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From Rapper to PM Frontrunner: Who Is Balen Shah?

From Rapper to PM Frontrunner: Who Is Balen Shah?

BY Snehal Srivastava

Photo: AP : Balendra Shah, center, former mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City and prime ministerial candidate of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, joins Rabi Lamichhane, left, the party's president, during an election campaign rally in Lalitpur, Nepal, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026.

Nepal: Youth wave reshapes vote as Balen Shah’s party surges in early results

BY Outlook News Desk

Photo: AP : Balendra Shah, center, former mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City and prime ministerial candidate of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, joins Rabi Lamichhane, left, the party's president, during an election campaign rally in Lalitpur, Nepal, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026.

Nepal Elections 2026: Old Guard Versus Gen-Z As Polling Takes Place Today

BY Chandra D Bhatta

| Photograph: AP : Violent Day: A protester shouts slogans after burning down a police station in Kathmandu

Nepal Votes in First Election After Gen Z-Led Protests Toppled Oli Government

BY Outlook News Desk

File photo; Representative image : A man casts his vote during the general election in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Nepal Election 2026: CPN-UML, RSP And Nepali Congress Release Election Manifestos

BY Outlook News Desk

PTI : Search and rescue operation underway after an explosion at an illegal coal mine, at Thangsku area in East Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026.

Nepal Embassy Warns Citizens After Meghalaya Mine Tragedy

BY PTI

| Photo: AP : Polarising in its Favour: Jamaat-e-Islami leader Shafiqur Rahman (centre) at an election rally in Dhaka on February 9, 2026

After Gen-Z Uprisings, Bangladesh & Nepal Take Contrasting Trajectories To Democracy

BY Snigdhendu Bhattacharya

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(AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) : Supporter of Rastriya Prajatantra party gather to go to the election office to register their leader's candidacy for the general election to be held on March 5 in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026.

Voting Begins To Fill 17 Vacant Seats In Nepal’s National Assembly

BY Outlook News Desk

| Photo: Sandipan Chatterjee/Outlook : A group of people at a funeral ceremony at Pasupati after the Gen-Z protests in Nepal

Nepal Polls: Youth vs Old Guard as PM Faces Emerge

BY Outlook News Desk

| Photo: AP/Niranjan Shrestha : Nepal Gen Z Protest

Nepal Mobilises 80,000 Troops For April 2026 Local Elections

BY Outlook News Desk

Instagram : Balen Shah, 35, might be Nepal's next Prime Minister

Nepal: Balen Shah Named Prime Ministerial Face as RSP Seals Pre-Poll Pact

BY Outlook News Desk

Balananda Sharma Taking Oath

Balananda Sharma Appointed As Nepal’s New Foreign Minister

BY Outlook News Desk

| Photo: AP/Niranjan Shrestha : Nepal Gen Z Protest

Nepal Government Says Gen Z Protests Cost Economy $586 Million

BY Outlook News Desk

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Nepal: PM Karki Reviews Election Preparations with Parties, Poll Officials And Gen Z Delegates

BY Outlook News Desk

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| Photo: PTI : Joint military exercise | Representational Image |

India-Nepal Joint Military Exercise Begins In Uttarakhand

BY PTI

Photo: AP/Niranjan Shrestha : Nepal Gen Z Protest

Nepal Imposes Curfew, Bans Public Gatherings Amid Renewed ‘Gen Z’ Protests

BY Outlook News Desk

Curfew Imposed In Nepal

Curfew Imposed In Nepal's Bara District After Clash Between Gen Z Youths

BY Outlook News Desk

Getty : Sushila Karki, Nepal's interim PM

Nepal Announces March 5 Parliamentary Election Schedule

BY Outlook News Desk

Shutterstock; Representative image : The puppies “were found confined in a cramped cage in an inhuman manner,” Nepal Police said in a press release.

Two Indians Arrested In Kathmandu For Keeping 33 Puppies In Cramped Cage

BY Outlook News Desk

Getty Image : Nine Climbers, Including Two Nepalese Guides, Killed in Nepal Avalanches

Nine Climbers, Including Two Nepalese Guides, Killed in Nepal Avalanches

BY PTI

| Photo: PTI : Nepalese observe Chhath festival with fanfare

Nepal President Offers ‘Arghya’ at Pashupatinath During Chhath Festival

BY PTI

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Shutterstock; Representative image : Preliminary investigations by the police indicate that overspeeding may have been a contributing factor in the accident.

Eight Killed, Ten Injured As Jeep Falls 700 Feet In Nepal’s Rukum West

BY Outlook News Desk

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Body Of Nepali Student Killed In Hamas Captivity Reaches Kathmandu

BY Outlook News Desk

X.com : Beyond its religious origins, the festival highlights Nepal’s deep cultural respect for all living beings.

Dogs Celebrated, Loyalties Honoured: Nepal’s Kukur Tihar Festival

BY Jinit Parmar

File : The global Gen Z movement, whether in Kathmandu or Antananarivo, signals a generational insistence: the old political order will not go unchallenged, and the streets and screens of the world are now their arena.

Gen Z Revolt Sweeps Madagascar: Youth-Led Movements Challenge Old Orders

BY Jinit Parmar

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