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Nepal PM Oli defends dissolution of Parliament

News | February 06, 2021 22:23 IST

Nepal's caretaker Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Friday defended his latest move to dissolve parliament and called on the public to gear up for the election scheduled for April and May. Taking a jibe against his former fellow party chairman and other members of ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), Oli said splinter group orchestrated plots to remove him from post, thus bringing political instability in the Himalayan Nation. More than a dozen of cases have been filed against Oli's move of December in Apex Court which has continued its hearing over the weeks and is expected to give a verdict by the end of this month. If the government wins the battle in court, questions have been raised over the timings left with the Election Commission to prepare for the two phased elections which has been called on for April 30 and May 10. Elected in 2017 after landslide victory, Oli became the first Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Nepal after communist alliance of CPN-UML and CPN-Maoist Center secured nearly two-third majorities in the lower house.

Three former Nepal Prime Ministers protest against dissolution of parliament

News | February 01, 2021 18:06 IST

Former Prime Ministers of Nepal, Pushp Kamal Dahal, Madhav Kumar Nepal, and Jhala Nath Khanal hit the streets of capital city Kathmandu and participated in sit-in protests against caretaker Prime Minister, K.P. Sharma Oli on Sunday.

Nepal: Protests against desecration of Hindu shrines in Pakistan

News | January 28, 2021 19:04 IST

A protest was organised outside the Pakistan embassy on Wednesday against desecration of Hindu shrines in Pakistan and persecution of minorities.

Activists in Nepal stage protest against land encroachment by China

News | January 25, 2021 19:27 IST

A group of activists affiliated with the National Unity Movement on Sunday organised a sit-in protest in front of the Survey Department of Nepal, demanding GPS-coordinates of border points with China amid claims of land encroachment. The protest was organised in Kathmandu where activists have demanded evidence over the claims made by the government that 'no land has been encroached' on the Northern sides. In search of assurance and answers from authorities, the group have also filed an RTI (Right to Information) application, which has remained unaddressed. Last year, on September 23, Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs had issued a clarification over the issue of land encroachment by China where it had downgraded the media reports of illegal construction in Nepali land. A 19-membered team went to the disputed site on September 30 despite the government calling the reports of land encroachment by China as "fake". Jeevan Bahadur Shahi, elected from Humla district, visited the site and alleged that China has encroached into Nepali land and constructed infrastructures. Back from the field on October 10, Shahi alleged China of building a new pillar in a remote location where the Nepali side does not have any presence.

Nepal political turmoil: PM Oli expelled from ruling NCP amid political unrest

Nepal Political Turmoil: PM Oli expelled from ruling Communist Party amid political unrest

World | January 24, 2021 20:56 IST

Nepal caretaker Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was removed the ruling Communist Party by a Central Committee Meeting of the splinter group of the party on Sunday, as the political crisis after the dissolution of the parliament in Nepal deepens.

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India announces supply of COVID vaccines to 6 countries including Nepal, Bangladesh

India | January 19, 2021 19:27 IST

India on Tuesday announced it would supply COVID-19 vaccines under grant assistance to Bhutan, Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and Seychelles, from Wednesday, January 20.

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Nepal approves use of AstraZeneca Covishield vaccine manufactured in India

World | January 15, 2021 17:16 IST

As country after country approves vaccine to fight coronavirus, India's neighbour Nepal has also approved use of AstraZeneca Covishield vaccine manufactured in India, Reuters reported quoting Nepal Government.

Parliament dissolution a political issue, SC should dismiss case: Nepal PM

News | January 11, 2021 20:39 IST

Calling the Nepal government's move to dissolve the lower house of the Parliament to be a 'political move', Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said the Supreme Court should dismiss the case.

Oli reiterates Nepal will get back territories of Kalapani, Limpiyadhura and Lipulekh from India

World | January 10, 2021 23:02 IST

Amid efforts to restore normalcy in bilateral relations that soured over a bitter border row, Nepal's Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli said on Sunday that he will get back the territories of Kalapani, Limpiyadhura and Lipulekh from India.

Health emergency declared in Nepal as pollution rises

News | January 06, 2021 18:47 IST

For the second day in a row, a thick layer of smog enveloped the Nepal capital Kathmandu. Visibility in the valley went down dramatically in the last two days with the Air Quality Index shown by the US Embassy in the capital remaining over 300 which

RPP demands reinstatement of constitutional monarchy in Nepal

India | January 01, 2021 22:47 IST

The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) on Friday staged an anti-government rally in the national capital, demanding the restoration of constitutional monarchy and Hindu state in Nepal.

Students in Nepal perform vedic practice to mock government's 'unconstitutional move'

News | December 29, 2020 12:12 IST

Students studying at the Sanskrit University or Balmiki Campus affiliated with rival Dahal-Nepal faction of ruling Nepal Communist Party's student union took this unique way to demonstrate against the Nepal PM Oli's move to dissolve the Lower House.

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Amid political crisis in Nepal, Chinese leaders meet Prez Bhandari, PM Oli

World | December 28, 2020 13:43 IST

Concerned over the recent political crisis in Nepal following the dissolution of the House of Representatives, a high-level Chinese Communist Party (CCP) delegation arrived in Kathmandu and started marathon meetings with the top leadership of the Himalayan nation.

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China sending 4-member team of CPI to Kathmandu to prevent split in Nepal communist Party

World | December 26, 2020 19:35 IST

China is sending a four-member team led by a vice minister of the Chinese Communist Party to Kathmandu in what is believed to be its effort to assess the ground situation and prevent a split in the ruling the Nepal Communist Party (NCP), a media report said on Saturday.

Constitutional bench to hear petitions challenging Nepal PM Oli’s move to dissolve Parliament

World | December 25, 2020 14:40 IST

A Constitutional bench headed by Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana will hear on Friday all petitions challenging Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli's move to abruptly dissolve Parliament.

Student union of Nepal Communist Party faction stages protest in Kathmandu

News | December 25, 2020 11:22 IST

Student union of ruling Nepal Communist Party faction on December 24 evening staged a torch-light protest in Kathmandu against the dissolution of parliament.

Nepal political turmoil: Ruling NCP removes PM Oli as party chairman

World | December 22, 2020 22:35 IST

The ruling Nepal Communist Party's Central Committee faction led by Executive Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' on Tuesday removed Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli from the post of chairman and decided to take disciplinary action against him, virtually splitting the party more than two years after its formation.