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Fourteen other people, including a former top bureaucrat in the Home Ministry and a former Bhutanese refugee leader, were sentenced to up to four years in jail, a court document showed. File | Photo Credit: Reuters “A court in Nepal jailed two former government Ministers after they were found guilty of forging documents to enable…
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Nepali Army soldiers patrol on a street in Damak. Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters On April 24, Nepal marked its 20th Democracy Day. In a departure from tradition, no greeting message was issued by the newly elected Prime Minister Balendra Shah. Instead, a notice came from the Nepali Army. The…
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Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah, popular as ‘Balen’, was himself a YouTuber before joining politics. File | Photo Credit: AP A journalist, who was arrested on charges of using abusive language against Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah ‘Balen’ on his YouTube channel, was on Sunday (April 12, 2026) released following criticism and objection by Gen…
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The Rastriya Swatantra Party’s stunning sweep in the March 2026 elections, securing an absolute majority in the House of Representatives and a majority of votes in the proportional representation system as well, marks a new rupture in Nepali politics. Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah, who resigned as Kathmandu’s mayor to lead the RSP’s campaign since January 2026,…
The story so far: On September 4, 2025 in Nepal, the (then) ruling Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)’s K.P. Sharma Oli-led government banned 26 major social media platforms, citing non-compliance with registration requirements. This triggered widespread Gen Z-led protests from September 8, with demonstrators viewing it as an attempt to silence dissent. The protests…
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To sign or not to sign. This is the question Nepal’s Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli faces as he prepares for his visit to China, which has been largely overshadowed by a debate whether he should sign an implementation plan for the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The current ruling coalition, comprising Mr. Oli’s Communist…
Nepalese Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli arrived to ask for a vote of confidence in parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Nepal’s newly appointed Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli comfortably won a vote of confidence in Parliament on July 22, nearly a week after he was sworn in to…
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Newly elected Prime Minister K.P. Oli is being sworn in by President Ram Prasad Poudel, unseen, at the Presidential residence in Kathmandu, Nepal on July 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Newly-appointed Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli on July 18 said that Nepal’s future is “bright”, but its current scenario needs to be changed, amidst…
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Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli was sworn in as Prime Minister of Nepal on July 15, 2024. File | Photo Credit: AP K.P. Sharma Oli on July 15 was sworn in as Nepal’s Prime Minister for the fourth time. The leader of Nepal’s largest communist party was appointed Nepal’s Prime Minister on Sunday by President Ram…
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A view of the Supreme Court of India, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: PTI Stay on bail should only be granted in rare cases: Supreme Court The Supreme Court on July 12 said an inclination seen among higher courts to stall bail creates a real and present danger to the rights of personal liberty…