesday. https://phys.org/news/2026-10-margaret-hamilton-scientist-nasa-apollo.html

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 8 Oct, 14:07

Kathmandu, October 8 Around 73 per cent of electricity customers in Nepal still pay their electricity bills by physically visiting payment counters. A total of 655 electricity tariff collection counters are currently operating under the branches of 129 distribution centres of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA). The NEA collects electricity payments from customers through these […] The post 73… https://english.onlinekhabar.com/73-per-cent-of-electricity-customers-still-pay-bills-at-counters.html

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 8 Oct, 14:02

Kathmandu, October 8 Former president Bidya Devi Bhandari has taken the oath of office as a senior leader of the CPN-UML. Bhandari took the oath before party chair KP Sharma Oli during the UML Standing Committee meeting on Thursday, according to the party. The UML Central Committee recently nominated Bhandari as a senior vice-chair. This […] The post Bidya Devi Bhandari takes oath as UML senior… https://english.onlinekhabar.com/bidya-devi-bhandari-takes-oath-as-uml-senior-leader.html

Public affairs · DigiGovNepal @digigovnepal · 8 Oct, 14:01

Kathmandu, October 8 The CPN-UML Standing Committee meeting has begun, with former president and senior leader Bidya Devi Bhandari taking part in the meeting for the first time since her appointment to the party’s senior leadership. Bhandari was recently nominated as senior vice-chair by the UML Central Committee. This is her first participation in a […] The post Bidya Bhandari attends UML… https://english.onlinekhabar.com/bidya-bhandari-uml-standing-committee-meeting.html

Public affairs · DigiGovNepal @digigovnepal · 8 Oct, 13:59

Kathmandu, October 8 Aryan Majhi, the alleged leader of a robbery group who was arrested after police opened fire in Kathmandu’s Kageshwori Manohara area, has been found to be a defendant in 27 cases. Police had arrested Majhi and two others after opening fire at around 9:45 pm on Wednesday. According to police, Majhi had […] The post Man arrested in Kathmandu shooting case found to be defendant… https://english.onlinekhabar.com/man-arrested-in-kathmandu-shooting-case-found-to-be-defendant-in-27-cases.html

Nepal · DigiNepal @diginepal · 8 Oct, 13:53

Justice Hari Prasad Phuyal’s objection has revived questions over seniority, judicial discretion and how the five-member bench should be formed. https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/10/08/seven-questions-explain-the-supreme-court-s-constitutional-bench-dispute

Public affairs · DigiGovNepal @digigovnepal · 8 Oct, 13:52

Kathmandu, October 8 Voting to elect the new leadership of the Nepali Congress has been delayed again, with the Election Committee now scheduling the voting process to begin at 2:30pm. Voting was initially scheduled for 10am but was first pushed to 1pm and then to 2pm. Election Committee member-secretary Raju Katuwal said voting would begin […] The post Nepali Congress election voting time pushed… https://english.onlinekhabar.com/nepali-congress-election-voting.html

Public affairs · DigiGovNepal @digigovnepal · 8 Oct, 13:52

मिति २०८३ साल असोज २० गते माननीय विज्ञान, प्रविधि तथा नवप्रवर्तन मन्त्री श्री महावीर पुनज्यूको उपस्थितीमा नेपालमा जडिबुटीको प्रवर्द्धन(विकास र विस्तार ) का लागि चाल्नु पर्ने विविध विषयमा छलफल तथा अन्तरक्रिया कार्यक्रम सम्पन्न भयो। उक्त छलफल कार्यक्रममा विज्ञान, प्रविधि तथा… — Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Source: National Portal of Nepal (nepal.gov.np) https://diginpl.com/updates/nepalama-jadibutiko-prawarddhan-wikas-r-wistar-ka-lagi-6ab9e155

Public affairs · DigiGovNepal @digigovnepal · 8 Oct, 13:36

— Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Source: National Portal of Nepal (nepal.gov.np) https://diginpl.com/updates/wigyan-prawidhi-tatha-nawaprawartan-prawarddhan-sambandhi-08797168

Public affairs · DigiGovNepal @digigovnepal · 8 Oct, 13:36

Kathmandu, October 8 Police have arrested four people on charges of defrauding individuals by promising to send them to various countries for foreign employment with attractive salaries. Those arrested are 41-year-old Yogendra Raut Yadav of Dhanusha; 25-year-old Alisha Madhikarmi of Bhaktapur Municipality-4; 29-year-old Haris Singh Mahara of Darchula, currently residing in Lalitpur Metropolitan… https://english.onlinekhabar.com/4-arrested-for-foreign-employment-fraud.html

Nepal · DigiNepal @diginepal · 8 Oct, 13:12

Chinese scientists have created a wearable all-in-one device combining a glucose sensor and insulin micropump that they say paves the way for a fully autonomous mini artificial pancreas, although it has so far only been tested on mice. Unlike existing commercial systems for managing diabetes that typically require patients to wear two separate patches for monitoring and hormone delivery, the new… https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3370145/chinese-team-says-its-all-one-mini-artificial-pancreas-offers-next-gen-diabetes-care?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 8 Oct, 13:11

Gulmi, October 8 A windstorm accompanied by rainfall has damaged tomato farms in Thulolumphek of Satyawati Rural Municipality-3, Gulmi. Of around 400 commercial plastic tunnels built in the area, 80 were damaged by the strong winds. According to Ward Chairperson Jit Bahadur Tramu Magar, the tomato crops were damaged after the plastic coverings of the […] The post Windstorm damages tomato crops in… https://english.onlinekhabar.com/windstorm-damages-tomato-crops-in-gulmi.html

Nepal · DigiNepal @diginepal · 8 Oct, 13:09

US artificial intelligence company Anthropic has introduced Chinese-language options to its Claude chatbot in supported markets, even as it continues to block users from mainland China. Checks by the South China Morning Post on Thursday confirmed that Claude’s web interface now lets users select simplified and traditional Chinese as their preferred on-screen language. China also briefly appeared… https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3370154/us-ai-firm-anthropic-enables-chinese-language-options-claude-chatbot?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 8 Oct, 13:08

Kathmandu, October 8 Nepal Police has urged the public to immediately report any suspicious or criminal activities observed during the festive season instead of keeping such information to themselves. Using the message “If You See Something, Say Something” as a key component of its festival security plan, police said timely information from citizens could help […] The post Police urge public to… https://english.onlinekhabar.com/police-urge-public-to-report-suspicious-activities-during-festive-season.html

Nepal · DigiNepal @diginepal · 8 Oct, 13:07

The mother of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung has described her daughter’s former father-in-law as a “cunning old fox” who clung to her family’s fortune, rejecting his lawyer’s suggestion that he bought a Rolls-Royce with money earned from business activities after his retirement. Cheung Yin-fa told the High Court on Thursday that her daughter had given Kwong Kau a monthly allowance… https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370164/abby-chois-ex-father-law-cunning-old-fox-who-clung-her-wealth-court-told?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 8 Oct, 13:06

Kathmandu, October 8 The voting time for electing new leadership under the 15th General Convention of the Nepali Congress has been postponed again. The voting, which was scheduled to begin at 1 pm, was rescheduled as preparations for the voting process had not been completed. Voting is taking place on the fifth day of the […] The post Congress General Convention: Voting time postponed again, to… https://english.onlinekhabar.com/congress-general-convention-voting-time-postponed-again-to-begin-at-2-pm.html

Public affairs · DigiGovNepal @digigovnepal · 8 Oct, 13:04

Kathmandu, October 8 The Nobel Prize in Chemistry this year will be jointly awarded to French scientist Henri B. Kagan and Japanese scientist Kenzo Soai. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Wednesday that the two scientists would receive the prize for their discovery of nonlinear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis. The […] The post Nobel Prize in Chemistry… https://english.onlinekhabar.com/nobel-prize-in-chemistry-awarded-to-french-and-japanese-scientists.html

Nepal & the world · DigiForeignNepal @digiforeignnepal · 8 Oct, 12:59

The two had been missing since September 18 after setting out with a 13-member group to collect medicinal herbs near the Mugu-Humla border. https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/10/08/bodies-of-two-mugu-men-missing-in-avalanche-found

Public affairs · DigiGovNepal @digigovnepal · 8 Oct, 12:52

Israel said in September it would act in response to UK sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw33xd6vegnno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 8 Oct, 12:12

Kathmandu, October 8 Consumers in Kathmandu Valley will be able to exchange empty LPG cylinders of one brand for filled cylinders of another brand without paying any additional fee during the festive season. Gas industry operators are preparing the arrangement to ensure consumers do not face shortages simply because they own a cylinder of a […] The post Consumers in Kathmandu Valley can exchange… https://english.onlinekhabar.com/exchange-lpg-cylinders-brand-free.html

Faith · DigiFaithNepal @digifaithnepal · 8 Oct, 12:11

Yemen's tribes could prove crucial to government's fight against the Houthis, but many may wait before choosing sides. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/8/yemens-government-needs-tribes-to-defeat-the-houthis-will-they-join?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 8 Oct, 12:10

Patekar won three National Film Awards and received the Padma Shri, one of the country's highest civilian honours. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/8/acclaimed-indian-actor-nana-patekar-dies-aged-75?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 8 Oct, 12:09

Kathmandu, October 8 El Niño is expected to strengthen further towards the end of 2026 and reach its peak around December, potentially affecting temperature and rainfall patterns in different parts of the world. According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific are likely to remain unusually […] The post El Niño expected… https://english.onlinekhabar.com/el-nino-expected-to-peak-in-december-raising-risks-of-heavy-rain-and-drought.html

Nepal · DigiNepal @diginepal · 8 Oct, 12:07