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Ready to forget everything if PM Oli accepts mistakes, says Madhav Nepal
Chairman of the ruling Nepal Communist Party's rival faction Madhav Kumar Nepal said on Tuesday that the party could still be united if Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli was willing to accept his mistakes, as thousands of protesters marched through the streets of Kathmandu against the dissolution of Parliament. Madhav Nepal made the comments while addressing a massive protest rally organised by his faction in Kathmandu, which was attended by former prime ministers Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda' and Jhala Nath Khanal. We are ready to forget everything if Oli accepts his mistakes, Madhav Nepal, the former prime minister who has replaced Oli as chairman of the Prachanda-led faction, told the rally. He also accused Prime Minister Oli of practicing anti-democratic activities by making decisions against the Constitution and the general public. All the political parties, intellectuals, teachers, students and public are on the streets against the unconstitutional move of the Oli-led government.
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Properly handle differences, China tells Nepal's Oli and Prachanda
China appealed to the warring factions of the Nepal Communist Party to properly handle their disputes
Chinese delegation arrives in Nepal to 'take stock' of political situation
This comes after the dissolution of Parliament in Nepal and subsequent split in the ruling Nepal Communist Party, according to a report
China to send top-ranking CPC leader to Nepal to prevent split in NCP
China is sending a four-member team led by a vice minister of the Chinese Communist Party to Kathmandu
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Himalayan failure: Why a communist merger failed to work in Nepal
The merger of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist) and the Maoist Centre two years ago has failed and Nepal is in danger precisely what it had vowed never to be - a guided democracy
Best of BS Opinion: PM's Muslim outreach, Covid-19 crisis, and more
Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day
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Nepal PM reshuffles Cabinet, inducts 5 new ministers after dissolving parl
As per the existing constitution, the Prime Minister can form a Cabinet with a total of 25 members
Constitutional bench to hear pleas challenging Nepal Parliament dissolution
A Constitutional bench headed by will hear on Friday all petitions challenging Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli's move to abruptly dissolve Parliament
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
