KATHMANDU, Jan 15: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Balendra Shah has commented on the redistribution of Melamchi water in Kathmandu.

KATHMANDU, Dec 18: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has expressed displeasure as Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Balendra Shah, who asked the PM a question, left without listening to his answer.

KATHMANDU, Nov 14: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Balendra Shah has urged the adoption of Nepal Sambat as the national calendar.

KATHMANDU, Sept 25: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Balendra Shah (Balen) has said that the protesting activists declined to meet him when he called them for talks.

A recent social media post by Mayor Balendra Shah has sparked a significant debate regarding the conduct expected from individuals in positions of responsibility. Mayor Shah's response to an incident where his official vehicle, with his wife on board, was stopped by traffic police during a routine security check during a public holiday on a Saturday evening can only be described as immature.

KATHMANDU, Sep 4: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Balendra Shah (Balen) has deleted a controversial status he had posted on his Facebook wall on Saturday evening.

KATHMANDU, Sep 3: Balendra Shah (Balen), the mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), and his wife Sabina Kafle, celebrated the birth of their daughter this morning.

KATHMANDU, Aug 31: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Balendra Shah (Balen) has decided to cancel his scheduled trip to China.

In the vibrant city of Kathmandu, a new era of leadership has dawned with the surge of a young and passionate mayor, Balen Shah. Before ascending to this role, he was celebrated for his unwavering advocacies for the rights of the marginalized and impoverished, which have long struggled to make a living amidst the bustling capital. However, as he now assumes power, some actions have left many citizens disheartened and questioning his commitment to ethical governance and compassion.

KATHMANDU, July 18: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has been selected as one of the recipients of the esteemed 'Swiss Tourism Award-2023'. The award ceremony is scheduled to take place in Lugano, Switzerland, from November 3 to November 5.

In a political landscape marred by corruption and abuse of power, it is encouraging to witness a leader who dares to take a stand against these unethical practices. Mayor Balen Shah of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has emerged as a beacon of hope with his recent announcement to ban the leasing of government land within the jurisdiction of KMC without prior permission.

KATHMANDU, July 7: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has enforced a ban on the leasing of government land within its jurisdiction without prior permission from the metropolis. Mayor Balendra Shah made the official announcement on Thursday via Facebook, emphasizing that any land lease executed without the metropolis' approval would not hold legal recognition.

KATHMANDU, July 7: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Balendra Shah aka Balen has made a remark regarding Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s controversial statement made a few days ago that an Indian citizen Pritam Singh had made several attempts to convince the Indian establishment to make him the Prime Minister.

KATHMANDU, June 25: A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court (SC) accusing Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Balendra Shah (Balen) of contempt of court.

Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Balendra Shah's recent initiative to inspect community schools within the metropolis deserves huge applause. His proactive measures to enhance the quality of education in the community schools has set a positive example for 752 other local government heads to follow.

Balen Shah, the mayor of Kathmandu, raised the matter in question through his Tweet to move Kathmandu to another location expressing his dissatisfaction with the federal government in some issues.

Mayor Balendra Shah (Balen) of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has issued a bold statement, calling out the federal government for its non-cooperation and lack of coordination in resolving various local issues.

KATHMANDU, April 9: Following the instructions of Mayor Balendra Shah, the garbage collection of Singha Durbar has come to a halt. The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has stopped collecting garbage from Singha Durbar since Sunday.

KATHMANDU, March 27: Agitating squatters have staged demonstrations against Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Balendra Shah in the capital on Monday.

We advise you to think beyond the "engineering model of urban development" and embrace the idea of "social engineering model of development", which stands for taking into account social, economic, ecological, cultural and human implications of a development initiative.

KATHMANDU, Dec 3: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Balendra Shah (Balen) has clarified that he held a meeting with US Ambassador to Nepal Dean R. Thompson only after the permission from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA).

KATHMANDU, Dec 2: US Ambassador to Nepal Dean R. Thompson paid a courtesy call on Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Balendra Shah (Balen) on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, Sept 29: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Balendra Shah unveiled the trophy of the Ninth National Games 2022 in Basantapur Durbar Square on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, August 24: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has removed the illegal structures built in Kathmandu Mall at Sundhara, Kathmandu.

KATHMANDU, August 19: Satirizing the ongoing exchange of barbed comments between Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah and Dharan Mayor Harkaraj Sampang on social media, artist Deepak Raj Giri has said, “If you break you sticks fighting with each other, what will you get support from and with what you will hit [the corrupt]?”

KATHMANDU, July 12: Kathmandu Metropolitan Mayor Balendra Shah (Balen) and filmmakers discussed the issue of entertainment tax, digital boards and a welfare fund on Tuesday.