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A California doctor who sold ketamine to Friends star Matthew Perry has been sentenced to eight months of home detention and three years of supervised release, making him the second person to be sentenced in the actor's death, BBC reported. 

Dr Mark Chavez is among five people - including another doctor and a dealer known as the Ketamine Queen - who have pleaded guilty to drug-related charges stemming from sitcom star's 2023 death at his Los Angeles home.

The San Diego-based physician admitted to obtaining ketamine from his clinic and a wholesale distributor through a fraudulent prescription and sold it to Dr Salvador Plasencia, who supplied the dissociative anaesthetic to Perry, according to BBC. 

The European Commission has watered down its plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2035, BBC reported. 

Current rules state that new vehicles sold from that date should be "zero emission", but carmakers, particularly in Germany, have lobbied heavily for concessions.

Under the European Commission's new plan, 90% of new cars sold from 2035 would have to be zero-emission, rather than 100%, according to BBC. 

Thousands of dinosaur footprints dating back 210 million years have been found in a national park in northern Italy, BBC reported. 

The footprints - some of which are up to 40cm (15in) in diameter - are aligned in parallel rows, and many show clear traces of toes and claws. 

It is thought the dinosaurs were prosauropods - herbivores with long necks, small heads and sharp claws, according to BBC. 

The government has decided to accept a soft loan of Rs 14.38 billion to be provided by the Asian Development Bank for the public finance management and fiscal transfer.

The Cabinet meeting held on Monday decided to hand over the building and 115 bighas of land under the joint registration of Pavan Kumar Sharda and Murali Lal Murarka to Ramkumar Sharad Uma Prasad Murarka Provincial Hospital at Lahan Municipality of Siraha district. The gain tax on it would be excised.

Government spokesperson and Minister for Communications and Information Technology Jagadish Kharel informed that a delegation would be formed under the coordination of joint secretary at Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development to attend a meeting of the Nepal-India Joint Agriculture Taskforce to be held in Kathmandu from December 27 to 29.

The Cabinet also made a decision on promotion and installment of some security officials.

Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba and party leader Shekhar Koirala held a meeting on Tuesday. 

During the meeting held at Deuba residence, they discussed the issues related to the party's upcoming 15th general convention, said Koirala's personal secretary, Dinesh Chandra Thapaliya. 

On the occasion, Koirala said the forms without any number sent by the Active Membership Distribution Committee at districts have created problems in the party. He also drew Deuba's attention to send new forms. 

Similarly, leader Koirala also urged President Deuba to lift the punishment of leaders facing within the party and deploy them for upcoming general convention and election. 

NC leader and former Minister Dr Minendra Rijal had also accompanied Koirala in the meeting.

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) gained 18. 37 points to close at 2, 619. 99 points on Tuesday. 

Similarly, the sensitive index surged by 3. 15 points to close at 450. 67 points.

A total of 7,804,045-unit shares of 325 companies were traded for Rs 3. 29 billion.

Meanwhile, Swastik Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (SWASTIK) was the top gainer today, with its price surging by 10. 00 percent. 

Likewise, Swet-Ganga Hydropower & Construction Limited (SGHC) was the top loser as its price fell by 4. 16 percent.

At the end of the day, total market capitalization stood at Rs 1. 48 trillion.

The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has appointed India’s Harshal Pathak as the head coach of the Nepal National Women’s Cricket Team.

CAN confirmed the appointment by issuing a press statement today. 

Pathak, a former all-rounder who previously represented Thailand, was selected through an open application process that invited foreign coaches.

Under his leadership, Nepal will prepare for the ICC Women’s World Cup Global Qualifier, scheduled to be held in Nepal from January 12 to February 1.

The Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN) and the Korea Association of Travel Agents (KATA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today to strengthen collaboration for bilateral tourism promotions. 

The MoU was signed by President of TAAN, Sagar Pandey, and Vice President at KATA, Kim Beomje, in the presence of Ambassador of The Republic of Korea to Nepal, Park Tae-Young. 

The MoU aims to foster the active cooperation between TAAN and KATA to promote bilateral tourism, strengthen friendship, and enhance mutual collaboration between Nepal and Korea.

As per the MoU, TAAN will collaborate with the KATA and Korean travel agencies to promote Nepali tourism products and destinations in various ways to encourage more Korean tourists to visit Nepal. TAAN will also work to enhance the safety of the Korean tourists in Nepal through information, safety training and prompt search and rescue operations.

Additionally, TAAN will work with KATA to support and promote initiatives that encourage Nepali travelers to visit Korea.

KATA will work with TAAN to organize events, campaigns, and promotional activities to attract more Korean tourists to Nepal. KATA will also help TAAN with information, technology and other logistics for enhancing the safety of the Korean trekkers and other tourists in Nepal. 

Additionally, KATA will also collaborate with TAAN to undertake initiatives that encourage Nepalese travelers to visit Korea.

The MoU signing ceremony was also graced by Bae Young Chang, the General Secretary of KATA, Cha Seung Won, Chairperson of Korea Association of Nepal and Office Bearers and Executive Committee Members of TAAN, including General Secretary Sonam G. Sherpa, Joint Treasurer Lakpa T. Sherpa, EC Member Raju Gurung, EC Member Ramesh Lamsal, EC Member Nakul Devkota, EC Member Rajendra Amgain, CEO Ram Chandra Sedai and so on.