Biden takes the helm, appeals for unity to take on crises

Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, declaring that “democracy has prevailed” and summoning American resilience and unity to confront the deeply divided nation’s historic confluence of crises.

Police Integration Process On Hold

Although the Supreme Court is conducting hearing writs against the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR), the country, in principle, is headed towards the mid-term polls slated for April and May this year. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has described the poll announcement as the compulsive move that he took to do away with repeated obstacles to the effective functioning of the government. Election is the soul of democracy and no political party is supposed to shy a

Politics, Polls And Power

Going by the current highly charged contestation and rivalry especially among the political leaders and functionaries, it looks like that the whole political spectrum in Nepal is split into two major fragments. Some parties have endorsed the Prime Minister's step of dissolving the parliament and going for the polls after some months while others are opposed to it. The interesting part of the episode is that the Nepali Congress appears divided over it as former prime minister and the party president...

Yoga and mental health

The 'new normal' that we are adopting by working from home, attending classes and seminars, and staying in isolation while the threat of the novel coronavirus has led to the feeling of loneliness and anxiety in most of our lives. By now, it is quite clear that loneliness and stress are the factors triggering depression. The pandemic has left many people depressed and paranoid. This might be due to changes in lifestyles and excessive use of social media. Despite the availability

Kasthamandap reconstruction slows due to timber shortage

Reconstruction of Kasthamandap, the century-old resting place, has been affected by the shortage of timber logs for a couple of months, according to the Kasthamandap Reconstruction Committee (KRC). The Timber Corporation of Nepal has said that it does not have the logs of the demanded sizes in its stock. In lack of logs of the required sizes, reconstruction of Kasthamandap, the three-storey, monument, is now moving at a snail’s pace.

Bhola Thapa named new VC of KU

Dr. Bhola Thapa has been appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor of Kathmandu University. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, in his capacity as the chancellor of the university, appointed Thapa to the post on Wednesday. He was selected from among three candidates shortlisted by a search committee led by the Minister for Education, Science and Technology Krishna Gopal Shrestha. In addition to Thapa, the committee had shortlisted incumbent Vice-Chancellor (VC) Ram Kantha Makaju and Professor Dr. Bal Chandra...

Vice President Harris: A new chapter opens in US politics

Vice President Kamala Harris broke the barrier Wednesday that has kept men at the top ranks of American power for more than two centuries when she took the oath to hold the nation’s second-highest office. Harris was sworn in as the nation’s first female vice president — and the first Black woman and person of South Asian descent to hold the role — in front of the U.S. Capitol by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. The moment was steeped in history and significance in more ways than one....

Biden takes the helm as 46th US president

Joe Biden became the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday, declaring that “democracy has prevailed.” He swore the oath of office to take the helm of a deeply divided nation and inheriting a confluence of crises arguably greater than any faced by his predecessors. Biden’s inauguration came at a time of national tumult and uncertainty, a ceremony of resilience as the hallowed American democratic rite unfurled at a U.S. Capitol battered by an insurrectionist siege just two weeks ago. On...

India to give one million doses of COVID vaccine

The government of India is providing one million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Nepal as a grant under the ‘VaccineMaitri’ programme. Speaking at a press conference held at the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) on Wednesday, Health Minister Hridayesh Tripathi shared that the government of India would provide one million doses of vaccines. The joint press meet was organised by Health Minister Tripathi and Indian Ambassador to Nepal, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, to inform about the vaccine support...

Hearing on House dissolution: Court sets time limit for pleading

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