Kathmandu

Nepal rejects the old, but the new is overstated

March 09, 2026 7:04 am

Against this backdrop, the RSP’s electoral success places a heavy burden on its shoulders. The real challenge lies in moving from demagogic rhetoric to institutional governance.

How New Delhi should deal with the new Kathmandu

March 09, 2026 7:05 am

For India, which has historically maintained close ties with Nepal’s traditional leadership, deepening engagement with the new generation of leaders is essential

Gen Z protest deaths in Nepal: Inquiry panel for action against those behind crackdown

March 09, 2026 4:30 am

The commission, however, has not identified any individuals for action, but made it clear that those who ordered the use of force, those who carried out the order and those who did not make any effort to stop it should be investigated, tried and punished under the criminal law. 

Balendra defeats ex-PM Oli, RSP set to form Nepal govt

March 08, 2026 4:38 am

The RSP’s prime ministerial candidate, rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah, popularly known as Balen, defeated four-time PM K P Sharma Oli of CPN-UML by about 50,000 votes in Jhapa-5 constituency, according to the Election Commission said.

Nepali Congress party splits, Gagan Thapa elected new president

January 15, 2026 5:39 am

Organisers of the rebel convention claimed that more than 60% of national delegates attended. The convention elected Sharma and Guru Ghimire as general secretaries and Mansoor as vice chairman.

Kathmandu mayor named Nepal PM candidate

December 29, 2025 5:36 am

RSP chief Rabi Lamichhane and Shah signed a seven-point agreement after prolonged talks.

Ousted Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli's party holds biggest rally since 'Gen Z' protests

December 13, 2025 3:42 pm

The "Gen Z" protests and subsequent unrest killed 77 people and injured more than 2,000 in September.

Nepal plans to deploy Army for polls as Oli forms party security unit

November 22, 2025 3:55 am

The Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) move comes little more than two months after Oli’s resignation following youth protests in September.

Nepal’s next polls on March 5, says President’s Office

September 14, 2025 3:24 am

Chief whips of eight political parties, including Nepali Congress, Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) and Maoist Centre, on Saturday issued a joint statement opposing the dissolution of the House.

The City and I | All the ways that Kathmandu changed me

September 12, 2025 5:44 pm

It taught me how to love dogs, how to live — and thrive — by myself, and how to touch the grass and smell the flower

Nepal plane crash kills 18: Rescuers dig through wreckage at accident site

July 24, 2024 4:46 pm

Nepal earthquake: Angry citizens protest against slow rescue operations

April 29, 2015 2:21 pm

Nepalese people protest against the government for the slow pace of aid delivery for the earthquake affected in Kathmandu.

Wanted to marry her, says Snapdeal employee kidnapper

February 15, 2016 4:22 pm

Ghaziabad, Feb 15 (ANI): Devendra, the mastermind behind the abduction of Snapdeal employee, on Monday confessed to his crime and said he wanted to marry her and wanted to get settled in Kathmandu, Nepal. The accused said that he first saw her at New Delhi Rajiv Chowk metro station and fell in love with her. He added that he was inspired by Adolf Hitler and Shah Rukh Khan’s character in ‘Darr’ and had planned everything on similar lines.

Nepal's former PM Sushil Koirala passes away

February 09, 2016 5:59 am

Kathmandu (Nepal), Feb 09 (ANI): Former prime minister of Nepal Sushil Koirala passed away at the age of 79 after battling with a chronic respiratory problem. Koirala was also being treated for tongue cancer. He is credited with promulgating the new constitution of Nepal in September last year. His body will be taken to party's central office in Kathmandu and kept there for last tributes from party cadres and others.

Protest erupts in Birgunj after Rangeli police firing

January 23, 2016 12:42 pm

Nepal, Jan 23 (ANI): A day after three persons were killed in police firing in Rangeli Bazaar, enraged activists took to the streets, burning tyres and obstructing vehicular movement along the Biratnagar-Rangeli road. The incident took place on January 21 in Rangeli, 215 km southeast of Kathmandu, when police fired at ethnic Madhesi activists to stop them from disrupting a gathering. Eight others were also injured in the firing. Amid the deepening political crisis in Nepal, US has asked Nepal Prime Minister K. P. Oli to take concrete steps to resolve the political impasse. The United Madhesi Front, which is leading the protests, wants state boundaries to be redrawn to give their communities more power. So far, more than 50 people have died in the agitation and the talks between the protesting Madhesi groups and the government have not yielded any results.