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Balen ends 'envoy snub' with India-first reset; meets China envoy within hours

NEW DELHI: Nepal PM Balendra Shah on Monday ended his self-imposed bar on one-on-one meetings with Kathmandu-based foreign envoys, receiving Indian ambassador Naveen Srivastava first and Chinese ambassador Zhang Maoming hours later at Singha Durbar in a diplomatic reset after months of a distancing that had increasingly come into question…

The Times of India

Balen ends envoy snub amid protests, to meet India & China ambassadors

Nepal PM to hold one-on-one talks with both envoys on same day

The Times of India

Is all well in Balen Shah's Nepal? Why protests are testing his promise of change

A little over 100 days into office, Nepal's youngest prime minister is already facing the kind of anger that swept his predecessor from power.

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Nepal Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal arrives in New Delhi on three-day visit

Nepal's Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal is in New Delhi for a three-day visit. This marks his first official trip to India since taking office. He will meet with India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. Discussions will focus on enhancing cooperation in trade, investment, energy, and connectivity. The visit aims to…

The Economic Times

Nepal delegation led by Rabi Lamichhane to visit India on June 1

A delegation from Nepal's Rastriya Swatantra Party, led by Rabi Lamichhane, will visit India starting June 1. They will meet with BJP President Nitin Nabin and other senior leaders. This visit aims to foster party-to-party engagement and discuss organizational practices. The Bharatiya Janata Party welcomes the delegation for a constructive…

The Economic Times

Lamichhane: TV star who built RSP that caught Nepal’s imagination in just 4 years

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,…

The Times of India

Nepal protesters have torched parliament and toppled the government. So what happens now?

ANALYSIS: Nepal’s political class has been effectively wiped out in an extraordinary 24 hours of unrest. With no obvious leaders among the student movement that swept Kathmandu, there are few candidates remaining to take the country forward. Namita Singh reports

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Nepal journalists slam govt as media outlet owner held after corruption reports

After Nepalese media baron Kailash Sirohiya’s arrest in a citizenship case, several media associations and journalist groups have termed it an attack on the media in the country.

Newslaundry

Owner of Nepal's largest media organization arrested over citizenship card issue

The owner of Nepal’s largest news organization has been arrested for allegedly violating the country’s citizenship laws over an issue with his citizenship card

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India, Nepal may sign pacts on energy and water during Prachanda’s four-day visit

As Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda prepares for an official visit to India, the “southern neighbour” maintained silence as fast-paced developments in Nepal remain the talk of the town here.

The Hindu

Nepal deputy PM loses job after top court rules his ID invalid

Nepal's Supreme Court ruled on Friday that deputy prime minister Rabi Lamichhane had stood for election with invalid citizenship papers, annulling his status as a lawmaker and effectively removing him from office.

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