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Kathmandu, March 2 – The arrest of former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak over the suppression of Gen-Z protests in September last year was hotly debated during the first meeting of the federal parliament held on Thursday, following the March 5 parliamentary...

Kathmandu, April 1 The House of Representatives of Nepal will elect a new Speaker on Sunday, sources said on Wednesday.An all-party meeting held at the Singhadurbar secretariat on Wednesday decided to submit nominations for the Speaker candidates on April 3 and conduct the election on April 5...

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...

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...

Kathmandu, March 28 Former Prime Minister of Nepal, K. P. Sharma Oli, was arrested on Saturday, a day after the newly formed government of Balendra Shah implemented the report of the investigation commission regarding the Gen Z protest that rocked the nation last year.Oli, also the chairman of...

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...

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...

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...

Arjun Narasingha KC, the most senior member of the Nepalese House of Representatives, has taken the oath of office and secrecy. He was elected from the Nepali Congress party. President of Nepal, Ramchandra Paudel, administered the oath to him at an event held at the President's Office, Sheetal...

March 23, New Delhi: The Central Working Committee of the Nepali Congress has rejected the resignation of its President, Gagan Kumar Thapa, who had offered to step down, taking moral responsibility for the party's election defeat.Thapa submitted his resignation to Vice-President Bishwaprakash...

Kathmandu, March 19 Nepali Congress President Gagan Thapa has submitted his resignation from the post after the party's defeat in the recently held general elections, a media report said on Thursday.The elections for the House of Representatives, held on March 5, elected a 275-member Lower...

Kathmandu, March 18 Nepal's electoral body announced on Wednesday that it will present the final results of the presidential election to Ramchandra Paudel on Friday afternoon.The House of Representatives (HoR) elections, held on March 5, 2026, elected a 275-member Lower House, known as the...

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...

March 16, Kathmandu — The Election Commission of Nepal released the names of all newly nominated candidates for proportional representation on Monday.Out of the 110 seats under the proportional representation system, there are a total of 82 women from all parties.All the political parties...

Kathmandu, March 12 According to the Election Commission, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) won a total of 182 seats in Nepal's parliamentary elections, allocated under the proportional representation system on Thursday.The RSP received the highest number of 57 seats under proportional...

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...

Kathmandu, March 11 The counting of votes under the proportional representation category in Nepal concluded on Wednesday, with the Rastriya Swatantra Party receiving the highest number of votes, according to the Election Commission.The House of Representatives (HoR) in Nepal has a total of 275...

Kathmandu, March 10 Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) chief Rabi Lamichhane has said he looks forward to strengthening Nepal-India ties through "development diplomacy" as he thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for wishing him on the party's electoral success.The RSP, formed in 2022, has won 125...

Kathmandu, March 10 RSP Chairman Rabi Lamichhane has said that he looks forward to strengthening Nepal-India ties through "development diplomacy" as he thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for wishing him on the party's electoral success.The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has won 125 of the...

Kathmandu, March 10 The Rastriya Swatantra Party has won 125 of the 165 seats through direct voting in Nepal's parliamentary elections, as vote counting under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system concluded on Tuesday, putting the RSP in a position to form a majority government.However, the...