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 […]
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India gives Nepal ‘iron clad’ commitment to Covid-19 vaccine, next week’s supply schedule
The Narendra Modi Government has given Nepal iron clad assurances that India will be among the first countries to receive twin Covid-19 vaccines, which will be announced in the coming week. This assurance was conveyed to Nepalese Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali during his visit to New Delhi to the Joint […]
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Nepal foreign minister Gyawali in New Delhi to discuss Covid-19 cooperation, boundary issue
Nepal’s Foreign Minister, Pradeep Gyawali, arrived in the Indian capital on Thursday for a two-day visit expected to focus on providing vaccines for Covid-19 and development cooperation, although Kathmandu also signalled its intention to raise the border. Gyawali will meet with his Indian counterpart, S Jaishankar, for talks on Friday, […]
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Nepal will get back Kalapani, Limpiyadhura and Lipulekh territories from India: PM KP Sharma Oli
Nepal’s Prime Minister, KP Sharma Oli, said on Sunday that he would be returning the Kalapani, Limpiyadhura and Lipulekh Territories from India, in the midst of efforts to restore normality in bilateral relations that raged across a bitter border line. Oli’s remarks during a speech to the National Assembly, or […]
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Thousands march through Kathmandu against PM to dissolve Parliament
Protesters led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Madhav Kumar Nepal, a rival faction of the Communist Party of Nepal, marched through the streets of Kathmandu capital on Tuesday against the dissolution of the Parliament. The march took place as a delegation from China visited Nepal for four days to “assess […]
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Chinese envoy attends Prachanda amid Nepal’s political crisis
Chinese Ambassador Hou Yanqi met on Thursday with the President of the Communist Party of Nepal, Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda,’ who claims power over the ruling party after dismissing Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli from the leadership and chair of the party. The meeting at Prachanda’s residence in Khumaltar […]
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Nepal ruling party NCP likely to declare split tomorrow, Oli & Prachanda to ‘keep on to name’
The Nepal Communist Party (NCP) is expected to declare a split Tuesday into two factions—one headed by incumbent Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli and the other by former prime ministers Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ and Madhav Kumar Nepal, The Print has learned. According to high-level sources in Nepal’s political establishment, […]
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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 ‘s President inaugurates the historic “Rani Pokhari”, as restoration completed
Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari inaugurated the reconstructed “Rani Pokhari” or “Queens Pond” during a ceremony on Wednesday afternoon amid an increase in coronavirus cases across the country. President Bhandari, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, and other cabinet ministers attended the procession on Wednesday afternoon. The Malla-era pond, which […]