नेपाली नेताको तागत

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जो जो ले मसंग न्यु खोज्छ , म तिनीहरुलाई लोड सेडिंग गराई दिन्छु

Pollution Everywhere, Even in United States

 

Few months ago, there was an article here in Dautari talking about India and Pakistan's competition on pollution. Disappointingly, they are competing in war now. However, developed countries are not behind on pollution either. Here is a short video of PACE bus, a public bus service in Chicago, USA. It is designed to reduce pollution by carrying more people, which will reduce the number of cars on the road. But ironically, this bus is sending plumes into the sky. Probably pollution created by exhaust from this bus is ten times of a passenger car. It seems it runs from coal not by diesel. We hope this article will help to reduce pollution by alerting public bus service companies to take care of their polluting transportation.

Most Popular AIs and Their Usage by Country

Determining the "most popular" artificial intelligence (AI) systems involves looking at user adoption, market share, and application areas, often measured by user base, website visits, or survey data. Below, I summarize the most prominent AIs, their primary uses, and available data on user percentages by country, based on recent statistics and trends. Note that precise, up-to-date percentages for every AI across all countries are limited, so I’ll provide the most reliable data available, supplemented by broader trends where specific figures are unavailable.

1. ChatGPT (OpenAI)

• Description: A conversational AI model based on GPT architecture, used for text generation, answering questions, and task assistance.
• Primary Uses:
  • Customer service (chatbots)
  • Content creation (writing, marketing)
  • Education (tutoring, research)
  • Personal productivity (task automation)
• Popularity and User Percentages:
  • United States:
    • 46% of generative AI users in the U.S. used ChatGPT in the past month (CivicScience, May 2025).
    • Estimated 60 million monthly active users (MAU) in the U.S., part of a global 600 million MAU (court documents cited on X).
  • Global:
    • ChatGPT had 14.6 billion visits in 2023, making it the most visited AI tool globally.
    • 800 million weekly active users worldwide (X post, May 2025).
    • Brazil: 82% of residents use AI technologies, with ChatGPT likely a significant contributor (KPMG study).
    • India: 81% AI usage, again with ChatGPT as a major player.
    • Netherlands: 58% AI usage, with 53% awareness, suggesting strong ChatGPT penetration.
    • South Korea: 85% subjective AI knowledge, indicating high ChatGPT adoption.
    • China: 82% AI knowledge, but ChatGPT’s usage is limited due to restrictions; local alternatives dominate.
    • Japan: Only 25% have high/moderate AI understanding, suggesting lower ChatGPT penetration.
• Notes: ChatGPT dominates globally due to its versatility and accessibility. Its usage is highest in countries with high internet penetration and fewer restrictions, like the U.S., Brazil, and India. In China, government restrictions limit its reach.

2. Google Gemini

• Description: Google’s multimodal AI model, succeeding Bard, capable of processing text, images, audio, and video.
• Primary Uses:
  • Search enhancement (Google Search)
  • Productivity tools (Google Workspace)
  • Developer tools (APIs for app integration)
  • Consumer applications (voice assistants, smart home devices)
• Popularity and User Percentages:
  • United States:
    • 37% of generative AI users in the U.S. used Gemini in the past month, closing the gap with ChatGPT (CivicScience, May 2025).
    • 350 million MAU globally, with significant U.S. contribution (court documents).
  • Global:
    • 241 million visits to Google Bard (predecessor to Gemini) in 2023, ranking 6th among AI tools.
    • 1.4 billion daily queries globally, indicating strong adoption in search-related AI (X post, May 2025).
  • Other Countries:
    • Specific percentages are scarce, but Gemini’s integration into Google’s ecosystem (Search, Android, Chrome) suggests high usage in countries with strong Google penetration, such as the U.S., India, and Europe.
• Notes: Gemini’s growth is fueled by Google’s vast ecosystem, making it a strong competitor to ChatGPT, especially in search and productivity applications. Its adoption is likely high in English-speaking and tech-forward countries.

नेपालका विषालु सर्पहरू

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5/9/2025

नेपालमा विभिन्न अनुसन्धानका अनुसार करिब ९० प्रजातिका सर्पहरू पाइन्छन्। यीमध्ये २२ प्रजाति विषालु छन्। विषालु सर्पहरूमा करेत, गोमन, हरहर, र गुर्जो सर्पहरू प्रमुख छन्। यी सर्पहरू मुख्य रूपमा तराई, मध्य पहाडी, र हिमाली क्षेत्रमा पाइन्छन्।

नेपालमा विभिन्न प्रजातिका सर्पहरू पाइन्छन्, जसमध्ये केही विषालु हुन्छन्। यी विषालु सर्पहरूले मानव स्वास्थ्य र जीवनमा गम्भीर खतरा निम्त्याउन सक्छन्। नेपालमा पाइने प्रमुख विषालु सर्पहरूमा निम्नलिखित समावेश छन्:

१. करेत (Common Krait)
वैज्ञानिक नाम: Bungarus caeruleus
यो सर्प रातको समयमा बढी सक्रिय हुन्छ र यसको विष अत्यन्त शक्तिशाली हुन्छ। कालो र सेतो धार भएको यो सर्प प्रायः तराई क्षेत्रमा पाइन्छ। यसको टोकाइले स्नायु प्रणालीमा असर गर्छ, जसले पक्षघात र मृत्यु निम्त्याउन सक्छ।

२. गोमन (Russell’s Viper)
वैज्ञानिक नाम: Daboia russelii
यो सर्प नेपालको तराई र मध्य पहाडी क्षेत्रमा पाइन्छ। यसको टोकाइले रक्तस्राव, तन्तु क्षति र अंग विफलता निम्त्याउँछ। गोमनको विषले तत्काल उपचार नगरे ज्यानै जान सक्छ।

३. हरहर (King Cobra)
वैज्ञानिक नाम: Ophiophagus hannah
विश्वकै सबैभन्दा लामो विषालु सर्प, हरहर नेपालको तराई र जंगल क्षेत्रमा पाइन्छ। यो सर्पले एकै पटकमा धेरै मात्रामा विष इन्जेक्सन गर्न सक्छ, जसले तत्काल मृत्यु निम्त्याउन सक्छ।

४. गुर्जो सर्प (Pit Vipers)
वैज्ञानिक नाम: Trimeresurus spp.
यो सर्प पहाडी र हिमाली क्षेत्रमा पाइन्छ। यसको टोकाइले गम्भीर दुखाइ, सुन्निने र रक्तस्राव हुन्छ। यद्यपि, यसको विष अन्य सर्पको तुलनामा कम घातक हुन्छ।

सुन्दर पोखराको असुन्दर खबर - पोखरा विमानस्थलमा २ अर्ब २२ करोड भ्रष्टाचार

सार्वजनिक लेखा समितिअन्तर्गत संसदीय उपसमितिले पोखरा विमानस्थल निर्माण गर्दा २ अर्ब २२ करोड ४० लाख आर्थिक अनियमितता गरेको निष्कर्ष उपसमितिले निकालेको छ । समितिले विमानस्थल निर्माणका क्रममा आर्थिक र प्राविधिक दृष्टिकोणले व्यापक अनियमितता भएको भनेको छ । उपसमितिले नीतिगत भ्रष्टाचार र गुणस्तरहीन काम भएको भन्दै थप अनुसन्धान र कारबाही हुनुपर्ने सिफारिस गरेको छ । विमानस्थल निर्माण गर्दा अनियमितता गर्ने र भ्रष्टाचारजन्य काम गर्न संग्लग्न उड्डयन प्राधिकरणका बहालवाला तथा पूर्व कर्मचारीमाथि थप अध्ययन गरी कारबाही गर्न सिफारिस भएको छ । 

 नेपाल नागरिक उड्डयन प्राधिकरणका पदाधिकारीहरूमा महानिर्देशक प्रदीप अधिकारी (पोखरा अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थलको आयोजना प्रमुखका रुपमा २०७१ देखि ७४ सम्म र २०७८ माघ १७ देखि हालसम्म नेपाल नागरिक उड्डयन प्राधिकरणको महानिर्देशकको रुपमा) रहेकोले उनलाई कारबाही गर्न सिफारिस गरेको छ । उपसमितिले पोखरा अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थलको आयोजनाका प्रमुख विनेश मुनाकर्मी, राष्ट्रिय गौरव आयोजनाका निर्देशक चाँदमाला श्रेष्ठ, इन्जिनियर प्रविन न्यौपाने, प्रशासन प्रमुख राजेन्द्रप्रसाद पौडेल, नेपाल नागरिक उड्डयन प्राधिकरणका निर्देशक इ. बाबुराम पौडेललाई कारबाही गर्न सिफारिस गरेको छ ।

यो सुन्दर पोखराको असुन्दर खबर पुरै नेपालको बिकाशमा मेल खान्छ । अब भनौ त नेपाल भरि बाटो पुल भवन बनाउदा कति घुसखोरी भएको होला ? भानिन्छ नेपालको समस्या गरिबी होइन घुसखोरी हो। सुन्दर पोखराको यो असुन्दर खबरले त्यस्लाई झन् पुस्टि पार्छ । 

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Nepal comes right after India and China in US Student Visa Cancellation

 

March 25 Update: Since Trump took the office on January 20, 4700 student visas were terminated. Now the Trump administration has restored the student visa registrations of thousands of foreign students studying in the United States who had minor — and often dismissed — legal infractions.

The Justice Department announced the wholesale reversal in federal court Friday after weeks of intense scrutiny by courts and dozens of restraining orders issued by judges who deemed the mass termination of students from a federal database — used by universities and the federal government to track foreign students in the U.S. — as flagrantly illegal.

The USA has 1.1 million students in its database, which adds $44 billion to the US economy in one year.

March 22, 2025

Nepal comes right after India and China in US Student Visa Cancellation. Bangladesh and South Korea make up the top five countries in the list of students whose visas have been cancelled. Many of these actions are being taken without prior notice, often based on minor legal infractions or vague grounds, leaving thousands of international students suddenly out of status, unable to work, and uncertain about their future in the U.S. 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has terminated 4,736 SEVIS records, the majority of which were linked to F-1 visa holders. Yet, only 14 percent of affected students received any formal notice from ICE, all of whom were on OPT. An additional 7 percent received no communication at all—neither from the government nor from their educational institutions.

Main target for the visa cancellations are students who were involved in political protest But some students whose visa have been cancelled had police records such as speeding, parking violations, seat belt violations, failure to yield to emergency vehicles etc. Some have serious crimes such as domestic violence.

Here is a list of countries that have been impacted:

1. India:
   • Number Affected: Approximately 163–164 students (based on AILA’s report of 327 total visa cancellations, with ~50% being Indian).
   • Details: Indian students, the largest international student group in the U.S. (331,602 in 2023–24), have been heavily impacted. 
     
     
2. China:
   • Number Affected: Approximately 45–46 students ( 14% of 327 cases). Additional reports confirm at least 19 students identified by Inside Higher Ed
     
     
   • Details: Chinese students (277,398 in 2023–24) are the second-largest group affected. High-profile cases include a Dartmouth Ph.D. student and an MIT student. Some revocations are linked to minor infractions or unclear reasons.
     
     
3. South Korea:
   • Number Affected: Not explicitly quantified, but  among the 327 cases likely fewer than 10 based on proportional estimates.
     
     
   • Details: South Korean students were mentioned in AILA’s policy brief as part of affected groups, but specific numbers are unavailable.
4. Nepal:
   • Number Affected: Not explicitly quantified, but it falls among “significant” countries and number is likely fewer than 10 based on proportional estimates.
5. Bangladesh:
   • Number Affected: Not explicitly quantified, but it falls among “significant” countries and likely fewer than 10 based on proportional estimates.
     
     
6. Kuwait:
   • Number Affected: At least 5 students (per  review of 515 student records).
     
     
   • Details: Kuwaiti students were identified in the dataset, though reasons for revocation (e.g., minor infractions or protests) were not specified.
7. Saudi Arabia:
   • Number Affected: At least 4 students.
      
8. Japan:
   • Number Affected: At least 3 students .
     
     
9. Turkey:
   • Number Affected: At least 2 students 
     
     
   • Details: Öztürk, a Tufts Ph.D. student, had her visa revoked, allegedly for pro-Palestinian activism. Another Turkish student was noted in data reviews.
10. Colombia:
    • Number Affected: At least 2 students (one high-profile case at the University of Florida).
      
      
    • Details: Felipe Zapata Velázquez was deported after traffic violations, and another Colombian student was part of a lawsuit challenging revocations.
11. Mexico:
    • Number Affected: At least 1 student .
      Details: A Mexican student was included in the legal challenge, with no specific reason for revocation provided.
12. Russia:
    • Number Affected: At least 1 student ,Petrova.
      Details: Petrova’s visa was revoked, possibly due to her opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, leading to detention and deportation proceedings.
13. Gambia:
    • Number Affected: At least 1 student ,Momodou Taal.
      Details: Taal faced visa issues linked to pro-Palestinian activism and chose to leave voluntarily while his case was pending.