K P Sharma Oli was set to be reappointed as Nepal Prime Minister as the Opposition alliance of Nepali Congress and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) on Thursday failed to muster majority support to form the next government. President Bidya Devi Bhandari had asked the Opposition parties to come up with the support … Read more
India is closely watching the developments in neighbouring Nepal where the Supreme Court‘s decision to reinstate the parliament that was dissolved at the recommendation of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has brought on a fresh political crisis. The first order of work for the reinstated parliament will be the formation of a new government, as … Read more
KATHMANDU: A high-level Chinese delegation led by a vice minister of the Communist Party of China met senior Nepal Communist Party leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ on Monday and discussed the political situation in the country, amid an intensified efforts by Beijing to patch up differences between the two warring factions of the party. Vice … Read more
KATHMANDU: Embattled Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli-led government has recommended the president to summon the winter session of Parliament’s upper house on January 1, nearly a week after the lower house was dissolved. Nepal plunged into a political crisis after President Bidya Devi Bhandari dissolved the House of Representatives and announced dates for mid-term … Read more
KATHMANDU: Chinese ambassador Hou Yanqi on Thursday met Nepal Communist Party‘s executive chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, who claims control over the ruling party after removing Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli from the posts of the party’s parliamentary leader and chair. The meeting at Prachanda’s residence in Khumaltar – which lasted for about 30 … Read more
KATHMANDU: Chinese Defence Minister Gen. Wei Fenghe will visit Nepal on Sunday and meet the country’s top leadership, the foreign ministry here announced on Saturday. During his one-day working visit, Wei, also a State Councillor, will pay a courtesy call on President Bidhya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli. “The Chinese Defence … Read more
NEW DELHI: The ruling Nepal Communist Party and Opposition Nepali Congress is at loggerheads over China’s recently detected encroachment into the Nepalese territory. While Nepali Congress (NC) has launched protests over Beijing’s latest moves, sections of the ruling party has defended China claiming that no such encroachment has happened, ET has learnt from Kathmandu-based political … Read more