Nepal has lifted its ban on Rs 200 and Rs 500 Indian currency notes, allowing their import and export with India up to a limit of Rs 25,000 per person, the government said, easing restrictions imposed after India's 2016 demonetisation.
The Prime Minister of Nepal's interim government, Sushila Karki, on Friday expanded her Cabinet, inducting four new ministers into her government tasked with holding the House of Representatives elections on March 5.
Nepal saw its deadliest protests in two decades on Monday, leaving 19 dead, including a child. Violence erupted over corruption and a social media ban. Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak resigned, curfews were imposed, and the government formed a 15-day investigation committee. The UN urged rest
Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Wednesday appraised the parliament that the cabinet meeting had made the decision provided the situation in Southern plains.
The meeting of the Council of Ministers of Nepal decided to recall ambassadors from 11 countries, including India and US, marking a diplomatic shift under the leadership of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
The Nepal cabinet on Friday recommended President Ram Chandra Paudel to prorogue the ongoing winter session of the lower House past Sunday midnight. The decision by the cabinet comes ahead of the Nepal Investment Summit, which is set to be held at the end of this month.
Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Tuesday hinted at a possible cabinet reshuffle in his address to the nation on the completion of one year in office. In a virtual address, the Prime Minister conveyed his unwillingness to entertain excuses from ministers regarding their subpar perfo