NEW DELHI: Nepal’s new Balendra Shah-led government has imposed duties of up to 80 per cent on goods worth more than Nepali rupee 100 (approximately Rs 63) purchased from the Indian market, reducing Nepali foot traffic from Dachula to Darjeeling border bazaars, squeezing Indian traders and making daily purchases more costly for families in Nepal’s … Read more
Deepak Khadka (File Photo/Facebook) Nepal’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CIB) arrested former Energy Minister Deepak Khadka on Sunday in connection with the Gen Z protests last September, an official said.CIB spokesman Shiva Kumar Shrestha told AFP that Khadka was “arrested in connection with a case related to money laundering”.Shrestha added that the Money Laundering Investigation … Read more
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke to Nepal’s newly elected leader Balendra Shah, who will become the Himalayan nation’s youngest prime minister.“Had a warm telephone conversation with Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairman Mr. Rabi Lamichane and Mr. Rastriya Swatantra. Balendra Shah, senior RSP leader,” PM Modi wrote on X.Prime Minister Modi said … Read more
New Delhi: The Rastriya Swatantra party led by 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah is set to win the Nepal polls with a landslide, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Warm congratulations to the people and government of Nepal for holding the elections smoothly and peacefully.“It feels heartening to see my Nepalese brothers and sisters exercising their democratic rights … Read more
Balendra Shah (AP Photo) His songs inspired a generation of protest. Now it’s the former mayor of kathmandu Taking on former PM Oli and asking voters to imagine him running the countryKATHMANDU: Everyone wants to take a photo with Balendra Shah.On Sunday, in Jhapa district, a procession snaked along a dusty courtyard in the eastern … Read more