Nepal

KATHMANDU: The Nepali Congress, largest party in Nepal’s parliament, is all set to join the Prachanda-led coalition government next week, according to party leaders. Prakash Sharan Mahat, spokesperson for the …

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s Supreme Court started hearing a petition on Friday which seeks the immediate arrest of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda and launch probe into his Maoist party …

KATHMANDU: Lawmakers of federal and provincial assemblies have elected Ram Chandra Paudel as Nepal’s third president on Thursday. Paudel, a senior leader of the Nepali Congress, who once served as …

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s Supreme Court has ordered the court administration to register two writ petitions against Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda, also the Maoist party chief, for declaring that …

KATHMANDU: India’s Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava on Monday handed over the college building of Madan Bhandari Memorial College in Kathmandu built with Indian government’s financial assistance. Amid a ceremony, …

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s ruling alliance dominated by left-wing political outfits collapsed on Monday as the CPN (UML), led by former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli decided to quit the alliance and …

KATHMADU: Ji Rong, Counsellor at the Department of Asian Affairs of Chinese foreign ministry on Wednesday tweeted that the first South Asia-bound freight train from Chinese city Lanzhou departed for …

KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress’ senior leader Ramchandra Poudel and CPN (UML)’s Subash Chandra Nembang are the two contestants in Nepal’s presidential elections slated for March 9. On Saturday afternoon, Poudel and …

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s eight mainstream political parties including Nepali Congress and CPN (Maoist Center) have agreed to support the Nepali Congress nominee in the presidential elections scheduled for March 9. A …

KATHMANDU: Chinese Ambassador to Nepal, Chen Song, has stepped up his high-level political engagements in Kathmandu as political parties in parliament stepped up their dialogues on who should be elected …

In commemoration of India’s late Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, a bell has been placed at Nepal’s revered Shree Muktinath Temple. The bell named “Bipin Bell,” has been …

KATHMANDU: Thousands of Hindu devotees including hundreds of sadhus from India have thronged the revered Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu on Saturday to celebrate Mahashivaratri. Around 1.6 million devotees are expected …

KATHMANDU: The fate of the fragile seven-party coalition government is hanging in a balance due to growing rift between former and current Prime Ministers KP Sharma Oli and the incumbent …

KATHMANDU: Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra began his two-day official visit to Nepal on Monday with a string of conversations with his Nepali counterpart Bharat Raj Paudyal and foreign minister …

KATHMANDU: Never the best of allies, the growing rift between Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda and former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is sending shockwaves in the ruling …

KATHMANDU: The United States has invited Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda to the Summit for Democracy to be hosted by President Joe Biden in late March. Samantha …

KATHMANDU: In a bid to further deepen bilateral defense cooperation between the two countries, Nepal’s Defence Minister Hari Prasad Upreti will be paying an official visit to India next week, …

KATHMANDU: A senior United States official arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday as Washington stepped up its engagement with the communist-dominated new government that came to power barely seven weeks ago. …

KATHMANDU: In a huge setback to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), one of the key partners in the seven-party ruling alliance of Nepal, …

Kathmandu: Indian and Nepali officials are set to meet later this month to push energy partnership, which is likely to continue despite the election of a new government in Nepal. …

Kathmandu: Close on the heels of Victoria Nuland, the Undersecretary of State, the United States is sending to Nepal, Samantha Power, a high ranking official, who had earlier served as …