KATHMANDU, March 3: A group of civil society leaders has requested Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Balen Shah to apologize for the indiscriminate use of force against street vendors.

KATHMANDU, Dec 13: Harka Sampang, the mayor of Dharan Sub-metropolitan City, recently met with Balen Shah, the mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, during a visit to the capital. During their meeting, Sampang placed a cap from Bhadgaon on Mayor Shah.

KATHMANDU, April 30: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Balendra Shah (Balen) has urged schools in the city to use Nepali names and stop using false qualifiers such as ‘public’, ‘national’ and ‘international’.

KATHMANDU, Dec 19: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has provided financial support to the earthquake victims of Purbichauki Rural Municipality of Doti.

KATHMANDU, Sept 29: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Balendra Shah has said that the metropolis will continue its programs according to its policies.

KATHMANDU, Sept 4: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Balendra Shah (Balen) has published the list of work he has done in 100 days.

KATHMANDU, August 29: Hearing on contempt of court case registered against Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balendra Shah (Balen) took place on Monday.

KATHMANDU, August 28: Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balendra Shah (Balen) has said that the encroachers will not be allowed to continue violating the laws.

KATHMANDU, August 25: Harka Sampang, the mayor of Dharan Sub-metropolitan City, has made another comment on the work of Kathmandu Matropolitan City Mayor Balendra Shah.

KATHMANDU, August 14: Lawmakers have drawn the attention of the three tiers of the government to seek long-term solutions for managing the waste generated in the Kathmandu Valley.

KATHMANDU, August 14: Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balendra Shah (Balen) has said that 250 to 350 garbage trucks will reach Banchare Danda every day.

KATHMANDU, July 20: Minister for Education, Science and Technology Devendra Poudel has urged Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City Balendra Shah to join hands on 'We Build, Our School Campaign' to ensure reforms in public education institutions.

KATHMANDU, July 19: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Balendra Shah has stressed the need to ensure effective coordination among related sectors to intensify works related to infrastructures.

Balen Shah, the mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City and a judge of the reality rap show ‘Nephop Ko Shreepech’, handed over the crown which was awarded to the winner of the show to Bajracharya Guru ( Buddhist master).

KATHMANDU, June 14: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Balen Shah and Deputy Mayor Sunita Dangol left a three-day provincial government meeting organized by Bagmati Province at Hetauda and returned to Kathmandu on Monday.

KATHMANDU, June 12: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) is preparing to operate 10 new smart toilets in the city. Speaking at the second executive meeting of the KMC on Sunday, Mayor Balendra Shah said that 10 smart toilets will be operated in the city.

KATHMANDU, June 11: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Balendra Shah has emphasized the need to take education and health as services and not as money-making businesses. Shah made the remarks during the course of inspecting the newly-constructed building of Chhetrapati Free Clinic and monitoring the services provided by it.

KATHMANDU, June 7: Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balendra Shah has said that the people of Kathmandu will not have to suffer due to the accumulation of garbage on the streets of the city.

KATHMANDU, June 6: The newly-elected Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City(KMC) Balendra Shah has met CPN (Maoist Center) Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal.

KATHMANDU, June 3: People’s representatives of Sisdole in Nuwakot have urged the newly elected leadership of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) to relieve them of garbage smell. The site has been used as a dumping site for solid waste collected from 18 local levels in the Kathmandu Valley for years.

KATHMANDU, June 3: Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Balen Shah has assured to make Sisdole of Nuwakot odor-free within a week.

KATHMANDU, May 30: The newly-elected Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Balen Shah has decided to broadcast all municipal meetings live.

KATHMANDU, May 30: Newly-elected mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Balendra Shah (Balen Shah) has taken the oath of office and secrecy today.

KATHMANDU, May 20: The newly-elected mayor, deputy mayor, ward chairpersons and members of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) are assuming their offices today.

KATHMANDU, May 28: Mayor Balen Shah, 32, and Deputy Mayor Sunita Dangol, 29, have taken command of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City. The general public have handed over the reins of the country's largest metropolis to these two youths with hopes of seeing change with the participation of youths in politics.

KATHMANDU, May 28: Senior Nepali Congress (NC) leader Ram Chandra Poudel has said that independent candidate Balen Shah won in local level elections as the political parties have selected the candidate by undermining people's sentiment.

KATHMANDU, May 27: Independent candidate Balendra Shah has been elected the Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) with 61,767 votes.

KATHMANDU, May 27: Independent candidate Balendra Shah (Balen Shah) has been elected to the post of mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) by receiving 61,767 votes and many people are congratulating him on his success.

KATHMANDU, May 27: Keshav Sthapit, a candidate for the post of mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City from the CPN-UML, has congratulated Balendra Shah and Sunita Dangol, the elected mayor and deputy mayor, respectively, of KMC.

KATHMANDU, May 27: Chairman of the CPN (Maoist Center) Pushpa Kamal Dahal has extended his best wishes to the newly-elected mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Balendra Shah.

KATHMANDU, May 27: Balendra Shah, the newly elected mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), has said that he considers the voters of Kathmandu Metropolitan City as his family.

KATHMANDU, May 27: Independent candidate Balendra Shah has been elected as Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC). He has received 61,767 votes.

KATHMANDU, May 25: Independent mayoral candidate of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Balendra Shah, who is leading the polls in the vote counting by a wide margin has thanked all the people who voted for him, through a post on Facebook.

KATHMANDU, May 25: Independent candidate for the post of mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City Balendra Shah has maintained his lead.

KATHMANDU, May 23: Independent candidate for the post of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) mayor, Balendra Shah continues to lead in the mayoral race.

KATHMANDU, May 23: Independent candidate for the post of Kathmandu Metropolitan City mayor Balendra Shah has received more than 50,000 votes.

KATHMANDU, May 24: Independent candidate for the post of mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City Balendra Shah (Balen) has continued to maintain his lead.

KATHMANDU, May 23: Independent candidate for the post of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) mayor, Balendra Shah has received more than 46,000 votes as vote counting continues on Monday.

KATHMANDU, May 22: Independent candidate Balen Shah is leading in the mayoral race for Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) with 40,926 votes in the ongoing vote counting.

KATHMANDU, May 22: The counting of votes of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) is currently underway. According to the latest results, Balen Shah, an independent candidate for the post of mayor of KMC,  has got 39,006 votes so far.

KATHMANDU, May 22: Independent candidate Balen Shah is leading in the mayoral race for Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) with 38,333 votes in the ongoing vote counting. Shah’s closest rival Nepali Congress(NC) leader Sirjana Singh of the ruling alliance is trailing behind with 21,299 votes.

KATHMANDU, May 20: Independent candidate Balen Shah is leading in the mayoral race for Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) with 28,020 votes in the ongoing vote counting. Shah is ahead by over 13,000 votes against his closest rival Keshav Sthapit of the CPN-UML, who is trailing behind Shah with 14, 548 votes.

KATHMANDU, May 20: Independent candidate Balen Shah is leading the mayoral race of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) by a margin of nearly 13,000 votes against his closest rival Keshav Sthapit of the CPN-UML.

KATHMANDU, May 18: Independent candidate for Kathmandu Metropolitan City mayorship Balen Shah has received over 19,000 votes in the ongoing vote counting.

KATHMANDU, May 18: Independent candidate Balen Shah is leading the mayoral race of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) by a margin of over 7,300 votes against his closest rival Keshav Sthapit of the CPN-UML.

KATHMANDU, May 17: Independent candidate Balen Shah is leading the mayoral race of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) by a margin of over 5,800 votes against his closest rival Keshav Sthapit of the CPN-UML.

KATHMANDU, May 17: Independent candidate Balen Shah is leading the mayoral race of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) by a margin of over 5,000 votes against his closest rival Keshav Sthapit of the CPN-UML.

On Sunday, the area near Bhrikutimandap was rejoicing over the lead maintained by Shah in the vote-counting so far. The ambience was no less than a celebration of victory, as if Balen had already won the mayoral race.

KATHMANDU, May 15: The mayoral candidate of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Balen Shah continues to lead as the vote counting continues for the third consecutive day.

KATHMANDU, May 16: Independent candidate for the post of mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Balendra Shah 'Balen' has maintained his lead in the ongoing vote counting. According to the latest details, he has received 6,486 votes.