Politics

PM KP Sharma Oli

PM Oli calls for increased investment in Nepal’s growing economy

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister and CPN (UML) Chairperson KP Sharma Oli has encouraged entrepreneurs to invest in Nepal, saying the government has made it an investment-friendly country. Speaking...

RSP to announce next phase of nationwide protests

Lamichhane’s arrest spurs RSP to announce next phase of nationwide protests

KATHMANDU: The second phase of the Rastriya Swatantra Party's (RSP) protest campaign against the detention of its chair, Rabi Lamichhane, is set to begin on November 23. On Sunday, a news co...

Rabi Lamichhane set to return to Pokhara

Rabi Lamichhane set to return to Pokhara after statement recording in Rupandehi

KATHMANDU: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chair Rabi Lamichhane is scheduled to return to Pokhara on Thursday evening after completing his statement recording in Rupandehi. According to a so...

Rabi Lamichhane accuses PM Oli of corruption

Rabi Lamichhane accuses PM Oli of corruption

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Oli was accused by Rabi Lamichhane, the chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), of being extensively involved in corruption during

Clashes erupt in Pokhara as police use tear gas against RSP supporters

Clashes erupt in Pokhara as police use tear gas against RSP supporters

KATHMANDU: Tensions escalated in Pokhara, Kaski, when police deployed tear gas to disperse fights between themselves and members of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP). RSP members' attempts...

Opposition parties raise alarm over possible government ordinance to split political parties

Opposition parties raise alarm over possible government ordinance to split political parties

KATHMANDU: The government's potential intention to pass an ordinance that could split political parties has alarmed Nepal's opposition parties. The CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman, Pushpa Kamal...

Prachanda hints at potential arrest of former Home Minister Lamichhane

Prachanda hints at potential arrest of former Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane

KATHMANDU: The chairman of the Maoist Center, Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', has made hints that Rabi Lamichhane, the former home minister, would soon be arrested. This proposal was put out...

Major parties agree to form search committee for Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Major parties agree to form search committee for Truth and Reconciliation Commission

KATHMANDU: To develop the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the Commission of Inquiry into Disappearances, leadership of Nepal's three major political parties have agreed to esta...

PM Oli promises swift action for reconstruction in flood-affected Khotang District

PM Oli promises swift action for reconstruction in flood-affected Khotang District

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has promised to launch a rehabilitation and reconstruction campaign right away for people impacted by the recent floods and landslides brought on by t...

NA Chairperson Narayan Prasad Dahal holds bilateral meetings

NA Chairperson Narayan Prasad Dahal holds bilateral meetings with leaders at IPU Assembly

KATHMANDU: In Geneva, Switzerland, during the 149th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly, Nepal's National Assembly Chairperson Narayan Prasad Dahal met bilaterally with parliamentary le...

Nepal condemns attacks on UNIFIL peacekeepers

Nepal condemns attacks on UNIFIL peacekeepers

KATHMANDU: The Nepalese government strongly condemned recent attacks on United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers and emphasized the significance of protecting their safe...

President Paudel visits Dakshinkali Temple

President Paudel visits Dakshinkali Temple, offers prayers and promises support for flood recovery

KATHMANDU: This morning, President Ramchandra Paudel and First Lady Sabita Paudel went to the Dakshinkali Temple, where they prayed to the goddess Dakshinkali Mata and accepted tika and pras...