China rushes to prevent split in Nepal Communist Party

A wary China is rushing a high-level delegation led by a vice minister of the Chinese Communist Party to Kathmandu to assess the ground situation and avert a vertical split in the ruling Nepal......

Major political crisis in Nepal: PM disbands parl

Nepal plunged into a major political crisis, hours after Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai disbanded parliament with five political parties challenging the move to hold fresh elections, as the......

Nepal's 5 major parties ask PM to quit

Nepal's five major political parties, including Nepali Congress and CPN-UML, have demanded Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai's resignation, saying his unilateral move to hold fresh election was......

Nepal cabinet resigns to form national consensus govt

All the ministers in Nepal's coalition government resigned en-mass on Thursday night after major political parties in the country reached a deal to form a new national unity government within two......