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Nepali Congress has appointed Prakash Sharan Mahat as the party spokesperson.

President Sher Bahadur Deuba appointed him as the party spokesperson, party Chief Secretary Krishna Chandra Paudel said.

Bishwo Prakash Sharma has been given the responsibility of spokesperson after the 13the general convention.

The party decided to give responsibility of spokesperson to Mahat after Sharma was elected as the general secretary of the party from the 14th general convention.

Mahat, who is close to President Deuba, had filed candidacy for the post of general secretary in the general convention.

The government has lifted odd-even rule enforced on all private vehicles and taxis in Kathmandu Valley from Sunday midnight.

A meeting of the Chief District Officers of three districts of the Kathmandu Valley held on Sunday lifted the odd-even vehicle system enforced by the meeting of the COVID-19 Crisis Management Coordination Centre to curb the spread of Covid-19.

With the increase of coronavirus cases in the country, an odd-even vehicle rationing system was enforced on public and private vehicles in Kathmandu Valley to be effective from January 22. However, the odd-even vehicle system imposed on public vehicles was removed last week. 

Similarly, the meeting of three Chief District Officers of Kathmandu Valley took the decision that physical classes could be run from February 13. However, the schools have been asked to run regular physical classes by following health safety protocols in case of students above 12 years and to arrange alternative classes in case of students below 12 years.

Likewise, a decision was taken to allow them to operate night businesses like dance bar, clubs till 10 pm from February 13.   The meeting, however, has restricted all types of rally, gatherings, and festivals. RSS

Three persons died and two others were injured when a car hit a parked truck in Butwal of Rupandehi on Monday.

Inspector Jeevan Lamichhane of the Area Police Office, Ranyoura said that the car (Lu 3 Cha 4442) hit the parked truck (Lu 2 Kha 9772) in Tamnagar, Butwal Sub-Metropolitan City-12 this morning.

Police identified the deceased as Sabin Chaudhary (29), Govinda Chaudhary (27) and Nabin Shrestha (27) of Butwal-13.

Bhagirath Chaudhary of Butwal-13 and Anish GC of Butwal-12 sustained critical injuries in the incident.

Police said that they are undergoing treatment at the Lumbini Provincial Hospital in Butwal.

Police said that the truck driver fled the scene after the incident.

A man killed two persons by attacking them with a khukuri at Upper Chimling in Balefi Rural Municipality-3, Sindhupalchok on Sunday.

According to the District Police Office, Sindhupalchok, Bijay Tamang fatally attacked Basu Maya Tamang (70) and Santa Bir Tamang with the sharp weapon under the influence of alcohol yesterday evening.

SP Rajan Adhikari said that they have taken Bijay under control for investigation.

North Korea cyber attacks don tiff millions of dollars in cryptocurrency to get money for di kontri missile programmes.

Dis na according to one United Nations report wey dem release give tori pipo.

Investigators find out say from 2020 to di middle of 2021, cyber-attackers bin tiff pass $50m of digital assets.

Dem say dis type of attacks na "important revenue source" for Pyongyang nuclear and ballistic missile programme.

Na on Friday dem bin give dis findings to di UN sanctions committee.

Di cyber attacks bin target at least three cryptocurrency exchanges from North America, Europe and Asia.

Di report bin also touch one study by Chainalysis wey tok say North Korea Cyber attacks fit don make dem reach $400m worth of digital assets last year.

And for 2019, di UN bin report say North Korea don gada about $2bn with cyber attacks so dem go fit pay for dia weapons of mass destruction programmes.

Di UN Security Council bin ban North Korea from nuclear testing and ballistic missile launch but di kontri don even boost di number of tests and launches dem dey do even with di severe sanctions.

Di US, on Friday tok say, North Korea, wey also be di Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), bin do nine missile tests last month alone.

Dis na as China and Russia refuse say dem no go join sign statement wey condemn di amount of missile launches North Korea dey do on Friday.

On Sunday, di US howeva say dia special representative for North Korea go meet wit Japanese and South Korean officials later in di week.

Dis UN report bin also hala say di humanitarian situation for North Korea don bad scata. Say e fit be sake of say di kontri bin close dia borders during di pandemic.

Di report say because of di lack of information for di hermit kingdom no fit let them no how e don bad reach.

A man killed his sister-in-law by setting her ablaze in Saptari.

Parmeshwor Sah (21) killed Raj Kumari Sah (27) of Bode Basain Municipality-1, Dhangadhi by by pouring petrol on her.

Sah'a father filed a case at the District Police Office, Morang today.

DSP Madhav Prasad Kafle of the District Police Office, Saptari said that Parmeshwor is on the run after the incident.

Critically injured in the incident, Rajakumari breathed her last during the course of treatment at a hospital on Biratnagar. The body has been sent to the Koshi Hospital in Biratnagar for postmortem, police said.

Police said that they are looking into the case.

CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has proposed to hold discussions on the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) only after the local level elections.

He made such proposal during a meeting held with Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and main opposition CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma in Baluwatar on Sunday.

During the meeting Maoist Centre Chairman Dahal said that it would be appropriate to hold discussions on the MCC only after the civic polls, UML General Secretary Shankar Pokharel told the journalists after the meeting.

Dahal said that the MCC should be tabled in the Parliament after the local level elections as they are just round the corner.

Saying that the MCC should be endorsed from the Parliament right away, Prime Minister Deuba urged Dahal and Oli to help ratifying the compact.

In response, Oli said that his party would clear its position on the MCC after the government  make public its views.

Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Dilendra Prasad Badu and Speaker Agni Sapkota held a meeting at the Parliament Secretariat in New Baneshwor on Sunday.

During the meeting, Minister Badu proposed Speaker Sapkota to table the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) in the Parliament, Speaker Sapkota’s press advisor Shreedhar Neupane said.

Neuapne said that Minister Badu urged Speaker Sapkota to table the MCC in the Parliament meeting scheduled for February 9.

In response, Sapkota said that there is no conducive environment to table the MCC in the Parliament.

The MCC headquarters has given the government of Nepal a deadline of February 28 to endorse the MCC compact.

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and main opposition CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli held a meeting in Baluwatar today to discuss MCC among other contemporary political issues.