Deepak Adhikari

Up to 100 mem­bers of Com­mu­nist Par­ty of Nepal jailed as fac­tion blasts gov­ern­ment’s di­a­logue ef­forts.

Nepal grant­ed ac­cess to Chi­nese ports in a move that will end New Del­hi’s mo­nop­oly over Kath­man­du’s trade routes.

In­di­an prime min­is­ter high­lights re­li­gious and cul­tur­al link­ages be­tween the two neigh­bours dur­ing his two-day trip.

An­a­lysts say rul­ing com­mu­nist par­ty and its ju­nior ally, the Maoists, are ‘in per­ma­nent chaos’ over gov­er­nance.

Com­mu­nist par­ty mem­ber who spent 14 years in jail be­comes Nepal’s 41st prime min­is­ter with many chal­lenges ahead.

Gov­ern­ment blames “In­di­an block­ade” for short­ages in coun­try hit by dev­as­tat­ing earth­quake ear­li­er this year.

Sit-in protests in Kath­man­du by over 100 peo­ple aim to com­pel UN­HCR to drop pro­pos­al to cut month­ly al­lowances.

Amid reser­va­tions, Naren­dra Modi’s vis­it to Kath­man­du aims to boost eco­nom­ic ties and re­build trust be­tween two na­tions.

Ob­servers de­bate im­pli­ca­tions for Hi­malayan na­tion in wake of elec­tion vic­to­ry while oth­ers dream of Hin­du re­vival.