Baburam Bhattarai

Former Nepal Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai on Tuesday assured India that Kathmandu is not leaning towards China and wants good ties with New Delhi while emphasising on strong economic and cultural relations between Indian and Nepal.

Nepal's former prime minister Baburam Bhattarai announced a new political party today in an attempt to attract legions of voters disillusioned with mainstream leaders.

Nepal's ex-prime minister Baburam Bhattarai, who in a major jolt to Prachanda-led UCPN-Maoist had quit the party four months ago, today formed his political outfit comprising former Maoists and claimed it will emerge as an alternative force in the country hit by Madhesi protests.

Former prime minister Baburam Bhattarai today said that the political crisis in Nepal could be resolved if the country can re-demarcate the boundaries of federal provinces through amendments to the new Constitution.

Nepal's former Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai announced today that he has severed ties with the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (UPCN)-Maoist.

Nepal's announcement of November elections raised hopes for stability in the deeply divided Himalayan nation, but also concerns that the long-awaited polls could still be scuppered, analysts said on Friday.

A cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai has endorsed the decision by Nepal's four major political parties to form an election government, paving the way for Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi to be sworn-in as the country's new leader on Thursday.

Nepal's major political parties have agreed to form an interim government led by the Supreme Court chief justice and hold elections in June, likely ending a deadlock that left the nation without a fully functioning government since last year.

Nepal Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai, who was shown black flags on his arrival in Kathmandu from Brazil, refused to step down on Monday, saying he will not bow to pressure from political parties.

Nepal's prime minister called for new elections in November after the term of the Constituent Assembly expired at midnight on Sunday without political leaders completing the task of writing a new constitution. Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai said the Constituent Assembly had failed to achieve its goal.

Nepal Premier Baburam Bhattarai formed a national unity government on Saturday by appointing 12 ministers from the main opposition parties, two days after his cabinet quit as part of a negotiated effort to quell political tumult in the country.

The move is last ditch attempt to pave way for the formation of a national consensus government to resolve the current political crisis in the country ahead of the May 27 deadline to draft the new Constitution.

Nepal Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai today went nostalgic as he recalled his wedding 30 years ago with a fellow comrade Hisila Yami in the national capital.

A village boy from western Nepal's Gorkha district, that was once also the bastion of Nepal's Shah kings, Baburam Bhattarai, who was elected on Sunday as the Himalayan republic's fourth prime minister in three years, established himself as a star even before joining leftist politics.

Former Nepal Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai on Tuesday assured India that Kathmandu is not leaning towards China and wants good ties with New Delhi while emphasising on strong economic and cultural relations between Indian and Nepal.

Nepal's former prime minister Baburam Bhattarai announced a new political party today in an attempt to attract legions of voters disillusioned with mainstream leaders.

Nepal's ex-prime minister Baburam Bhattarai, who in a major jolt to Prachanda-led UCPN-Maoist had quit the party four months ago, today formed his political outfit comprising former Maoists and claimed it will emerge as an alternative force in the country hit by Madhesi protests.

Former prime minister Baburam Bhattarai today said that the political crisis in Nepal could be resolved if the country can re-demarcate the boundaries of federal provinces through amendments to the new Constitution.

Nepal's former Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai announced today that he has severed ties with the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (UPCN)-Maoist.

Nepal's announcement of November elections raised hopes for stability in the deeply divided Himalayan nation, but also concerns that the long-awaited polls could still be scuppered, analysts said on Friday.

A cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai has endorsed the decision by Nepal's four major political parties to form an election government, paving the way for Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi to be sworn-in as the country's new leader on Thursday.

Nepal's major political parties have agreed to form an interim government led by the Supreme Court chief justice and hold elections in June, likely ending a deadlock that left the nation without a fully functioning government since last year.

Nepal Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai, who was shown black flags on his arrival in Kathmandu from Brazil, refused to step down on Monday, saying he will not bow to pressure from political parties.

Nepal's prime minister called for new elections in November after the term of the Constituent Assembly expired at midnight on Sunday without political leaders completing the task of writing a new constitution. Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai said the Constituent Assembly had failed to achieve its goal.

Nepal Premier Baburam Bhattarai formed a national unity government on Saturday by appointing 12 ministers from the main opposition parties, two days after his cabinet quit as part of a negotiated effort to quell political tumult in the country.

The move is last ditch attempt to pave way for the formation of a national consensus government to resolve the current political crisis in the country ahead of the May 27 deadline to draft the new Constitution.

Nepal Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai today went nostalgic as he recalled his wedding 30 years ago with a fellow comrade Hisila Yami in the national capital.

A village boy from western Nepal's Gorkha district, that was once also the bastion of Nepal's Shah kings, Baburam Bhattarai, who was elected on Sunday as the Himalayan republic's fourth prime minister in three years, established himself as a star even before joining leftist politics.