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Nepal overwhelmed by Covid, needs help, says Prime Minister Oli

In an opinion piece published in The Guardian, Oli said the rise in number of infections posed a serious challenge to the country's citizens and the entire health service system.

Nepal Prime Minister Oli loses vote of confidence in House of Representatives

Oli, who secured 93 votes during the special session convened on the directives of President Bidya Devi Bhandari, is automatically relieved from his post, as per the constitution.

Nepal PM Oli to seek vote of confidence in Parliament tomorrow

PM Oli will try to win confidence of the 275-member lower house to prove that he enjoys majority support, aiming to consolidate his grip on his party.

17 climbers at Mt Everest base camp test Covid positive, raise fears of an outbreak

More climbers have displayed Covid-like symptoms, but Nepal govt says it hasn't been notified about the situation. Climbers say symptoms can be mistaken for altitude sickness.

Nepal to suspend all domestic, international flights amid surge in Covid cases

Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli said that those entering Nepal from India would be allowed to enter only after conducting antigen tests.

After attending Kumbh Mela, Nepal’s former King Gyanendra, Queen Komal test positive for Covid

The 73-year-old former King and 70-year-old former Queen recently returned from India where they had taken a holy dip at Haridwar's Har Ki Pauri during the Maha Kumbh.

Nepal still ‘topsy-turvy’, its political system prone to not being stable: Ex-Indian envoy

At a virtual event, former Indian ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri also said Nepal's 'convoluted constitution' was to be blamed for its politics.

Nepali Congress initiates move to topple PM Oli, decides to form govt under its leadership

Prime Minister Oli's dissolution of the House of Representatives in December triggered a political crisis in Nepal.

Why China has pinned its South Asia hopes on this train from Tibet to Nepal

In ‘All Roads Lead North’, Amish Raj Mulmi writes that the Gyirong–Kathmandu train has been in China-Nepal talks for over a decade. But who will it really help?

Nepal must become self-dependent. China’s undeclared trade blockade hurts Kathmandu

During the festive season, nearly 2,000 containers with clothes, shoes, cosmetics, electronics and industrial raw materials were stopped from entering Nepal.

On Camera

We failed the UP board topper. She should be celebrated, not bullied for her facial hair

The pervasive culture of body shaming, of judging others based on their appearance rather than their character or abilities, is a reflection of the deeper societal fault lines.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

‘No brides for Agniveers’: In Rajasthan’s ‘Shaheedon ki nagri’, few takers for defence coaching centres

Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.