The tragic plane crash that claimed the lives of two Canadian pilots this week has plunged all of us into a vortex of emotions: Grief, sorrow and anger that two young lives could be extinguished so ...

The Government of Japan has signed a grant agreement to modernise Japanese language classrooms at Tribhuvan University, marking the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Nepal and Japan.

Rapper-politician Balendra Shah was sworn in as Nepal’s new prime minister on Friday, becoming the youngest elected leader of the Himalayan country after last year’s mass protests upended the ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal’s youngest prime minister took the oath of office Friday after his party won a landslide victory in elections earlier this month, and following a youth-led uprising that ...

Balendra Shah 'Balen' will be sworn in as theyoungest Prime Minister of Nepal today, 27 March. Shah was elected on Thursday as the leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Parliamentary party. The ...

Nepal's newly elected government is set to issue a formal apology to its formerly untouchable and other historically excluded communities in a landmark step towards social justice. The administration ...

Nepal’s youngest prime minister Balenra Shah takes oath of office months after a GenZ-led uprising toppled the previous KP Sharma Oli-led government. Balendra "Balen' Shah is a rapper, engineer and ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Balendra Shah, a structural engineer who rose to fame as a rap artist before becoming Kathmandu’s mayor, is poised to become Nepal’s next prime minister, after his party swept ...

A leaked report on the deadly violence and mass arson that broke out last year has put the new leader under pressure to ensure accountability. By Hannah Beech and Binod Ghimire Hannah Beech and Binod ...

The new Nepali prime minister, Balendra Shah (right), shakes hands with President Ram Chandra Paudel during a swearing-in ceremony in Kathmandu on March 27, 2026. PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP Balendra Shah, 35 ...

Mount Everest guides have allegedly been secretly lacing tourists’ food to trigger costly helicopter rescues as part of a $20 million insurance scam, according to a new investigation. Police in Nepal ...