KMC demolishes illegal structures in Anamnagar
The Kathmandu Metropolitan City has intensified its campaign to demolish illegal structures in Kathmandu. The KMC demolished illegal structures in the Anamnagar area on Friday. The Metropolitan City demolished the wall of the Occidental Public School in Anamnagar this afternoon saying that it constructed the structure on the public land. Kathmandu Metropolitan City police Chief Raju Pandey said that they demolished the wall following complaints from the locals. He said that they would also demolish the structures constructed illegally in the area.
Roger Federer to team up with Rafael Nadal for final match in Laver Cup doubles
Roger Federer's final match will see him play alongside old rival Rafael Nadal in the Laver Cup doubles on Friday, BBC reported.
The pair will represent Team Europe against Team World's Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe at London's O2 Arena.
Before that match, Andy Murray will start the evening session in singles against Alex de Minaur at 19:00 BST.
Federer, a 20-time Grand Slam winner, said last week he would retire at the team event, which starts on Friday.
The 41-year-old Swiss said it would be "wonderful" to play alongside Spaniard Nadal, 36, who has 22 major titles.
"I'm not sure if I can handle it all but I'll try," said Federer.
"I have had some tougher moments as well in the past, being horribly nervous all these years sometimes before matches. This one definitely feels a whole lot different.
"Of course, it's super special playing with Rafa. I'm happy to have him on my team and not playing against him."
US Open semi-finalist Tiafoe, 24, says it will be "a special night" playing against Federer in the final match of his career, according to BBC
"I'm just excited to play two up-and-comers," laughed the American.
"The crowd is obviously going to be for them. You understand that kind of moment, and just go out there and do your part and just try to get a win."
Team World captain John McEnroe said all of his team wanted to play against Federer, joking he needed to "flip some coins" to make his picks.
"[Jack and Frances] are opponents to a very unique situation that we are all fortunate enough to be around. This is like an incredible moment for our sport," said the seven-time major singles champion.
"The good news is that if they win, they are not going to be villains. This is about the celebration of what Roger has accomplished and him ending it and hopefully not hurting himself, is what I'm thinking."
Ukraine warns of ‘nuclear terrorism’ after strike near plant
A Russian missile blasted a crater close to a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine on Monday, damaging nearby industrial equipment but not hitting its three reactors. Ukrainian authorities denounced the move as an act of “nuclear terrorism.”
The missile struck within 300 meters (328 yards) of the reactors at the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant near the city of Yuzhnoukrainsk in Mykolaiv province, leaving a hole 2 meters (6 1/2 feet) deep and 4 meters (13 feet) wide, according to Ukrainian nuclear operator Energoatom, Associated Press reported.
The reactors were operating normally and no employees were injured, it said. But the proximity of the strike renewed fears that Russia’s nearly 7-month-long war in Ukraine might produce a radiation disaster.
This nuclear power station is Ukraine’s second-largest after the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which has repeatedly come under fire.
Following recent battlefield setbacks, Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened last week to step up Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure. Throughout the war, Russia has targeted Ukraine’s electricity generation and transmission equipment, causing blackouts and endangering the safety systems of the country’s nuclear power plants.
The industrial complex that includes the South Ukraine plant sits along the Southern Bug River about 300 kilometers (190 miles) south of the capital, Kyiv. The attack caused the temporary shutdown of a nearby hydroelectric power plant and shattered more than 100 windows at the complex, Ukrainian authorities said. The U.N.’s International Atomic Energy Agency said three power lines were knocked offline but later reconnected.
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry released a black-and-white video showing two large fireballs erupting one after the other in the dark, followed by incandescent showers of sparks, at 19 minutes after midnight. The ministry and Energoatom called the strike “nuclear terrorism.”
The Russian Defense Ministry did not immediately comment on the attack, according to Associated Press.
Russian forces have occupied the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Europe’s largest, since early after the invasion. Shelling has cut off the plant’s transmission lines, forcing operators to shut down its six reactors to avoid a radiation disaster. Russia and Ukraine have traded blame for the strikes.
The IAEA, which has stationed monitors at the Zaporizhzhia plant, said a main transmission line was reconnected Friday, providing the electricity it needs to cool its reactors.
But the mayor of Enerhodar, where the Zaporizhzhia plant is located, reported more Russian shelling Monday in the city’s industrial zone.
While warning Friday of a possible ramp-up of strikes, Putin claimed his forces had so far acted with restraint but warned “if the situation develops this way, our response will be more serious.”
“Just recently, the Russian armed forces have delivered a couple of impactful strikes,” he said. ”Let’s consider those as warning strikes.”
The latest Russian shelling killed at least eight civilians and wounded 22, Ukraine’s presidential office said Monday. The governor of the northeastern Kharkiv region, now largely back in Ukrainian hands, said Russian shelling killed four medical workers trying to evacuate patients from a psychiatric hospital and wounded two patients.
The mayor of the Russian-occupied eastern city of Donetsk, meanwhile, said Ukrainian shelling had killed 13 civilians and wounded eight there, Associated Press reported.
Patricia Lewis, the international security research director at the Chatham House think-tank in London, said attacks at the Zaporizhzhia plant and Monday’s strike on the South Ukraine plant indicated that the Russian military was attempting to knock Ukrainian nuclear plants offline before winter.
Chhepri Lopun appointed Nepal chief of Dalai Lama
The Central Tibet Administration (CTA) has appointed a new representative for Nepal to oversee Tibetan affairs. The headquarters of exiled Tibetan Community is in Dharmashala of Himanchal Pradesh, India. Religious leader Dalai Lama has been living in the same place. As the Nepal representative of Dalai Lama, the CTA has appointed Chhepri Lopun the Nepal chief. He has assumed the office from Monday itself. Lama took the charge as the head of Tibetan Refugee Welfare Office (Garden Khansar) in Lazimpat. The CTA appointed Lopun as the new representative after the tenure of Dalai Lama’s Nepal representative Chultrim Gyasto ended recently.
