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The United States has lowered Nepal to Level 2 in its travel advisory list, advising travellers to exercise increased caution due to the possibility of protests.

Police in Nepal arrested former Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli early Saturday over the deaths of dozens of people during violent protests in September that toppled the government and resulted in new elections.

Nepal’s youngest prime minister took the oath of office Friday after his party won a landslide victory in elections earlier this month, and following a youth-led uprising that toppled the government in September.

A case has been filed against 32 individuals in connection with a fake rescue scam, while charges against Rajendra Bahadur Singh, former vice-president of the Airlines Operators Association, have been dropped.

Nepal’s rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah is set to become the next prime minister after his centrist Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) won a commanding majority in parliamentary elections.

Nepal had 2 per cent of votes left to count on Wednesday (Mar 11) after parliamentary elections, with rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah's centrist Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) having secured a majority.

With most seats decided in last week's general election in Nepal the party of rapper and ex-Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah is on course to win a landslide majority in parliament

After Nepal's historic youth-led uprising last September killed 77 people and forced then-Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to resign, a 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician posted a typically terse ​message to millions of...

Voting was peaceful in Nepal’s first nationwide election Thursday since a violent, youth-led uprising forced the government from power in September.

While all the parties have pledged economic growth and job creation, thousands are leaving Nepal each day in search of a better life

With the March 5 House of Representatives (HoR) elections drawing near, 359 polling stations in Karnali Province have been classified as "highly sensitive" from a security standpoint, authorities said on Wednesday.

At least 19 people were killed and 25 others injured when a passenger bus plunged off the Prithvi Highway into the Trishuli River in Dhading district in the early hours of Monday, in the deadliest road accident in recent...

16Political parties and candidates contesting the House of Representatives (HoR) elections scheduled for March 5 have formally commenced their election campaigns from today, in accordance with the election code of conduc...

10At least 10 people were killed when a passenger bus plunged into the Tamakoshi River in Ramechhap district on Tuesday, with some reports putting the death toll as high as 12.

Nepal has not recorded any case of Nipah virus infection so far, but the government has placed the country on high public health alert following confirmed cases in neighbouring India and heightened regional surveillance,...

In a major crackdown on organized tourism fraud, the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police has arrested six high-profile operators of travel and mountain rescue agencies on the charges of orchestrating a lar...

It was the first rally by supporters of ousted King Gyanendra since a wave of violent demonstrations by disgruntled youth in September installed an interim government that set fresh parliamentary elections in March.

8The Nepali Army (NA) has intensified preparations to mobilize 80,000 personnel ahead of the House of Representatives (HoR) elections scheduled for March 5.

A curfew was imposed on a key border city in southern Nepal after Hindu and Muslim groups began protesting against each other following the vandalism of a mosque over the weekend, officials said Tuesday.

As tourist numbers climb back towards record highs, Nepal is rolling out a new digital registration system to track every foreign visitor, in a move officials say will boost safety and curb visa misuse.