REPUBLICA

End to party patronage, two-term limit for prime ministers, and sweeping reforms inspired by Gen Z uprising

A single bench led by Judge Kripasur Karki on Monday issued an interlocutory interim order mandating that no actions be taken concerning the ANFA elections. 

The remarks were made during a courtesy call by Israeli Ambassador to Nepal Shmulik Ari Bass at the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers’ Office in Singha Durbar on Monday afternoon.

The Nepali Congress Special General Convention, initially set to end Monday, has been extended to Tuesday amid tensions over leadership elections, with senior leaders pushing to preserve party unity while supporters of the convention insist on electing new leadership.  ...

Presenting the party’s political report at the NC Special General Convention that began on Sunday at Bhrikutimandap, Kathmandu, Thapa said the proposed commission would investigate the assets of all individuals who have held public positions since 2006.

Nepali Congress’s Special General Convention has reaffirmed that internal dissent, generational renewal and principled reform—rather than inertia and fear—are essential to revitalising both the party and Nepal’s democracy.

Municipal Energy Plans for Varagung Muktichhetra and Gharapjhong Rural Municipalities were officially handed over in Mustang, strengthening local leadership in clean, affordable, and sustainable energy development.

The Chinese authorities have suspended all movement through the crossing, citing heightened security risks. The closure follows a fire that erupted Sunday night in the Chhobin area, which includes the central parts of Nyalam and Khasa, and has not yet been brought under control, said Police Inspecto...

Nepali Congress has called a CWC meeting for Tuesday amid rising tensions over the Special General Convention.

The deceased has been identified as Lok Bahadur Sunar, 28, a resident of Ramechhap Municipality–5 who had been living in Jorpati, Kathmandu, according to Naresh Raj Subedi, spokesperson for the Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office.