Kathmandu, Apr 28 : Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal met Nepali Congress (NC) President Girija Prasad Koirala on Tuesday morning and urged him to support the government to sack Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Rookmangad Katawal.

The meeting took place at Koirala''s residence in Maharajgunj where Finance Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai, Defense Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa and party leader Narayan Kaji Shrestha were also present.

Kathmandu, Apr 27 : Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has urged CPN (UML) chairman Jhala Nath Khanal to support the government''s decision to sack Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Rookmangad Katawal.

The move came after Khanal met Dahal at his residence on Monday morning to propose an option acceptable to both the Maoists and the Nepali Congress (NC).

Defense Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa ''Badal'' was also present.

Kathmandu- Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has cancelled his official visit to China scheduled for early May due to a developing political crisis in the country, officials said Saturday. "The visit was cancelled to allow the prime minister to engage in political debates in Nepal to resolve the current dispute," said Om Sharma, the prime minister's press advisor.

The cancellation followed growing splits between the ruling coalition partners over the Maoist-led government's attempts to remove the country's army chief.

Kathmandu, Apr 23 : Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has started talks with the diplomatic mission chiefs here over the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Rookmangad Katawal row.

Envoys from eight countries including the United States, United Kingdom, India, China and Japan are attending the meeting at the PM''s residence in Baluwatar today.

Finance Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai is also present.

Dahal has deferred action against General Katawal due to increasing international pressure.

Kathmandu  - Nepalese prime minister has hinted that the term of United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) may not be extended beyond July, newspaper reports said Sunday.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal told visiting British Under Secretary of State for Defence Kevan Jones that Nepal intended to complete the reintegration of the Maoist combatants by July, and that UNMIN would no longer be needed, the Kathmandu Post newspaper reported.

Kathmandu  - Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal along with several top Maoist leaders face contempt of court charges over their reaction to a recent court ruling, media reports said Thursday.

A writ was filed at the Nepalese Supreme Court Wednesday against Dahal, Finance Minister Babu Ram Bhattarai and four other top Maoist leaders for their public criticism of the court, the Kathmandu Post newspaper said.