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Taipei, April 4. With the rise of new political leadership in Kathmandu and growing strategic constraints on China’s engagement with Nepal, there is hope that stronger democratic institutions will enable the Nepali people to understand Beijing’s expansionist ambitions in Nepal and the wider...

Kathmandu, April 1 The most senior judge of the Supreme Court, Sapana Malla, took over as the acting Chief Justice of Nepal on Wednesday.Malla, 62, assumed the top judicial position following the retirement of Chief Justice Prakash Man Singh Raut on Tuesday, when he reached the retirement age...

Kathmandu, March 31 The Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) announced a two-week-long protest starting April 11 against the arrest of former prime minister and party chairman K P Sharma Oli.Former prime minister and then home minister Ramesh Lekhak were arrested on Saturday for...

Kathmandu, March 30 Nepal's President Ramchandra Paudel has called sessions of both houses of parliament on April 2, following a recommendation from the newly formed government led by Prime Minister Balendra Shah.Paudel has called the session of the House of Representatives (HoR) and the...

Kathmandu, March 30 Nepal's Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the newly formed Balendra Shah government, seeking an explanation regarding the arrest and detention of former Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli.The Supreme Court issued the order in response to the habeas corpus petition filed...

Kathmandu, March 29 Nepal police arrested former energy minister and Nepali Congress leader Deepak Khadka on Sunday in connection with a money laundering case, local media reported.The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police took Khadka into custody on Sunday morning, according to...

FGN21 NEPAL-OLI-ARRESTNepal's former PM Oli arrested over 2025 Gen Z protest crackdownKathmandu: Nepal's former Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli was arrested on Saturday, a day after the newly formed government of Balendra Shah implemented the probe commission report on the Gen Z protest that...

Kathmandu, March 27 Balendra Shah 'Balen', the rapper-turned-politician who won Kathmandu's 2022 mayoral elections as an independent, has become a symbol of generational change, representing a break from Nepal's traditional political parties.Known as 'Balen', a candidate for the Rastriya...

Kathmandu, March 26 – The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) in Nepal elected senior leader Balendra Shah as its parliamentary party leader on Thursday, paving the way for him to become the country’s new Prime Minister.The party, which contested the elections with Shah as its Prime Ministerial...

Kathmandu, March 25 Balendra Shah 'Balen', a senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, is likely to be sworn in as Nepal's youngest prime minister on Friday, an RSP leader said on Wednesday.Shah, who is popularly known as 'Balen', who was projected by the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) as...

New Delhi/Kathmandu, March 18 – While the Gen-Z movement has emerged worldwide, Nepal is the only country to have undergone rapid political transformation. The recent election results in Nepal have defied expectations, leaving observers questioning whether they underestimated the rise of...

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 9 – As vote counting concluded in 163 electoral constituencies out of 165 under the First-Past-the-Post (FPTP) system in Nepal’s parliamentary elections by Monday evening, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) secured nearly 76 percent of the seats in the House of Representatives...

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...

Kathmandu, March 8 A high-level commission tasked with investigating the killings, arson, and damages during the Gen Z protests in September last year submitted its report to Nepal's interim government on Sunday, blaming a lack of good governance and inefficiency by the then administration.As...

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...

Kathmandu, March 6 Balendra Shah 'Balen', the rapper-turned-politician who won Kathmandu's 2022 mayoral elections as an independent, has become the face of a generational shift, symbolizing a break from Nepal's traditional parties.Popular as 'Balen', the prime ministerial candidate of the...

Kathmandu, March 7 RSP leader and rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah 'Balen' defeated four-time prime minister K P Sharma Oli by a significant margin of about 50,000 votes in the Jhapa-5 constituency, the traditional stronghold of the CPN-UML.The Rashtriya Swatantrata Party (RSP) leader...

Kathmandu, March 6 Balendra Shah 'Balen', the rapper-turned-politician who won Kathmandu's 2022 mayoral election as an independent, has become a symbol of generational change, representing a break from Nepal's traditional political parties.Popularly known as 'Balen', the prime ministerial...

Kathmandu, March 7 RSP leader and rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah 'Balen' defeated four-time prime minister K P Sharma Oli by a significant margin of about 50,000 votes in Nepal's Jhapa-5 constituency, the Election Commission said here.The leader of the Rashtriya Swatantrata Party (RSP)...