Nepal Elections: Who is contesting and what is at stake?Nepal prepares for national elections on March 5. Nearly 19 million voters will choose a new assembly. Key issues include corruption and jo...
26 Feb, 2026, 09.50 AM IST
Months after Gen Z protests, four PMs in fray for March 5 polls in NepalFour former prime ministers are contesting Nepal's general elections following Gen Z protests against the old guard. Despite youth demands ...
21 Jan, 2026, 01.04 PM IST
Nepal's 10 left parties merge to form single party ahead of general electionsTen communist parties, including the CPN (Maoist Centre) and CPN (Unified Socialist), merged to form the Nepali Communist Party ahead of th...
05 Nov, 2025, 09.30 PM IST
Nepal's Parliament to vote on confidence motion on PM Oli's governmentOli, the 72-year-old veteran Communist leader, was sworn in on Monday as the Himalayan nation's prime minister for the fourth time after Ne...
21 Jul, 2024, 04.14 PM IST
China influences Nepal's coalition breakupPM Prachanda formed an alliance with the CPN-UML after the coalition collapsed. He reshuffled the cabinet and created an eight-point progra...
06 Mar, 2024, 12.12 AM IST
Nepal PM 'Prachanda' set to forge new alliance with ex-premier Oli's party after splitting with Nepali Congress"As (the) Nepali Congress did not cooperate with the Prime Minister, we are forced to look for (a) new alliance," Ganesh Shah, Secretary of...
04 Mar, 2024, 01.53 PM IST
Beneath new Nepal PM Prachanda's mild manner lies a tough interiorPrachanda is known as an "ultimate opportunist" and has always ended up in a power position despite claiming to be the victim. According to...
26 Dec, 2022, 04.59 PM IST
Will remain Nepal's steadfast partner: Jaishankar on former PM Pushpa Dahal's India visitBJP's foreign affairs department in charge Vijay Chauthaiwale said it is an "important" meeting. "This meeting is important and will be und...
16 Jul, 2022, 03.04 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
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
Nepal sees rare protest against Chinese infrastructure projectLocals are demanding adequate compensation for the land acquired for the project and transparency on the Chinese investment, according to p...
04 Jan, 2021, 08.24 AM 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 delegation resumes talks with Nepali leaders; meets NC leader DeubaGuo Yezhou, a vice-minister of the Communist Party of China, on Tuesday met the main opposition Nepali Congress chief Sher Bahadur Deuba an...
29 Dec, 2020, 05.09 PM IST
China’s stringent trade policy on Nepal belies “Communist friendship”Nepali exporters have failed to benefit due to Chinese policies and a bilateral dialogue last week failed to yield any results, ET has reli...
06 Oct, 2020, 07.01 PM IST
India a priority for all Nepal PMs irrepective of election resultThe Communist Party of Nepal (CPN)-UML -- which had developed proximity to China -- in alliance with Maoists are hoping to perform well in ...
21 Nov, 2017, 10.06 PM IST
Nepal’s big 3 parties unite against IndiaIndia's belated bid for a role in Nepal's constitution-making process has united the landlocked nation's top mainstream parties as never be...
04 Oct, 2015, 09.19 AM IST
- Nepal political parties fail to end deadlock on govt formation
Nepalese leaders today failed to break a deadlock on key issues linked to the formation of a coalition government, with just days remaining...
25 May, 2008, 05.18 PM IST