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March 27, 2026 2:39 PM

PM Modi congratulates Balendra Shah on taking oath as Nepal Prime Minister

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated Balendra Shah on being sworn in as Nepal’s 47th Prime Minister, expressing optimism about strengthening ties between the two countries. In a post on X, PM Modi said, “Warm congratulations to Mr. Balendra Shah on being sworn in as the Prime Minister of Nepal. I look forward to working closely with you to take India-Nepal friendship and cooperation to even greater heights for the mutual benefit of our two peoples.” Rapper-turned-politici...

March 13, 2026 9:18 AM

Nepal ex-rapper’s party wins election in landslide after Gen Z protests

A three-year-old party won Nepal's general elections by a landslide, authorities said, positioning its candidate Balendra Shah to become the next prime minister, with a mandate for the rapper-turned-politician to restore political stability. The March 5 election was the Himalayan nation's first vote since demonstrations against corruption last September led by Gen Z protesters that killed 77 people and toppled the government. "If everything goes well, we can expect that it can give a stable...

March 9, 2026 10:39 PM

PM Modi congratulates RSP leaders on Nepal poll victory, expresses confidence in stronger bilateral ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated leaders of Nepal’s Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) on their electoral success in the country’s parliamentary elections and expressed confidence that India-Nepal relations will scale new heights in the coming years. In separate telephone conversations, PM Modi congratulated RSP Chairman Rabi Lamichhane and senior party leader Balendra Shah on their victories and the party’s strong performance in the Nepal polls. He conveyed his best wishe...

March 5, 2026 9:49 AM

From protests to polls: Nepal votes in high-stakes general election

Nepal votes in a general election on Thursday, its first since deadly youth-led anti-graft protests toppled the government of then-Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli in September. Here is a look at the key contenders, and what is at stake. THE VOTERS Nearly 19 million of Nepal's 30 million people are eligible to vote in the for the 275-member assembly. About one million of the voters - most of them youth - were added after last year's protests, which killed 77 people and injured more than 2,000....

February 26, 2026 12:51 PM

‘Will it give me a job?’: Nepal’s election promises don’t stop youth exodus

At a training centre in Nepal's capital Kathmandu, Rahul Pariyar carefully hooks his harness to a rope, learning the basic skills he will need for painting walls, cleaning high rises and other construction work in the United Arab Emirates. "I am not happy to leave my family back and go for work in a foreign country. But what to do?" said the 21-year-old in a yellow hard hat, explaining how wages in Dubai are about four times that of Nepal. The Himalayan nation, perched between China and India,...

February 25, 2026 12:44 PM

Nepal’s rapper-mayor in pole position to become prime minister

After Nepal's historic youth-led uprising last September killed 77 people and forced then-Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to resign, a 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician posted a typically terse message to millions of followers on social media. "Dear Gen Z, the resignation of your killer has come," Balendra Shah - popularly known only as Balen - wrote. "Now your generation will have to lead the country. Be prepared." Five months on, the musician who cut his political teeth when he became the ...

February 23, 2026 6:51 PM

British national among 19 killed in Nepal bus crash

A passenger bus fell from a hilly road in west Nepal before dawn on Monday, killing 19 people including a British national, police said. Only nine of the dead have been identified so far, they said, adding that the bus was carrying 44 people in all. A New Zealander and a Chinese national were among the 25 injured when the bus headed to the Nepali capital, Kathmandu, from the tourist town of Pokhara fell 200 metres (650 feet) from the road at Behighat in Dhading district, 80 km (50 miles) west ...

February 13, 2026 5:27 PM

Monarchists rally in support of ex-king as Nepal limps toward election

Thousands of supporters of Nepal’s former king rallied in Kathmandu on Friday to greet its last monarch Gyanendra on his return from holiday, ahead of the first election since anti-graft unrest by Gen Z young people. A special assembly dominated by former Maoist rebels abolished Nepal's monarchy in 2008 and turned the Hindu-majority, Himalayan mountain nation into a secular republic. Gyanendra, 78, the last king, has since been living in his private home in Kathmandu as a commoner. Meanwhile...

February 11, 2026 12:46 PM

Government of Nepal revises budget for current fiscal year, downsizes by 14.06 percentage point

Nepal’s Ministry of Finance unveiled the half-yearly budget assessment report, in the mid-year review of the budget for the current fiscal year 2025-26, the budget is reduced to 1688.32 billion from 1964.11 billion. The government has revised downward both revenue and expenditure, following the Gen Z movement which forced interim government to take austerity measures until new government is elected by the people, re-estimations and prioritisation of the projects was done, and the Cabinet decid...

January 28, 2026 9:33 AM

Nepal working on strong legal framework to boost green energy use

International Clean Energy Day was marked in Nepal’s federal capital with a conference on decarbonising the country’s economy, where senior government officials underlined the need for a robust legal and policy framework to expand the use of green energy. Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Anil Kumar Sinha said the government is working towards establishing a strong legal and policy structure to increase green energy consumption. He noted that such an arrang...