The Nepal political crisis continues to deepen as Prime Minister K.P. Oli's communist rival Prachanda is protesting against him. Prachanda calls dissolution unconstitutional.

KP Oli vs Prachanda: Communist rival Prachanda protests against PM Oli

The normal life was paralysed across Nepal on Thursday during a nation-wide general strike called by the Nepal Communist Party's splinter faction-led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' to oppose the appointment of office bearers and members of various constitutional bodies by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli-led caretaker government.

Normal life paralysed in Nepal during general strike, 157 protesters arrested

More than 180 protesters, including a former minister, were arrested in Nepal on Thursday, police said, as a nationwide strike was staged over parliament's dissolution.

Scores arrested in Nepal strike against parliament's dissolution

Nepal's caretaker PM KP Sharma Oli on Wednesday expressed his gratitude for India for providing coronavirus vaccines to Nepal. India has dispatched one million doses of Covishield vaccine within a week of its rollout in India.

Nepal PM thanks India for coronavirus vaccines

The Himalayan nation of Nepal launched its largest immunisation campaign on Wednesday with its first coronavirus vaccinations for medical workers, following a gift of one million doses from giant neighbour India.

Nepal kicks off coronavirus inoculations with Indian vaccine

The Prachanda faction of the Nepal Communist Party has taken disciplinary action against Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and removed him from the party's general membership.

Prachanda faction expels PM Oli from Nepal Communist Party's general membership

Nepal's Election Commission has refused to recognise any of the two factions of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) as the official party, saying both failed to adopt due procedures to gain the legitimate status.

Nepal EC refuses to recognise either faction of ruling NCP as official party

A demonstration called by ex-Maoist rebels drew tens of thousands to the streets of Nepal's capital Friday to demand the reinstatement of parliament in the biggest show of force since it was dissolved.

Nepal ex-rebels call thousands onto streets to protest govt dissolution

Several neighbouring countries praised India as the country starts giving millions of coronavirus vaccines to South Asian nations, a move that also counters China's dominance in the region.

India's vaccine diplomacy earns praise from South Asian neighbours as Chinese dominance declines

Trash collected from Mount Everest is set to be transformed into art and displayed in a nearby gallery to highlight the need to save the world's tallest mountain from turning into a dumping site.

Nepal to turn Everest trash into art to highlight mountain’s garbage blight

K2 is the planet's most challenging mountain to climb. 10 climbers from Nepal have made history by summiting the World's second tallest peak during winter. Will the world now give Sherpas their due? WION's Palki Sharma has more.

Gravitas: Nepali climbers summit K2 during winter

A day after India began the biggest coronavirus vaccine drive for locals, its neighbouring country, Nepal, has lauded the South Asian country as frontrunner. Kathmandu, on Sunday, claimed India's vaccine drive has given the Oli government "great hope" and Nepal's Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali has requested India's vaccine for Nepal locals now.

Nepal requests India's COVID-19 vaccines on priority; India approves

A group of climbers from Nepal on Saturday became the first ever to summit K2 during winter months. On the same day, a Spanish mountaineer fell to his death from the peak.

Climbers from Nepal become first to summit K2 in winter

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli in an exclusive conversation with WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma Upadhyay alluded to the relationship shared by its neighbours and urged them not to have any superiority complex.

Exclusive: Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli speaks to WION on India-Nepal ties

Nepal Foreign Minister Gyawali met Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Relationship between India and Nepal offers limitless potential and it is driven by the people of both the countries, said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

Nepal Foreign Minister Gyawali meets Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

Amid reports of a rethink on Nepal's Gorkha recruitment policy, the visiting Nepal foreign minister has said that so far there has not been any change in Kathmandu's position.

No change in position on Gorkha recruitment in Indian army: Nepal

Nepal Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali met his Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar in New Delhi on Friday (January 15) for talks even as the political crisis back in the Himalayan nation deepened.

Nepal Foreign Minister meets Indian counterpart in New Delhi

An agreement is likely to be finalized by Kathmandu to purchase 12 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, to be manufactured in India.

Nepalese Foreign Minister on 3-day visit to India, focus on procurement of vaccines

Nepal shares an 1850-km-long border with India. It also shares its culture and history with India. While Beijing may be pouring Billions into Nepal, can China's cash buy people-to-people connect?

Gravitas: The Nepal-India relationship

Highlighting that former prime minister of Nepal Pushpa Kumar Dahal is not "democratic" and "unstable", Nepalese PM KP Sharma Oli in an exclusive interview to WION blamed Dahal for the political crisis in Nepal.

Nepalese PM Oli blames Pushpa Kumar Dahal for 'instability' in Nepal in exclusive chat

Nepalese Prime Minister in an exclusive interview on Monday underscored that the nation does not follow "instructions" by other countries and independently decide on its internal matters.

Exclusive- We don't take 'instructions' from other nations: Nepalese PM on China

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said on Sunday that he will get back the territories of Kalapani, Limpiyadhura and Lipulekh from India. He remarks came during his address to National Assembly or upper house of Nepal's parliament.

Will get territories back from India: Nepal PM Oli

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Sunday conducted an emergency cabinet meeting at his residence in the Nepali capital. According to The Himalayan Times, the cabinet has decided to recommend the end of the winter session of the National Assembly .

Nepal cabinet recommends ending winter session of National Assembly

In the first interview of 2021, Nepal's envoy to India Nilamber Acharya has said that India and Nepal have "enormous goodwill" and "close friendship at a high political level.

'We have close friendship,' says Nepal envoy to India Nilamber Acharya ahead of Nepal FM's Delhi visit

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