The announcement came just hours after Paudel appointed former Chief Justice Sushila Karki to lead the country, following the deadly “Gen Z”-led anti-graft protests that forced Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to resign. The president “dissolved the House of Representatives … and fixed March 5, 2026, Thursday for the elections”, according to a statement from […]
Nepal Army Consults Youth Amid Political Turmoil KATHMANDU — Nepal’s Army Chief, General Ashok Raj Sigdel, held consultations with key stakeholders and met with representatives of Gen Z on Wednesday, a military spokesperson confirmed, as the country grapples with its worst political violence in two decades. Details of the discussions were not disclosed. The army […]
Nepal Lifts Social Media Ban Following Deadly Protests Kathmandu — The Nepalese government has lifted the social media ban it imposed last week, Cabinet spokesperson and Communications Minister Prithvi Subba Gurung confirmed. The decision comes after violent protests on Monday, which left 19 people dead and more than 100 injured. The demonstrations, led by young […]
Nepal Social Media Ban Sparks Deadly Protests Across the Country Kathmandu, Nepal — Several major social media platforms, including Facebook, YouTube, and X, have been blocked in Nepal since Friday after the government restricted 26 unregistered sites, sparking widespread anger and confusion among users. The protests have turned deadly. “So far, 10 protesters have died […]
The Dutch posted 152 for seven and appeared set for the win as Nepal required 16 runs from the final over, but Nandan Yadav scored a boundary on the last ball to force a Super Over. Nepal made 19 runs which the Dutch matched thanks to Max O’Dowd hitting a six on the final ball, […]
While flash floods and lightning kill thousands of people each year, scientists warn that rising global temperatures are unleashing a cascade of extreme weather events. Bihar disaster authorities said Saturday that at least 61 people had died in strong thunder and lightning storms on Thursday and Friday. Eight more people were killed in neighbouring Nepal, […]
Nepal currently has an installed capacity of more than 3,200 megawatts from over 150 projects, with over 200 more projects under construction. “We are moving from the bilateral power trade to a trilateral framework, opening avenues for sub-regional and regional cooperation in the energy sector,” Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) chief Kul Man Ghising said at […]
Flooding brought traffic and normal activity to a standstill in the Kathmandu valley, where 37 deaths were recorded in a region home to 4 million people and the capital. Authorities said students and their parents faced difficulties as the rain damaged university and school buildings and needed repair. “We have urged the concerned authorities to […]
The force of Friday’s landslide in the central Chitwan district pushed the vehicles over concrete crash barriers and down a steep embankment, at least 30 meters (100 feet) from the road. Dozens of rescuers spent hours struggling to comb the raging Trishuli River, an effort hampered by muddy waters and fierce currents before sunset forced […]
Five members of a family were sleeping when their house was washed away by a landslide in Malika village in Gulmi district, about 250 km (156 miles) west of Kathmandu, according to Dizan Bhattarai, a spokesman for the National Disaster Rescue and Reduction Management Authority “Bodies of all five have been recovered,” Bhattarai told Reuters, […]
