February 5, 2024 12:00 pm
KATHMANDU, Feb 5: Balendra Shah, Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, has said that the trend of inaugurating infrastructures without completion of their construction is a new form of corruption.
February 2, 2024 09:30 am
KATHMANDU, Feb 2: US Ambassador to Nepal Dean R. Thompson had a courtesy meeting with Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City Balendra Shah (Balen) on Thursday. In the meeting held in Mayor Shah's office, mutual issues were discussed.
December 18, 2023 19:01 pm
KATHMANDU, Dec 18: Balendra Shah, the mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), said that the development of the valley should be done with proper coordination among the bodies concerned.
November 14, 2023 12:30 pm
KATHMANDU, Nov 14: Balendra Shah, the mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), said that Tiktok should not be banned but should be regulated.
November 1, 2023 11:15 am
KATHMANDU, Nov 1: Balendra Shah, the Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), made an unexpected exit from the Valley Mayors’ Forum meeting, citing his inability to speak during the proceedings.
October 12, 2023 20:00 pm
KATHMANDU, Oct 12: On Thursday, the Hotel Association Nepal (HAN) initiated a constructive conversation with Balendra Shah (Balen), the mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC). According to HAN, the discussion revolved around advancing the KMC's plan to bolster the nation's tourism promotion initiatives.
September 5, 2023 07:33 am
In a society that values responsibility, dignity, and decorum, the recent actions and words of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor, Balendra Shah, popularly known as Balen Shah, have been nothing short of disappointing.
September 4, 2023 08:00 am
Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah (Balen) has once again thrust himself into the limelight, and it's as if he's the star of a never-ending soap opera. Since late Saturday evening, he's been popping up everywhere, from casual tea-shop banter to highbrow intellectual debates. Newsrooms have morphed into Balen-themed bingo parlors, and trust me, the stakes are high!
August 6, 2023 09:45 am
KATHMANDU, Aug 6: Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City Balendra Shah has received a fellowship from Kathmandu University (KU) for his PhD studies.
June 29, 2023 12:30 pm
KATHMANDU, June 29: Balendra Shah, the mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), has directed private schools operating within the metropolis to ensure that their teachers receive salaries on a par with those of public school teachers.
June 21, 2023 19:00 pm
KATHMANDU, June 21: The Nepal Film Association has lodged a writ petition with the High Court challenging the decision made by Mayor Balendra Shah of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) to halt the screening of Hindi films.
June 11, 2023 15:00 pm
KATHMANDU, June 11: Nepali Congress member of parliament (MP) Deepak Giri has termed MPs as 'Jholeys' (stooges).
June 1, 2023 11:30 am
KATHMANDU, June 1: Balendra Shah, the mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), has skipped the meeting of the high-level committee called by the Ministry of Urban Development regarding waste management. Shah did not attend the meeting called by the federal government on Wednesday.
May 30, 2023 13:30 pm
KATHMANDU, May 30: Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City Balendra Shah, has criticized the parliamentarians after the controversial MPs Development Fund was revived through the new budget. He commented on the social media site today that MPs of federal parliament had lowered themselves to the level of ward chairperson of local governments.
May 26, 2023 10:45 am
KATHMANDU, May 26: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Balendra Shah has urged all concerned to involve in a special cleaning programme being conducted on May 27.
May 20, 2023 16:45 pm
KATHMANDU, May 20: Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balendra Shah has inspected community schools within the metropolis.
May 14, 2023 12:30 pm
KATHMANDU, May 14: Balendra Shah, the mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), has asked the public to submerge the corrupt people in the Bagmati River.
May 13, 2023 13:33 pm
KATHMANDU, May 13: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Balendra Shah has made an important announcement for the residents of Kathmandu.
April 21, 2023 19:00 pm
KATHMANDU, April 21: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Balendra Shah has submitted a written clarification to the High Court, Patan on the issue of landless squatters.
April 18, 2023 15:35 pm
KATHMANDU, April 18: The writ petition filed against the Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), Balendra Shah, for not collecting garbage from different places including Singha Durbar couldn’t be heard today.
April 18, 2023 11:00 am
KATHMANDU, April 18: A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court (SC) demanding the removal of solid waste from Singha Durbar, the Office of the President Office and the Prime Minister's residence.
April 13, 2023 13:17 pm
KATHMANDU, April 13: Balendra Shah, mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), has challenged the authorities to move Singha Durbar to another municipality.
April 9, 2023 10:30 am
KATHMANDU, April 9: Balendra Shah, Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), reminded that selling books and school uniforms by schools itself is punishable.
April 8, 2023 18:00 pm
KATHMANDU, April 8: Balendra Shah, the mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), said that the Nepal Police has built police beats illegally on the road and has ordered that the structures be demolished.
April 8, 2023 11:30 am
KATHMANDU, April 8: Balendra Shah, the mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), has said that the leaders should be dumped in Sisdol to clean up the country.
February 25, 2023 18:15 pm
KATHMANDU, Feb 25: Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Balendra Shah has revealed that someone is trying to get him to resign from the post.
January 25, 2023 14:15 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 25: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Balendra Shah has stated that due to the actions of the state, individuals have been driven to the point of setting themselves on fire in front of the parliament building in the capital. He shared this message on his official Facebook page on Wednesday.
December 26, 2022 16:00 pm
KATHMANDU, Dec 26: Balendra Shah, the mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, has commented that the leaders of three completely different views - ‘King should return, ‘We don’t need a King’ and ‘King should be killed’ - have joined hands to form the new government.
December 15, 2022 16:30 pm
KATHMANDU, Dec 15: The mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), Balendra Shah has said that the metropolis will revive the dabali culture.
December 8, 2022 08:30 am
KATHMANDU, Dec 8: Shortly after assuming office as the Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) on May 30, Balendra Shah announced an innovative concept of infrastructure ambulance. It was the first time that Nepal was seeing a service of this kind.
November 30, 2022 09:05 am
KATHMANDU, Nov 30: Taking strong exception to the remarks of CPN-UML Chairman KP Oli on his drive to clear land encroached upon by squatters, Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), Balendra Shah has asked Oli why the latter failed to see the 32 years of suffering of the squatters.
September 29, 2022 18:15 pm
KATHMANDU, Sept 29: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has reiterated that any activity other than walking is prohibited on footpaths.
August 28, 2022 19:30 pm
KATHMANDU, August 28: Balendra Shah, the mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), has proposed providing 25 rupees per day per student to students studying at government schools.
August 28, 2022 18:45 pm
KATHMANDU, August 28: Balendra Shah, the mayor of Kathmandu metropolis, has proposed to have General Practitioners (MDGP doctors and nurses) in all 32 wards of the metropolis.
August 28, 2022 18:15 pm
KATHMANDU, August 28: Balendra Shah (Balen), the mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), has proposed appointing food technologists in the metropolitan city.
August 27, 2022 11:00 am
KATHMANDU, August 27: Nepali Congress (NC) leader Min Bahadur Bishwakarma has alleged that Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City Balendra Shah (Balen) is promoting anarchic activities.
July 20, 2022 12:30 pm
KATHMANDU, July 20: The plan to clear a sewer under the office of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) is going to move ahead. After 51 days since Balendra Shah took over as the KMC mayor, the plan to solve the problem is going to move forward.
July 7, 2022 16:45 pm
KATHMANDU, July 7: Former Prime Minister and Chairman of the Federal Council of the Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP), Dr Baburam Bhattarai has remarked that Balendra Shah (Balen Shah), who won the mayorship of Kathmandu Metropolitan City in the local elections, does not have a 'system'.
June 13, 2022 11:50 am
HETAUDA, June 13: Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balendra Shah and Deputy Mayor Sunita Dangol visited the head office of Manav Seva Ashram, Hetauda, on Monday.
June 5, 2022 14:32 pm
Balendra Shah (Balen Shah) was recently elected the new Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City. Many young people actively participated in the election and chose Shah as the most suitable candidate for the mayorship of the capital city. In this context, Samiksha Shrestha of Republica’s My City talked to a few young citizens of the Kathmandu Valley to learn about their expectations of the new mayor in order to make Kathmandu a better city for them. Excerpts:
June 5, 2022 14:02 pm
KATHMANDU, June 5: Kathmandu Metropolis Mayor Balendra Shah has held a meeting with Bagmati Province Chief Minister Rajendra Pandey.