When Angel Lama hits the catwalk in the Miss Universe Nepal finals on Wednesday, she will make history as the first transgender woman to be the finalist in the Himalayan nation’s most glamorous annual event. Nepal ranks among less than a dozen countries in the world that accept trans contestants […]
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Thousands march through Kathmandu against PM to dissolve Parliament
Protesters led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Madhav Kumar Nepal, a rival faction of the Communist Party of Nepal, marched through the streets of Kathmandu capital on Tuesday against the dissolution of the Parliament. The march took place as a delegation from China visited Nepal for four days to “assess […]
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China’s move to play a political broker in Nepal doesn’t work
The team of senior officials of the Communist Party of China who landed in Kathmandu on Sunday continued their interactions with the leaders of the Communist Party of Nepal on Monday in an effort to broker peace between the two rival factions of the ruling party. Chinese President Xi Jinping […]
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Chinese High-Level Delegation in Nepal tries to patch split between Oli and Prachanda
On Sunday, a high-level Chinese delegation led by the Deputy Minister of the Communist Party of China arrived in Kathmandu to “take stock” of Nepal’s political situation after the dissolution of the Parliament and the subsequent split in the ruling Communist Party of Nepal. Although no clear details on the […]
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KP Oli Govt proposes scheduling Upper House Winter Session on January 1
Embattled Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli-led Government recommended that the President convene the winter session of the upper house of Parliament on 1 January almost a week after the lower house had been dissolved. Nepal plunged into a political crisis after President Bidya Devi Bhandari dissolved the House of […]
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Nepali migrants returning to India to work
People from various districts of the provinces of Lumbini and Karnali have begun to travel to India for work after the festivals. People have crossed the Jamunaha border and have been going to India for the past few days. People went to different cities of India to work after the […]
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Chinese envoy attends Prachanda amid Nepal’s political crisis
Chinese Ambassador Hou Yanqi met on Thursday with the President of the Communist Party of Nepal, Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda,’ who claims power over the ruling party after dismissing Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli from the leadership and chair of the party. The meeting at Prachanda’s residence in Khumaltar […]
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Nepal: Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda Replaces PM Oli as leader of Parliament
The chief of the Nepal Communist Party, Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda,’ was elected as the new leader of the ruling party on Wednesday, replacing Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli. The 66-year-old leader was nominated by senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal, formerly appointed as one of the party’s two leaders, […]
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Nepal ruling party NCP likely to declare split tomorrow, Oli & Prachanda to ‘keep on to name’
The Nepal Communist Party (NCP) is expected to declare a split Tuesday into two factions—one headed by incumbent Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli and the other by former prime ministers Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ and Madhav Kumar Nepal, The Print has learned. According to high-level sources in Nepal’s political establishment, […]
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Dav Whatmore assigned Head Coach of Nepal
Cricket Association of Nepal on Thursday announced the appointment of Dav Whatmore as the head coach of the team. The association, in a statement, also said that it has appointed Raunaq Bahadur Malla as General Manager, Ramesh Kumar Neupane as Chief Finance Officer, and Binod Kumar Das as Cricket Manager, […]