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Prime Minister and CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has announced not to organize the party meetings at the prime minister's official residence.

Taking to Facebook, PM Oli said the party meetings will not be conducted at his official residence until his health permits. The PM stated that the decision was in line with the suggestions given by the general public through their social networking sites. The PM has also expected such suggestions in the future as well.

"Our party's secretariat meeting is taking place today. The meeting is being convened in another place as the meeting could not be held at the party office due to inundation following the flood in the Manohara river. Continue offering me feedback like this. Thank You!" he said. 

Meanwhile, the UML's secretariat meeting is starting at 11 am today. Party's Publicity Department Chief Rajendra Gautam said central leaders' responsibility will be discussed along with the contemporary political issues.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has urged the Swiss government to help bring in more foreign direct investment for Nepal's economic development and prosperity.

During a meeting with Swiss Ambassador to Nepal Daniel Meuli at the Prime Minister's residence in Baluwatar today, Prime Minister Oli stressed that foreign aid would be a catalyst for the country's development.

He mentioned that the government of Nepal has been making efforts to make the state structures accountable to the people by strengthening democracy, sharing that the practice of Switzerland for the development of inclusive democratic structure has been established here.

Expressing commitment that the government would carry out necessary reforms to increase foreign direct investment, the Prime Minister explained that there was enthusiastic participation of 50 countries in the recently held Nepal Investment Summit. 

Prime Minister Oli expected an increment of support from development partners as the country has set a goal of graduating to the developing country from least developed country by 2026 and to become middle-income country by 2030.

He thanked the Swiss government for its continued support to Nepal's development endeavors, preventing COVID-19 and to the peace process.

On the occasion, the Swiss Ambassador congratulated and extended best wishes to Prime Minister Oli for his successful tenure and assured of continuing collaboration and cooperation between the two countries.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has expressed sorrow over the Saurya Airlines plane crash that occurred this morning at the Tribhuvan International Airport, killing 18 people on board.

The Prime Minister took to social media and said he is deeply saddened by the death of 18 people in the plane crash.

He urged all for patience at this hour of grief. 

The plane with the call sign 9N- AME skidded off the runway and fell into a ditch on the eastern side of the runway while taking off for Pokhara.

The incident took place at 11:11 am. 

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said that the Constitution amendment is the need of the hour.

Responding to the queries of lawmakers in the Parliament on Monday, he said that the Constitution amendment is not a bid to please anyone.

Prime Minister Oli expressed his commitment that the Constitution will be amended by holding discussions with all the political parties.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the government is firm that Limpiyadhura, Kalapani and Lipulekh are part of Nepal.

Responding to lawmakers’ queries in the Parliament on Monday, Prime Minister Oli claimed that the Sugauli treaty signed between the then East India Company of British government and Nepal in 2016 also stated that the territory east of Kali river belongs to Nepal.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli made public the seven-point agreement signed between the CPN-UML and the Nepali Congress.

He informed the Parliament about the seven-point agreement while presenting his motion to seek a vote of confidence at the meeting of the House of Representatives on Sunday.

According to the agreement, UML Chair KP Sharma Oli said that he will lead the government for two years in the first phase and then hand over power to NC leader Sher Bahadur Deuba to conduct the 2027 elections, he said.

Prime Minister Oli said that an agreement has been made to give priority to the necessary amendments to the Constitution and for the formulation of laws for political stability.

Nepali Congress President Deuba and UML Chairman Oli had signed the seven-point agreement.

The Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) Nepal has decided to give a vote of confidence to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.

JSP Nepal's Spokesperson Manish Kumar Suman said that his party had already supported the present government, so it would vote for PM Oli in the trust vote.

"JSP Nepal will give a vote of confidence to PM Oli. The Parliamentary Party meeting will make an official decision in this regard tomorrow or the day after tomorrow," he informed.

CPN-UML Chairman Oli, who was appointed as the PM in accordance with Article 76 (2), is scheduled to seek a vote of confidence on Sunday.

Oli was appointed the PM with the backing of largest political party in the Parliament, Nepali Congress, after Maoist Center Chairman, the outgoing PM, Pushpa Kamal Dahal failed to secure a trust motion in the House of Representatives meeting last Friday.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is seeking a vote of confidence in the House of Representatives on July 21, Sunday.

CPN-UML Chief Whip Mahesh Kumar Bartaula said that July 21 has been determined as the date on which Prime Minister Oli will be seeking a vote of confidence in the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament.

UML Chair KP Sharma Oli was appointed the Prime Minister on July 14 in accordance with Article 76(2) of the Constitution of Nepal.

The UML Parliamentary Party leader Oli became the Prime Minister for the fourth time with the support of the Nepali Congress, the largest party in the House of Representatives.

He is seeking a vote of confidence in accordance with Article 76 (4) of the Constitution which requires that the Prime Minister appointed on the backing of two or more parties should take the vote of confidence in the House of Representatives within 30 days.

Newly appointed Prime Minister KP Oli has said that he is ready to cooperate with neighboring country India.

Thanking his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, Prime Minister Oli said that he is committed to work together.

PM Oli took to social media and said: “I would like to thank you for the best wishes. I am ready to cooperate with you for mutual benefit and to strengthen Nepal-India relations. We can take the historic relationship to a new height.”

Earlier, Indian Prime Minister Modi had congratulated Oli on his appointment as the Prime Minister of Nepal.

The Indian Prime Minister had said that he was ready to work closely to further strengthen the friendship between the two countries.

He emphasized that the two countries should work together for the progress and prosperity of the people.

CPN UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has been appointed the Prime Minister.

President Ram Chandra Paudel appointed UML Chairman Oli as the Prime Minister in accordance with Article 76 (2) of Constitution, according to the President's Press Advisor, Kiran Pokhrel.

Oli was appointed the PM in the backing of the largest political party in The Parliament, Nepali Congress.

UML Chairman Oli and NC President Sher Bahadur Deuba had submitted the signatures of a majority of lawmakers proposing Oli as the new prime minister in the wake of President Paudel's call on staking a claim for PM after the outgoing PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal's failure to secure trust vote in the House of Representatives meeting on Friday.

The President had called to stake a claim for PM with the support of two or more political parties representing in the parliament, giving a deadline till today.

The oath-taking ceremony will be held at 11 am tomorrow.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli held a meeting on Monday.

According to a Baluwatar source, they discussed contemporary political issues in the meeting today.

The Prime Minister’s Secretariat said that the two leaders also discussed making the works of the government more effective.

Earlier on Saturday and Sunday, Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba held talks with UML Chairman Oli.

Following the meetings, Prime Minister Dahal also intensified the dialogues.

CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has urged the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) to put an end to the ongoing Parliament impasse.

Talking to the media at Biratnagar Airport today, the former Prime Minister and the Chair of the government coalition partner urged the main opposition to cease the party's obstructions in the House bearing in mind the necessity to proceed with the schedules of endorsing the government policies and programs and announcing the budget for a new fiscal year. "The Nepali Congress should reconsider its stance."

Underlining the need for political consensus, cooperation, and unity to achieve political stability, the leader said the present time requires political parties to address the citizen's concerns.

The level of cooperation, unity, and consensus that political parties demonstrated during the promulgation of the Constitution is once again needed, according to him.

CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli and main opposition Nepali Congress leader Dhanraj Gurung had a verbal exchange in the Parliament on Thursday.

They had a verbal exchange when the Parliament meeting was underway.

Oli and Gurung had some verbal exchange about whether or not to allow Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane, accused of embezzling the cooperative funds, to speak in the Parliament.

The Congress lawmakers chanted slogans in protest soon after the Parliament meeting commenced this afternoon.

Speaker Devraj Ghimire, however, continued the Parliament proceedings ignoring the protest by the Nepali Congress.

He read out the letter from the President’s Office and gave Home Minister Lamichhane time to speak.

In the meantime, Congress leaders barred Home Minister Lamichhane from going to the rostrum. Oli tried to convince the Congress lawmakers.

At the same time, Congress leader Dhanraj Gurung pointed a finger at Chairman Oli and traded verbal barbs. After that, former Prime Minister Oli became aggressive.

Following the incident, Speaker Ghimire postponed the meeting till 11 am tomorrow.

Prime Minister and CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli and Rastriya Swatantra Party President and Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane held an intensive discussion on Saturday.

During the meeting that lasted around three hours, the three leaders discussed contemporary political issues and budget sessions, a Baluwatar source said.

President Ram Chandra Paudel on the recommendation of the government has called the meeting of both the houses of federal Parliament on Friday afternoon.

Earlier, the government had prorogued the winter session to prepare the budget.

Actually, the government had prorogued the Parliament session after the main opposition Nepali Congress obstructed the House proceedings demanding formation of a parliamentary probe committee to investigate fraud charges against Home Minister Lamichhane.

The Congress has said that it would not give up its stance of forming a parliamentary probe committee to investigate cooperative fraud charges against Minister Lamichhane.

The three leaders also discussed this issue in the meeting held last night.

As the cooperative fraud case is becoming complex day by day, the situation may also come to form the parliamentary probe committee as demanded by the Nepali Congress, Prime Minister Dahal said.

They have also reached a conclusion that the government should take an initiative to resolve the cooperative issues.

The government is preparing to bring a special plan to iron out the cooperative problems that have been becoming a serious problem across the country.

The leaders of the three political parties have agreed to inform the Parliament by forming a committee to investigate the irregularities in the cooperatives.

Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Lamichhane has also agreed to form a parliamentary probe committee to investigate the cooperative scam, the Baluwatar source said.

Earlier, Home Minister Lamichhane had held a separate meeting with UML Chairman Oli.

Later, Oli and Prime Minister Dahal had discussed the cooperative issues in Baluwatar.

CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has said that some forces were active in defaming Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane by demanding his resignation.

In a press meet organized by Press Chautari Kailali chapter in Dhangadhi, today, former Prime Minister Oli claimed that Lamichhane, who has no connection with the cooperatives, was being forcibly implicated to discredit him.

He insisted that Lamichhane had no connection with the cooperatives and that it would have no influence on the investigation. He also stated that victims of the cooperatives will get justice soon.

"If there is a complaint against any minister or parliamentarian, then there might arise a situation when all positions of minister and parliamentarians would be vacant," Oli said.

In another context, former PM Oli commented that one should not react irresponsibly regarding the merger of communist forces connecting that with the power sharing in government.

Chairman Oli, who arrived in Dhangadhi after inaugurating the 9th district convention of UML Dadeldhura committee on Monday, has returned to Kathmandu today.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli held a meeting in Baluwatar on Monday.

UML Chairman Oli had reached Baluwatar to meet Prime Minister Dahal.

During the meeting, they discussed election to the post of National Assembly chair and vote of confidence to be taken by Prime Minister Dahal on March 13.

Narayan Dahal of the CPN (Maoist Center) on behalf of the ruling coalition and Yuvaraj Sharma of the Nepali Congress filed their nominations for the election to the post of upper house chair.

Prime Minister Dahal has already sent a letter to the Federal Parliament Secretariat to make arrangements to seek a vote of confidence on March 13, Speaker’s press advisor Shekhar Adhikari informed.

Prime Minister Dahal is seeking the vote of confidence for the second time.

He sought the vote of confidence for the first time on January 11.