Prachanda

Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is addressing a function in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 2, 2024. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

July 12, 2024 9:25 AM

PM Prachanda to seek vote of confidence for fifth time in Parliament today

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' is seeking a vote of confidence for the fifth time in the House of Representatives on Friday. For PM Prachanda securing a vote of confidence will be challenging, as Nepali Congress has 88 members and CPN-UML has 79 members in the House of Representatives while CPN (Maoist Centre) has 32 members only. Appointed as Prime Minister on December 25, 2022, Prime Minister Prachanda garnered a vote of confidence in the House for the fourth time on May 20 thi...

July 4, 2024 7:38 PM

President Paudel assigns 8 more ministries to PM Prachanda after CPN UML resignations

President Ramchandra Paudel has assigned Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' himself to look after the ministry portfolios handled by eight ministers representing the CPN (UML) in the existing Council of Ministers, including Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Physical Infrastructure Raghuveer Mahaseth, following their resignation from their posts. Along with DPM and Minister Mahaseth, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Padam Giri, Minister for Agriculture ...

June 10, 2024 9:39 AM

New Delhi-Kathmandu ties will prosper under Narendra Modi’s leadership: Nepal PM Prachanda

Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' who attended the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital has expressed his confidence in the future of bilateral relations between New Delhi and Kathmandu. In a recent meeting between the two leaders, Nepal Prime Minister extended his congratulations to Prime Minister Modi and conveyed his optimism regarding the trajectory of the longstanding friendship between the two countries. "Had a meeting with Shri...

May 20, 2024 4:27 PM

Amid opposition protests, Nepal PM wins parliamentary vote of confidence

Nepal's prime minister won a parliamentary vote of confidence on Monday amid protests by the opposition demanding a parliamentary probe into allegations that his home minister illegally took money from several companies before he entered politics. Pushpa Kamal Dahal, a former Maoist rebel chief in the Himalayan nation, formed a coalition cabinet in March with the support of the liberal Communist Unified Marxist-Leninist (UML) party and several smaller parties. A fresh vote of confidence became...