Bidya Devi Bhandari
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Sher Bahadur Deuba becomes Nepal's Prime Minister for fifth time
•Deuba's appointment is in line with Supreme Court's ruling on Monday to make way for his claim to premiership, replacing incumbent KP Sharma Oli
Nepal president dissolves parliament; mid-term polls to be held in November
•This is the second time that the president has dissolved parliament on the recommendation of Prime Minister KP Oli following a political crisis
KP Sharma Oli reappointed Nepal prime minister after Opposition fails to form govt
•President Bidya Devi Bhandari had asked the Opposition to come up with the support of majority lawmakers to form a new government by 9 pm Thursday after Oli, 69, lost a crucial trust vote on Monday
China to send top-ranking CPC leader to Kathmandu to prevent split in Nepal Communist Party
•The development comes after the Chinese ambassador in Nepal Hou Yanqi held a series of meetings with Nepal president Bidya Devi Bhandari and top leaders of the NCP, including Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' and Madhav Nepal, who has replaced Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli as chairman of the party
Nepal political crisis: Constitutional bench set to hear over dozen petitions challenging KP Oli's move to dissolve Parliament
•Nepal plunged into a political crisis after President Bidya Devi Bhandari dissolved the Parliament and announced dates for mid-term elections at the recommendation of prime minister KP Oli on Sunday, sparking protests from a section of the ruling party and various opposition parties, including Nepali Congress
Xi Jinping says China to provide Rs 56 billion in aid to Nepal over next two years; two countries sign 20 agreements
•Xi Jinping has said that China will provide Nepalese Rupeess 56 billion assistance to Kathmandu over the next two years to help Nepal's development programmes as the two countries inked 20 agreements.
Nepal eyes railway deal with China during Xi Jinping visit; deal expanding railway link between Kathmandu and Tibet likely
•Both sides are expected to sign a deal expanding a railway link between the Himalayan nation and Tibet, officials said
S Jaishankar meets Nepal president Bidya Devi Bhandari to review trade, transit, culture and education relations
•MoU between Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and DFTQC Nepal was also signed on food safety
Nepal parliamentarians sworn-in following historic provincial, parliamentary elections in 2017
•Newly-elected members of Nepal's Parliament were sworn-in in Kathmandu, following historic provincial and parliamentary polls in 2017 in the Himalayan nation.
Pakistan prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on two-day visit to Nepal from tomorrow
•Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will be on a two-day visit to Nepal from Monday, as part of the nation's "pro-active and outreach efforts" to engage with regional countries, its Foreign Office said on Sunday.