K P Sharma Oli
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KP Sharma Oli sworn in as Nepal's Prime Minister, PM Modi congratulates and vows to deepen bonds
World | Jul 15, 2024, 12:36 PM ISTOn Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended congratulations to K P Sharma Oli, leader of Nepal's largest communist party, following his reappointment as Nepal's Prime Minister for a fourth consecutive term on Sunday.
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KP Sharma Oli appointed Nepal's Prime Minister, to take oath today
World | Jul 15, 2024, 12:06 AM ISTOli is set to return to power for fourth term after striking a late-night coalition deal with the Nepali Congress to oust Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' from power.
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Who is KP Sharma Oli and how his upcoming government will impact India-Nepal ties?
Explainers | Jul 13, 2024, 03:46 PM ISTOli is set to return to power for the fourth time after striking a late-night coalition deal with the Nepali Congress to oust Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' from power. Prachanda lost his vote of confidence in the Parliament on Friday, gaining only 63 votes in the 275-member House.
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Nepal: Oli stakes claim to become PM as Prachanda resigns after losing trust vote in Parliament
World | Jul 13, 2024, 02:48 PM ISTOli's return to power came through an overnight coalition deal struck with the Nepali Congress led by Sher Bahadur Deuba, after which he withdrew support from Prachanda's ruling government. Prachanda lost the vote of confidence on Friday, his fifth attempt, by securing only 63 votes.
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Nepal: 'Prachanda' resigns after losing vote of confidence, KP Sharma Oli to become PM
World | Jul 12, 2024, 05:55 PM ISTFormer PMs KP Sharma Oli and Sher Bahadur Deuba forged a midnight coalition deal on July 1 to oust Prachanda from power. However, Prachanda refused to resign and called for another vote of confidence that he was expected to lose as his CPN-Maoist Centre does not have the required numbers.
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Nepal: 'Prachanda' to take fifth vote of confidence today, likely to lose as Oli poised to return
World | Jul 12, 2024, 05:55 PM ISTThis would be Prachanda's fifth vote of confidence in his 17 months of power in the politically fragile Nepal, which has seen 13 governments in the last 16 years. Former PMs KP Sharma Oli and Sher Bahadur Deuba forged a midnight coalition deal on July 1 to oust Prachanda from power.
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Nepal PM Prachanda refuses to resign as Oli set to return to power post overnight power-sharing deal
World | Jul 03, 2024, 07:06 AM ISTThe Nepali Congress and CPN-UML parties led by former PMs KP Sharma Oli and Sher Bahadur Deuba struck a midnight power-sharing deal to oust Prachanda from power. As per the deal, Oli will serve as PM of the new government for 1.5 years while Deuba will take the reins for the remaining term.
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Nepal government in crisis again: Oli to return as PM after midnight coalition deal with opposition
World | Jul 02, 2024, 11:17 AM ISTNepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba and CPN-UML chief and former PM KP Sharma Oil struck a midnight deal to oust Prachanda from power. As per the deal, Oli will become PM again for 1.5 years while Deuba will take the helm for the remaining 1.5 years till the next election.
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Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda wins vote of confidence in Parliament
World | Mar 13, 2024, 03:58 PM ISTThis came nearly ten after Prachanda broke the alliance with two opposition parties and formed a new coalition government with KP Sharma Oli-led Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) party.
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Nepal coalition in crisis: PM Prachanda set to form new government with ex-premier Oli's party
World | Mar 04, 2024, 02:01 PM ISTGovinda Acharya, Dahal’s press secretary, said the former guerrilla chief was likely to name a new cabinet including nominees from two main opposition parties – Communist Party of Nepal (UML) and the Rastriya Swotantra Party (RSP).
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Nepal: Man arrested for trying to 'slap' former PM KP Sharma Oli during campaign | WATCH
World | Dec 15, 2023, 01:13 PM ISTA video of the incident verified by the police shows Rai approaching Oli and attempting to slap him and was stopped by security escorts of the former PM and dragged back by a crowd of Oli's supporters. The police said that the attacker was intoxicated and has been detained.
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Former Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli warns against 'misuse' of India-Nepalese border by 'unwanted elements'
World | Aug 16, 2023, 11:10 PM IST"The people of our two countries should benefit from the open border existing between us, but at the same time, we should be careful not to misuse the open border by unwanted elements," Oli said during a conference.
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CPN-UML-led alliance will form next govt by Dec: Former Nepal PM Oli
World | Nov 20, 2022, 08:34 PM ISTOli said that the new parties will not be able to gather enough votes to become even national parties, leave alone being a threat.
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Delayed due to last-minute hiccups, Sher Bahadur Deuba takes oath as Nepal's PM for record 5th time
India | Jul 13, 2021, 11:30 PM ISTThe 75-year-old veteran politician and Nepali Congress President took the oath of office and secrecy from President Bidya Devi Bhandari during a swearing-in ceremony at the President's Office, Sheetal Niwas, which was delayed by over two hours.
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COVID: Nepal receives over 1.5 million JandJ vaccine doses from US
News | Jul 13, 2021, 08:56 AM ISTNepal, which has been struggling to inoculate its citizens against COVID-19, on July 12, received a shipment of over one and a half million doses of Johnson and Johnson (JandJ) single-shot vaccines from the US on a grant basis.
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Setback for KP Oli as Nepal SC orders to appoint Sher Bahadur Deuba as Prime Minister
World | Jul 12, 2021, 01:59 PM ISTIn another setback for KP Oli, Nepal's Supreme Court on Monday reinstated the dissolved House of Representatives for a second time in nearly five months.
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Yoga originated in Nepal, not India, claims PM Oli
World | Jun 22, 2021, 12:04 PM ISTMeanwhile, the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu organised a special programme on Monday to observe the 7th International Day of Yoga. The programme was organised virtually as part of its ongoing celebration of India@75 'Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav'.
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Nepal President dissolves Parliament, announces snap elections in November
World | May 22, 2021, 10:22 PM ISTNepal's President dissolved the House of Representatives on Saturday for the second time in five months and announced snap elections in November, rejecting both embattled Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and the Opposition alliance's claims to form a government.
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Both ruling, opposition parties stake claim to form government in Nepal
World | May 21, 2021, 09:30 PM ISTAfter both Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and opposition leader Sher Bahadur declared to have majority signatures and staked claim over the new government, the President's office said that it will verify the signatures and will reach a conclusion soon.
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K P Sharma Oli sworn in as Nepal Prime Minister
World | May 14, 2021, 02:53 PM ISTK P Sharma Oli was sworn in as Nepal’s Prime Minister for the third time on Friday, days after he lost a vote of confidence in Parliament.