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Kathmandu University and North Korea are in talks, exploring ways to conduct joint research in various fields. Kathmandu University officials met North Korean officials recently to carry out research studies in agriculture, information technology and hydropower, says Kathmandu University Registrar Dr Subodh Sharma.

North Korean Ambassador to Nepal Jo Yong Man had reached Dhulikhel on January 5 to attend the meeting.

 “North Koreans are experts in hydro-power,” a KU professor who attended the meeting told ApEx, adding, “We can develop Nepal’s hydropower sector with the use of their skills.” He, however, says the university has not signed any agreement with North Korea.

Kathmandu University Vice-Chancellor Dr Bhola Thapa, Registrar Sharma and Dean of School of Engineering Manish Pokharel were among those present at the program.

Similarly, North Korean Ambassador and Deputy Chief of Mission Jonghyuk Kim had attended the program from the North Korean side.

The United Nations Security Council has imposed sanctions on North Korea. As a UN member state, Nepal has also banned trade with North Korea at the request of the United Nations since 22 December 2019.

Moreover, the Nepal government has shut down hospitals, restaurants and software companies being operated by North Korean nationals.

Purbanchal University and Mid-Western University have decided to postpone all their scheduled examinations.

The Examination Controller Office of the Mid-Western University said that it has decided to postpone all its examinations in view of the rising cases of Covid-19.

Dr Ananda Prasad Subedi, Head of the Examination Controller Office, said that the exams have been postponed until further notice.

Similarly, the Examination Controller Office of Purbanchal has also decided to postpone its all examinations.

Earlier on Thursday, Tribhuvan University and Public Service Commission have also postponed their scheduled examinations until the next notice.

Police have arrested a man with 7,600 kg of low quality honey.

Acting on a tip-off, a team deployed from the Metropolitan Police Crime Division (MPCD) arrested the operator of Natija Packaging Nara Bahadur Shrestha aka Naresh Shrestha.

Natija Packaging, which was registered in the name of his wife Rashmila Shrestha, had been producing low quality honey for the past seven years.

Police said that they have been found selling the honey by pasting the label of ‘Sparsha Honey’.

SP Krishna Prasad Koirala, who is also the spokesperson of the MPCD said that the honey was found to be of poor quality and inedible while testing at the Department of Food Technology and Quality Control.

According to a preliminary investigation, they had been found selling the low quality honey in the restaurants and hotels in Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Pokhara.

The Sparsha Honey brand has not been registered yet. 

Police have recovered machines, chemicals and raw materials among others used to make the honey.

Shrestha has been sent to the Metropolitan Police Range, Teku for further investigation.

The government has decided to impose the odd and even system for vehicles in the Kathmandu Valley from midnight today to stem the surge of Covid-19.

A joint meeting of all three District Administration Offices of the Kathmandu Valley held on Thursday made the decision to this effect.

Acting Chief District Officer of Kathmandu Suprabha Khanal Dhungel said that vehicles with odd-registration number plates will operate on odd days and even registration plates on even days in the Kathmandu Valley.

The rule applies to both public and private vehicles.

She said that the public vehicles can carry passengers not more than their standard seating capacity. All the passengers should wear masks and the sanitizers should be provided at the door of the vehicles.