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Two days after Biplab Deb quotes Amit Shah in jest, Nepal objectsPremium Story
February 17,2021 02:10:38 AM
Addressing a party event in Agartala on Sunday, Biplab Deb in jest quoted Amit Shah as suggesting that the BJP has plans of expanding to Sri Lanka and Nepal.
Wed, Feb 17, 2021
Women in Nepal: Growing voice, now against proposed restrictionPremium Story
February 15,2021 01:52:44 AM
The proposed law requires that any woman below 40, if travelling abroad, needs to present a letter of consent from the guardian of her family — implying a male member — or from the ward office, specifying the reason of travel.
Tue, Feb 16, 2021
Nepal’s ruling party faction stages huge rally against PM OliPremium Story
February 11,2021 00:30:36 AM
The Supreme Court has been hearing legal challenges to Oli’s dissolution of Parliament. The Election Commission has been urged by the rival NCP faction to recognise it as the real NCP.
Thu, Feb 11, 2021
Nepal PM Oli addresses huge rally, defends decision to dissolve HousePremium Story
February 06,2021 05:59:35 AM
Addressing the crowd made up of supporters of the Oli-led faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party, the Prime Minister said he has been focusing on strengthening Nepal, and that his decision to go for early election was aimed at seeking a stable government.
Sat, Feb 06, 2021
Nepal crisis: Appointees to 32 constitutional posts sworn in despite protestsPremium Story
February 04,2021 00:35:08 AM
The protests were triggered by decision of Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli to make the appointments to the posts without going through the mandatory parliamentary processes.
Thu, Feb 04, 2021
Nepal: PM Oli the communist turns to Hindu rituals with eye on pollsPremium Story
February 03,2021 01:20:53 AM
Oli is known for shunning temples, and has publicly stated that god does not exist, and "if there was ever any God, it was Karl Marx alone".
Wed, Feb 03, 2021
Meeting the last big challenge of mountaineering: What it took a Nepali team to climb K2 in winterPremium Story
January 26,2021 03:18:07 AM
Prone to avalanches, marked by forbidding temperatures and fierce winds, K2 is so formidable that it is called the ‘Savage Mountain’.
Wed, Feb 03, 2021
Day after expulsion from party: Nepal’s Communist PM Oli visits Pashupatinath templePremium Story
January 26,2021 00:46:10 AM
Oli, a Communist, went to the temple with his wife Radhika Shakya and performed a “special puja” for one hour, according temple sources.
Tue, Jan 26, 2021
Ahead of minister’s India visit, Oli says issues should be settled by dialoguePremium Story
January 11,2021 05:04:13 AM
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.
Mon, Jan 11, 2021
Nepal crisis: Chinese team returns after failure to unite rival leadersPremium Story
December 31,2020 00:37:37 AM
Oli and Bhandari also told the Chinese team that Nepal did not need any outside help to handle the crisis.
Thu, Dec 31, 2020
China envoy meets Prachanda amid political crisis in NepalPremium Story
December 25,2020 00:35:23 AM
Her meeting with Prachanda comes two days after her meeting with Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari.
Fri, Dec 25, 2020
Prachanda elected as new parliamentary leader of Nepal’s ruling partyPremium Story
December 24,2020 00:23:15 AM
Madhav Kumar Nepal, who was elected chairperson of the party, proposed Prachanda’s name as the leader of the Parliamentary Party.
Thu, Dec 24, 2020
Explained: What is at stake in Nepal’s political crisis?Premium Story
December 23,2020 03:49:22 AM
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
Tue, Dec 29, 2020
Nepal ruling party heads for split as Prachanda expels Oli from top postPremium Story
December 23,2020 01:22:07 AM
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.
Wed, Dec 23, 2020
Nepal PM gets House dissolved, sparks protestsPremium Story
December 20,2020 11:18:27 AM
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.
Mon, Dec 21, 2020Oli brings ordinance to reduce quorum for holding constitutional council meetPremium Story
December 16,2020 01:31:48 AM
The members of the council are the Prime Minister, Chief Justice, Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Leader of the Opposition and Chairman of the Upper House.
Wed, Dec 16, 2020
Explained: How Mount Everest got 3 feet higher, endorsed by both Nepal and ChinaPremium Story
December 08,2020 18:06:54 PM
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.
Tue, Dec 15, 2020
Factions within Nepal’s ruling party fail to reach consensus, talks deferredPremium Story
December 07,2020 01:13:29 AM
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.
Mon, Dec 07, 2020
Pro-monarchy groups rally in KathmanduPremium Story
December 01,2020 00:43:55 AM
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.
Tue, Dec 01, 2020Nepal ruling party gives PM Oli 10 more days to respond to allegationsPremium Story
November 19,2020 01:25:04 AM
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.
Thu, Nov 19, 2020
Nepal confers honorary rank on Army Chief Gen NaravanePremium Story
November 06,2020 02:11:43 AM
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.
Fri, Nov 06, 2020
Gen Naravane starts Nepal visit today, will meet OliPremium Story
November 04,2020 01:03:29 AM
He will be meeting Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli, and will also call on President Bidhya Devi Bhandari.
Wed, Nov 04, 2020
Controversy over old map of Nepal in Oli’s Dussehra greeting cardPremium Story
October 25,2020 08:21:56 AM
Following escalation of the boundary dispute with India this summer, Nepal published a new map to include areas of the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
Sun, Oct 25, 2020
Row in Nepal after R&AW chief meets KP Oli, party seeks detailsPremium Story
October 23,2020 04:45:13 AM
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.
Fri, Oct 23, 2020
Army chief MM Naravane heads to Nepal amid moves to repair tiesPremium Story
October 15,2020 04:42:39 AM
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.
Thu, Oct 15, 2020