KATHMANDU, Sept 21: The hearing on the separate cases filed by CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli and Speaker Agni Sapkota has been prolonged after the Supreme Court could not conclude the hearing on Monday.

KATHMANDU, Sept 2: CPN-UML Chairperson KP Sharma Oli has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court on Wednesday against CPN (Unified Socialist) and Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota. He has accused Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota of helping members of the House of Representatives to open a new party without releasing them from the previous party.

KATHMANDU, June 17: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said preparations are underway to bring four million doses of vaccines against COVID-19.

KATHMANDU, May 10: A special session of parliament is scheduled for today. The Oli-led government will face a vote of confidence casting in the 275-member House.

KATHMANDU, May 9: Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) Chairman Mahantha Thakur and senior leader Rajendra Mahato have reached Baluwatar to meet Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.

KATHMANDU, April 1: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has directed the officials of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology to prepare a master plan for the overall development of the education sector and use of human resources.

PM Oli publicly announced that the college will soon be receiving affiliation from Kathmandu University

PM Oli inaugurates four bridges

February 28, 2021 18:03 pm

JHAPA, Feb 28: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli today inaugurated four motorable bridges that link Damak to other local units of Jhapa district.

VIDEO: Three years of Oli government

February 15, 2021 12:31 pm

The government lists its 'achievements' made in the last three years.

KATHMANDU, Feb 10: In a satirical remark, Puspha Kamal Dahal, Co-chairman of Dahal-Nepal led faction of Nepal Communist Party (NCP), asked if Prime Minister KP Oli had seen what a mass gathering looks like staging a mass gathering in the capital on Wednesday.

BIRATNAGAR, Jan 29: Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Dahal-Nepal faction Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that the country has been witnessing a big political crisis of late.

KATHMANDU, Jan 13: Chairman of the rival faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that they will be provided the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) as the name and Sun as the election symbol of the party by the Election Commission (EC).

KATHMANDU, Dec 21: A meeting of the three party represented in the dissolved House of Representatives (HoR) that was held at the headquarters of the main opposition party Nepali COngress (NC), has concluded that Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s move to dissolve the HoR is an severe assault on the spirit of the Constitution of Nepal.

KATHMANDU, Dec 21: An all party meeting called by the Nepali Congress (NC) is underway at the headquarters of the party in Sanepa, Lalitpur.

KATHMANDU, Dec 21: Former President Dr Ram Baran Yadav has termed the recent move of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to dissolve the House of Representatives (HoR) as constitutional.

KATHMANDU, Dec 21: Senior leaders of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) have consulted various constitutionalists and legal experts over the possible strategies they could formulate following the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR) by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.

PM says he doesn’t maintain double standard when it comes to corruption

“During this difficult time Poudel talked to both Oli and Dahal’s top aides to find a middle path,” said a National Assembly member close to Poudel. “He was on high alert even before Oli and Dahal’s disagreement became public. He was talking to everyone,” added the National Assembly member.

KATHMANDU, Aug 13: After a hiatus of seven days, executive chairperson of the ruling Nepal Communist Party, Pushpa Kamal Dahal and another chairperson of the party and prime Minister KP Sharma Oli held a meeting at the latter's official residence in Baluwatar on Thursday morning.

KATHMANDU, Aug 5: As coronavirus cases are increasing at an alarming rate after the government lifted the nationwide lockdown, public health experts have suggested to the government to change the modality of the lockdown, and impose curfews only in the affected areas to curb the spread of the virus.

Speaking at the National Assembly on Thursday, PM Oli resorted to half truths and misleading statements on coronavirus. During the speech, he made a number of false claims about the coronavirus.

KATHMANDU, May 27: Prime Minister K P Oli has urged top leaders of all political parties represented in the parliament to unanimously endorse the constitution amendment bill that recognizes the government's decision to include Kalapani, Lipu Lekh and Limpiyadhura as Nepali territory.

PM Oli hints at extending lockdown

April 12, 2020 07:27 am

KATHMANDU, April 12: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has hinted at not lifting the lockdown anytime soon, saying that cases of coronavirus have just begun to rise in India which shares a porous border with Nepal and people from both the countries can cross the border points without any restriction.

KATHMANDU, April 7: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that next two weeks are critical for the country in a fight against novel coronavirus disease.

KATHMANDU, March 21: As the race for the post of the governor of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) intensifies, Lal Shankar Ghimire is emerging as the dark horse candidate. Sources within the prime minister's office say Ghimire is Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli's favorite candidate.

KATHMANDU, March 10: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's health condition has witnessed significant improvement.

KATHMANDU, Mar 4: The renal transplant of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has begun at the TU Teaching Hospital in Maharajgunj.

Prime Minister, get well soon

March 4, 2020 08:50 am

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has been admitted to the Kidney Transplantation Unit at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) to undergo a second kidney transplant, which is scheduled for today. The PM has been suffering from kidney trouble and has been visiting hospitals abroad for checkups and undergoing regular dialysis inside the country.

PM’s kidney transplant today

March 4, 2020 07:38 am

KATHMANDU, Mar 4: Prime Minister KP Oli is undergoing a second kidney transplant on Wednesday, at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH).

PM undergoes angiography

February 19, 2020 08:48 am

KATHMANDU, Feb 19: Prime Minister KP Oli underwent health checkup at Manamohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Center, Maharajgunj on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, Feb 6: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has directed the concerned authorities to quarantine the Nepali students, returning from Wuhan, China, in various locations of the Kathmandu valley.

KATHMANDU, Feb 5: Speaking to a select group of editors at the prime minister’s residence in Baluwatar on Tuesday evening, PM KP Oli said that the parliament will endorse the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) grant at the earliest. He said that a three-member study group, headed by Nepal Communist Party leader Jhalanath Khanal, will submit a detailed report on the project within a week.

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: Prime Minister KP Oli has accused the media of coming under the influence of ‘blackmailers’ in hounding the government decision to provide land of Nepal Trust in various places to the Yeti Group.

KATHMANDU, Jan 29: The Supreme Court has asked the government to provide details concerning the implementation status of its previous order on the Fewa lake encroachment.

KATHMANDU, Dec 6: After spending 10 days at the Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Centre of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital for appendicitis surgery, Prime Minister K P Oli was discharged on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, Dec 5: Although Prime Minister KP Oli has been recovering faster than expected, he has to undergo regular dialysis, said sources at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital who are informed about his condition.

KATHMANDU, Dec 3: Allaying rumors about a worsening of his condition, Prime Minister KP Oli on Monday said that he was ‘recovering well’ after undergoing a major operation at the Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Center, Kathmandu.

KATHMANDU, Dec 2: Significant improvement has been seen in Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's health. The Prime Minister is recuperating at the Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Centre at Maharajgunj after undergoing surgery for appendicitis and lately an eighth dialysis on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, Dec 1: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has wished for the speedy and full recovery of ailing Prime Minister K P Oli, in a letter to his Nepali counterpart on Saturday.

I’m recovering fast, PM says

November 29, 2019 07:35 am

KATHMANDU, Nov 29: Prime Minister KP Oli on Thursday said that he was ‘recovering fast’ after undergoing surgery at the Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Center.

KATHMANDU, Nov 6: Samajwadi Party Nepal (SPN) Chairman Upendra Yadav is facing growing resistance within the party over his ‘dubious stance’ as the party fails to decide whether it should leave or remain in the government.

KATHMANDU, Nov 3: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is under close observation by his personal physician and other doctors, is awaiting full medical reports before deciding his future “mode of treatment”.

RUPANDEHI, Oct 18: A senior leader of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has said the current government has been able to better the country’s relations with both India and China.

KATHMANDU, Oct 17: Prime Minister KP Oli has said both India and China are ready to extend support for the development of Nepal.

KATHMANDU, Oct 14: Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that anyone attempting to split China will be ruined.

NEW YORK, Oct 2: Nepal has invited the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, to participate in the first episode of the ~ISagarmatha Sambaad~I, Nepal’s international forum on the theme of climate change scheduled for April next year in Kathmandu.

It’s your own fault

September 29, 2019 02:25 am

As criticisms are pouring in from various sectors on the government for its failure in smooth service delivery and good governance, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has been seen to take some measures to hold his cabinet colleagues to account in recent months. To that end, he had his ministers sign performance agreements on July 31 directing them to complete certain tasks. Some of the performance agreements also clearly spelled the jobs and responsibilities of his ministers, ranging from seven to 20.

KATHMANDU, Sept 26: Prime Minister KP Oli has directed all ministers and secretaries to be coordinative to bring visible progress for economic prosperity and development.

Chinese delegation meets PM Oli

September 23, 2019 20:03 pm

KATHMANDU, Sept 23: A delegation led by Chief of International Liaison Department of the Communist Party of China, Song Tao, met with Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli at the latter's official residence, Baluwatar, on Monday.

KATHMANDU, Sept 21: Prime Minister KP Oli has announced that the government will increase the size of the economy to Rs 5 trillion within his current tenure. The current gross domestic product (GDP) stands at Rs 3.5 trillion.