Nepal National 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.

While the nation remains riveted on developments in the Doklam plateau, not enough is being said or considered about our relations with the cis-Himalayan states, Nepal and Bhutan, that constitute a critical part of the bulwark of our defence in any major confrontation with China.

Nepal authorities were arranging Indian President Pranab Mukherjee's visit to the Himalayan nation as the chief guest for the first anniversary of the promulgation of the country's constitution, the media reported on Saturday.

Hundreds of members of Nepal's ethnic minorities blocked roads in the capital on Sunday in renewed protests calling for changes to the Himalayan nation's controversial new constitution.

Success of Nepal's new Constitution will depend on "consensus and dialogue" and India was for peace, stability and overall development of the Himalayan nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today after holding extensive talks with his Nepalese counterpart KP Sharma Oli.

China today said Nepal should not become a "boxing arena" between India and China vying for influence in the Himalayan nation even as it called on New Delhi to treat Kathmandu as an equal partner.

Nepal today made it clear that the Constitution drafting is its internal matter and the country is capable of handling its own issues, apparently telling India and other nations not to meddle in its affairs.

On a day when customs points along the India-Nepal international border saw renewed tension, Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli today warned India not to interfere in the Himalayan nation's internal affairs.

One person has been killed and several injured in firing by the Nepalese police on protesters who had refused to budge from a crucial bridge on the Indo-Nepal border. The Madhesis, who have been protesting against the country's new constitution, returned to the bridge hours after the police used batons to forcibly remove them.

About 200 metres from the Nepal border, in the Indian town of Raxaul, a makeshift community kitchen opened up around two weeks ago. Hundreds of protesters from Nepal, who have pitched tents on the stretch of no-man's land between the two nations, eat two meals a day at the kitchen.

India summoned its ambassador to Nepal home for urgent talks, officials said today, following a sudden downturn in ties after the Himalayan nation adopted a new constitution that sparked weeks of border violence that killed more than 40 people.

Nepal adopted its first democratic constitution on Sunday amid protests and at least one death, which took place in Birgunj in the southern part of the tiny nation that has seen war, a palace massacre and a devastating earthquake since a campaign to create a modern state began more than 65 years ago.

Nepal adopts its first full democratic charter on Sunday, a historic step for a nation that has witnessed war, a palace massacre and devastating earthquakes since a campaign to create a modern state began more than 65 years ago.

Nepal's parliament passed a new national constitution on Wednesday, weeks after political leaders reached a historic agreement to create a federal state following an earthquake that killed nearly 9,000 people.

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

While the nation remains riveted on developments in the Doklam plateau, not enough is being said or considered about our relations with the cis-Himalayan states, Nepal and Bhutan, that constitute a critical part of the bulwark of our defence in any major confrontation with China.

Nepal authorities were arranging Indian President Pranab Mukherjee's visit to the Himalayan nation as the chief guest for the first anniversary of the promulgation of the country's constitution, the media reported on Saturday.

Hundreds of members of Nepal's ethnic minorities blocked roads in the capital on Sunday in renewed protests calling for changes to the Himalayan nation's controversial new constitution.

Success of Nepal's new Constitution will depend on "consensus and dialogue" and India was for peace, stability and overall development of the Himalayan nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today after holding extensive talks with his Nepalese counterpart KP Sharma Oli.

China today said Nepal should not become a "boxing arena" between India and China vying for influence in the Himalayan nation even as it called on New Delhi to treat Kathmandu as an equal partner.

Nepal today made it clear that the Constitution drafting is its internal matter and the country is capable of handling its own issues, apparently telling India and other nations not to meddle in its affairs.

On a day when customs points along the India-Nepal international border saw renewed tension, Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli today warned India not to interfere in the Himalayan nation's internal affairs.

One person has been killed and several injured in firing by the Nepalese police on protesters who had refused to budge from a crucial bridge on the Indo-Nepal border. The Madhesis, who have been protesting against the country's new constitution, returned to the bridge hours after the police used batons to forcibly remove them.

About 200 metres from the Nepal border, in the Indian town of Raxaul, a makeshift community kitchen opened up around two weeks ago. Hundreds of protesters from Nepal, who have pitched tents on the stretch of no-man's land between the two nations, eat two meals a day at the kitchen.

India summoned its ambassador to Nepal home for urgent talks, officials said today, following a sudden downturn in ties after the Himalayan nation adopted a new constitution that sparked weeks of border violence that killed more than 40 people.

Nepal adopted its first democratic constitution on Sunday amid protests and at least one death, which took place in Birgunj in the southern part of the tiny nation that has seen war, a palace massacre and a devastating earthquake since a campaign to create a modern state began more than 65 years ago.

Nepal adopts its first full democratic charter on Sunday, a historic step for a nation that has witnessed war, a palace massacre and devastating earthquakes since a campaign to create a modern state began more than 65 years ago.

Nepal's parliament passed a new national constitution on Wednesday, weeks after political leaders reached a historic agreement to create a federal state following an earthquake that killed nearly 9,000 people.

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.