FBI vetting Guard troops in DC amid fears of insider attack

U.S. defense officials say they are worried about an insider attack or other threat from service members involved in securing President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, prompting the FBI to vet all of the 25,000 National Guard troops coming into Washington for the event.

Gomez: Big Tech ‘cashing in from evil’

Hours after an angry mob of Trump supporters took control of the U.S. Capitol in a violent insurrection, Selena Gomez laid much of the blame at the feet of Big Tech. “Today is the result of allowing people with hate in their hearts to use platforms that should be used to bring people together and allow people to build community,” tweeted the singer/actor. “Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Google, Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg, Jack Dorsey, Sundar Pichai, Susan Wojcicki — you have all failed...

Nischal announces his new project ‘Jindabaad’

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Gyawali’s Visit Broadens Bilateral Understanding

Nepal-India relation is now back on track. The bilateral ties of the two nations were strained in 2019 and 2020 when they had published their new political maps. It appeared that the diplomatic impasse is unlikely to be overcome soon as the two neighbours clashed

Biden-Harris Duo: ‘India Factor’

Continuing to carry the reputation of being the largest circulating international news magazine even in these times of declining sales for numerous printed news outlets, TIME in its recent edition named the United States’ President-elect Joe Biden and his Vice President Kamala Harris as the “persons” of the year. Biden, 78, might be seen smiling big for the camera but he and his team cannot miss the message that Harris, 56, shared space with her boss. Neither any royal indifference nor wanton...

Community Pharmacies As Vaccination Centres

The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people globally, with healthcare system cracking under its pressure. But the scientific world has guided the development of vaccines at a record pace, which would normally take years. Nepal has been scrambling to test, trace, isolate and treat the persons suspected of virus infection from the outset of the contagion outbreak. It had become a mere spectator of what unfolds around the world in terms of vaccine efficacy and its...

Political Uncertainty

Nepal has once again plunged into a political chaos with the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR). The ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) commanded almost two-thirds majority in the dissolved parliament. With this unpredicted dissolution of the HoR, the Himalayan nation faces uncertain political future with negative consequences for development. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has insisted that he was forced to dissolve the HoR due to the 'state of inaction' caused by the intra-party feud....

Early diagnosis, counselling key to prevent sickle cell diseases

When an earlier study “Prevalence of Anemia among the Reproductive Age Groups of Female” by the Nepal Health Research Council showed Sickle Cell Trait in 19 women out of 781 participants, the Ministry of Health and Population facilitated the council to conduct a study on Sickle Cell Disease in the Tharu population of Bardiya district. The reason for the study was to determine population based prevalence of the disease and its relation to socio-demographic factors and clinical symptoms in people...

EC consults political parties on election preparations

The Election Commission has garnered suggestions from the representatives of political parties on how the upcoming election to the House of Representatives (HoR) could be held in a free, fair and economical manner. The representatives of the political parties at federal, provincial and local levels were consulted on review of the polling booth and centres and update of voter’s list. The voters’ list is getting updated in all 753 local levels from January 28 to February 3. The EC sought cooperation...

Politics needs leadership of women: PM

Chairman of the Nepal Communist Party and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that to think that ‘setting’ has been made in each and every work of the government is a betrayal to the party’s unity and nation. Addressing the central committee meeting of All-Nepal Women’s Association on Sunday, Prime Minister Oli said, “Subsequent attacks have been made from the streets against our respected nation which stands as a symbol of federal democratic republic system. This is an attack on the...