In his first public speech since stepping down earlier this month, former Nepal prime minister KP Sharma Oli and CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has said he will not flee and accused Sushila Karki-led government of trying to strip him of security and privileges. Speaking at a gathering of the party’s youth wing, Yuwa Sangh […]
Read MoreNepal’s Prime Minister Sushila Karki has made it clear that her six-month interim administration does not have the mandate to alter the country’s governance system, despite growing calls from a section of Gen Z protesters for a directly elected executive head. Karki noted yesterday (25 September) that such a change requires a constitutional amendment, reports […]
Read MoreKATHMANDU: Nepal’s interim government, led by former Chief Justice Sushila Karki, has set up a panel to investigate the violence during anti-corruption protests this month that killed 74 people and forced Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to quit, a minister said on Monday. The demonstrations, which began as a Gen Z-led movement against widespread corruption […]
Read MoreBy Maria Siow India can seize an opportunity to reset its ties with Nepal and strengthen regional stability following the leadership shake-up in Kathmandu sparked by the Gen Z-led protests, according to analysts. But they warn that any such move by India must avoid triggering perceptions of “big brother” interference – a legacy of its […]
Read MoreA former DJ and his obscure Nepalese non-profit used a social media app popular with video gamers to drive massive protests and become the unlikely power brokers in installing the country’s new interim leadership. Sudan Gurung, the 36-year-old founder of Hami Nepal (We are Nepal), used the Discord messaging app and Instagram to mobilise massive […]
Read MoreA former DJ and his obscure Nepalese non-profit used a social media app popular with video gamers to drive massive protests and become the unlikely power brokers in installing the country’s new interim leadership. Sudan Gurung, the 36-year-old founder of Hami Nepal (We are Nepal), used the Discord messaging app and Instagram to mobilise massive […]
Read MoreSushila Karki, Nepal’s first female Prime Minister and a former Chief Justice, is married to politician Durga Prasad Subedi, who was involved in a 1973 plane hijacking. At the time a youth leader in the Nepali Congress, Subedi, along with Nagendra Dhungel and Basanta Bhattarai, hijacked a 19-seater plane from Biratnagar to Kathmandu, carrying Rs30 […]
Read MoreNepal’s President Ram Chandra Poudel on Friday named former Supreme Court Chief Justice Sushila Karki as the country’s interim prime minister, marking the first time a woman has led the nation’s government. The appointment followed widespread unrest that led to the downfall of the previous administration. Acting on Karki’s recommendation, the president also dissolved the […]
Read MoreNepal’s former chief justice Sushila Karki is likely to be appointed as interim prime minister, a source aware of the talks told Reuters today (12 September), after intense anti-graft protests led to the resignation of KP Sharma Oli. The Himalayan nation’s worst upheaval in years, which killed 34 people last week and injured more than […]
Read MoreMore than 13,000 prisoners escaped from correctional facilities across Nepal amid violent anti-government protests that spiralled out of control this week, according to Nepali officials. Among those freed was Rabi Lamichhane, former deputy prime minister and chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), who was held at Nakkhu Central Jail in Lalitpur. The RSP is […]
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