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2 popular youth figures inducted in Nepal interim PM Sushila Karki’s cabinet

Nepal interim PM Sushila Karki Nepal’s interim PM Sushila Karki expanded her cabinet on Sunday which was formed in the wake of youth-led uprising, inducting two ministers seen as popular among young people. On Sunday, officials said President Ram Chandra Paudel administered the oath to Bablu Gupta, youth and sports minister, and Sudha Sharma, who […]

Live ammunition used against Nepal protesters, forensics show

At least 33 of the demonstrators killed during anti-corruption protests in Nepal this month were struck by “live bullets” fired from “high-velocity firearms”, the medical institute that conducted the postmortem examinations told Reuters.The findings were described by a member of the forensic medicine department of the Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine. An institute spokesperson subsequently […]

Cars Set On Fire, Shops Looted As Nepal Pro-Monarchy Protest Turns Violent

Kathmandu: Authorities in Nepal have over 100 people as the government investigates the deadly violence that occurred during a protest march organised by the supporters of the former king Gyanendra Shah, seeking the restoration of the constitutional monarchy in the Himalayan country. Parts of Kathmandu on Friday witnessed a tense situation after pro-monarchy protesters pelted […]