Nepali citizens gathered outside Bouddhanath Stupa on Saturday evening to hold a candle march in memory of those who lost their lives during the recent anti-corruption protests across the country.
Nepali Congress MP Abhishek Pratap Shah on Saturday filed an FIR against former Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli in New Baneshwor Police through the Chief District Officer, Dilkumar Tamang of Kapilvastu.
In conversations with ANI, several Nepalese migrants working in Shimla across different trades and labour jobs voiced frustration with years of corruption and lack of development in Nepal, while also appealing to youths back home not to damage public property during protests in the future.
The oath of office was administered by President Ramchandra Paudel at a formal ceremony held at Sheetal Niwas, the presidential residence in Kathmandu.
Sushila Karki on Friday made history again, becoming Nepal's first female executive head, leading the country's transitional government. This remarkable achievement follows her earlier milestone in July 2016 when she became Nepal's first woman Chief Justice, reported The Kathmandu Post.
Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports and Labour & Employment, Mansukh Mandaviya, called for embedding sporting culture in every household, and inculcating the passion for sports in every child.
Amid Nepal's ongoing political unrest and the Gen Z-led protests that have swept the nation, which led to the resignation of KP Sharma Oli as the Prime Minister, public support continues to grow for former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as the nominee for interim Prime Minister.
The death toll from the ongoing Gen Z protests in the Kathmandu Valley has climbed to 34, as reported by The Himalayan Times, citing data released by the Ministry of Health and Population of Nepal.
He breathed his last around 4:30 pm at a private hospital in Aluva, where he had been undergoing treatment for respiratory infection and age-related ailments.
Nepali students studying in Dehradun have postponed their plans to return home during the holidays due to the violent protests in their country. Families in Nepal are also advising their children not to travel back at this time.
ormer Indian Ambassador to Nepal, Rakesh Sood, commented on the ongoing political crisis in Nepal, stating that the country is experiencing a "political meltdown" and a "complete legal vacuum."