The cabinet meeting called by the Nepal Prime Minister (caretaker) KP Sharma Oli on Friday has recommended President Bidya Devi Bhandari to call a meeting of the reinstated Lower House on March 7. The meeting was held at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar. “Meeting has made a recommendation […]
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Oli refuses to step down as PM, Prachanda seeks a consensus candidate: Nepal
Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli has signalled that he has no intention of resigning his post, a day after the country’s Supreme Court reversed his decision to dissolve Parliament. Instead, Oli mocked his opponents — Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ and Madhav Kumar Nepal who jointly head a rival […]
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Nepal PM K P Sharma Oli blames ruling party leaders tried to form parallel government
Defending his move to dissolve the House of Representatives, Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli has blamed some leaders of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) for attempting to form a “parallel government”. Oli made the comments while highlighting the major achievements of the government during his address from […]
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Nepal’s ruling party faction holds a massive rally against PM Oli
A faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party, led by former prime ministers Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ and Madhav Kumar Nepal, staged a massive protest rally against current Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli in Nepal’s capital on Wednesday. Oli, who is fighting a legal and political battle for legitimacy […]
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Nepal PM Oli visits Election Commission today to hold talks on upcoming elections
Nepal’s caretaker Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Tuesday will visit the office of the Election Commission (EC) to hold talks on the ongoing dispute of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) and about the upcoming elections. Citing the sources, Khabarhub reported that Prime Minister Oli will visit the EC at […]
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32 Appointees Resume Office Amid wide-spread protests against recommendations of PM Oli in Nepal
As many as 32 dignitaries were appointed as heads and members of a number of constitutional commissions by the Chief Justice of Nepal, Cholendra Shumsher Rana, in the midst of widespread protests by a number of political parties and others against the move. Meanwhile, Vice-President Nanda Kishor Pun and a […]
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Dahal-Nepal faction of NCP announces General Strike
The Dahal-Nepal faction, a splinter group of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), has announced a general strike on Thursday. The faction called for the strike following the swear-in of officials of constitutional bodies, bypassing parliament hearing, on Wednesday. It may be noted that the strike has been called a […]
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PM Oli of Nepal calls for a meeting of Constitutional Council amid current political crisis
In the midst of Nepal’s continuing political crisis, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli called a Constitutional Council meeting on Wednesday at 11 a.m. The meeting comes after students protesting against the dissolution of Parliament clashed with police near the Federal Parliament of Nepal in Kathmandu on Monday. Demonstrators affiliated to […]
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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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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 […]