In an unprecedented 36 hours, the Himalayan Republic of Nepal experienced one of the most dramatic political upheavals since the abolition of the monarchy in 2008. What began as a peaceful, youth-led ...

The newly-formed Nepali Communist Party (NCP), led by Prachanda, got officially registered. Formed by merging at least 10 smaller parties, it aims to challenge the dominant CPN-UML. Amidst a rise in ...

Organized to oppose the Sept. 5 government ban on social media, the Gen Z protests have claimed the lives of 72 people. The mother of one Gen-Z protester who was shot dead during last Monday's deadly ...

Nepal Army soldiers patrol a road during a curfew following anti-corruption protests that were triggered by a social media ban which was later lifted, in Kathmandu, Nepal, September 9, 2025.

KATHMANDU, Nepal -- A dusty white truck with loudspeakers bolted on its roof trundled along in heavy traffic on a rutted downtown street, blaring its support for one of the nearly 6,000 candidates in ...

When the government of Nepal banned over two dozen social media platforms on Sept. 4, Nepali international students at University of Maine (and across the nation) suddenly found themselves cut off ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Protesters set fire to homes of some of Nepal's top political leaders in opposition to a social media ban that was lifted early Tuesday a day after deadly anti-government ...

After days of violent clashes, calm is slowly returning to Nepal — but the political storm is far from over. With speculation around former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as an interim leader and the ...