Nepal’s CPN (Maoist Centre) led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ on Sunday asked its ministers in Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli’s government to resign en masse for breaching party discipline, amid their reluctance to quit the Cabinet. This is the second time the the splinter faction of the Nepal […]
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The lacunae of the Nepal Constitution lets Oli maintain power
When Nepal’s Constitution was promulgated in September 2015, leaders cutting across party lines praised it, calling it the “best in the world” with “all inclusive features”. However, with the country plunging into a political and constitutional crisis less than six years later after Prime Minister K P Oli dissolving Parliament […]
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Nepal President convenes a session of lower house on 7 March, following order of Supreme Court
Nepalese President Bidya Devi Bhandari convened a session of the House of Representatives on 7 March, days after the apex court restored the lower house to a landmark ruling that overturned Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli’s “unconstitutional” decision to dissolve it. President Bhandari called for the commencement of House […]
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Nepal Cabinet recommends that President to call a meeting of restored Lower House on 7 March
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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Celebration in Nepal after reinstatement of House of Representatives by the Supreme Court
After the Supreme Court of Nepal on Tuesday reinstated the House of Representatives, the lower house of the country’s Parliament, student leaders and cadres of Nepal Communist Party (NCP)’s rival faction chanted slogans hailing the verdict. The students claimed it as a win for the people against a unilateral political […]
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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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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 […]