Early in the morning on May 10, a Nepali high-altitude worker named Bijaya Ghimire died while climbing through the Khumbu Icefall at the foot of Mount Everest. Officials do not know of a cause of ...

The group Callijatra preserves and promotes a once-forgotten language and its writing systems across Kathmandu Valley.

Nepali authorities have stopped processing applications for transgender people to change their legal gender on identity ...

Balendra Shah, 35, is a symbol of change in country whose government was toppled last year in youth-led uprising Nepal’s rapper turned politician Balendra Shah, who is about to be sworn in as prime ...

For the first 18 years of post-monarchy Nepal, the country had 14 prime ministers – leaders changing almost every year, with several taking office, being forced out, and then returning a few years ...

Walking along the streets of Kathmandu, you’re almost certain to come across a shop selling the country’s beloved dish, momo. A staple in Nepalese cuisine, momo is a type of dumpling typically made by ...

Balendra "Balen" Shah's historic leap from Kathmandu's streets to national power marks a dramatic shift in Nepali politics and a major test for a new government. Thousands of people poured into the ...

Rastriya Swatantra Party election candidate Balendra Shah arrives at a polling station to vote during Nepal's parliamentary election in Kathmandu on March 5, 2026. Reporter In the wake of the Gen Z ...

Counting is continuing in Nepal as the party of rapper and ex-Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah is potentially just one seat away from winning a supermajority in parliament The Rastriya Swatantra Party's ...

Nepal is counting votes for the country's first general elections since deadly Gen Z protests toppled the prime minister KP Sharma Oli-led government last year. According to the latest trends, ...

Some voters in Kathmandu were unable to travel to their home constituencies to vote in Nepal’s recently held election, despite a three-day public holiday. Speaking to Nepal correspondent Pratichya ...

Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah’s party gained leads in early counting in Nepal’s general election, far outpacing his other rivals, including the country’s former prime minister who was forced ...