Nepal Constitution Assembly

Nepal's National Assembly today unanimously passed the Constitution Amendment Bill to update the country's political and administrative map incorporating three Indian territories.

Nepal today announced plans to elect a new prime minister this weekend, three weeks after the country adopted a new constitution that triggered deadly protests and a border blockade.

Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar arrived in Kathmandu as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's special envoy to hold talks with Nepalese leaders across the political spectrum amid protests by Madhesi groups over the country's new Constitution which will be unveiled on Sunday.

Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar will leave for Nepal tomorrow as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's special envoy to hold talks with leaders across political spectrum on issues relating to that country's new constitution which is being unveiled on Sunday.

Nepal's Constituent Assembly today rejected calls to remove the key term 'secularism' from the new Constitution and officially make it a Hindu state, triggering protests by Hindu activists.

Nepal was on today all set to bring out a new Constitution on September 20 with the Constituent Assembly (CA) having begun clause-by-clause voting on the much-awaited document.

China's official media today described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "smart" for his attempts to reset Indo-Nepal ties, but said his one billion dollar soft loan to the country was not enough to bring about a thaw in bilateral relationship.

The Nepali Congress led by Sushil Koirala today established an early lead in initial trends in counting of votes to choose a 601-member assembly that will draft a new constitution to end years of political uncertainty in Nepal.

Officials began counting votes on Wednesday that were cast during election for a special assembly to draw up a long-delayed constitution and pick a new Nepal government.

Nearly 70 per cent of Nepal's electorate voted today to choose an assembly that will draft a new constitution to end years of turmoil and political uncertainty though balloting was hit by sporadic violence, including vandalism and explosions that injured a dozen.

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.

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's National Assembly today unanimously passed the Constitution Amendment Bill to update the country's political and administrative map incorporating three Indian territories.

Nepal today announced plans to elect a new prime minister this weekend, three weeks after the country adopted a new constitution that triggered deadly protests and a border blockade.

Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar arrived in Kathmandu as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's special envoy to hold talks with Nepalese leaders across the political spectrum amid protests by Madhesi groups over the country's new Constitution which will be unveiled on Sunday.

Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar will leave for Nepal tomorrow as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's special envoy to hold talks with leaders across political spectrum on issues relating to that country's new constitution which is being unveiled on Sunday.

Nepal's Constituent Assembly today rejected calls to remove the key term 'secularism' from the new Constitution and officially make it a Hindu state, triggering protests by Hindu activists.

Nepal was on today all set to bring out a new Constitution on September 20 with the Constituent Assembly (CA) having begun clause-by-clause voting on the much-awaited document.

China's official media today described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "smart" for his attempts to reset Indo-Nepal ties, but said his one billion dollar soft loan to the country was not enough to bring about a thaw in bilateral relationship.

The Nepali Congress led by Sushil Koirala today established an early lead in initial trends in counting of votes to choose a 601-member assembly that will draft a new constitution to end years of political uncertainty in Nepal.

Officials began counting votes on Wednesday that were cast during election for a special assembly to draw up a long-delayed constitution and pick a new Nepal government.

Nearly 70 per cent of Nepal's electorate voted today to choose an assembly that will draft a new constitution to end years of turmoil and political uncertainty though balloting was hit by sporadic violence, including vandalism and explosions that injured a dozen.

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.

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.