Nepal’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 MoreBy Harsh Pant, Shivam Shekhawat Nepal stands at an inflexion point. In the last two days, there has been a complete overhaul of the country’s political system. The Prime Minister resigned citing the need to resolve the issue politically, in line with the country’s constitution. His resignation was a major demand of the protesters who […]
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 […]
Read MoreNepal’s week-long youth-led protests have already toppled Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, and attention is swiftly turning to Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah, better known as “Balen”, as the face of a possible new leadership. Demonstrations, driven largely by Gen Z, erupted after the government banned 26 major social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and […]
Read MoreNepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned today (9 September), his aide said, as anti-corruption demonstrators defied an indefinite curfew and clashed with police, a day after 19 people died in violent protests triggered by a social media ban. “The PM has quit,” Oli’s aide Prakash Silwal told Reuters, a move that plunges the country […]
Read MoreKathmandu: At least 19 people, including a 12-year-old, were killed and more than 300 were injured in violent clashes in Nepal’s Kathmandu as Gen-Z protestors took to the streets to protest against corruption and the government’s ban on several media apps. The army was deployed in the Nepali capital after angry protesters broke curfew restrictions […]
Read MoreBloomberg: Human waste, empty oxygen cylinders, kitchen leftovers and discarded ladders. Sherpas working on Mount Everest carry all that and more – 20 kilograms (44 pounds) per person – navigating a four-hour hike that traverses crumbling glacial ice and treacherous crevasses to bring trash back to base camp. During the most recent climbing season, they had […]
Read MoreKathmandu [Nepal], June 14 : The Embassy of India in Kathmandu, on Saturday, gifted 40 ambulances to various health institutions, spread across different districts of Nepal. “The vehicle handover ceremony was organised simultaneously at four locations, including the Embassy of India in Kathmandu, the Consulate General of India in Birgunj and the Pension Paying Offices […]
Read MoreKathmandu: Nepali Sherpa guide Kami Rita scaled Mount Everest for the 31st time on Tuesday, breaking the record he set last year. The 55-year-old reached the 8,849-metre (29,032 foot) peak – the highest in the world – by the traditional southeast ridge route while guiding a 22-member Indian army team, officials said, adding that 27 other […]
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