Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav elected Nepal's Vice-PresidentRamsahay Yadav, a leader from the Madhes region, was elected the third Vice-President of Nepal, as voting for the top post concluded on Fri...
17 Mar, 2023, 05.20 PM IST
Nepal PM Oli, Opposition alliance stake claim to form govt amid uncertainty over signaturesHe submitted the letter to President Bidya Devi Bhandari, claiming support of 121 lawmakers from his own party CPN-UML and 32 lawmakers of ...
21 May, 2021, 11.17 PM IST
Nepal’s Madheshi parties help Oli stay in powerWith the Mahantha Thakur-Rajendra Mahato-led Madheshi faction of the Janata Samajbadi Party refusing to support them, the two opposition pa...
15 May, 2021, 07.17 AM IST
Nepali Congress to stake claim to form next govt; political parties busy doing number gamesNepal plunged into a political crisis on December 20 last year after President Bhandari dissolved the House and announced fresh elections o...
12 May, 2021, 01.47 PM IST
Nepal’s decision on constitutional amendment untenable: IndiaNepal’s House of Representatives on Saturday unanimously endorsed the second amendment to the constitution of Nepal to update the country’s...
13 Jun, 2020, 07.39 PM IST
Bidya Devi Bhandari relected as Nepal PresidentIncumbent President Bhandari defeated Nepali Congress leader Kumari Laxmi Rai with an overwhelming majority in the presidential election.
13 Mar, 2018, 05.53 PM IST
Impeachment motion against Nepal's 1st woman Chief Justice Sushila KarkiNepali Congress lawmaker Min Bishwokarma and CPN chief whip Tek Bahadur Basnet, among other lawmakers, registered the motion in the Parliam...
30 Apr, 2017, 07.47 PM IST
- Nepal's first woman acting Chief Justice assumes office
Nepal's first woman acting Chief Justice Sushila Karki has assumed office, months after the country got its first woman President and Speak...
15 Apr, 2016, 04.23 PM IST
Nepal to have first woman chief justiceNepal is set to have its first woman chief justice with a judicial body today recommending Sushila Karki's name for the top post, months af...
14 Mar, 2016, 10.48 PM IST
Send back Indian envoy: 2 Nepal lawmakers demand in ParliamentBlaming India for the over 100-day blockade of the key border trade points and interfering in Nepal's internal affairs.
01 Dec, 2015, 10.22 PM IST
Top Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai quits party, parliamentBaburam Bhattarai, Nepal's former prime minister and top Maoist leader sympathetic to Madhesis, today resigned as lawmaker.
26 Sep, 2015, 07.40 PM IST
Nepal's Constituent Assembly rejects proposal to make it a Hindu nationMore than two-thirds of the lawmakers rejected the amendment proposal to make Nepal a Hindu state and reaffirmed that it will remain a secu...
14 Sep, 2015, 06.14 PM IST
Nepal constitution logjam remains; lawmakers intensify stirThe opposition lawmakers chanted slogans and jumped into the well of the main chamber as soon as the parliament opened, though three hours ...
23 Jan, 2015, 09.45 PM IST
Nepal lawmakers injured after clash in ParliamentSenior Nepalese lawmakers, were injured when opposition Maoist leaders created a ruckus in the Parliament by throwing chairs and attacking ...
20 Jan, 2015, 06.26 PM IST
- Nepal Parliament Speaker directs government to inform House on Nepal-India pact
Nepal Parliament Speaker directed the govt to inform the House about the pacts reached during the third meeting of the Nepal-India Joint Co...
28 Jul, 2014, 10.00 PM IST
- Leaderless Nepal attempts to break deadlock
Nepal's parliament on Tuesday approved a change in the rules for electing a new leader in an effort to break a deadlock that has left the c...
25 Jan, 2011, 07.00 PM IST
- Nepal lawmakers approve abolition of monarchy
Nepal lawmakers formally approved on Friday an agreement to abolish the centuries-old monarchy and declare the country a republic.
28 Dec, 2007, 10.06 PM IST