Nepal has re-opened its border with India after keeping it closed for months due to COVID-19 pandemic but the Indians will need permission to cross the border via land, according to the Nepal Home Ministry. The Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday eased the restriction allowing the cross border movement […]
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Nepal’s top court gives notices of contempt to beleaguered PM Oli
The Supreme Court of Nepal issued two notices of contempt of court to Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli, demanding that he explain why he mocked lawyers challenging his decision to dissolve parliament and call early elections. The contempt of court suits are the latest challenges for the beleaguered leader after […]
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KP Sharma Oli faces Contempt of Court for making a disparaging statement against lawyers
While the hearing on the dissolution of the Nepalese Parliament will soon be held in the Supreme Court, two cases of the Contempt of Court have been registered against Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli for making disparaging remarks against legal practitioners. Two advocates registered a motion against Oli on Tuesday, […]
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Health workers, first to receive Covid-19 vaccine in Nepal
Thousands of health workers lined up across Nepal to get the coronavirus vaccine Wednesday as the Himalayan nation began a three-month vaccination campaign. At the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu, doctors were encouraging hesitant colleagues to get the vaccine. “We have to initiate this. If we will not take, […]
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Rival faction ruling NCP announces a third phase protest plan
The rival faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) on Monday unveiled its phase three protest plan against the dissolution of the Lower House amid rising uncertainties and tensions. Unveiling the 15 days agitation plan beginning from January 25, it has called for intensified protests against the unconstitutional move […]
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Nepal Election Commission refuses to recognise either the NCP ruling faction
In the context of the political crisis in Nepal, on 24 January the Election Commission refused to recognise either of the factions of the Communist Party of Nepal-one led by PM KP Oil and the other by Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Madhav Kumar. According to ANI, the poll panel stated […]
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Tens of thousands of protests against Oli, Prime Minister of Nepal
Tens of thousands of people protested in Nepal’s capital on Friday against the prime minister for dissolving Parliament and ordering new elections in an escalating feud within the governing party. The supporters of a splinter group in the Nepal Communist Party marched peacefully in the center of Kathmandu as they […]
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Nepal to turn Everest trash into art to highlight garbage blight of mountains
The trash collected from Mount Everest is designed to be transformed into art and displayed in a nearby gallery to highlight the need to save the highest mountain in the world from becoming a dumping ground. Used oxygen bottles, torn tents, ropes, broken ladders, cans and plastic wrappers discarded by […]
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India, open its arms for 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Nepal
India on Thursday handed over one million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Nepal under grants assistance in sync with its ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy. Indian Ambassador to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra handed over the vaccine consignment to Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli during a function at the Prime Minister’s residence […]
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Historic K2 team make it safely back to base camp: Nepal
The triumphant team of Nepalese climbers who made history when they first climbed the K2 of Pakistan in winter arrived safely back at base camp on Sunday, officials said. The 10 climbers reached the top of the world’s second-highest mountain on Saturday, the last peak above 8,000 metres (26,000 feet) […]