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From village kitchens to urban hotels and international markets, demand for the indigenous rice is rising, but pest outbreaks and rising cultivation costs are adding to farmers’ woes. https://kathmandupost.com/money/2026/11/02/jumla-s-prized-marsi-rice-is-in-demand-but-production-is-declining

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 2 Nov, 07:50

Officials had planned to postpone the regular vitamin A supplementation and deworming campaign until March next year so they could know the actual prevalence of vitamin A deficiency if the supplement is not given before the study. https://kathmandupost.com/health/2026/11/02/nationwide-micronutrients-survey-to-be-carried-out-next-month

Health · DigiHealthNepal @digihealthnepal · 2 Nov, 07:49

President says the party will no longer just issue statements over government actions; it would make a more concerted effort in favour of press freedom, judicial independence and the economy. https://kathmandupost.com/politics/2026/11/02/gagan-thapa-signals-a-more-assertive-role-for-congress-as-main-opposition

Public affairs · DigiGovNepal @digigovnepal · 2 Nov, 07:48

The provincial government has allocated funds for 921 temples, while public health facilities face a severe shortage of funds to buy essential medicines. https://kathmandupost.com/money/2026/11/02/sudurpaschim-showers-state-funds-on-temples-skimps-on-free-medicines

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 2 Nov, 07:47

Two decades after the insurgency ended, the children of Nepal’s Maoist fighters are building careers in IT, fashion and insurance. A few still carry the cause. https://kathmandupost.com/politics/2026/11/02/many-children-of-nepal-s-maoist-war-are-done-with-politics

Public affairs · DigiGovNepal @digigovnepal · 2 Nov, 07:46

Trit Raj Das’s 61 helps Janakpur defend a modest 147-run total as Pokhara fall nine runs short and suffer their second defeat of the season. https://kathmandupost.com/cricket/2026/11/02/janakpur-register-second-win-in-three-games

Sports · DigiSportsNepal @digisportsnepal · 2 Nov, 07:45

Strong government-industry partnership and interdisciplinary education are what make a university town financially viable and successful, the head of a University of Cambridge college has said, sharing the UK’s experience as Hong Kong develops its Northern Metropolis plan. In an interview with the South China Morning Post, Professor Girish Menon, president of Lucy Cavendish College, said Hong… https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3372890/what-can-cambridge-teach-hong-kong-about-building-university-towns

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 2 Nov, 07:12

Construction workers have been working late into the night in downtown Shenzhen as the city makes its final preparations for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in two weeks’ time. On a weekday night, a South China Morning Post reporter saw at least 50 construction workers gathered at an intersection about 1km (just over half a mile) from the Apec venues in the central district of… https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3372880/apec-china-summit-traffic-curbs-tree-planting-shenzhens-plans-enter-final-phase

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 2 Nov, 07:11

Russian Emergencies Ministry also says its mobile app suffered a 'massive cyberattack', leading to 'false information'. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/2/ukraine-blames-russia-after-air-alert-app-sends-out-false-warnings?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 2 Nov, 07:09

Kathmandu, November 1 More than two months after floods displaced their homes, many families in Rasuwa and Nuwakot are still waiting for the monthly rent assistance promised by the government. The Thapa family from Tallo Pairebesi in Uttargaya Rural Municipality-4, Rasuwa, is among those living in rented accommodation after losing their homes to the floods. […] The post Flood-displaced families… https://english.onlinekhabar.com/flood-displaced-families-rent-money.html

Places · DigiGeoNepal @digigeonepal · 2 Nov, 07:00

Hong Kong’s initial public offering (IPO) momentum has cooled sharply in the fourth quarter amid market volatility and tighter regulatory scrutiny, but industry players say a year-end rush of listings could still help the city secure a top-three global ranking for 2026. The market has slowed significantly since October, with only three new listings, all of which closed below their offer prices on… https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3372736/has-hong-kongs-ipo-boom-hit-wall-or-year-end-rush-still-come

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 2 Nov, 06:12

An analysis by Japan’s GMO Internet Group found that a North Korea-linked hacking group was likely behind the cyberattack on the company last month, sources close to the matter said, citing characteristics of the malware used and other traces left by the perpetrators. The company appears to have already reported the matter to the government and will now focus on determining the full… https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3372913/north-korea-hackers-behind-japans-massive-gmo-data-leak-investigation-finds

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 2 Nov, 06:11

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis tells reporters there appeared to be no casualties on the ground. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/2/nine-die-in-cataclysmic-florida-business-jet?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 2 Nov, 06:10

⚡ 6 item(s) name a component we run (patch-watch). • [CRITICAL] CVE-2026-120338 CVE-2026-120338: Prefab UI's Generative UI sandbox runs caller-supplied Python inside Pyodide, Python compi… ⚡ https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120338 • [CRITICAL] CVE-2026-120306 CVE-2026-120306: Beta9 turns each shell command in a tenant image definition into a Dockerfile RUN line and… ⚡ https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120306 • [CRITICAL] CVE-2026-119716 CVE-2026-119716: pybars3 through 0.9.7 contains a code injection vulnerability in pybars/_compiler.py that … ⚡ https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119716 • [CRITICAL] CVE-2026-119717 CVE-2026-119717: pybars4 through 0.9.13 contains a code injection vulnerability in pybars/_compiler.py that… ⚡ https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119717 • [HIGH] CVE-2026-120240 CVE-2026-120240: A vulnerability was determined in WAVLINK WN553X1-B V260403_2.0.0. This issue affects the … ⚡ https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120240 • [HIGH] CVE-2026-120239 CVE-2026-120239: A vulnerability was found in WAVLINK WN553X1-B V260403_2.0.0. This vulnerability affects t… ⚡ https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120239 Full brief: https://diginpl.com/security/brief Sources: CISA KEV, NVD (NIST) and security news. DigiNepal links to each source; nothing is rewritten.

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 2 Nov, 06:00

Kathmandu, November 2 The ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is holding internal discussions on whether to move an impeachment motion against Supreme Court justices after questions were raised about their conduct. However, the party has yet to decide how to proceed. RSP spokesperson Jagadish Kharel says issues concerning the judiciary should be addressed through Parliament. […] The post RSP… https://english.onlinekhabar.com/rsp-divided-impeach-supreme-court-justices.html

Public affairs · DigiGovNepal @digigovnepal · 2 Nov, 06:00

Tuesday’s US midterm election is both hugely consequential and not so consequential even as the world waits to see the American voters’ verdict on Donald Trump’s presidency – and the impact that verdict will have on his temperament, plans and possible petulant response, analysts and former government officials said. On the one hand, an expected strong showing by opposition Democrats could bring… https://www.scmp.com/news/us/us-elections/article/3372795/will-losing-us-midterms-see-trump-double-down-or-signal-beginning-end

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 2 Nov, 05:11

Video game companies have long been at the vanguard of artificial intelligence, using it in its more nascent form to dictate non-player character behaviour, simulate crowds and adjust game difficulty on the fly years before the advent of chatbots like ChatGPT. Today, the technology is increasingly being deployed to write code, create visual assets and even synthesise real-time voice-overs,… https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3372761/humans-vs-ai-art-why-game-studios-hire-southeast-asian-talent

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 2 Nov, 05:10

US president warns Iran to make a deal as IRGC says two tankers have hit mines and caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/11/2/iran-war-live-tankers-hit-in-hormuz-trump-again-says-conflict-to-end-soon?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 2 Nov, 05:09

Senator Chris Murphy, a fierce Trump critic who is not up for re-election in the midterms, is 'alert' after a stroke. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/1/high-ranking-us-democratic-senator-suffers-stroke?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 2 Nov, 04:12

Moscow and Kyiv continue strikes elsewhere, but no reported violations in Kherson region during the six-day ceasefire. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/1/ukraine-evacuates-civilians-in-kherson-region-as-localised-ceasefire-ends?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 2 Nov, 04:00

Almost 5,000 people have been displaced as a result of Israel’s military siege on the city of Hebron in the West Bank. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/11/1/thousands-displaced-from-hebron-as-israel-carries-on-siege?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 2 Nov, 03:13

Joshua Cooper Ramo is chairman and CEO of Sornay, an investment and advisory firm. Previously he was CEO of Kissinger Associates. Ramo is the author of the new book Darwin’s Lock: America, China and the Shared Future of Nations. His 2004 analysis of “the Beijing consensus” contrasted the Western and Chinese economic development models. He is the author of two New York Times best-selling books and… https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3372879/joshua-cooper-ramo-whether-us-can-handle-stress-test-chinas-rise

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 2 Nov, 03:12

Data centers are deeply unpopular. But what if we called them something else? https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/01/openai-might-rebrand-its-data-centers-as-ai-compute-campuses/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 2 Nov, 03:11

Nine people were killed on Sunday when the Learjet they were travelling in plummeted into a neighbourhood in southern Florida, just miles from US President Donald Trump’s resort home of Mar-a-Lago, officials said. Several unverified clips depicting the deadly crash and posted to social media show an aircraft nearly vertical slamming at high speed into the ground and triggering a large fireball,… https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3372912/private-jet-carrying-9-crashes-florida-roadside-erupting-massive-fireball

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 2 Nov, 03:09

US Democrat Haley Stevens from Michigan was heckled as a ‘traitor’, after endorsing Republican Mike Rogers. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/11/1/democrat-haley-stevens-heckled-as-she-backs-el-sayed-rival?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 2 Nov, 03:08

A Democratic congresswoman in Michigan broke ranks with her party on Sunday to endorse the Republican candidate in her state’s key US Senate race against left-wing progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed. In a startling display of party infighting just two days before the November 3 midterm election, Haley Stevens, who lost a bruising primary to El-Sayed in August despite being backed by the… https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3372911/democratic-divisions-shake-pivotal-michigan-senate-race-congresswoman-breaks-ranks

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 2 Nov, 02:11

On Equity, we discuss why tech CEO statements can seem so tone deaf. https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/01/ai-can-make-tech-ceos-lives-easier-what-about-everyone-else/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 2 Nov, 02:10

Al Jazeera has marked 30 years since its first broadcast in 1996, with a ceremony in Doha attended by Qatar’s Emir. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/11/1/al-jazeera-director-general-hails-30-years-of-groundbreaking-news?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 2 Nov, 02:09

Iliana Iotova would become the nation’s first elected female president if results confirm her win on Monday. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/1/bulgarian-president-yotova-leads-runoff-exit-polls-show?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 2 Nov, 02:08