What happened in the world today?

Falgun 13, 2081

Kantipur Reporter

What happened in the world today?

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The government's decision to provide relief to the families of those who disappeared due to the monsoon disaster, Energy Minister Khadka again asked Ghising, the executive director of the Electricity Authority, for a 24-hour explanation, Putin's proposal to the US for Russian mineral extraction to the decision of the South Asian Sports Federation on January 14th, 2026, were in the news today.

 

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The government has decided to provide relief to the families of those who disappeared due to the monsoon disaster. It has been decided to give relief as dead through the relevant district disaster management fund in case the person who went missing due to the disaster is not found for at least 10 days . Minister of Communications and Information Technology Prithvisubba Gurung announced the decisions of Monday's cabinet meeting on Tuesday and said that it has been decided to provide relief to the families of those who have gone missing due to monsoon disasters since 1st Baisakh 2080.

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Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Deepak Khadka has again asked 24 hours for an explanation why he did not remove the Executive Director of Nepal Electricity Authority Kulman Ghising. Taking a ministerial decision on Tuesday, Khadka asked to submit an explanation within 24 hours. It is also asked in the letter which body has taken the approval in the meeting of Nepal-India Bilateral Power Exchange Committee. 

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Apple has announced that it will build infrastructure with state-of-the-art factories in Houston, Texas to expand its production capacity. Supporting President Donald Trump's statement that big American companies should first invest in their own country, Apple has said that it will create such an infrastructure. The company plans to produce AI servers in that factory.  000

Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered cooperation with the United States for the extraction of rare minerals in Russia, including the occupied Ukrainian territory. In a television interview on Monday night, President Putin praised Trump's approach to the Ukraine war and proposed to the United States the extraction of Russia's mineral resources, according to the BBC. At a time when the two countries are trying to end the Russia-Ukraine war, Putin has made a new proposal for America.  000

South Asian Sports Federation meeting held in Lahore on Monday

14th South Asian Games (SAG) in January 2026  . The meeting was chaired by the president of the federation, Karib Shahid, and all seven members of the federation participated. Among them, representatives of the Olympic Committee of India participated online. Jeevan Ram Shrestha, President of Nepal Olympic Committee, participated in the meeting on behalf of Nepal.

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