MORANG, Feb 11: Senior leader of the CPN (Unified Socialist) and former Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal has said that the presidential candidate should have a political background. "Independent person cannot retain the glory of the presidential post," he argued while talking to media-persons at the Biratnagar Airport on Saturday.

ILAM, Nov 27: Senior leader of CPN (Unified Socialist) and former Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal has been defeated in his quest for a seat in the House of Representatives from Ilam Constituency-1.

IlAM, August 15:  Former prime minister and CPN (Unified Socialist) leader Jhalanath Khanal has said that he will contest the upcoming election to the House of Representatives (HoR) from Ilam Constituency 1.

ILAM, August 15: Former prime minister and CPN (Unified Socialist) leader Jhalanath Khanal has said that the question of citizenship is not only an issue for any party but of national consensus. Saying that the Citizenship Bill is not like other bills, Khanal made it clear that it should be passed only if there is a majority in its favor.

KATHMANDU, March 31: CPN (Unified Socialist) leader Jhala Nath Khanal has said that it is the responsibility of the political parties to protect the constitution of the country.

KATHMANDU, Jan 10: The ruling CPN (Unified Socialist) party has protested against the recent remarks of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the Indian government is further expanding the road to the Lipulekh area — a Nepali territory currently under Indian control.

ILAM, August 20: Former Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal, who is also a senior CPN-UML leader, has said that there is no alternative to reorganizing the party as Chairman KP Oli has taken the party onto the path of 'rightist opportunism' and 'capitalism'.

KATHMANDU, July 20: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the government would bear all costs of treatment of former Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal, who is currently undergoing treatment in New Delhi, India.

KATHMANDU, May 24: CPN-UML has expelled 11 former lawmakers including senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhala Nath Khanal even from party's general membership.

KATHMANDU, July 7: Chinese envoy to Nepal Hou Yanqi held a meeting with a senior leader of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Jhala Nath Khanal at the latter's residence in Dallu on Tuesday morning.

KATHMANDU, Aug 18: Former Prime Minister and senior leader of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Jhala Nath Khanal has been ranked as the third senior-most leader of the party.

KATHMANDU, August 3: Nepal Communist Party (NCP) senior leader and former Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal on Saturday stressed the need to spur economic development to achieve the country's goal of prosperity.