As a child, Saraswati Nepali was not allowed to drink from the same water jar as her classmates. When she was thirsty, she had to walk the 20 minutes home and back: the cost of being born a Dalit in a ...

The election results in Nepal have been described as a political earthquake. This is not an exaggeration. There has been an emphatic and comprehensive rejection of old leaders and established parties ...

Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah is leading Nepal's government, taking office with a youth-led mandate for change. But how will the political newcomer deal with Nepal's tricky geopolitics?

Hundreds of Nepalis on Monday (March 30, 2026) demanded the release of former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli, arrested for his alleged role in a deadly crackdown on 2025 protests that ousted him. Mr.

A day after the arrest of the former prime minister, Nepalese police also arrested the country's former energy minister. Investigators said he was detained as part of an ongoing probe into money ...

Police in Nepal arrested former Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli early Saturday over the deaths of dozens of people during violent protests in September that toppled the government and resulted in new ...

Nepal aims to quadruple hydropower supplies to neighboring India, helping New Delhi meet its growing electricity needs as the war in the Middle East complicates resource planning. The Himalayan nation ...

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Nepal has formally opened the spring 2026 Mount Everest climbing season, even as authorities continue to grapple with a massive fake rescue scam that has drained millions of dollars from international ...

Rapper-politician Balendra Shah was sworn in as Nepal’s new prime minister on Friday, becoming the youngest elected leader of the Himalayan country after last year’s mass protests upended the ...

KATHMANDU: Nepal's rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah was sworn in as prime minister on Friday (Mar 27) after sweeping the first election since deadly anti-corruption protests toppled the ...

Panel set up to investigate violence around September protests Recommends prosecution for former PM, home minister and police chief 76 people were killed in two days of unrest, 2,500 wounded Former PM ...