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
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was denied permission by the Ministry of External Affairs to visit Nepal, where she was invited by the Nepali Congress to participate in a convention, starting December 10. Banerjee was scheduled to attend the three-day convention at Kathmandu from December 10-12 on the invitation of the Nepali Congress, the … Read more
Nepal’s new prime minister got the support of more than half the members of the House of Representatives, which would allow him to continue in power until general elections scheduled for next year. Sher Bahadur Deuba got 165 votes in his favor while 83 members of parliament’s lower house voted against him Sunday, Speaker Agni … 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
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