Nepal’s interim Cabinet expanded with inclusion of Kulman Ghising, Om Prakash Aryal, Rameshore Khanal

Nepal’s interim Cabinet expanded with inclusion of Kulman Ghising, Om Prakash Aryal, Rameshore Khanal

Ministers take oath in the new Nepal Cabinet, on September 15, 2025. Videograb Nepal’s interim Cabinet expanded on Monday (September 15, 2025) with the induction of three new Ministers, who took the oath of office at Sital Niwas, the Rashtrapati Bhawan in Kathmandu. Kulman Ghising, former Executive Director of the Nepal Electricity Authority, has been … Read more

Nepali Congress, CPN-UML strike deal to oust PM ‘Prachanda’; to form new alliance

Nepali Congress, CPN-UML strike deal to oust PM ‘Prachanda’; to form new alliance

In a dramatic political development, Nepal’s two largest parties — Nepali Congress and CPN-UML — have inked a midnight power-sharing deal to form a new ‘national consensus government’ to replace the coalition government led by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda.” Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) … Read more

Prachanda wins vote of confidence for fourth time amid Opposition protests

Prachanda wins vote of confidence for fourth time amid Opposition protests

When Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ went for a vote of confidence on January 10, 2023, days after he was elected the Prime Minister of Nepal, 268 parliamentarians of the 270 present in the 275-member parliament had voted in his favour. On Monday, Prachanda once again sought a vote of confidence, for the fourth time within … Read more

Nepal PM Prachanda’s struggles to strike a balance in foreign policy

Nepal PM Prachanda’s struggles to strike a balance in foreign policy

Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ appointed Narayan Prakash Saud, a Nepali Congress leader, as Foreign Minister on Sunday, after holding the portfolio for seven weeks himself. Domestic politics is so fractured that he was struggling to keep a stable Cabinet — Sunday’s was the eighth expansion since his appointment as the Prime Minister … Read more

Nepal to resume international flights from September 1 to bring back stranded nationals from selected nations

Nepal to resume international flights from September 1 to bring back stranded nationals from selected nations

He said the international flights would be to the countries where RT-PCR test facility is easily accessible. The Nepal government has decided to resume regular international flights from September 1 to bring back its stranded nationals from countries where the RT-PCR tests are easily available, a senior official said on Saturday. Under the decision, which … Read more