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news Medics receiving shots of Covishield feel upbeat as they report no pain, allergies My Republica A Nepalese health worker prepares to administer a COVID-19 vaccine to a hospital staff at Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. Thousands of health workers lined up across Nepal to get the coronavirus vaccine Wednesday as the Himalayan nation began its campaign to get the population vaccinated within three months. Neighboring India gifted Nepal 1 millio...

news Nepal Communist Party legal dispute may invite more political chaos Kathmandu Post Kathmandu, Jan. 27 -- The Nepal Communist Party may have split in two, politically, but going by the Election Commissions Sunday decision-or indecision for that matter, the party is still one-technically and legally. The commission on Sunday said that since both factions-one led by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and the other by Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Madhav Kumar Nepal-failed to follow the par...

Taipei, Jan. 26 -- Taiwan government has thanked the USA for its commitment of "rock-solid support" against China's coercion.Taiwan's Foreign Ministry tweeted: "We sincerely thank @StateDept for its rock-solid support of democratic #Taiwan in the face of Beijing's ongoing coercion. Based on shared values & interests, we're committed to our partnership with the #US in furthering peace & stability in the #IndoPacific."Taiwan recently reported a...

news For a few dollars more Kathmandu Post Nepal, Jan. 26 -- The controversy over the Qatari police allegedly trying to recruit Nepali nationals for its security forces has resurfaced this week. This follows the fiasco, in November last year, that the Qatari police had tried to bypass Nepals foreign employment rules. The issuance of a visa to a Nepali national last week under the category Police Army Staff for work in Qatar has raised suspicion among Nepali authorities that migr...

Kabul, Jan. 26 -- Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has warned the Taliban group against keeping ties with Pakistan."One of the basic needs for peace in Afghanistan is that the Taliban should cut their ties with Pakistan. If they call themselves Afghans and want to be in Afghanistan; they should not have dual citizenship," Ashraf Ghani was quoted by Ariana News as reported by Khaama Press.He even asked Pakistan to play a positive role in the...

news Ordinary people are hit hard as food prices see a massive surge My Republica KATHMANDU, Jan. 26 -- NRB reports price inflation of a meager 2.93 percent, but in reality the prices of major food items increased by 13 percent in a year Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) in its Current Macroeconomic report of the first five months of the current fiscal year has stated that the consumer price inflation remained 2.93 percent during the period. But the rosy picture of the countrys economic h...

New Delhi, Jan. 26 -- India and France are planning to expand their collaboration against Pakistan-based extremism and terrorism both through bilateral means as well as multilateral forums.France during the recent visit of its NSA to Delhi indicated that Paris will put an end to exports of critical defence items to Pakistan Army and decided to widen counter-terror & extremism partnership with India, The Economic Times reported.Islamabad-Paris...

news The US and China must cooperate in space My Republica WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Both China and the US, along with the rest of the world, would benefit from a set of clear rules governing the exploration and commercialization of space. America and China should cooperate in space. Although the United States can no longer take its extraterrestrial dominance for granted, it remains the leading player, while Chinas space capabilities are growing fast. Most important, both countries...

news Nepalis being sent to Qatar for security jobs via illegal routes, officials suspect Kathmandu Post Kathmandu, Jan. 25 -- The controversy surrounding the recruitment of Nepals in Qatars security forces has resurfaced after authorities concerned suspected that migrant workers are being sent to the Gulf state by flouting official procedures. Foreign employment officials recently found out that a Nepali national had been issued a visa to take up a position in Qatars security fo...

Around 15,000 Nepalis received permits for foreign employment in one month My Republica KATHMANDU, Jan. 24 -- A total of 14,753 individuals received permission for foreign employment in the Nepali month of Paush (mid-December to mid-January). This is the largest number in a months time since the coronavirus hit the country. According to the Department of Foreign Employment, it issued approvals to 13,397 men and 1,356 women seeking to work abroad during the period. Of them, 4,772...