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Nepal’s spring Everest climbing season opened this week amid a police probe into an alleged insurance fraud worthe nearly $20 million in which guides, helicopter operators, hospital staff and agents are accused of staging or inflating medical emergencies to trigger costly helicopter evacuations and bogus insurance claims. Police said the methods included mixing baking soda…
Balendra Shah (PTI image) Balendra Shah on Friday took oath as Nepal’s youngest Prime Minister. He assumed the office under Article 76(1) of the Constitution as the parliamentary party leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP). His oath was administered by President Ramchandra Paudel at the President’s Office, Sheetal Niwas, according to Kathmandu Post. “I,…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke with Nepal’s newly elected leader Balendra Shah, who is set to become the Himalayan nation’s youngest Prime Minister.“Had warm telephone conversations with Mr. Rabi Lamichhane, Chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and Mr. Balendra Shah, Senior Leader of the RSP,” wrote PM Modi on X.PM…
KATHMANDHU: In Nepal’s vote counting rooms, the pace is set by a single sheet of paper. A ballot is lifted from the pile, unfolded and held up. Party representatives lean forward. One looks closely at the mark. Another nods. Only after everyone in the room is satisfied does the counting officer place it on the…
Rabi Lamichhane (Photo-ANI) Kathmandu: Few politicians in Nepal rose as quickly as Rabi Lamichhane, 50. Before politics, he was already one of Nepal’s most recognisable faces — a loud, brash TV news presenter whose anti-corruption pitch made him a household name. When he launched Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) just before the 2022 election, he offered…
KATHMANDU: For many young Nepalis, Friday’s historic verdict came with a clear call for the Himalayan country’s new leaders: ‘We voted for you. Now get to work’.In Kathmandu, there were no dhols or gulal left over from Holi to be sprayed in celebration. The city moved in its usual rhythm even as the scale of…
His songs fuelled a protest generation. Now the former Kathmandu mayor is taking on ex-PM Oli and asking voters to imagine him running countryKATHMANDU: Everybody wants a selfie with Balendra Shah.In Jhapa district on Sunday, as Nepal prepared for its March 5 election, the line curved along a dusty courtyard in the eastern plains. A…
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s Gen Z uprising last Sept did not begin with a speech or a scandal. It began with screenshots. Images of politicians’ children posing beside designer shopping hauls, on luxury holidays, stopping traffic with lavish weddings. Those pictures travelled rapidly across social media platforms, becoming symbols in a widening argument about privilege in a…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Saturday sought five days’ custody of the 4 accused who carried out a shirtless march in the Bharat Mandapam during the AI summit. While seeking remand, Delhi Police said that the accused had staged a protest similar to the protest in Nepal, claiming that it was a conspiracy to defame…
A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal’s Bajhang district in Sudur Paschim province on Sunday afternoon, country’s national earthquake monitoring and research centre (NEMRC) said.The quake, recorded at 12:09pm local time, had its epicenter in the Saipal mountain region of Bajhang, according to NEMRC. Officials said there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.Residents in nearby…
