Dahal-Nepal Faction ‘Expels PM Oli’ as NCP Chairman and Parliamentary Leader!

On the heels of the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR), the rival faction of the ruling NCP party led by Chairman Dahal and senior leader Nepal has expelled PM KP Sharma Oli...

Nepal Imposes Travel Restrictions from UK Over New Coronavirus Variant!

With the emergence of a new coronavirus variant in Britain, the Nepali Government has imposed travel restrictions to and from the United Kingdom (UK). Issuing a statement on December 22, the Civil Aviation Authority of...

743 new Covid-19 cases recorded on Wednesday; nationwide tally hits 255,979

KATHMANDU: Nepal on Wednesday reported 743 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country. With this, the nationwide infection count has advanced to 255,979. Of the total cases, 279 are females while 464 are...

No confidence motion registered after House dissolution: Parliament Secretariat

KATHMANDU: The motion of no confidence against Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was registered at the parliament secretariat after the House of Representatives was dismantled on December 20. According to a press statement released by...

Dahal elected parliamentary party leader of Dahal-Nepal faction of NCP

KATHMANDU: The Nepal Communist Party (NCP) led by Madhav Kumar Nepal and Pushpa Kamal Dahal has elected Dahal as the parliamentary party leader. A Parliamentary Party meeting of the Dahal-Nepal faction agreed to leader Madhav...

Three NCP leaders of Province 2 reject nomination to Oli-led faction

BARA: Three provincial committee members of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) in Province 2 have rejected their nomination to the party’s faction led by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Bara secretary Sundar...

Writs challenging house dissolution sent to Constitutional Bench, hearing to start Friday

KATHMANDU: The Supreme Court has sent all writ petitions challenging the Oli government’s decision to dissolve the House of Representatives to the Constitutional Bench. The single bench of Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana heard...

Lava lake forms as Hawaii volcano erupts after 2-year break

HONOLULU: Lava was rising more than 3 feet (1 meter) per hour in the deep crater of a Hawaii volcano that began erupting over the weekend after a two-year break, scientists said Tuesday. Kilauea volcano...