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.

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.

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.

KATHMANDU, Dec 15: The mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), Balendra Shah has said that the metropolis will revive the dabali culture.

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.

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.

KATHMANDU, Sept 29: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has reiterated that any activity other than walking is prohibited on footpaths.

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.

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.

KATHMANDU, August 28: Balendra Shah (Balen), the mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), has proposed appointing food technologists in the metropolitan city.

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.

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.

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'.

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.

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:

KATHMANDU, June 5: Kathmandu Metropolis Mayor Balendra Shah has held a  meeting with Bagmati Province Chief Minister Rajendra Pandey.