KHADGA PRASAD SHARMA OLI
Ramsahay Prasad Yadav sworn in as Nepal's Vice President The tenure of the Vice-President is five years. Yadav, a Madhesi leader, will replace incumbent Nanda Bahadur Pun after the latter completes his tenure. The Madhesi community in Nepal's southern Terai region is mostly of Indian origin.
20 Mar, 2023, 11.50 AM ISTIndia, Nepal agree to add 200 MW to Dhalkebar-Muzaffarpur transmission line During the 10th meeting of Nepal India Energy Secretary-level JSC, "discussions were held on various important issues such as expanding the power of existing, under-construction and proposed transmission lines, Arun Third hydroelectric power, and re...
19 Feb, 2023, 10.07 PM ISTNepal's new govt seeks to balance its ties with India, China in growth pursuit Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who still goes by his nom de guerre Prachanda, surprisingly became prime minister on Sunday after leaving his previous coalition and with the support of the opposition Communist Unified Marxist-Leninist (UML) party and five other...
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China's third-ranked leader Li Zhanshu calls on PM Deuba; holds talks with Oli, Prachanda China's top legislator and third-ranked leader in the country's political hierarchy Li Zhanshu on Tuesday held talks with Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and other top political leaders of Nepal during which they discussed matters of mutual intere...
13 Sep, 2022, 08.29 PM ISTNepal suspends Central Bank Governor amid forex woes Adhikari, the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) Governor, was suspended on Friday after the government formed a panel headed by former Supreme Court judge Purushottam Bhandari, the Kathmandu Post newspaper reported.
10 Apr, 2022, 06.00 PM ISTKathmandu witnesses hectic lobbying for Cabinet berths in Deuba govt Dueba meets Prachanda for CMP for next 1.5 years.
21 Jul, 2021, 10.23 PM ISTNepal's apex court orders appointment of Sher Bahadur Deuba as prime minister; reinstates dissolved lower house A five-member Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana issued the verdict stating that President Bhandari's decision to dissolve the lower house upon a recommendation of Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli was...
12 Jul, 2021, 02.33 PM ISTVirus fails to deter hundreds of climbers on Mount Everest A year after Mount Everest was closed to climbers as the pandemic swept across the globe, hundreds are making the final push to the summit with only a few more days left in the season, saying they are undeterred by a coronavirus outbreak in base cam...
29 May, 2021, 12.19 PM ISTNepal's EC tells PM Oli to conduct November snap polls in single phase After a meeting with Prime Minister K P Oli on Saturday, Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya said it is Election Commission's constitutional duty to successfully conduct polls once the date has been announced.
23 May, 2021, 03.55 PM ISTNepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli set to seek vote of confidence on May 10 President Bidya Devi Bhandari, on the recommendation of Prime Minister Oli, summoned a Parliament session on May 10 to obtain a vote of confidence in his government, according to an official statement on Sunday.
03 May, 2021, 11.31 AM ISTNepal government signs peace deal with radical Maoist group According to the three-point agreement signed between the government and the outlawed Communist Party of Nepal-Chand, the government will lift the ban, release all their party members and supporters in jail and drop all legal cases against them.
04 Mar, 2021, 09.29 PM ISTNepal's Supreme Court reinstates dissolved House of Representatives Oli-led CPN-UML and Prachanda-led NCP (Maoist Centre) merged in May 2018 to form a unified Nepal Communist Party following victory of their alliance in the 2017 general elections.
23 Feb, 2021, 08.08 PM ISTStreet protests continue against Nepal's PM Khadga Prasad Oli The group has been protesting Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli's decision in December to dissolve Parliament. Last week, it led a nationwide general strike that shut schools, transportation and markets.
10 Feb, 2021, 05.57 PM ISTNepal's top court serves contempt notices to beleaguered PM K.P. Sharma Oli The Supreme Court has ordered Oli to "present his written replies within seven days," Devendra Dhakal, a Supreme Court official told Reuters.
29 Jan, 2021, 02.11 PM ISTConstitutional bench to hear petitions challenging Nepal PM Oli's move to dissolve Parliament The five-member bench, formed under Chief Justice Rana, will issue a verdict on Prime Minister Oli's move to dissolve the 275-member House of Representatives, the lower house of parliament, My Republica newspaper reported.
25 Dec, 2020, 02.36 PM ISTView: Neighbourhood first; India must continue to reach out to Nepal India’s ties with Nepal are time tested, go back centuries and every small dispute (if any) has always been resolved directly and diplomatically. India must therefore continue to reach out to its Himalayan neighbour.
23 Jun, 2020, 04.49 PM ISTNepal renews call for talks with India Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali told The Associated Press in an interview that requests to talk were made in November and December last year, and again in May.
09 Jun, 2020, 09.20 PM ISTChinese president Xi holds talks with Nepalese counterpart During the meeting the two sides are expected to ink a number of agreements and MoUs, including an extradition treaty, official sources said.
12 Oct, 2019, 11.11 PM ISTNepal will plunge into serious crisis if polls not held: KP Sharma Oli Oli warned that Nepal will plunge into a serious crisis if local, provincial and federal parliamentary elections are not held by January 21, 2018.
17 Mar, 2017, 07.35 PM ISTChina sends oil to Nepal, India loses sole provider status India on Wednesday lost its age-old status of Nepal's sole fuel provider with the land-locked nation signing an agreement with China.
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