The rise and fall of Nepal strongman KP Sharma OliFormer Nepali Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli has been arrested. This follows a government commission's recommendation for his pros...
28 Mar, 2026, 08.59 AM IST
Rapper to Ruler: Balendra Shah Balen becomes Nepal’s youngest PMBalendra Shah, a 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician, has been appointed Nepal's youngest Prime Minister. He also becomes the first prime ...
27 Mar, 2026, 11.44 AM IST
Prachanda, Chief of Nepal's CPN-MC, proposes to drop 'Maoist Centre' from party nameThis has created a situation where Prime Minister Oli suddenly sees his position strengthened in the party, as he has a clear majority in t...
15 Mar, 2021, 02.24 PM IST
China on backfoot as Nepal Communist Party derecognised by SCBrokered by China, the CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Centre) had merged in May 2018 to form a unified Nepal Communist Party (NCP) following the a...
09 Mar, 2021, 08.35 AM IST
Nepal's SC quashes unification of Oli-led CPN (UML) and Prachanda-led CPN (Maoist Center)The court said then CPN-UML and then CPN (Maoist Centre) would return to the pre-merger stage and if they were to merge, they should apply ...
07 Mar, 2021, 05.57 PM IST
India closely watching Nepal developmentsThe first order of work for the reinstated parliament will be the formation of a new government, as the Nepal Communist Party with 173 memb...
24 Feb, 2021, 10.48 PM IST
Prachanda-led group announces fresh agitation against House dissolution in NepalNepal plunged into a political crisis on December 20 after Oli, in a surprise move, recommended dissolving the 275-member House, amidst a t...
14 Feb, 2021, 06.47 PM IST
Street protests continue against Nepal's PM Khadga Prasad OliThe group has been protesting Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli's decision in December to dissolve Parliament. Last week, it led a nationwid...
10 Feb, 2021, 05.57 PM IST
Oli set to revive old party & continue at helm of affairs with support of Nepali CongressNepali Congress hopes that an early poll will earn them a bigger space in Parliament. But there are some reports that owing to the street p...
25 Jan, 2021, 11.08 PM IST
China plays down its top official's visit to Nepal amid political crisisChina on Thursday played down the significance of the visit of a top official of the ruling Communist Party of China to Nepal to unite the ...
31 Dec, 2020, 10.03 PM IST
Chinese official behind communist unity making desperate efforts to prevent Oli-Prachanda splitGuo led delegation that was dashed to Nepal by the CCP on Sunday wasted no time and got down to business in a blatant fashion as soon as it...
28 Dec, 2020, 10.42 PM IST
Chinese delegation meets Nepal Communist Party's Prachanda, Madhav NepalVice Minister of the International Department of the CPC Guo Yezhou, who arrived here on Sunday in what is believed to be China's desperate...
28 Dec, 2020, 02.26 PM IST
China steps up efforts to save Communist Party’s govt in NepalThe Chinese Communist Party made a lot of efforts to bring the then CPN-UML and Maoist Centre together to form the Nepal Communist Party, a...
27 Dec, 2020, 11.43 PM IST
China to send top-ranking CPC leader to Kathmandu to prevent split in Nepal Communist PartyThe paper said that the Chinese move is believed to be Beijing's effort to assess the ground situation. Bishnu Rijal, Deputy Head of Depart...
26 Dec, 2020, 06.15 PM IST
Nepal’s former Maoist leader Prachanda launches fresh salvo against PM KP Sharma OliOn Saturday, Prachanda launched a tirade against Oli for delaying the debate in the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), particularly in the...
03 Aug, 2020, 09.45 AM IST
NCP survived temporary split as Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli and Prachanda close to a dealThe ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) may have survived the danger of a split temporarily as party PM KP Sharma Oli and senior leader Prac...
19 Jul, 2020, 07.06 PM IST
Nepalese PM KP Sharma Oli faces heat from party colleaguesGautam, vice chair of Nepal Communist Party, was promised the PM’s chair, when last April Oli assured Gautam that he would step down and ma...
30 Jun, 2020, 08.01 AM IST