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Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi sworn in Nepal Prime Minister amid protest
Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Nepal. President Ram Baran Yadav admistered the oath of office to him. Regmi will continue to hold the position of the Chief Justice without actively engaging in ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2013
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
Nepal elected to UN ECOSOC board
United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Nepal along with 17 other countries were elected board members of ECOSOC by the UN General Assembly for a three-year term starting in January 2013. ECOSOC is a 54 member body and is ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2012
Category: International / World Current Affairs
US announces $ 6million grant to Nepal
US announced a $ 6million dollar grant to Nepal. It is for the school feeding program in Nepal. It will continue to provide mid-day meals for over 2 lakh children at 1,800 schools in 11 districts of Nepal for the ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012
President of Nepal Ram Baran Yadav removes Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai
Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai removed by Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav. Why President demanded PM’s resignation? The Parliament was dissolved over its inability to deliver a new constitution by the 27 May 2012 deadline. Thus, the PM was directed by ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012
Nepal unable to resolve differences on constitution drafting
Consensus could not be reached among Nepal’s main political parties, the UCPN (Maoist) , Nepali Congress , CPN-UML and the union of the Samyukta Loktantrik madhesi Morcha as they were unable to resolve the differences in the constitution drafting. Major ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012
3 day India-Nepal crafts festival begins in Nepal
In Nepal, a 3-day India-Nepal crafts festival began in the capital Kathmandu. Inaugurating the festival, Nepal’s President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav held that such a common platform which would help artisans in both Nepal and India.