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) According to former Nepal Minister, Madhav Prasad Chaulagain, the arrest of former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli by the newly-elected government “should not be viewed as retaliation”. Speaking to IANS, Chaulagain called the Prime Minister Balendra Shah-led new government, “young and inclusive”.Former Nepal PM Oli and ex-Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak were arrested on Saturday in connection with a culpable homicide-related case linked to the forceful suppression of Gen Z …
Kathmandu, Jan 15 (IANS) A school building built with a grant from the Indian government was inaugurated on Thursday in Patan Municipality of Baitadi district in Nepal’s Sudurpaschim Province, the Indian Embassy said. Narayan Singh, First Secretary at the Indian Embassy in Nepal, and Gauri Singh Rawal, Mayor of Patan Municipality, jointly inaugurated the school building of Shree Bhumeshwor Secondary School.The school was established in 1951, and the Nepal government upgraded it to the 10+2 (seco…
Kathmandu, Dec 29 (IANS) Nepal’s former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak on Monday told an inquiry commission that he had not issued any order to open fire on protesters during the Gen-Z protests in early September. According to government statistics, as many as 77 people lost their lives, and public and private property worth more than NPR 84 billion was damaged during the two-day movement.Lekhak, who served as Home Minister in the coalition government led by former Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli at …