In a rare move, the Nepal government last week withheld permission for a visit to the country by CIA Director William J Burns, ostensibly on the grounds that the timing of the
Mount Everest has always been synonymous with danger. Climbers face the Khumbu Icefall, with its shifting seracs and yawning crevasses, the 8,000-metre death zone where every step drains the body, and the
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Nepal’s recent electoral shift has sent shockwaves across the region, replacing entrenched parties with leaders whose ideologies, intentions, and alliances remain uncertain. While the outgoing establishment is clear, the incoming leadership poses
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Two popular figures in Nepalese politics have joined forces ahead of the March 5 parliamentary elections, setting up a potential challenge to parties that have dominated the Himalayan nation for more than
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Tens of thousands of Nepalese supporters rallied on Saturday in Bhaktapur near the capital Kathmandu, marking the largest political gathering since anti-corruption protests forced former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli from office
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by Our Correspondent in Kathmandu Nepal’s anti-corruption agency has filed sweeping charges against 55 individuals and a Chinese construction company in what has become the country’s largest-ever corruption case, targeting alleged financial
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In a historic move that signals a shift toward youth representation, Nepal’s interim government has appointed 28-year-old Bablu Gupta as Minister of Youth and Sports, the youngest minister in the nation’s history.
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The Department of Money Laundering Investigation in Nepal has launched a sweeping inquiry into the assets of three former prime ministers and two former ministers over allegations of illegally amassing wealth through
More Leaked documents have raised concerns about a covert operation in Nepal allegedly orchestrated by U.S.-backed organizations, aiming to influence the country’s internal politics while framing it as “youth empowerment.” According to a
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Kathmandu is on edge not because of “apps,” but because a generation raised on the promise of democracy and mobility has collided with an economy and political order that keep shutting every
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Protests led by members of Generation Z intensified across Kathmandu and other regions on Tuesday, following the deaths of 19 young demonstrators during violent clashes with security forces on Monday. The unrest,
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