Nepali migrant workers to benefit from Saudi skill tests on entry
Mar 23, 2021, at 01:14 am
Nepali migrant workers going to Saudi Arabia will benefit from the recent move by Saudi authorities where they would be checked for their skills upon their arrival in the kingdom, experts said. According to a 2020 report on labor migration by the Nepal government, around 400,000 Nepalis are in Saudi Arabia.
Opposition Nepali Congress claims it will form next government
Mar 20, 2021, at 11:04 pm
Kathmandu: Nepali Congress (NC), the main opposition party in Nepal, has claimed that the party would lead the next government with support from other opposition parties, reported the Himalayan Times.
Centuries-old Nepal’s stupas restored, attract locals back
Mar 20, 2021, at 10:42 pm
Dating back to centuries, some of Nepal’s stupas were in a worn-out state, covered in layers of dust and grime, and slowly cracking. But, now after a makeover, they have found a new life and are bustling with people wanting to worship at them again.
Opposition Nepali Congress claims it will form next government
Mar 20, 2021, at 09:46 pm
Kathmandu: Nepali Congress (NC), the main opposition party in Nepal, has claimed that the party would lead the next government with support from other opposition parties, reported the Himalayan Times.
Nepal's former prime minister Dahal rules out prime minister post for himself
Mar 19, 2021, at 09:29 pm
Pushpa Kamal Dahal, former prime minister of Nepal and the leader of the CPN-MC faction, has said he was not eyeing the post of the prime minister and a “political consensus” will decide who will be the next prime minister of the country.
School building constructed with Indian grants inaugurated in Nepal
Mar 11, 2021, at 07:16 pm
A school building, constructed with Indian grants in Gorkha district of Nepal, has been inaugurated jointly by officials from the Indian embassy and Nepal’s district development authority.
Nepal: House of Representatives witnesses ruckus over ordinance
Mar 08, 2021, at 11:59 pm
Kathmandu/UNI: Nepal's House of Representatives met on Monday after it was reinstated by a Supreme Court order and saw unruly scenes with lawmakers from opposition parties raising slogans against the government from the well of the House and ruling party lawmakers close to Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Madhav Kumar Nepal walking out of the House over its agenda.
Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli inoculated with Indian COVID vaccine
Mar 08, 2021, at 12:57 am
Kathmandu/UNI: Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was vaccinated against the COVID-19 with the Indian-made Covishield vaccine here on Sunday.
Al-Qaeda linked Turkish group IHH is now expanding network in Nepal
Mar 01, 2021, at 05:08 pm
Kathmandu: An al-Qaeda-linked charity group in Turkey has been working with Islami Sangh Nepal (ISN), its regional partner in South Asia, in a bid to expand a logistical hub for jihadist networks, media reports said.
Nepal to hold mid-term elections in 40 districts in first phase: Cabinet
Feb 09, 2021, at 10:26 pm
Kathmandu/UNI: Nepal will be holding the mid-term polls in 40 districts of the nation on April 30 and in the remaining 37 districts on May 10, a Cabinet communique said on Tuesday.
Nepal govt unveils road constructed with Indian grant assistance
Feb 08, 2021, at 03:01 pm
Nepal has unveiled a road connecting the Indian border with several areas of the Himalayan nation, a project which also received grant assistance from New Delhi.
Kathmandu: Three ex-Nepal PMs protest against decision to dissolve Parliament
Feb 02, 2021, at 04:54 am
Kathmandu: Three former Nepal PMs joined a sit-in-protest at Maitighar of Kathmandu against the decision to dissolve the Parliament of the Himalayan country.
Covid-19 vaccination drive starts in Nepal
Jan 29, 2021, at 04:52 am
Kathmandu: Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Wednesday inaugurated the Covid-19 vaccination drive in Nepal from his official residence.
Nepalese protest land encroachment by China
Jan 26, 2021, at 04:58 pm
Kathmandu: A group of activists affiliated with the National Unity Movement participated in a sit-in demonstration in Kathmandu city of Nepal to protest against China's alleged land encroachment.
Nepal cracks down on protesters denouncing dissolution of Lower House
Jan 15, 2021, at 02:41 am
Kathmandu: Nepal Police recently arrested dozens of people, who were demonstrating against the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR), in Nepal capital Kathmandu, media reports said.
Nepal: Students, police clash during protest against parliament dissolution
Jan 13, 2021, at 01:10 am
Kathmandu: Protesters, who were demonstrating against caretaker PrimeMinister KP Sharma Oli's decision to dissolve the lower house of NepaParliament, clashed with the police in Kathmandu on Sunday, media reports said.
Nepalese youth protests against Chinese interference in domestic politics
Dec 30, 2020, at 07:20 pm
Kathmandu/IBNS: The Nepalese youth has launched a protest against China for its interference in the internal political matters of Kathmandu.
Protests across Nepal against dissolution of House
Dec 21, 2020, at 04:17 am
Kathmandu/UNI: Protests erupted across various parts of Nepal against the Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's decision to dissolve the House of Representatives on Sunday.
Nepal political crisis: 7 ministers in KP Oli's Cabinet quit
Dec 21, 2020, at 02:02 am
Kathmandu/UNI: Seven ministers in the KP Sharma Oli Cabinet owing loyalty to the Dahal-Nepal faction of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) have tendered their resignation as a protest against PM Oli's decision to dissolve the house.
Nepal Communist Party may initiate disciplinary action against Prime Minister KP Oli
Dec 21, 2020, at 01:46 am
Kathmandu/UNI: Standing Committee of the Nepal Communist Party may initiate disciplinary action against party chair and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
Nepal political trouble: Parliament dissolved, fresh elections to be held next year
Dec 21, 2020, at 12:42 am
Kathmandu/UNI: In fast changing political developments in Nepal, the Himalayan country's Parliament was dissolved on Sunday by President Bidya Devi Bhandari following a recommendation by Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli earlier in the morning.
In a surprise move Nepal's PM KP Oli dissolves parliament
Dec 21, 2020, at 12:00 am
Kathmandu/IBNS: Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has recommended the dissolution of the country's parliament after he was pressured by his dissidents within the ruling Nepal Communist Party over a contentious ordinance, said media reports.
Difference with Prachande: Nepal PM Oli skips standing committee meeting
Dec 09, 2020, at 06:48 pm
Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister and Chairman of the ruling Nepal Communist Party KP Oli has informed his party’s standing committee meeting that he will not be able to attend the meeting to discuss the prevailing issues.
Chinese defence minister Wei Fenghe arrives for one-day visit to Nepal
Nov 30, 2020, at 02:10 am
Kathmandu/UNI: Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe arrived here on Sunday morning for a one-day visit and he is likely to meet Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, President Bidya Devi Bhandari and the Army chief General Purna Chandra Thapa.
Rift within Nepal Communist Party: Chinese envoy holds talks with KP Oli
Nov 20, 2020, at 01:23 am
Kathmandu: Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Hou Yanqi met Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and held talks for two hours, amid growing rift within the Nepal Communist Party.
Protests in Bangladesh, Nepal over persecution of Uyghurs in China
Nov 13, 2020, at 04:23 am
Dhaka: A protest rally and human chain was held on Thursday at Dhaka National Press Club by Islamic scholars and Ulemas under the banner of ‘Uyghur Muslim Rights Council’(Uyghur Musalmaner Odhikar Parishad) to demand political and religious rights for the persecuted people in Xinjaing Uyghur Autonomous Region of China.
China annexes more than 150 hectares of Nepal: UK newspaper
Nov 04, 2020, at 04:43 am
Continuing its aggressive stance, China has annexed more than 150 hectares of Nepal, media reports said.
Humla: Chinese security personnel fire tear gas shells towards Nepali team
Oct 12, 2020, at 04:19 am
Kathmandu: Chinese security personnel have allegedly fired tear gas at a Nepali team who had reached Namkha of Humla district to monitor the border pillar, pointing towards yet another Beijing's move of aggression towards neighbours, media reports said.
Nepal: Second cabinet minister tests positive for COVID-19
Oct 12, 2020, at 03:44 am
Kathmandu/UNI: Nepal's Minister for Education, Science and Technology Girirajmani Pokharel was tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the second cabinet minister to contract with coronavirus, his personal aide said on Sunday.
Beijing hands Nepal list of 188 products it wants to import, ignoring Kathmandu's list
Oct 03, 2020, at 10:01 pm
Kathmandu: Showing yet another point of contention between Kathmandu and Beijing, despite receiving repeated assurance from the Chinese authorities, Nepali goods have been facing hurdles when it comes to exporting them to China via land routes for the past few years, media reports said.