New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Since the arrest of former Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli and his then colleague, ex-Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, for their reported role in the September 2025 firing that left many dead in Kathmandu, mixed reactions have been coming from the Himalayan nation over administrative exercise and intent.Pressure had been building ever since a probe agency submitted its findings and recommendations to the interim government on March 8. There were growing calls to make …
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Kathmandu, March 28 (IANS) The new government of Nepal on Saturday announced that it will set up a committee to investigate the assets of political leaders and high-ranking officials who have held public office from 1990 to 2026. The government, led by Prime Minister Balendra Shah, said in a 100-point governance reform agenda unveiled on Saturday that a powerful asset investigation committee will be formed within 15 days. The decision comes at a time when several politicians who have led t…
Kathmandu, March 28 (IANS) The arrest of Nepal’s former Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Saturday morning sparked protests across the Kathmandu Valley by cadres of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) (CPN-UML), led by Oli.Police arrested Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak in connection with homicide-related cases linked to the suppression of the Gen-Z uprising in early September last year. Both were arrested early in the morning from their residences in Bhaktapur di…
Kathmandu, March 28 (IANS) Newly sworn-in Nepalese Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his congratulatory message and expressed hope to advance the multifaceted ties between the two nations. Prime Minister Modi on Friday congratulated Balendra Shah on being sworn in as Nepal’s Prime Minister and expressed readiness to work with him to take the friendship between the two nations to greater heights for the benefit of citizens of both countries. Thankin…
Kathmandu, March 28 (IANS) The newly elected government of Nepal has arrested former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak in connection with a culpable homicide-related case linked to the suppression of Gen Z protests that left several protesters dead.Following the swearing-in of Prime Minister Balendra Shah and his ministers on Friday, a Cabinet meeting held on the same day had decided to implement the report of the High-Level Inquiry Commission formed to investig…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s cabinet reflects a mix of youth, gender, and personal experience that was finalised after prolonged discussions that had begun even before the final results of the March 5 national election were announced. Many of the cabinet members are new, some even first-time MPs, say reports from Kathmandu, which added that several are considered “experts in their fields”. The main names in contention between Balen – as he is popularly …
Paris, March 27 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Friday extended wishes to Shisir Khanal for taking over as Nepal’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and expressed readiness to work with him to further strengthen partnership between the two nations. “Warm wishes to Shisir Khanal on taking over as the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal. Look forward to working closely with him to further strengthen our traditional partnership,” EAM Jaishankar posted on X.Khanal was appointed a…
Kathmandu, March 27 (IANS) Nepal’s top political leaders congratulated newly-elected Prime Minister Balendra Shah, wishing him success in his tenure as the executive head of the Himalayan country. Former Prime Minister Sushila Karki wished him success in fulfilling the mandate given by the people to him and his party.In a Facebook post, Karki, who handed over the premiership to Balen, said she was happy to see a 35-year-old Prime Minister as her successor.Shah, who was considered a frontrunner t…
Kathmandu, March 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated Balendra Shah on being sworn in as Nepal’s Prime Minister and expressed readiness to work with him to take the friendship between the two nations to greater heights for the benefit of citizens of both countries. PM Modi’s congratulatory message came after Balendra Shah, the parliamentary party leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), was sworn in as Nepal’s new Prime Minister.”Warm congratulations to Mr. Balendr…
Kathmandu, March 27 (IANS) Balendra Shah, the parliamentary party leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Nepal.President Ram Chandra Poudel on Friday appointed former Kathmandu Metropolitan City mayor Shah—popularly known as Balen—to the post as per Article 76(1) of the Constitution, the President’s Office said in a statement.On Thursday, the RSP, which secured a sweeping victory in the recent parliamentary elections with a near two-th…