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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...

Kathmandu, March 25 – A high-level inquiry commission formed to investigate incidents during last year's Gen-Z movement in Nepal has recommended a criminal investigation and prosecution of former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli, former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, and then Police Chief Chandra...

New Delhi, March 24 – The Central Committee of Nepal’s Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), which won the general election on March 5, is scheduled to meet on Thursday afternoon to elect its Parliamentary Party leader, according to reports from Kathmandu.The party is likely to nominate the...

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...

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 15 The Supreme Court on Sunday rejected an interim order against the Election Commission's decision to disqualify RSP leader Kishori Sah from contesting the recently concluded general elections in Nepal.The court's refusal to issue the interim order also means that Nepali...

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...

Nepal Ambassador Shankar Prasad Sharma expressed confidence that the new government in Nepal will further strengthen ties with India following the recent elections in the country. Mr. Sharma stated that the elections for the House of Representatives in Nepal were conducted peacefully and on...

Kathmandu, March 13 The father of former Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli, Mohan Prasad Oli, passed away after a prolonged illness on Friday.He was 97 years old.According to sources from the CPN-UML, Mohan Prasad Oli died in the morning at the Nepal-Korea Friendship Hospital in Bhaktapur...

Kathmandu, March 12 Nepal's Supreme Court issued an order on Thursday to remove a candidate from the Rastriya Swatantra Party from a constituency in the Madhesh province from a financial blacklist.Kishori Sah's candidacy in the March 5 elections from the Dhanusha 1 constituency was cancelled...

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 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 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 As Balendra Shah is set to become Nepal's first Madheshi prime minister, traditional political figures from the region suffered major defeats in the March 5 elections.The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), which has nominated Shah as its prime ministerial candidate, won almost...

FGN56 NEPAL-RSP-2NDLD INDIARSP to pursue 'development diplomacy' to boost Nepal-India ties: Chairman LamichhaneKathmandu: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) chief Rabi Lamichhane has said he looked forward to strengthening Nepal-India ties through “development diplomacy” as he thanked Prime...

Kathmandu, March 10 Rastriya Swatantra Party's (RSP) prime ministerial candidate Balendra Shah expressed confidence on Tuesday in further strengthening "historic" Nepal-India ties and making them more "outcome-oriented".The 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician is set to become Nepal's first...

FGN58 UN-INDIA-LD AFGHAN'Hypocritical', 'flagrant violation': India slams Pakistan's airstrikes on Afghanistan during RamadanUnited Nations: India has strongly condemned Pakistan's airstrikes on Afghanistan as a "flagrant violation" of international law, saying it is "hypocritical" to invoke...

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...