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South Asia Check
April 9, 2018
Chairman of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RJP) and former foreign minister Kamal Thapa made the following statement in an interview aired on Radio Kantipur on April 6: “After the trade treaty with India was signed in 1996, several Indian and multinational companies including Nepal Lever, ColgateÃâà...
The Kathmandu Post
April 5, 2018
Apr 5, 2018-Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Chairman Kamal Thapa has suggested Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to discuss reviewing the 1950 Nepal-India Peace ... Coming down heavily over the government's recent decision to trim the public holidays, former Deputy Prime Minister Thapa said that it was sheer attack onÃâà...
Nepali times
March 22, 2018
The EU election mission's report this week that Nepal's Khas-Arya community should not have quotas for proportional representation has set off a social media storm. The reaction was expected from the likes of the former Deputy Prime Minister Kamal Thapa, or even politicians from the Nepali CongressÃâà...
Outlook India
November 20, 2017
These days, Twitter has also become favorite medium of South Asian leaders to announce major official decisions. In a tweet on 13 November 2017 afternoon, Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister Kamal Thapa announced his government's decision to scrap the US$2.5 billion deal withÃâà...
Himalayan Times
October 24, 2017
HETAUDA: Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister Kamal Thapa, has pledged to ensure 35 per cent populations' access to electricity in the country. Works were going on at the war-footing level through joint efforts of the Energy Ministry and Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) to provide electricity to theÃâà...
The Kathmandu Post
October 13, 2017
Oct 13, 2017-Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has expanded his cabinet today. He appointed Rastriya Prajatantra Party Chairman Kamal Thapa as deputy prime minister. RPP leaders Dilnath Giri, Jayanta Chand and Bikram Thapa have been appointed as ministers without portfolio, according to PM press aide GovindaÃâà...
Himalayan Times
March 9, 2017
KATHMANDU: President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Thursday administered the oath of office and secrecy to Deputy Prime Minister Kamal Thapa and Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Dilnath Giri. Earlier, PM Dahal had expanded his coalition Cabinet incorporating three leaders of the RastriyaÃâà...
Economic Times
June 2, 2016
KATHMANDU: Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister Kamal Thapa is set to visit India next week during which he will hold talks with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and meet top officials. ... During his four-day visit, Thapa, who is also Nepal's Foreign Minister, is expected to meet Swaraj and top officials.
