The results of 45 days of discreet back-channel diplomacy with Kathmandu will be put to the test this week when Chief General of the Indian Army, M.M. Naravane, calls on Nepal’s Prime Minister, K P Sharma Oli, to formally bury the orchestrated dispute over road construction via Lipulek on a […]
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Nepal Communist Party Central Committee meeting postponed for one month
The ruling Communist Party of Nepal has postponed the third full meeting of its Central Committee for a month, reported the Kathmandu Post. Publishing a press release on Wednesday, the ruling party announced that the meeting had been postponed for a month due to a spike in Covid-19 cases […]
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Nepal PM Oli fuels speculation by retaining Ministry of Defense in Cabinet reshuffle
Nepal’s Prime Minister, K P Sharma Oli, has reshuffled his cabinet, holding the main defense portfolio with himself, in an attempt to strengthen his hold on the fractious ruling party and allow his government to operate smoothly. Oli has introduced three new ministers, including Finance Minister Bishnu Poudel, and […]
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Ruling party senators register no-confidence motion against Karnali Province CM: Nepal
Around 18 lawmakers from Karnali Provincial Assembly registered a no-confidence motion against Chief Minister Mahendra Bahadur Shahi. The legislators who signed the motion for non-confidence stated that Shahi, also the leader of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP), is responsible for the weak presence of the party in the parliament. “It […]
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Illegal activities of Nepal PM IT consultant Get government amnesty: Source
Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s IT consultant, Asgar Ali has been executing “illegal business” ranging from collecting information illegally to hacking news portals, all done taking advantage of the closeness to the ailing PM, says a report. Kharbarhub.com, citing security sources, said activities like data hoarding by people like […]
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Nepal PM begins Cabinet reshuffle consultation
Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has made preparations to reshuffle the cabinet for which he has started consulting party insiders, sources in the Prime Minister’s Office and Prime Minister’s Secretariat confirmed to ANI. Oli is set to discuss the matter with party secretariat members and apprise the ministers on […]
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Nepali journalist who reported Chinese invasion in Nepal, found dead
The body of the 50-year-old journalist was found near the Mandu hydropower project region at the banks of Bagmati River. Balaram Baniya, the Nepali journalist who reportedly wrote an article on Chinese encroachment in Rui village, has been found dead, police said. The 50-year-old journalist’s body was found at the […]
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In midst of open discord, Nepalese ruling Communist Party launches Signature campaign to save face
To shutter the rumours about the turmoil within the Nepal Communist Party, its leaders launched a signature-gathering drive on Sunday to demonstrate their ‘unity.’ About 63 MLAs from the NCP, which witnessed speculations about the friction between factions of PM Oli and President Prachanda, launched a drive to collect signatures […]
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Prachanda, locked in power tussle with Nepal’s PM Oli, asks party members to plan for worst
Prachanda and Nepal claimed that they were supported by the majority of influential members of the Central Working Committee, while raising their voices against PM Oli. The executive chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal, Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda,’ has told the party staff to plan for the “worst,” as […]
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Outbreak of Coronavirus should not be used to threaten government: Nepal PM Oli
Nepal Prime Minister K P Oli said on Tuesday that the outbreak of Coronavirus should not be used to threaten his government, even as the main opposition party called for a review of the suspected irregularities in the procurement of medical kits and protective equipment. The prime minister’s comments come […]