All stories by Shirish B Pradhan
Nepal ruling party's rival faction expels PM Oli
Rediff.com24 Jan 2021The decision to remove Oli from the party's general membership was taken at the Standing Committee meeting of the faction led by former prime ministers Prachanda and Madhav Kumar Nepal after Oli failed to produce explanation to his recent moves as sought by party leadership, sources said.
Nepal PM gets Parliament dissolved amidst infighting
Rediff.com20 Dec 2020The move comes as the intra-party feud reached climax in the ruling NCP which has been witnessing months long tussle between two factions, one led by 68-year-old Oli and Party's chairman and another led by 66-year-old 'Prachanda', also the executive chair of the party and former premier.
India, Nepal agree to advance mutual cooperation
Rediff.com27 Nov 2020Shringla began his two-day official visit to Nepal on Thursday. He was accorded a warm welcome on his maiden visit to Nepal which is happening at the invitation of Nepal Foreign Secretary Paudyal, amid a strain in bilateral ties following a bitter border row between the two countries.
Will resolve issues with India through dialogue: Nepal PM to Gen Naravane
Rediff.com6 Nov 2020PM Oli said that "there has been good friendship between Nepal and India".
Gen Naravane conferred honorary rank of 'General of Nepali Army'
Rediff.com5 Nov 2020Gen K M Cariappa was the first Indian Army chief to be decorated with the title in 1950.
Army Chief Gen Naravane meets Nepal counterpart
Rediff.com5 Nov 2020Naravane is scheduled to meet Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Friday.
Army Chief Gen MM Naravane arrives in Nepal on crucial visit
Rediff.com4 Nov 2020Gen Naravane on Tuesday said he was eagerly looking forward to the visit and exuded confidence that it will go a long way in strengthening the "bonds of friendship" between the armies of the two countries.
RAW chief meets Nepal Prime Minister Oli
Rediff.com23 Oct 2020His visit comes ahead of the upcoming official trip of Indian Army chief Gen M M Naravane to Nepal in the first week of November. Goel called on Prime Minister Oli at his official residence at Baluwatar on Wednesday evening, the premier's press advisor Surya Thapa told PTI.
Protests in Nepal against Chinese encroachment: Reports
Rediff.com23 Sep 2020According to media reports in Kathmandu, China has allegedly constructed 11 buildings on the Nepalese territory in the Humla district bordering Tibet. The disputed area lies in Lampcha village of Namkha Rural Municipality in Humla district.
Nepal halts distribution of text-books with revised map
Rediff.com22 Sep 2020India has already termed as untenable the 'artificial enlargement' of the territorial claims by Nepal after its Parliament unanimously approved the new political map of the country featuring Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura areas which India maintains belongs to it.
Nepal issues text books with new maps including Indian areas
Rediff.com18 Sep 2020India has already termed as untenable the 'artificial enlargement' of the territorial claims by Nepal after its Parliament unanimously approved the new political map of the country featuring Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura areas which India maintains belongs to it.
Nepal, India hold high-level talks amidst border row
Rediff.com17 Aug 2020The meeting came days after Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli telephoned his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to greet him on India's 74th Independence Day, in the first high-level contact after bilateral ties came under severe strain following issuance of a new political map by Nepal in May.
Nepal's ruling party meet fails to resolve Oli-Prachanda feud
Rediff.com21 Jul 2020Prime Minister Oli did not attend the meeting of the 45-member Standing Committee, he said, adding that the next meeting of the top body of the NCP will be held a week later. The meeting took place after it was postponed seven times to allow Oli and Prachanda more time to sort out their differences.
PM Oli didn't mean to debase Ayodhya's value: Nepal
Rediff.com14 Jul 2020In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday clarified that the remarks made by Prime Minister Oli 'are not linked to any political subject and have no intention at all to hurt the feelings and sentiments of anyone'.
'Real' Ayodhya is in Nepal, Lord Ram is Nepali: Nepal PM
Rediff.com14 Jul 2020'Although the real Ayodhya lies at Thori in the west of Birgunj, India has claimed the Indian site as the birthplace of Lord Ram'
Nepal's ruling party demand PM Oli's resignation over remarks on India
Rediff.com30 Jun 2020'The Prime Minister's remarks that India was conspiring to remove him was neither politically correct, nor diplomatically appropriate,'
India, China will resolve differences peacefully: Nepal
Rediff.com21 Jun 2020Nepal said it was confident that both its "friendly neighbours" India and China will resolve their border stand-off at the Line of Actual Control through peaceful means.
Nepal redraws political map by incorporating 3 Indian areas
Rediff.com18 Jun 2020Nepal last month released the revised political and administrative map of the country laying claim over the strategically key areas, more than six months after India published a new map in November 2019.
Nepal's move on new map may backfire, say experts
Rediff.com15 Jun 2020'The redrawing of the map with the inclusion of Kalapani area by Nepal and endorsement from the House of Representatives shows the KP Oli government's move to gain cheap popularity in the name of nationalism'
Nepal's Parliament passes bill to redraw political map
Rediff.com13 Jun 2020India last month reacted angrily to Nepal showing the three areas as Nepalese territory in the new map and cautioned the country that saying such "artificial enlargement" of territorial claims will not be acceptable to it. India has been maintaining that these three areas belong to it.