gen z movement

Kathmandu, April 10 Nepalese President Ram Chandra Paudel said on Friday that "impartial judicial justice would be the true tribute to the Gen Z martyrs".At least 76 people, including around two dozen young people, were killed in the Gen Z movement of September 8 and 9 last year, which erupted...

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...

Kathmandu, April 6 Nepal's Supreme Court ordered authorities to complete the investigation against former Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak by Thursday, or release them from custody.Oli, chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), and...

Kathmandu, April 5 Former Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak will remain in judicial custody for another five days as a district court here approved an extension of their detention after the police sought more time to investigate their alleged involvement in...

Kathmandu, March 31 Former Chief District Officer of Kathmandu, Chhabi Rijal, was arrested on Tuesday for his alleged role in the crackdown on the Gen Z movement in September last year.Rijal, who was named in the list of high-ranking officials responsible for suppressing the Gen Z movement, in...

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...

Kathmandu, March 29 Former Prime Minister of Nepal, KP Sharma Oli, was remanded in judicial custody for five days by the Kathmandu District Court on Sunday, even as protests continued to erupt in various parts of Nepal over the arrests.Oli and former home minister Ramesh Lekhak were arrested...

Kathmandu, March 29 – Police arrested Nepali Congress leader and former Minister for Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation, Deepak Khadka, on Sunday in a money laundering case, a senior police officer said.A day after former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak...

The new government of Nepal has announced the formation of a committee to investigate the assets of political leaders and high-ranking officials who have held public office from 1990 to 2026. Led by Prime Minister Balendra Shah, the government stated in a 100-point governance reform agenda...

Kathmandu, March 28 Members of the CPN-UML staged demonstrations across Nepal on Saturday to protest the arrest of party chairman and former prime minister K.P. Oli.The leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), Oli, and former home minister Ramesh Lekhak were arrested...

Kathmandu, March 28 Members of the CPN-UML staged demonstrations across Nepal on Saturday to protest the arrest of party chairman and former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli.The leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), Oli, and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak were...

Kathmandu, March 27 The first Cabinet meeting of the newly formed government, chaired by Prime Minister Balendra Shah, on Friday decided to immediately implement the report of the high-level commission's investigation into the Gen Z movement in September last year.The Cabinet meeting also...

Kathmandu, March 15 Outgoing interim government head Sushila Karki said on Sunday that she never expected four-time prime minister K P Sharma Oli to lose the general elections.The election results reflect the influence of young voters and the demand for change, as a result of the Gen-Z...

Kathmandu, March 12 – Nepal's former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli said he accepted the people's mandate with full respect after he and his party suffered crushing defeats in the elections to the House of Representatives held on March 5.Oli, chairperson of the Communist Party of Nepal...

Kathmandu, March 6: The rise and fall of Nepal's former Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli can be traced between two uprisings, separated by over half a century.The 74-year-old's political identity was shaped long before he became prime minister. He first came to national attention as a...

Kathmandu, March 5 – Parliamentary elections began in Nepal at 7 a.m. on Thursday for the House of Representatives, with voters queuing at polling centres across the country to cast their ballots.The elections are being held to elect 275 members of the lower house – 165 through the...

Kathmandu, March 4 – A day before Nepal goes to the polls on Thursday, there is a sense of anticipation that the mandate will give a clear majority to one party, that the government will be inclusive and democratic, and work for the country’s progress, voicing a need for “change”.From living...

Kathmandu, March 4. Two subsequent youth-led protests in South Asia led to regime changes in two nations bordering India – in Bangladesh in the east, where former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is in exile with a death sentence hanging over her, and her party banned, and in Nepal to the north...

Kathmandu, March 2 Nepalese Prime Minister Sushila Karki on Monday appealed to all citizens to actively participate in the general elections scheduled for March 5, saying the vote would determine the country's stability and prosperity.In her address to the nation, Karki urged voters to...

Jhapa (Nepal), March 2 – Nepal’s Jhapa-5 constituency, located close to the India border, is buzzing with activity this Monday, but if elections are about loud loudspeakers, street corner meetings, and aggressive street marches, the resulting commotion is comparatively less in the final hours...