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Concerns mount over new Nepal government’s use of ordinances and eviction drive

May 7, 2026 admin

Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s first month in office has been marked by speed, with concerns rising over a democratic stress test. Mr. Shah’s Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) won a whopping 182 seats — just two shy of a two-thirds majority — in the March elections, triggered by last September’s Gen Z protests. Analysts and…

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Nepal’s RSP gets highest number of votes under proportional representation category

March 11, 2026 admin

Supporters of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) gather outside the Election Commission ahead of the announcement of results in the Nepal general elections, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI The counting of votes under the proportional representation category in Nepal concluded on Wednesday (March 11, 2026), with the Rastriya Swatantra…

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Nepal polls: a moment of hope or a return to the old cycle?

March 5, 2026 admin

“The beauty of democracy is people’s participation. I would like to urge all voters to reach their polling booths and cast their ballots,” wrote Nepal Prime Minister Sushila Karki on Thursday (March 5, 2026) morning on X, as polling began across the country in what she called “a defining moment” for Nepal. Read | Nepal…

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Old parties dig in, new ones offer change as Nepal heads to the polls

March 2, 2026 admin

“I could either ring the bell or light the bulb,” says Kumar Tamang, referring to the election symbols of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and the Ujyalo Nepal Party (UNP). Mr. Tamang, 44, operates a drinking water tanker in Lalitpur on the outskirts of Kathmandu. A migrant from Ramechhap district, around a five-hour drive east…

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Indo-Nepal border to remain closed from March 2 midnight ahead of Nepal polls

February 27, 2026 admin

Border Security Measures at Panitanki near the Indo-Nepal border in the Darjeeling district. File | Photo Credit: PTI The India-Nepal border will remain closed from midnight of March 2 to midnight of March 5 in view of the general elections scheduled in Nepal on March 5, officials said on Friday (February 27, 2026). Sudhir Sharma,…

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RSP rides reform wave, old guard digs in ahead of Nepal’s elections

February 21, 2026 admin

Political parties in Nepal have launched campaigns for the March 5 parliamentary elections, necessitated by last September’s Gen Z protests. The Nepali Congress, the country’s oldest party, kicked off its campaign rally from Janakpur in Madhesh, a province bordering India, on February 18, as it seeks to reclaim its clout in the region. The Rastriya…

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Nepal’s Energy Minister resigns from post after mounting questions over political affiliation

January 8, 2026 admin

Nepal’s President Ramchandra Paudel, along with Vice-President of Nepal Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav and interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki, poses for a picture with newly appointed Finance Minister Rameshore Khanal, Energy Minister Kulman Ghising, and Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal. | Photo Credit: Reuters With mounting questions over his political affiliation, Nepal’s Minister for Energy,…

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Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah nominated as PM candidate

December 28, 2025 admin

Balendra Shah, currently serving as the mayor of Kathmandu, has been nominated as the prime ministerial candidate for Nepal. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balendra Shah was on Sunday (December 28, 2025) nominated the prime ministerial candidate as he and Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) inked a pact to jointly contest the March…

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Nepal’s Election Commission publishes election schedule

November 16, 2025 admin

A girl looks towards her mother in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 10, 2025, as she waits to give her biometric information to register on the voters‘ list for the upcoming House of Representatives elections scheduled for March 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Election Commission of Nepal on Sunday (November 16, 2025) published the…

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