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September 22, 2025 11:46 AM

Nepal panel to probe violence during anti-graft protests that killed 74

Nepal's interim government, led by former Chief Justice Sushila Karki, has set up a panel to investigate the violence during anti-corruption protests this month that killed 74 people and forced Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to quit, a minister said on Monday. The demonstrations, which began as a Gen Z-led movement against widespread corruption and a lack of jobs, escalated into the Himalayan nation's deadliest violence in decades. More than 2,100 people were injured while ...

September 15, 2025 9:00 AM

Young activists who toppled Nepal’s government now picking new leaders

A former DJ and his obscure Nepalese non-profit used a social media app popular with video gamers to drive massive protests and become the unlikely power brokers in installing the country's new interim leadership. Sudan Gurung, the 36-year-old founder of Hami Nepal (We are Nepal), used the Discord messaging app and Instagram to mobilise massive demonstrations that forced Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to resign, in the deadliest political crisis to hit the Himalayan nation in decades, a dozen p...

April 23, 2025 3:53 PM

Nepal’s Oli calls PM Modi, condemns terror attack in Pahalgam

Nepal’s Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday to strongly condemn the heinous terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district and offered condolences over the tragic loss of lives. Oli described the attack in Pahalgam as “heinous” and held a detailed conversation with PM Modi regarding the incident. According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), PM Modi also expressed his condolences over the death of a young Nepali national in t...

December 4, 2024 5:46 PM

Nepal, China sign deal on Belt and Road plan, paving way for progress on projects

Nepal has signed a framework agreement with China on the Belt and Road initiative, after an initial pact was signed seven years ago but no progress made since, paving the way for cooperation on projects, its foreign ministry said on Wednesday. Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli has been in Beijing since Monday on a four-day visit, his first to a foreign country since his July swearing-in, breaking tradition by not making New Delhi, with which Kathmandu has centuries-old ties, his first foreign port...

December 3, 2024 8:58 PM

China and Nepal sign nine-point MoU during PM Oli’s Beijing visit

Nepal's Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on Tuesday in Beijing, where the two nations signed a nine-point Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance bilateral cooperation across various sectors, including trade promotion and technical assistance. The signing took place during the ongoing four-day visit of Nepal's Prime Minister to China. The agreement covers eight key areas of cooperation, with Nepal also expressing interest in a "No Loan Pact" concerning the...

November 1, 2024 9:36 PM

Government of Nepal announces cash prize for Team as first runner-up in SAFF Women’s Championship 2024

Nepal’s national women’s football team, which secured the first runner-up position in the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Women’s Championship 2024, will receive a cash prize from the Government of Nepal. The team, which was narrowly defeated by Bangladesh in the final match held at Kathmandu’s Dashrath Stadium, is set to receive Rs 300,000 per player as announced by Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli. Prime Minister Oli reiterated the government’s commitment to supporting sports a...

July 13, 2024 1:40 PM

K P Sharma Oli submits the claim for Prime Minister’s post to President Paudel

Prime Minister of Nepal Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ failed to garner a vote of confidence in the House of Representatives on Friday. He successfully survived four consecutive floor tests since assuming the high office on December 25, 2022, but lost the trust vote on his fifth attempt and his tenure ended in 18 months. During a special session of the Parliament on Friday, Prime Minister Prachanda tabled a confidence motion. 63 votes went in favour of the proposal and 194 voted against him...