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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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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Row in Nepal after R&AW Head meets KP Oli, party looks for details
Nepal’s battered prime minister, K P Sharma Oli, was under fresh assault on Thursday, including three former prime ministers and his own party leaders, to meet with Indian R&AW chief Samant Kumar Goel without keeping them in the loop. Former Prime Ministers Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, who is also […]
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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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India, Nepal holds top-level talks, amid border tensions
The meeting, which will be held virtually as a result of the Coronavirus outbreak, will assess the progress made on the various development projects supported by India that are being implemented in Nepal, sources said. Senior diplomats of India and Nepal on Monday held a virtual meeting to review the […]
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China deploys troops near territory of India, claimed by Nepal
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) deployed additional troops near Lipulek Pass, which was at the centre of the territorial dispute between Nepal and India, and is also close to the border of the communist country with its two South Asian neighbours. After Beijing spurred Prime Minister K P Sharma […]