Prime Minister Oli, resign immediately

February 24, 2021 07:49 am

If KP Sharma Oli has an iota of respect for the people and the democratic processes, he should resign immediately and pave the way for forming  a new government.

Oli’s follies

February 12, 2021 07:00 am

Deceit and thuggery have gone to such an extent that in one moment PM says one thing and in the next moment does opposite of what he just said.

KATHMANDU, Dec 20: Leaders of various opposition parties have termed Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s move to dissolve parliament unconstitutional.

KATHMANDU, Dec 16: A writ has been filed at the Supreme Court on Wednesday afternoon against the recently-issued ordinance by the government amending the Constitution Council (Functions, Duties, Powers and Procedures) Act (First Amendment).

KATHMANDU, Dec 15: The government on Tuesday introduced an ordinance to amend the existing Constitutional Council (Functions, Duties, Powers and Procedures).

KATHMANDU, Dec 15: The Constitutional Council (CC) meeting which was supposed to take place earlier this morning has been rescheduled for 5 pm today. The meeting was postponed after speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR), Agni Sapkota skipped the meeting.

KATHMANDU, Dec 13: A meeting of the Constitutional Council that was scheduled to be held on Sunday has been cancelled due to lack of quorum.

KATHMANDU, Dec 10: A meeting of the Constitutional Council will take place coming Sunday to discuss filling longstanding vacancies at various constitutional bodies including the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), Election Commission (EC), National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and National Women's Commission (NWC).

KATHMANDU, Sept 18: Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli will be addressing the General Debate of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) virtually on September 25, 2020.

KATHMANDU, April 24: While ‘cautioning’ the government not to make controversial decisions that vitiate an environment of consensus amid national effort to fight against coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic,  the main opposition, Nepali Congress (NC), has thanked Prime Minister K P Oli for withdrawing the two controversial ordinances introduced a few days ago.

CIAA starts probe into Baskota

February 24, 2020 08:28 am

KATHMANDU, Feb 24: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has started investigation into the erstwhile communications minister Gokul Baskota’s alleged involvement in a multi-million rupee bribery scandal.

NEPALGUNJ, Feb 22: Leader of main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) Dr Shekhar Koirala has said that the present government doesn’t have moral grounds to stay in power.

KATHMANDU, Jan 1: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli held a telephonic conversation with Indian counterpart Narendra Modi today morning.

KATHMANDU, Nov 21: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Thursday congratulated newly-appointed Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa.

KATHMAN DU, Nov 10: Members of Prime Minister KP Oli's secretariat and advisors have started to resign from their respective positions as part of an understanding to resign en masse and make it easier for him to run the government with a new sprint.

PM Oli returns home from Azerbaijan

October 27, 2019 12:00 pm

KATHMANDU, Oct 27: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli returned home today morning after attending the 18thSummit of Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) held in Baku, the capital of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

KATHMANDU, Oct 16: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that Nepal has made its new way towards development and prosperity by strengthening its ties with its neighbors and starting up new projects within the country.

KATHMANDU, Sept 22: Prime Minister KP Oli has expressed dissatisfaction with lawmakers of his own party, especially those heading the parliamentary committees, who have not been toeing the party line over key decisions. He has asked them to defend the government's “good work” through all available political forums and through social media platforms.

PM Oli's address to House cancelled

September 19, 2019 14:57 pm

KATHMANDU, Sept 19: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's scheduled address to the Federal Parliament was canceled at the last minute today afternoon.

KATHMANDU, Sept 6: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli returned home from Singapore on Friday afternoon.

KATHMANDU, Aug 26: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is currently in Singapore for his health check-up, convened a cabinet meeting through video conferencing on Monday.

KATHMANDU, Aug 25: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's health condition is normal, a key aide to the prime minister said on Sunday morning.

KATHMANDU, Aug 22: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli left for Singapore on Thursday afternoon for his health check-up.

KATHMANDU, Aug 18: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has ruled out the possibility of restoration of the monarchy in the country.

KATHMANDU, Aug 8: President Bidya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli have sent separate messages of condolences to their Indian counterparts Ram Nath Kovind and Narendra Modi respectively on the demise of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.

PM Oli leaving for Singapore today

August 3, 2019 14:13 pm

Kathmandu, Aug 3: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is leaving for Singapore today for his regular health check-up.

KATHMANDU, Aug 2: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has vowed to address the concerns of those people who were forced to leave their homes while expanding the area of the then Suklaphanta National Park in the far western region of the country.

KATHMANDU, July 25: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli congratulated newly-elected British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, July 19: Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli has sent a message of condolence to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the killing of innocent people in an arson attack at Kyoto Animation studio KyoAni in Kyoto, Japan.

KATHMANDU, June 27: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has urged the Nepali honorary consul generals based in different countries to pursue economic diplomacy to raise the flow of foreign investment and transfer technology to Nepal to meet the country's priorities of achieving economic prosperity.

KATHMANDU, June 18: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said that he felt hurt by the main opposition Nepali Congress' protest in today's parliament session barring him to address the House.

KATHMANDU, June 18: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's advisors have termed the Nepali Congress lawmakers' obstruction of the Parliament 'unparliamentary'.

KATHMANDU, June 13: After completing his official visit to the United Kingdom, Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli reached Paris on Wednesday on a three-day official visit to France.

LONDON, June 11: Prince Harry welcomed Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli at Kensington Palace on Tuesday.

PM Oli leaves Doha for Geneva

June 9, 2019 15:51 pm

KATHMANDU, June 9: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli who had reached Doha, the capital city of Qatar, last night left for Geneva a while ago in course of his Europe visit. The Prime Minister is leading the Nepali delegation to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Centenary Session scheduled for June 10 in Geneva, Switzerland and is paying an official visit to two other European countries. The Switzerland visit will be followed by an official visit to the United Kingdom and France.

KATHMANDU, June 7: Prime Minister Mr. K P Sharma Oli has sent a message of congratulations to newly-elected Prime Minister of Thailand Prayut Chan-o-cha.

KATHMANDU, May 28: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has left home for New Delhi to attend Indian counterpart Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony being held later today.

KATHMANDU, May 28: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's upcoming visit to India during the swearing-in ceremony of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to further deepen ties between the two countries, a key aide to Oli said on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, May 28: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will pay an official visit to India to attend Indian counterpart Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony to be held on Thursday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, May 15: Nepal and Cambodia on Wednesday issued a 15-point joint statement during the official visit of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to the Southeast Asian country.

KATHMANDU, May 14: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is currently paying official visit to Cambodia, has said that Nepal can learn a lot from Cambodia's rapid economic development.

KATHMANDU, May 7: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is visiting Vietnam and Cambodia from May 9 to 15, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said here on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, May 7: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's forthcoming visit to Vietnam and Cambodia is aimed at exploring mutually beneficial new areas of cooperation, a key aide to the prime minister said on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, May 4: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has defended President Bidya Devi Bhandari’s decision to pronounce "Mero Sarkar" (My government). Oli's remark comes a day after the government unveiled policy and program for the new fiscal year yesterday.

LALITPUR, April 26: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has lauded the development model initiated by late Manmohan Adhikari during his premiership.

KATHMANDU, March 11: KATHMANDU, March 11: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Monday ruled out possibilities of holding referendum over the country's territorial integrity and sovereignty.

KATHMANDU, Jan 8: The Ministry of Finance has said that Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's address to the House of Representatives session on January 6 was based on facts.