Tue, Jan 26, 2021
Prone to avalanches, marked by forbidding temperatures and fierce winds, K2 is so formidable that it is called the ‘Savage Mountain’.
Tue, Jan 26, 2021
Oli, a Communist, went to the temple with his wife Radhika Shakya and performed a “special puja” for one hour, according temple sources.
Mon, Jan 11, 2021
Addressing the Rastriya Sabha, the Upper House of Nepal Parliament, K P Oli said the issue would be raised during the Foreign Affairs Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali’s visit to India starting January 14.
Thu, Dec 31, 2020
Oli and Bhandari also told the Chinese team that Nepal did not need any outside help to handle the crisis.
Fri, Dec 25, 2020
Her meeting with Prachanda comes two days after her meeting with Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari.
Thu, Dec 24, 2020
Madhav Kumar Nepal, who was elected chairperson of the party, proposed Prachanda’s name as the leader of the Parliamentary Party.
Tue, Dec 29, 2020
Nepal's political crisis: The Lower House of Parliament has been dissolved at the recommendation of Prime Minister Oli, who is fighting a losing battle in his party. A look at the questions it raises over the Constitution and left unity
Wed, Dec 23, 2020
The Central Committee unanimously nominated senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal as the party's second chairman in place of Oli. Prachanda is the first chairman of the party.
Mon, Dec 21, 2020
With legal experts and political leaders slamming the move as “unconstitutional”, several petitions were filed before the Supreme Court within hours of the House dissolution.
Wed, Dec 16, 2020
The members of the council are the Prime Minister, Chief Justice, Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Leader of the Opposition and Chairman of the Upper House.
Tue, Dec 15, 2020
The common declaration by Nepal and China meant the two countries have shed their long-standing difference in opinion about the height of Mount Everest.
Mon, Dec 07, 2020
Prachanda refused to withdraw the resolution, saying that he is willing to accept the rejection of the letter and its contents through a debate and via the majority opinion in the standing committee.
Tue, Dec 01, 2020
RSN leader Keshar Bahadur Bista, who led a rally in which slogans like “monarchy must return to save the country” and “country above party” were heard, said Nepal had become a country of many kings since the ouster of King Gyanendra ten years ago.
Thu, Nov 19, 2020
The reprieve came following a two-hour long meeting between Oli and Chinese ambassador to Nepal, Hou Yanqi, on Tuesday night, as well as an intervention by Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari.
Fri, Nov 06, 2020
The Army Chief will use the trip, in which he will also meet Oli, to strengthen ties between the two nations—which have been somewhat strained since early this year over the Lipulekh dispute.
Wed, Nov 04, 2020
He will be meeting Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli, and will also call on President Bidhya Devi Bhandari.
Sun, Oct 25, 2020
Following escalation of the boundary dispute with India this summer, Nepal published a new map to include areas of the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
Fri, Oct 23, 2020
Meanwhile, the Nepal Prime Minister KP Oli’s press advisor, Surya Thapa, said R&AW chief Samant Kumar Goel had a “courtesy meeting” with Oli.
Thu, Oct 15, 2020
The choice of General Naravane for the first high-level Indian visit to Kathmandu since the boundary row gained momentum is significant since it was his comment that Nepal was acting at the “behest of someone else” — an oblique reference to China — which complicated relations amid tensions over the boundary issue.
Tue, Aug 18, 2020
Sources said the conversation was “positive” and “productive” although the boundary dispute was not discussed. The meeting focused on border infrastructure projects and a cross-border oil pipeline.
Sun, Aug 16, 2020
The phone call, according to a statement from the Ministry of External Affairs, lasted 11 minutes during which Oli greeted the Indian government and the people of India on their 74th Independence Day.
Mon, Aug 10, 2020
Leaders from the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) and the opposition Nepali Congress expressed anguish over Jaishankar’s statement who said on Saturday that Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi were the two greatest Indians.
Tue, Jul 28, 2020
This was the seventh time since the start of the power tussle in Kathmandu that the standing committee, the key decision-making body of the NCP, was not allowed to convene. Oli and Prachanda, a former Prime Minister, are co-chairpersons of the NCP.
Fri, Jul 17, 2020
The developments came after a two-and-a-half hour meeting between Oli, Prachanda and another dissident leader and former prime minister Madhav Kumar Nepal.
Tue, Jul 14, 2020
Speaking at an event on the occasion of the 206th birth anniversary of Nepal poet Bhanubhakta Acharya, who translated Valmiki Ramayan in Nepali, Oli said Ayodhya was an area west of Birgunj, a town bordering Bihar.