How did the Oli-Nepal Marriot meet transpire?

Leader Nepal, meanwhile, refuses to speak to media. Says, "I won't say anything."

KATHMANDU: The one-on-one meeting held between CPN-UML Chairman KP Oli and senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal at Marriot Hotel on Wednesday evening was possible due to initiative of a handful of second-rung UML leaders. UML leader Yogesh Bhattarai was extremely busy on Tuesday. He desperately wanted factional heads of the party to hold dialogue and […]

Week-long lockdown enforced in Nepalgunj

NEPALGUNJ: The Banke District Administration Office has enforced a lockdown in Nepalgunj for one week beginning Wednesday midnight. The decision to this effect was made after the District Covid-19 Crisis Management Centre recommended the lockdown to control the spread of the coronavirus. According to an order issued by Chief District Officer Shiva Ram Gelal, only […]

Nepal records 2,351 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours

KATHMANDU: Nepal recorded a total of  2,351 new cases of coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 2,220 persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 through the RT-PCR method while 131 have been tested positive through the Antigen method. According to the Ministry, 786 persons in Kathmandu, […]

Maoist Center entrusts Prachanda with decision-making power on withdrawal of support

KATHMANDU: The CPN (Maoist Center) has entrusted party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” to decide whether to withdraw the party’s support to the government led by Prime Minister KP Oli or not. A Standing Committee meeting held at Parisdanda on Wednesday entrusted Prachanda the right to decide when should the party withdraw its support to […]

CIAA can no longer carry out sting operations: SC

400 cases to be dismissed

KATHMANDU: The Supreme Court (SC) today ruled that the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) will no longer be allowed to conduct sting operations. The SC issued the order in a writ petition filed by advocate Bishnu Prasad Ghimire seeking dismissal of the sting operation. A five-judge constitutional bench, including Chief Justice (CJ) […]