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Nepal: Balen defeats Oli with a wide margin, secures the Prime Ministershi
Updated : 2 months ago IST
As per the Election Commission, Balen secured 68,348 Votes while former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli trailed behind with 18,734 votes.
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Nepal's shifting political landscape: Balen Shah's meteoric rise from rap
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Balen Shah is poised to become one of Nepal's youngest Prime Ministers as the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) leads an electoral landslide. Following the March 5 general election, the 35-year-old engineer is significantly outstripping veteran KP Sharma Oli in Jhapa-05. Backed by Gen-Z, Sha
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From rapper to national contender: Balen Shah's rise redefines Nepal's pol
Updated : 2 months ago IST
In 2022, Balen Shah delivered one of the biggest political upsets in Nepal's recent history.
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Candidates in Nepal prepare to launch campaigns for March polls as nominat
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Balendra Shah, the former Kathmandu mayor and rapper, has also filed his candidacy from Jhapa-5, standing against KP Sharma Oli, the prime minister deposed by the Gen-Z movement.
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Kathmandu Mayor Balen Shah resigns to contest March 5 polls; RSP projects
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah resigned on Sunday to contest Nepal's March 5 election. He joined the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) as a senior leader and is being projected as its prime ministerial candidate. Shah is preparing to contest from Jhapa-5 against KP Sharma Oli.
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Nepal's RSP, Kathmandu Mayor strike deal, Balen to be presented as next Pr
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Nepal's Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and the Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan, Balendra Shah, struck a deal on Sunday morning, setting him to be the party's parliamentary leader and its prime ministerial candidate for the national elections set to take place in March next year.
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Kathmandu Mayor pays tribute as Gen Z protests claim 51 lives
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Ministry of Health and Population confirmed that 51 people have died so far in the youth-led demonstrations that erupted across Nepal on September 8. Of these, 30 were killed by gunshots, while 21 died from burns, wounds, and other injuries.
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Kathmandu Mayor Balen Shah backs Sushila Karki for Nepal's interim govt, u
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balendra Shah 'Balen' has voiced his support for the proposal to appoint former Chief Justice of Nepal, Sushila Karki, as the head of an interim government, while calling on Nepal's youth, particularly Gen Z, to remain calm and patient amid the ongoing pr
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Kathmandu Mayor Balen calls for restraint from Gen Z after KP Oli steps do
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balendra Shah 'Balen' has urged Gen Z protesters to exercise restraint following Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's resignation after violent protests gripped the nation
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Nepal High Court issues interim order against Kathmandu Mayor's decision t
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Patan High Court in Nepal's Bagmati province on Thursday issued an interim order in a writ petition challenging the ban on the screening of Indian films by Kathmandu Metropolis
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After Kathmandu, Nepal's Pokhara bans all Indian films amid Adipurush dial
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
An announcement in this regard was made by Pokhara Mayor on Sunday, directing cinema halls in the Metropolitan city of central Nepal to stop screening of all Bollywood films starting from Monday morning.
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Kathmandu Mayor enforces ban on screening of Indian movies after 'Adipurus
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Mayor on Sunday evening took to Facebook and announced the ban on screening of all Indian movies by deploying the Kathmandu Metropolitan Police.
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