Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will arrive next week to review all bilateral issues with Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali, but there is nothing new on the agenda.

The issue will be discussed during the visit of Indian minister for external affairs to Kathmandu next week, say officials

Bamdev Gautam has increasingly been acting as an interlocutor between former UML leaders.

While some suspect they’re in foreign lands, no one really knows where the originals of these two historic documents are.

The party is yet to take a decision on forming interim structures in seven provinces and giving continuity to the present central working committee.

In the interest of transparency and accountability, the prime minister’s health status should be made public, along with his expenses and who paid for them.

Stability in the bureaucracy and a lack of political interference, not performance contracts, key to finishing works on time, officials say.

Some believe Nepal, as SAARC chair, should take a position on the issue, but only after careful contemplation.

Swaraj, who died on Tuesday, was external affairs minister during the blockade, but analysts caution against reading too much into her role.

The prime minister is currently in Singapore with a seven-member team. While the government says he is paying his own way, many are sceptical.

Party will publish a timetable for the convention after the drafting panel submits a new directive on forming interim party structures, party Vice President Bimalendra Nidhi says.

Berlin-based Bundesdruckerei and Paris-based IN Groupe , both state-owned entities, will be submitting their final proposals on August 7.

S Jaishankar, widely criticised for his role in the 2015 Indian blockade, will take part in the fifth Nepal-India joint commission meeting.

Deuba is seeking a term extension by one year. The Poudel faction opposes the plan.

The Transit and Transportation Agreement, which will give Nepal access to seven Chinese land and sea ports, will only come into effect once both sides officially notify each other.