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Nepal SC forwards pleas against Parl dissolution to Constitutional bench

The Constitutional bench will start the hearing on Friday

Nepal SC to hear writ petitions challenging Oli's Parliament dissolution

The bench of Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana is scheduled to start hearing writ petitions filed in the Supreme Court against the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR)

Prachanda-led CPN removes Nepal PM Oli from party's chairman post

The Central Committee meeting of Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda'-led faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party on Tuesday removed Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli from the post of chairman

Nepal's high-stakes gamble

India will need to track and anticipate developments

Nepal PM defends move to dissolve Parl, blames party leaders for his step

Oli, who is also one of the two chairmen of the ruling party, said that the intra-party rift in the ruling Nepal Communist Party severely affected the government's functioning

Nepal's embattled PM gets Parliament dissolved, mid-term polls soon

The surprise move came amidst a prolonged tussle for power between PM Oli and former premier Prachanda

Oli: Remarkable journey of student communist leader to Nepal power centre

Veteran communist leader K P Sharma Oli joined politics as a student activist in his teenage and spent 14 years in jail for opposing the now-abolished monarchy

Nepal PM recommends dissolution of Parliament in emergency meeting: Reports

Oli's move comes amidst a tussle for power with former prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda.

The politics and geography behind Mount Everest's new official height

The official height is now 8,848.86 metres, which is slightly less than a metre higher than the previous "official" figure

Nepal agrees to fast-track rail connection from Kathmandu to India

The contest between India and China for strategic influence in the Himalayas has escalated with authorities in Nepal agreeing to fast-track a rail connection from Kathmandu to the Indian mainland

How tall is tallest peak? Historical row over Mt Everest height explained

The revised height of Mt Everest puts an end to the decades-long dispute between Nepal and China. All you need to know about the controversy

Nepal PM K P Sharna Oli calls all-party meet on Covid-19, political unrest

KP Sharma Oli has called an all-party meeting to discuss contemporary national political issues, amid a tussle for power within the ruling Nepal Communist Party between the premier and Pushpa Dahal

Mt Everest is now 86 cms taller: Nepal, China announce revised height

According to the measurement done in 1954 by Survey of India, the height of Mt Everest was 8,848 metres.

Meeting of Nepal ruling party to solve political crisis ends inconclusively

Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli's one-on-one meeting with the party's executive chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda" failed to end the protracted political tussle between them

Defence minister of China visits Nepal to bolster military ties

Gen. Wei, who is also a State Councillor, held bilateral talks with Nepal Army chief Gen. Thapa at the army headquarters here during his day-long "working visit" to Nepal

India sees itself as Nepal's foremost friend, development partner: Shringla

Harsh Vardhan Shringla said that India sees itself as Nepal's "foremost friend and development partner" as he stressed the need for strong cooperative relations between the two neighbours.

Nepal to announce new height of Mount Everest soon

Nepal is going to announce the new height of Mt Everest, the world's tallest peak, very soon

Much-awaited Nepal meeting ends in deadlock, PM Oli seeks more time

The next meeting of the Secretariat has been rescheduled for November 28

Demonstrations in Nepal against China's repression of Uyghur community

Protests were held in various parts of Nepal on Thursday against the Beijing government as China's atrocities against the Uyghur community continue

Coronavirus cases in Nepal surpass 200,000-mark, says Health Ministry

The Himalayan country has been witnessing a surge in the Covid-19 cases in the recent months