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Maoist Center chairman takes office as Nepal's new PM

STORY: Maoist Center chairman takes office as Nepal's new PM DATELINE: Dec. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the inauguration ceremony STORYLINE: Pushpa Kamal Dahal, chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center), took office as the country's new prime minister on Monday afternoon. "President Bidya Devi Bhandari has administered the oath of office and secrecy to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal," Sagar Acharya, spokesperson for the President's Office in Kathmandu, told Xinhua. "Three deputy prime ministers and four ministers also took the oath today," he said. The three deputy prime ministers are Bishnu Poudel from the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist), Narayan Kaji Shrestha from the CPN (Maoist Center) and Rabi Lamichhane from Rastriya Swatantra Party, who also hold the separate portfolios of finance, physical infrastructure and transport and home affairs. Dahal, also known as Prachanda, was appointed the prime minis

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-NEW PM-OATH-TAKING

(221226) -- KATHMANDU, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Nepal's new prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal attends an oath-taking ceremony at the President's Office in Kathmandu, Nepal, Dec. 26, 2022. Pushpa Kamal Dahal, chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center), took office as the country's new prime minister on Monday afternoon. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-NEW PM-OATH-TAKING

(221226) -- KATHMANDU, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Nepal's President Bidya Devi Bhandari (1st L) administers the oath of office to the country's new prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (1st R) at the President's Office in Kathmandu, Nepal, Dec. 26, 2022. Pushpa Kamal Dahal, chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center), took office as the country's new prime minister on Monday afternoon. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-NEW PM-OATH-TAKING

(221226) -- KATHMANDU, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Nepal's new prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal attends an oath-taking ceremony at the President's Office in Kathmandu, Nepal, Dec. 26, 2022. Pushpa Kamal Dahal, chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center), took office as the country's new prime minister on Monday afternoon. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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Maoists shut down Nepal on 1st day of 3-day general strike

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Supporters of Nepal's Maoists take to the streets on Dec. 20, 2009, the first day of a three-day nationwide general strike, to demand that President Ram Baran Yadav apologize for his decision in May to countermand Maoist leader Prachanda's order for the army chief to be sacked. Prachanda resigned in May as prime minister.

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Nepal's Maoists lay siege to principal gov't secretariat

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Police officers and Nepal's Maoist former rebels face off near the principal government secretariat in Kathmandu on Nov. 12, 2009. Tens of thousands of former rebels gathered to pressure the government to debate presidential authority and agree on forming a new government under their leadership.

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Nepal's Maoists lay siege to principal gov't secretariat

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Tens of thousands of Nepal's Maoist former rebels stage a sit-in near the principal government secretariat in Kathmandu on Nov. 12, 2009, to pressure the government to debate presidential authority and agree on forming a new government under their leadership.

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Japanese SDF officers arrive in Nepal for U.N. mission

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Accompanied by a U.N. official, Japanese Self-Defense Forces officers leave the terminal of the Kathmandu international airport on March 31 after a flight from Japan. Japan has sent six SDF officers to Nepal to take part in a U.N. military observer mission under a cease-fire accord between the Nepalese government and Maoist rebels.

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SDF troops leave Japan for U.N. mission in Nepal

NARITA, Japan - Six Self-Defense Forces troops say farewell to family members at Narita airport March 30 as they prepare to leave for Nepal to participate in a one-year U.N. military observer mission there under a cease-fire accord between the Nepalese government and Maoist rebels.

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Top rebel leader denies stalemate in Nepal peace talks

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Pushpa Kamal Duhal, chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), speaks in an interview with Kyodo News on Oct. 26. Duhal, better known as Prachanda, said that Nepal's peace process has ground to a halt but will yield results within a few weeks to resolve the Himalayan nation's decade-long conflict. ''There may be a pause in the process, but the underlying current is heading for a positive solution,'' Prachanda said.

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-PRACHANDA-WANG YI-MEETING

(220327) -- KATHMANDU, March 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) meets with Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center), in Kathmandu, Nepal, March 27, 2022. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

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Top rebel leader denies stalemate in Nepal peace talks

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Pushpa Kamal Duhal, chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), speaks in an interview with Kyodo News on Oct. 26. Duhal, better known as Prachanda, said that Nepal's peace process has ground to a halt but will yield results within a few weeks to resolve the Himalayan nation's decade-long conflict. ''There may be a pause in the process, but the underlying current is heading for a positive solution,'' Prachanda said. (Kyodo)

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SDF troops leave Japan for U.N. mission in Nepal

NARITA, Japan - Six Self-Defense Forces troops say farewell to family members at Narita airport March 30 as they prepare to leave for Nepal to participate in a one-year U.N. military observer mission there under a cease-fire accord between the Nepalese government and Maoist rebels. (Kyodo)

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Japanese SDF officers arrive in Nepal for U.N. mission

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Accompanied by a U.N. official, Japanese Self-Defense Forces officers leave the terminal of the Kathmandu international airport on March 31 after a flight from Japan. Japan has sent six SDF officers to Nepal to take part in a U.N. military observer mission under a cease-fire accord between the Nepalese government and Maoist rebels. (Kyodo)

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Maoists shut down Nepal on 1st day of 3-day general strike

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Supporters of Nepal's Maoists take to the streets on Dec. 20, 2009, the first day of a three-day nationwide general strike, to demand that President Ram Baran Yadav apologize for his decision in May to countermand Maoist leader Prachanda's order for the army chief to be sacked. Prachanda resigned in May as prime minister. (Kyodo)

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Nepal's Maoists lay siege to principal gov't secretariat

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Police officers and Nepal's Maoist former rebels face off near the principal government secretariat in Kathmandu on Nov. 12, 2009. Tens of thousands of former rebels gathered to pressure the government to debate presidential authority and agree on forming a new government under their leadership. (Kyodo)

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Nepal's Maoists lay siege to principal gov't secretariat

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Tens of thousands of Nepal's Maoist former rebels stage a sit-in near the principal government secretariat in Kathmandu on Nov. 12, 2009, to pressure the government to debate presidential authority and agree on forming a new government under their leadership. (Kyodo)