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KATHMANDU: For many young Nepalis, Friday’s historic verdict came with a clear call for the Himalayan country’s new leaders: ‘We voted for you. Now get to work’.In Kathmandu, there were no dhols or gulal left over from Holi to be sprayed in celebration. The city moved in its usual rhythm even as the scale of…
Sushila Karki takes oath as Nepal PM NEW DELHI: Sushila Karki on Friday took the oath as Nepal’s interim Prime Minister and is set to lead the government, days after the neighbouring nation witnessed massive violent protests against the KP Sharma Oli dispensation.Nepal’s president Ramchandra Paudel administered the oath of office of secrecy to Karki…
Nepal President Ram Chandra Paudel (File photo/ANI) Nepal President Ram Chandra Paudel issued a statement on Thursday, amid uncertainty over who will lead a proposed interim government following the collapse of the KP Sharma Oli administration after a youth-led protest. Paudel assured citizens he is making “every effort to find a way out of the…
Nepal plunged deeper into political crisis on Tuesday as finance minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel was publicly chased and assaulted by protesters amid nationwide demonstrations led by the ‘Gen Z’ movement. The unrest, sparked by widespread anger over corruption and a now-reversed social media ban, has resulted in at least 19 deaths and more than 300…
“Stop the ban on social media. Stop corruption, not social media,” chanted thousands of young protesters outside Nepal’s Parliament, waving red and blue national flags. The rally, dubbed the protest of Gen Z, broadly defined as those born between 1995 and 2010, was not only about the government’s sudden clampdown on 26 online platforms. It…
