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PM-elect Oli to take oath on Monday - Post Report, Kathmandu Oct 11, 2015- Newly elected Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will the take the oath of office and secrecy on Monday. House Speaker Subas Nembang met President Ram Baran and finalised the PM’s swearing-in ceremony for 1 pm on Monday. During the meeting, Nembag expressed his happiness with the president saying that the parties, who were dissatisfied with the new constitution, took part in the prime minister’s election. “Today is a historic day as the entire nation has accepted the new constitution,” said the president’s office source, quoting Nembang as telling the president. The prime minister also expressed his happiness over the election of new prime minister through democratic process. Published: 11-10-2015 20:11 II/IV. http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2015-10-11/oli-elected-38th-pm-of-nepal.html Oli elected 38th Prime Minister of Nepal (Update) - Post Report, Kathmandu Oct 11, 2015- CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma has been elected the 38th Prime Minister of Nepal. ***He secured 338 votes during the election held at the Legislature-Parliament on Sunday, while his rival candidate Nepali Congress President Sushil Koirala secured 249 votes.*** [Emphasis added.] A total of 587 lawmakers cast their votes. Oli is the first prime minister after the adoption of new constitution through Constituent Assembly. Born on February 22, 1952, in Terhathum district, Oli was elected to the Constituent Assembly in the second CA election from Jhapa district constituency. Oli became CPN-UML's Parliamentary Party in the 2nd Constituent Assembly on February 4, 2014, defeating former party Chairman Jhala Nath Khanal. Oli, who had served as Home Minister in 1994/95 after the restoration of democracy in 1990, became the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs during the interim government in 2006. Influenced by communist ideology of Marxism-Leninism, Oli joined political activities in 1966 and became a member of Communist Party of Nepal in February, 1970. He became involved in underground politics against autocratic party-less Panchayat System in 1970. He was arrested in 1973 and imprisoned for 14 years. He was released in 1987. Published: 11-10-2015 15:55 III/IV. http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2015-10-11/here-is-a-biography-of-newly-elected-pm-oli.html Read a brief biography on newly elected PM KP Sharma Oli Oli's childhood name was Dhruba - Post Report, Kathmandu Oct 11, 2015- The eldest child of father Mohan Prasad and mother Madhumaya Oli, KP Oli lost his mother at the age of four to smallpox which was spread like an epidemic then. After the death of his mother, Oli’s grandmother Rammaya had brought him up. Prime Minister Oli’s childhood name was Dhruba. While enrolling in school, his parents changed his name to Khadga Prasad. He studied up to the fifth grade at local Pranami Middle School. According to his childhood friends, KP Oli was a smart kid from the beginning and had a sharp mind. He liked playing chess and encouraged others to take up the game as it helped in brain development, they recall. Besides, Oli also enjoyed playing football and used to make balls out of rags. He was good at scoring goals after successful dribbles, his childhood friend and distant nephew Padam Prasad Oli said. Those days, he liked writing nationalistic poems and reading those to friends, Padam Prasad continued. With help from communist leader Ramnath Dahal, Oli migrated to Jhapa in 1963 at the age of 12. Dahal was later killed in Sukhani Murders. Having been influenced by Marxist and Leninist philosophies, Oli entered communist politics in 1966. Oli went underground in 1970 after taking membership of Nepal Communist Party. The same year, he was arrested for the first time by the Panchayat government. In 1971, he took leadership of Jhapa Rebellion which was initiated by beheading landlords in the district. Between 1973 and 1987, Oli spent total 14 years behind bars in different jails in the country. After his release, he became the central committee member of CPM-ML. In 1989, Oli took upon the responsibility of party’s Lumbini zone chief. Following 1990 democratic movement that brought down the Panchayat regime, Khadga Prasad Oli became a popular name in the country. In 1991, he became the founding chairman of Prajatantrik Rastriya Yuwa Sangh. A year later, he became the party’s publicity department chief and established himself as a key figure in Nepali politics. Published: 11-10-2015 19:45 IV. http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2015-10-11/india-welcomes-olis-election-as-new-nepal-pm.html India welcomes Oli’s election as new Nepal PM - Post Report, Kathmandu Oct 11, 2015- The Indian Ministry of External Affairs has released a statement on Sunday conveying Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s congratulatory message to newly elected Prime Minister of Nepal, KP Sharma Oli. The statement expressed PM Modi’s hope and expectation that PM Oli would take along ‘all sections of the society’ for peace and stability in the country. “We are confident that the Government of Nepal will address the remaining political issues confronting the country in a spirit of dialogue and reconciliation,” read the statement. Saying that India has always stood for peace and progress of Nepal, the statement conveyed Modi’s message that India would continue to extend all assistance in accordance with the aspirations of the people of Nepal. 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