KATHMANDU, Feb 18: A growing controversy over the surname of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) senior leader Balendra Shah — widely known as Balen — has triggered legal scrutiny and political debate, ...

When Balendra Shah emerged as the unlikely winner of Kathmandu’s mayoral election in May 2022, his trademark square, black-and-gold sunglasses quickly began selling out in Nepal’s capital. The 33-year ...

Amid the upheaval, rapper-turned-politician Mr Shah voiced solidarity with demonstrators. After demonstrations forced Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to resign from office, all eyes are now on ...

Election excitement in Jhapa rises as former mayor Balen challenges ex-PM Oli ahead of March 5 general elections.

RSP Chair Rabi Lamichhane and senior leader Balen Shah are set to begin a nationwide campaign tour from mid-February, with ...

Nepal's political landscape was rocked on Tuesday, 9 September 2025, when Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli stepped down under immense pressure from violent anti-corruption protests that have ...

Kathmandu, Feb. 16 -- 5 constituency seems to be dominating the conversation around the March 5 House of Representatives ...

Nepal is in turmoil as Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigns following days of deadly Gen-Z-led protests. With 19 protesters killed in police firing and nationwide outrage against corruption and ...

Nepal is witnessing perhaps the biggest civic movement in its political history with youths leading the protests, vandalising the residences of the PM, President and ministers seeking an overhaul of ...

Balen, 35, will become the PM if the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) wins the March 5 elections. Two popular leaders have formed an alliance ahead of March parliamentary elections in Nepal that will ...

While social media is abuzz with news of Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balendra (Balen) Shah and Rastriya Swatantra Party Chair Rabi Lamichhane's agreement on the seven points, experts are ...