Nepal sets March elections after naming interim prime minister
- 13-Sep-2025
KATHMANDU, Sept 13: Nepal’s President Ramchandra Paudel dissolved parliament and called for fresh elections on March 5, his office said late on Friday, following a week of deadly violence that culminated in the appointment of the country’s first woman Prime Minister in the interim. The announcement came just hours after Paudel appointed former Chief Justice […]
Former chief justice Sushila Karki named Nepal’s first female leader after unrest
- 12-Sep-2025
KATHMANDU: Sushila Karki, a former chief justice, will become the first woman to lead Nepal, to be sworn in as interim leader later on Friday after violent anti-graft protests forced Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to resign, the president’s office said. President Ramchandra Paudel’s office announced Karki’s appointment following negotiations between Paudel, army chief Ashok […]
Nepal ex-chief justice tipped to lead political transition
- 11-Sep-2025
KATHMANDU, Nepal: Nepal’s former chief justice Sushila Karki is the leading choice to be interim leader, a representative of the “Gen Z” protesters said Thursday, after demonstrations that ousted the veteran prime minister. Army chief General Ashok Raj Sigdel held “consultations with related stakeholders and held a meeting with representatives of Gen Z” on Wednesday, […]
India’s Involvement in Nepal: A Lesson Pakistan Can’t Afford to Ignore
- 10-Sep-2025
If you want to understand the fragile heart of South Asian politics, you have to look at the constant tug-of-war between standing on your own two feet and being pulled into someone else’s shadow. Right now, there’s no better place to see this drama unfold than in Nepal. We’re watching a government that rose to […]
Nepal lifts social media ban after anti-corruption protests leave 19 dead
- 09-Sep-2025
Nepal lifted a social media ban less than a day after anti-corruption protests that were triggered by the ban led to the deaths of 19 people, a government minister said on Tuesday, while a curfew was imposed in the country’s capital, Kathmandu. The government had rolled back the social media ban imposed last week, Cabinet […]
Nepal closes schools as deaths from heavy rains hit 151
- 30-Sep-2024
Nepal has shut schools for three days after landslides and floods triggered by two days of heavy rain across the Himalayan nation killed 151 people, with 56 missing, officials said on Sunday. The floods brought traffic and normal activity to a standstill in the Kathmandu valley, where 37 deaths were recorded in a region home […]
Nepal closes schools after heavy rains kill 100
- 29-Sep-2024
Nepal has shut schools for three days after landslides and floods triggered by two days of heavy rain across the Himalayan nation killed 100, with 67 missing, officials said on Sunday. Flooding brought traffic and normal activity to a standstill in the Kathmandu valley, where 37 deaths were recorded in a region home to 4 […]
Pilot, 4 Chinese nationals killed in Nepal chopper crash
- 07-Aug-2024
A helicopter crashed in central Nepal on Wednesday, killing all five people aboard including the pilot and four Chinese tourists. Nepal has a woeful track record on aviation safety and the Himalayan republic has seen a spate of deadly light plane and helicopter crashes over the decades. The Air Dynasty chopper was heading to Syabrubesi, […]
Watch: Nepal celebrate historic first win in Women’s Asia Cup
- 20-Jul-2024
An unbeaten fifty by opener Samjhana Khadka and pacer Indu Barma three-fer helped Nepal thrash UAE by six wickets in the ACC Women’s Asia Cup 2024. Khadka (71 not out, 45b, 11×4) played a fine hand to take her side past the target of 116 in 16.1 overs. The Emirates could not fight against the […]
Nepal searches for 63 missing after highway landslide
- 13-Jul-2024
KATHMANDU: Nepali rescue teams resumed their search early Saturday for at least 63 people missing after monsoon rains triggered a landslide that swept two buses off a highway and into a river. The force of Friday’s landslide in central Chitwan district pushed the vehicles over concrete crash barriers and down a steep embankment, at least […]