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Ban, protest, elect: Social media saga in Gen-Z protests that toppled Nepal govt

Six months after the Gen Z protests against social media ban and rampant corruption in Nepal, the country went to polls on March 5 to elect its next government.
Updated on Mar 06, 2026 09:05 am IST

275 seats, 18.9 million voters and future at stake: Nepal elections in 10 points

Nepal elections: A total of 18.9 million people of Nepal's 30 million population are eligible to vote in the March 5 polls.
Updated on Mar 06, 2026 12:57 am IST

Who's Kulman Ghising? India-educated power reformer now frontrunner for Nepal PM

Kulman Ghising is widely credited for ending years of load-shedding in Nepal.
Updated on Sept 11, 2025 05:44 pm IST

Nepal ministers cling to army chopper ropes to flee protesters’ fury | Video

Ministers in Nepal airlifted by army chopper ropes to escape angry protesters
Updated on Sept 11, 2025 08:59 pm IST

5 juveniles dead in clashes in Nepal prison, over 7,000 prisoners escape

A Nepalese soldier patrols on a road in the aftermath of anti-government protests, in Birgunj, Nepal on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025.
Published on Sept 10, 2025 10:53 pm IST

Sushila Karki, among Gen-Z choices for Nepal leader, on India and PM Modi

Sushila Karki has studied at BHU in Varanasi.
Updated on Sept 11, 2025 04:33 pm IST

Nepal gets interim govt, when will polls be held? Sushila Karki shared this plan

A Nepali-language newspaper featuring the country's former chief justice Sushila Karki on September 12.
Updated on Sept 12, 2025 08:39 pm IST

Nepal protesters want former chief justice Sushila Karki, 73, as PM: Report

Sushila Karki comes across as an apolitical choice amid distrust and anger towards the entrenched political class in Nepal.
Updated on Sept 10, 2025 06:52 pm IST

Who is Ashok Raj Sigdel, Nepal Army chief stepping in to calm Gen Z protests?

Nepal Army chief General Ashok Raj Sigdel.
Updated on Sept 10, 2025 10:10 am IST

Prajakta Koli cancels trip to Nepal amid protests: 'Now isn't the right time'

Prajakta Koli took to Instagram to post a note about the unrest in Nepal.
Published on Sept 10, 2025 07:04 am IST

India issues alert on Nepal border amid ongoing protests and increased vigilance

SSB is on alert following a protest by thousands of youths in Nepal as they broke into parliament there on Monday against a social media shutdown and alleged government corruption.
Published on Sept 08, 2025 07:29 pm IST

Kathmandu in turmoil: Why Nepal’s Gen-Z has taken to the streets

A demonstrator shouts slogans during a protest against corruption and the government’s decision to block several social media platforms, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 8, 2025.
Updated on Sept 08, 2025 06:45 pm IST

6 ex-Indian Army chiefs attend Mahashivratri pooja at Pashupatinath Temple

On Tuesday, the eve of Mahashivratri, six former Indian Army chiefs conducted a special puja at the Pashupatinath shrine in Kathmandu, Nepal. The Nepal Army invited the past army leaders to visit the country.
Published on Feb 26, 2025 07:32 am IST

Taking Indo-Nepal relations forward

Indian PM Narendra Modi with Nepal’s foreign minister Arzu Rana Deuba
Published on Aug 24, 2024 01:27 pm IST

Nepal plane crash: 18 killed as Saurya Airlines aircraft crashes in Kathmandu

Army personnel and other officials stand around the debris of a Saurya Airlines plane after it crashed during takeoff at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on July 24, 2024.
Updated on Jul 24, 2024 04:12 pm IST

5 Indians on holiday in Nepal die after car plunges 500m from BP highway

Station house officer (SHO) of Samastipur’s Kalyanpur police station Gautam Kumar said the five friends left for Kathmandu on Tuesday. (Twitter/mukesh_Sindhuli)
Updated on Apr 13, 2023 03:22 pm IST

Nepal plane mishap: Crash site located, rescue ops resume; 4 Indians were aboard

Nepal plane crash: 22 were on board, including four Indians. 
Published on May 30, 2022 02:41 pm IST

India’s best friend in Nepal | HT Editorial

India, even as it respects Nepali sovereignty, sees the Nepal army as a friend which will respect its security sensitivities, while for the Nepal army, the Indian Army has been the first port of call during crises.
Updated on Nov 03, 2020 06:26 pm IST

Nepal finds 4 corpses, tonnes of garbage in cleanliness drive on Mount Everest

Workers from a recycling company load the garbage collected and brought from Mount Everest in Kathmandu, Nepal June 5, 2019.
Updated on Jun 05, 2019 09:39 pm IST

‘Not a Yeti, it was a bear’s footprint’, says Nepal Army to India

In a tweet, accompanied by a photo of the expedition team and three photos of footprints in the snow, the Indian Army on Monday night said it had sighted “Mysterious Footprints of mythical beast ‘Yeti’.
Updated on May 02, 2019 07:46 pm IST

Nepal, China begin joint military exercises

Nepal's Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli (L) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 21, 2018.
Updated on Sept 17, 2018 11:19 pm IST

Nepal Army Chief declines Indian Army’s invite to attend conclave of BIMSTEC defence heads

Nepalese Army personnel wait in the rain to present the guard of honour to Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena before his arrival to attend the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) summit in Kathmandu, Nepal August 29, 2018.
Updated on Sept 12, 2018 10:59 am IST

Nepal Army not to join in BIMSTEC military exercise to be held in India

Nepalese Army personnel wait in the rain to present the guard of honour to Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena before his arrival to attend the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) summit in Kathmandu, Nepal August 29, 2018.
Updated on Sept 08, 2018 11:34 pm IST

550 Indian pilgrims awaiting evacuation in Nepal

Indian pilgrims being evacuated from Simikot to Surkhet and Nepalganj, as authorities stepped up efforts to rescue those stranded there due to heavy rain while returning from the Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage in Tibet in Simikot on July 4.
Updated on Jul 06, 2018 09:13 am IST

Kailash Mansarovar yatra: Bad weather hampers efforts to evacuate Indians

Indian pilgrims being evacuated from Simikot to Surkhet and Nepalganj, as authorities stepped up efforts to rescue those stranded there due to heavy rain while returning from the Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage.
Published on Jul 04, 2018 11:50 pm IST