Kathmandu, April 9 – Former Prime Minister of Nepal, KP Sharma Oli, and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, were released from judicial custody on Thursday after spending 13 days in jail, following an order from the Supreme Court.The two were arrested on March 28 in connection with a culpable...
Kathmandu, April 9 Former Prime Minister of Nepal, K.P. Sharma Oli, and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, were released from custody on Thursday on personal recognisance bail, police said.Oli, Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), and Lekhak, a senior leader of...
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Kathmandu, April 6 Nepal's Supreme Court ordered authorities to complete the investigation against former Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak by Thursday, or release them from custody.Oli, chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), and...
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Kathmandu, April 5 Former Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak will remain in judicial custody for another five days as a district court here approved an extension of their detention after the police sought more time to investigate their alleged involvement in...
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Kathmandu, April 2 Former Nepal Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli will remain in judicial custody for two more days as a district court here permitted the police to extend his detention on Wednesday.The deposed Prime Minister and then Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak were arrested on March 28 for...
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Kathmandu, March 31 The Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) announced a two-week-long protest starting April 11 against the arrest of former prime minister and party chairman K P Sharma Oli.Former prime minister and then home minister Ramesh Lekhak were arrested on Saturday for...
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Kathmandu, March 30 Nepal's Supreme Court on Monday refused to provide interim relief to former Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli, who was arrested over the crackdown on the 2025 Gen Z movement, even as protests continued in Nepal over his detention.Oli and former home minister Ramesh Lekhak were...
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New Delhi, March 30 Since the arrest of former Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli and his then colleague, ex-Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, for their reported role in the September 2025 firing that left many dead in Kathmandu, mixed reactions have been coming from the Himalayan nation regarding...
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In Nepal, a clash broke out between police and UML supporters in Maitighar, near Baneshwor in Kathmandu, today. One protester was injured during the clash when UML supporters were staging protests against the arrest of party chairman and former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli, and demanding his...
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March 29, New Delhi: Proceedings are taking place at the Kathmandu District Court against former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak in a negligence case related to the recent protests by Gen Z.Lekhak was brought to court for an extension of his pre-trial...
Kathmandu, March 29 – Police arrested Nepali Congress leader and former Minister for Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation, Deepak Khadka, on Sunday in a money laundering case, a senior police officer said.A day after former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak...
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Kathmandu, March 29 Nepal police arrested former energy minister and Nepali Congress leader Deepak Khadka on Sunday in connection with a money laundering case, local media reported.The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police took Khadka into custody on Sunday morning, according to...
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Kathmandu, March 28 Members of the CPN-UML staged demonstrations across Nepal on Saturday to protest the arrest of party chairman and former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli.The leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), Oli, and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak were...
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Kathmandu, March 28 Former Prime Minister of Nepal, K. P. Sharma Oli, was arrested on Saturday, a day after the newly formed government of Balendra Shah implemented the report of the investigation commission regarding the Gen Z protest that rocked the nation last year.Oli, also the chairman of...
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March 28, New Delhi: Former Prime Minister of Nepal, KP Sharma Oli, was taken into custody on Saturday morning as police investigate allegations of negligence in failing to prevent dozens of deaths during youth-led protests last September. The arrest took place at Oli's residence on the...
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Kathmandu, March 28 – The newly elected government of Nepal has arrested former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak in connection with a culpable homicide case linked to the suppression of Gen Z protests, which resulted in the deaths of several protesters...
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New Delhi, March 28 – Former Prime Minister of Nepal, K.P. Sharma Oli, was arrested early Saturday in connection with a culpable homicide case stemming from the violent suppression of anti-corruption protests in September 2025, which ultimately led to his removal from office.The crackdown...
Kathmandu, March 28 Former Prime Minister of Nepal, K.P. Oli, was arrested on Saturday, a day after the newly formed government of Balendra Shah implemented the report of the investigation commission on the Gen Z protest that shook the nation last year.Oli, also the chairman of CPN-UML, was...
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Kathmandu, March 27 The first Cabinet meeting of the newly formed government, chaired by Prime Minister Balendra Shah, on Friday decided to immediately implement the report of the high-level commission's investigation into the Gen Z movement in September last year.The Cabinet meeting also...
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Kathmandu, March 25 – A high-level inquiry commission formed to investigate incidents during last year's Gen-Z movement in Nepal has recommended a criminal investigation and prosecution of former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli, former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, and then Police Chief Chandra...