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Nepal Supreme Court summons PM K P Oli in contempt cases

The Nepal Supreme Court on Thursday ordered Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli to appear before it within the next seven days with a written response to the cases of contempt of court filed against him.

PM Oli rolls out first phase of Covid-19 vaccination drive across Nepal

The first phase of Covid-19 vaccination drive kicked off in Nepal on Wednesday.

Activists arrested for protesting against Nepal parliament's dissolution

The protestors were carrying placards with slogans such as "down with totalitarianism", "reinstate House of Representatives"

Nepal election body refuses to recognise either faction of ruling NCP

With the latest decision of the election commission, Oli and Prachanda remain the chairpersons despite a vertical split in the party

US envoy meets Nepal's Prachanda to discuss Biden administration priorities

US Ambassador to Nepal Randy Berry on Monday met Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', the chairperson of the splinter faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP)

NCP's Prachanda-led faction expels PM Oli from party's general membership

The decision was taken after Oli failed to produce explanation to his recent moves as sought by party leadership, sources said

India delivers 3 mn doses of coronavirus vaccines to Nepal, Bangladesh

India on Thursday delivered two million doses of Covisheild vaccines to Bangladesh and one million doses to Nepal

India starts Covid vaccine exports to neighbours, but Pakistan opts out

Many low and middle-income countries are relying on India, the world's biggest vaccine maker, for supplies to start COVID-19 immunisation programmes and bring an end to their outbreaks

Nepali climbers 1st to scale K2, world's 2nd highest mountain, in winter

K2 with its daunting 8,611 meters height is located in Gilgit-Baltistan side of the Karakoram range. It was the only among 8,000-meter high peaks that was never scaled in winter

Nepal drug regulator approves Covishield vaccine for emergency use

This comes ahead of signing a major Covid vaccine deal with India

EAM Jaishankar holds discussions with Nepalese counterpart Gyawali

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday held talks with his Nepalese counterpart Pradeep Kumar Gyawali with a focus on various key aspects of the bilateral relations.

In Nepal foreign minister Gyawali's visit, a signal to work with Oli govt

Gyawali is part of a caretaker government after PM K P Oli dissolved Parliament and ordered elections last month following intra-party dissensions

Nepal FM arrives in India on three-day visit, to hold talks with Jaishankar

Nepal's Foreign Minister P K Gyawali arrived here on Thursday on a three-day visit during which he will co-chair the India-Nepal Joint Commission meeting with his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar

Nepal Foreign Minister Gyawali embarks on three-day India visit

Nepal's Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali will attend the 6th meeting of Nepal-India Joint Commission and discuss the entire gamut of relations with his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar

Southern Railways sends cars from Chennai to Nepal for the first time

125 vehicles of Hyundai were moved from Walajabad to Nautanwa, UP, which is close to the Nepal border. The cargo has generated a revenue of Rs 18.27 lakh for Railways

Parliament dissolution a political issue, SC should dismiss case: Nepal PM

Calling the Nepal government's move to dissolve the lower house of the Parliament to be a 'political move', Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said the Supreme Court should dismiss the case

Nepal stops importing all poultry items from India amid bird flu outbreak

Nepal has stopped importing all kinds of poultry items from India after some states in the neighbouring country recently reported the outbreak of bird flu

Nepal SC to hear writ petitions against Parliament dissolution today

Nepal SC will hear the 13 writ petitions filed against the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR) by President Bidya Devi Bhandari on the recommendation of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli

Nepal government seeks to procure Covid-19 vaccine from India

The Nepal government has written to the Indian government, requesting for procurement of Covid-19 vaccine to inoculate around 20 per cent of the Nepali population

Thousands march through Kathmandu against PM dissolving Parliament

Protestors led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Madhav Kumar Nepal of Nepal Communist Party's rival faction marched through the streets of the capital Kathmandu against the dissolution of Parliament