Kathmandu, June 12 (IANS) Just a week after returning from India, Nepal’s Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal is now set to pay an official visit to China from June 14 to 17, the two countries announced on Friday.The foreign ministries of both countries said in separate statements that Khanal will undertake the four-day visit to Beijing at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.”Minister Khana…
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Kathmandu, June 10 (IANS) Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Wednesday extended his congratulations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on becoming India’s longest-serving elected Prime Minister, describing the milestone as a “landmark achievement”.In a message posted on social media platform X, Shah said: “Warmest congratulations to Narendra Modi ji on your landmark achievement as India’s longest-serving elected PM. Wishing you good health and continued progress and prosperity for the people o…
Kathmandu, June 9 (IANS) Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Tuesday expanded his Cabinet, reappointing Sudhan Gurung as Home Minister and appointing Mahabir Pun as Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation. President Ram Chandra Poudel administered the oath of office at a ceremony held at the presidential office on Tuesday. Gurung, who stepped down as Home Minister on April 22 following controversy over his financial dealings, returned to the post after an inquiry committee found no i…
Kathmandu, June 5 (IANS) President of Nepal’s ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), Rabi Lamichhane, on Friday said that he invited both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Nabin to visit Nepal during his recent India trip. Lamichhane, who heads the largest political party in Nepal with nearly a two-third majority in the House of Representatives, arrived in Kathmandu Friday following a five-day visit to India at the invitation of BJP President Nabin.D…
Kathmandu, June 3 (IANS) President of Nepal’s ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), Rabi Lamichhane, on Wednesday said Nepal and India could build a partnership defined by progress and mutual trust by focusing on shared civilisational bonds, digital corridors, and seamless connectivity. Following the hour-long meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, Lamichhane, who is on a five-day tour of the southern neighbour starting June 1, wrote on X that the RSP looks forward to translati…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) India on Tuesday firmly responded to Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s remarks on boundary issues and stressed that there is “no role for any third party” on matters related to two nations. Addressing a weekly media briefing in New Delhi on Tuesday, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that India has seen Balen Shah’s remarks on India-Nepal boundary issue. He noted that the boundary between two nations has been demarcated close to 98 pe…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Nepal’s ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) President Rabi Lamichhane arrived at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters in New Delhi on Tuesday and was warmly welcomed by BJP chief Nitin Nabin. Lamichhane’s visit is focused on fostering party-to-party relations between the RSP and the BJP, while also facilitating discussions on organisational functioning, democratic practices, governance models and public outreach strategies.On reaching the BJP headquarters, the Nepal…
Kathmandu, May 31 (IANS) The first address by Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Sunday triggered a political storm as he claimed that the South Asian country has also encroached on Indian territory. Prime Minister Shah, who had unusually avoided addressing the Nepal Parliament in the past despite frequent calls from the opposition parties, answered the questions of lawmakers himself.He made the remarks when he was quizzed about India’s alleged encroachment of the disputed region of Limpiya…
Kathmandu, May 31 (IANS) Rabi Lamichhane, President of the ruling Rastryiya Swatantra Party ( RSP) of Nepal, is scheduled to visit India on June 1-2, at a time when the proposed visit of Prime Minister Balendra Shah has been uncertain. Manish Jha, spokesperson of the party, told IANS that Lamichhane is visiting New Delhi for two days at the invitation of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Nitin Nabin.Besides the BJP President, Lamichhane is also scheduled to meet Prime Minister Nare…
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) In the run-up to Nepal’s March 5 election, the Rastriya Swatantra Party’s (RSP) then projected Prime Ministerial face Balendra Shah remained largely elusive for most of his followers even in his own constituency of Jhapa-5. Even after he took over the post, the situation hasn’t changed.A large number of his admirers had then congregated in Jhapa, voluntarily working for the victory of this engineer-turned-rapper and social media sensation.Shah’s itinerary mostly rema…