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Political turmoil in Nepal: Parliament suspended, Home Minister resigns amid financial conduct probe

Nepal President Ramchandra Paudel on Thursday suspended the session of both houses of the Federal Parliament without convening them, just days after summoning the session for April 30.

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Why Nepal’s New Law Is Hurting Common People

What if a rule designed to protect a nation quietly turns into a burden for the very people it aims to serve? That’s the situation unfolding in Nepal right now. Just weeks into power, Prime Minister Balendra Shah is already facing rising protests, public frustration, and political heat. A long-ignored…

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Month into new govt, Nepal home minister Sudan Gurung quits over links to bizmen under laundering lens

Nepal's Home Minister Sudan Gurung resigned amid scrutiny over his wealth disclosures and alleged business links with a businessman under money-laundering investigation. This marks the second ministerial setback for PM Balendra Shah's anti-corruption government within weeks, highlighting early challenges to its clean governance agenda.

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Month into new govt, Nepal home minister quits over links to bizmen under laundering lens

In a day of dramatic developments, PM Balendra Shah took charge of the home ministry after Sudan Gurung’s exit, just 26 days after his anti-corruption govt took office.

The Times of India

Balen to probe assets of 7 PMs, ex-king, 100s of ministers, bureaucrats

In an unprecedented move, the newly formed Balendra Shah government in Nepal has set up a five-member judicial panel to probe the assets of people who held public office from 2006 to the current fiscal year 2025-26, opening the widest scrutiny yet of the country’s post-monarchy political and bureaucratic elite.

The Times of India

Nepal to probe assets of 7 former PMs, ex-king, 100s of ministers, bureaucrats

In an unprecedented move, the newly formed govt led by PM Balendra Shah in Nepal has set up a five-member judicial panel to investigate the assets of people who held public offices from 2006 to the fiscal year 2025-26, opening the widest scrutiny yet of the country's post-monarchy political and…

The Times of India

YouTuber arrested for criticising Nepal PM released after protests

Newly elected Bandra Shah criticised for abusing power to muzzle free speech

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Nepal to issue historic apology to its formerly ‘untouchable’ community. Will other South Asian nations follow?

Nepal’s decision to offer an official apology to Dalits has prompted similar calls from India, where the community faces similar, if not worse, discrimination. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports

The Independent UK

Nepal to issue formal apology to Dalits within 15 days

The promise has drawn attention in a country where Dalits make up about 13-14% of the population but continue to face entrenched exclusion despite constitutional guarantees and laws against caste-based discrimination and untouchability.

The Times of India

'Complaints of palpitations': A day after arrest, Ex Nepal PM Oli admitted to hospital

NEW DELHI: Former Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was admitted to a hospital a day after he was arrested in connection with a culpable homicide case linked to the alleged suppression of the September Gen Z protests.

The Times of India

After Nepal ex-PM Oli, former minister Deepak Khadka arrested in Gen Z protests

Nepal’s Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) on Sunday arrested former energy minister Deepak Khadka in connection with a case linked to last September’s Gen Z protests, an agency official said.

The Times of India

Nepal arrests former prime minister and home minister over deadly 'Gen Z protests' crackdown

Hours after the country's youngest ever leader was sworn in, Nepal police have arrested the former prime minister and home minister over a deadly crackdown on protests in September last year, which killed 76 people and injured at least 2,300 others.

Euronews

Nepal arrests former prime minister Oli over deadly Gen Z protest crackdown

Former prime minister arrested under suspicion of negligent killing

The Independent UK

KP Sharma Oli: Nepal’s former prime minister arrested over alleged role in deadly protest crackdown

At least 77 people killed in anti-corruption youth uprising in September, which began over a brief social media ban

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Nepal police arrest former prime minister and former home minister over September protest deaths

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

The Times of India

Nepal: Former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, ex-home minister arrested over Gen Z protest crackdown

Former Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak were arrested in a culpable homicide case linked to the September Gen Z protests. Police acted on a commission's report recommending charges for criminal negligence, which resulted in 77 deaths and significant property damage. The arrests follow the…

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Nepal's youngest PM takes oath of office after Gen Z protests toppled previous government

Balendra Shah will lead a government tasked with navigating deep public frustration with Nepal's established parties, who were widely blamed by voters for corruption and chronic political instability.

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Nepali rapper releases new track hours before being sworn in as PM

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Rapper Balendra Shah sworn in as Nepal’s youngest prime minister

Former Kathmandu mayor seen as symbol of change in Himalayan country roiled by political instability and corruption

The Times of India

'Historic first': Balendra Shah takes oath as Nepal's youngest Prime Minister

Nepal has a new Prime Minister, Balendra Shah, the nation's youngest at 35. A rapper-turned-politician and former Kathmandu mayor, Shah assumes office as the Rastriya Swatantra Party leader. His rise signifies a shift, with his confrontational style against the federal government gaining traction. This appointment follows the RSP's strong performance…

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Nepal's new prime minister chooses auspicious time to take oath of office

Nepal’s youngest prime minister will take the oath of office in a ceremony shaped as much by astrology as politics

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Balen Shah's political rise in Nepal reflects a broader shift after youth-led protests

An engineer-turned-rapper who later became Kathmandu’s mayor is poised to lead Nepal as prime minister after his party won a landslide election

The Times of India

He rapped about corruption, now set to run Nepal: Inside Balen Shah’s music

A 35-year-old rapper from Kathmandu, known for writing hard-hitting lyrics on politics, corruption, and social issues, is set to become Prime Minister of Nepal. Balendra Shah, better known by his stage name Balen.

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Children among four killed as Pakistan bombs fuel depot near Kandahar airport

Taliban accuses Pakistan of attacking civilian areas in multiple provinces

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Pakistan switches to 4-day week and sends children home from school to preserve fuel

PM announces austerity measures including a four-day work-week for public offices and ban on iftar parties during Ramadan

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