Nepal is heading to a general election on Thursday, the first after youth-led protests last September forced the government to resign.

Thursday's general election was the first since violent youth-led protests toppled the government in September.

Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah called for grant-based international support at the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday.

Nepal President Ram Chandra Poudel issues ordinance removing 1,594 political appointees, triggering major administrative shake-up nationwide.

Nepal’s RSP government faces fresh scrutiny as Home Minister Sudan Gurung faces financial irregularity allegations after a recent minister’s dismissal.

Former Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba returns after five months abroad as a money-laundering probe and party leadership dispute continue.

Balendra Shah, who has been positioned as the party’s prime ministerial candidate, defeated ousted Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.

Balendra Shah has promised to transform Nepal, but success hinges on him becoming the first elected leader to finish a full five-year term.

"I, Balendra Shah, in the name of the country and people, pledge that I will be loyal to the constitution," Shah said, dressed in black, including his dark sunglasses.

Nepal’s RSP is set to elect Balendra Shah as parliamentary leader after a sweeping election win, reshaping the country’s political future.

Kathmandu, March 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated Balendra Shah on being sworn in as Nepal's Prime Minister and expressed readiness to work with him to take the friendship between the two nations to greater heights for the benefit of citizens of both countries. PM Modi's congratulatory message came after Balendra Shah, the parliamentary party leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), was sworn in as Nepal's new Prime Minister.

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Rescuers in Nepal are focusing on three hydropower project tunnels where they believe dozens of workers could be trapped, authorities said.

Nepal will have to rebuild around 20,000 houses in flood-ravaged areas, authorities said on Thursday, as rescuers continued to search.

Rescue teams raced on Wednesday to reach dozens of workers believed to be trapped inside hydropower tunnels in Nepal's mountains.

A região fronteiriça entre o Nepal e o Tibete foi atingida por uma enxurrada de lama e detritos, causando destruição e vítimas. O primeiro-ministro Balendra Shah confirmou que as operações de resgate… · Photo : OregonDOT · CC BY · Flickr

Celebrated Nepali climber Nirmal Purja died in an avalanche during an expedition in Pakistan, his company said on Saturday.

<p>चितवन— राष्ट्रिय स्वतन्त्र पार्टी (रास्वपा) को पहिलो महाधिवेशनका क्रममा प्रधानमन्त्री बालेन्द्र साह (बालेन) बसेको चितवनस्थित लटौली सेन्चुरी रिसोर्टमा आन्तरिक विवाद चर्किएपछि जनरल म्यानेजरसहित चार ज...