Kathmandu, April 9 Former Prime Minister of Nepal, K.P. Sharma Oli, and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, were released from custody on Thursday on personal recognisance bail, police said.Oli, Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), and Lekhak, a senior leader of...
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Kathmandu, March 30 Nepal's Supreme Court on Monday refused to provide interim relief to former Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli, who was arrested over the crackdown on the 2025 Gen Z movement, even as protests continued in Nepal over his detention.Oli and former home minister Ramesh Lekhak were...
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Kathmandu, March 30 Protests continued in Nepal for the third consecutive day following the arrest of former Prime Minister K.P. Oli over the suppression of the Gen Z protests last year, even as authorities intensified their investigation against three former prime ministers over money...
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Kathmandu, March 27 Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah 'Balen' took the oath as Nepal's democratically elected prime minister on Friday, about six months after the K P Sharma Oli-led government was ousted in a Gen-Z protest that shook the nation.The 35-year-old leader of the Rastriya...
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Kathmandu, March 26 Balendra Shah 'Balen' was elected as the leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party's parliamentary party on Thursday, paving his way to become Nepal's youngest elected prime minister on Friday.The 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician, a senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra...
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Kathmandu, March 11 – The clear majority secured by the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) in Nepal's recent parliamentary elections is likely to reduce near-term political uncertainty and improve policy predictability in the Himalayan nation, Fitch Ratings said on Wednesday.“This provides an...
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Kathmandu, March 8 The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), led by young musician-turned-politician Balendra Shah 'Balen', is set for a resounding victory in the general elections, marking a significant defeat for established parties.Formed in 2022, the RSP has won 120 of the 165 directly elected...
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Kathmandu, March 8 – Balendra Shah, the rapper-turned-politician, and his newly formed Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) have achieved a landslide victory in Nepal's general elections, significantly weakening established parties in the politically unstable Himalayan nation.According to the...
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Kathmandu, March 8 – Balendra Shah, a rapper turned politician, and his Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) are set to form the government in Nepal after securing a resounding victory in the crucial general election, effectively ousting the established parties in the politically fragile Himalayan...
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Balendra Shah's Rastriya Swatantra Party is on track to achieve a landslide victory in Nepal's first general elections since the Gen Z protests. According to the Nepal Election Commission, the RSP has won 34 seats, securing a clean sweep in all 10 constituencies of the Kathmandu district, and is...
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Balendra Shah's Rastriya Swatantra Party is on track to achieve a resounding victory in Nepal's first general elections since the Gen Z protests.According to the Election Commission of Nepal, data from 161 of the total 165 constituencies shows that the RSP has won 28 seats, securing a clean...
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Kathmandu, March 6 The newly formed Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), led by former rapper Balendra Shah, was leading in the early vote counting on Friday in Nepal's first general elections since the violent Gen Z protests led to the downfall of the K P Sharma Oli-led coalition government.The...
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Kathmandu, March 6 – Balendra Shah, a candidate for the Prime Minister's office from the Rastriya Swatantra Party, is leading against former Prime Minister K.P. Oli in Jhapa-5 in eastern Nepal, as the RSP takes a significant lead in the country's parliamentary elections.Shah, the former mayor...
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Kathmandu, March 5 Millions of Nepalese voted on Thursday in the country's first general elections since violent protests by Gen Z ousted the K P Sharma Oli-led coalition government. Corruption and generational change in leadership were the main issues in the politically fragile nation.The...
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Kathmandu, March 5 Tens of thousands of people voted on Thursday in Nepal's first general elections since violent protests by Gen Z toppled the K P Sharma Oli-led coalition government, with corruption and generational change in leadership as the main issues in the politically fragile country...
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Kathmandu, March 5 Tens of thousands of Nepalese voted on Thursday in the crucial parliamentary elections to elect a new prime minister, six months after violent Gen Z protests ousted the K P Sharma Oli-led coalition government.The election is being closely watched by India, which hopes for a...
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Kathmandu, March 5 Tens of thousands of Nepalese voters cast their ballots on Thursday in the crucial parliamentary elections to elect a new prime minister, six months after a violent protest by Gen Z led to the ouster of the K P Sharma Oli-led coalition government.The elections are being...
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