On the afternoon of September 8, Riddhima Sanba, 23, and her friends scurried to a cafe, some 200 metres from the Parliament building in Kathmandu, when clashes erupted between young protesters and security forces in Nepal. Tear gas filled the cafe, and the police fired gunshots. “We could hear shouting and screaming and clamour outside,” … Read more
Ministers take oath in the new Nepal cabinet, on September 15, 2025. Source: TH YouTube videograb Nepal’s interim Cabinet expanded on Monday (September 15, 2025) with the induction of three new Ministers, who took the oath of office at Sital Niwas, the Rashtrapati Bhawan in Kathmandu. Kulman Ghising, former Executive Director of the Nepal Electricity … Read more
Newly sworn-in Nepal’s interim Prime Minister, Sushila Karki, arrives at a hospital to meet the victims of deadly anti-corruption protests, in Kathmandu on Saturday. | Photo Credit: ANI China on Sunday (September 14, 2025) congratulated Sushila Karki on taking office as the Prime Minister of Nepal’s interim government, stressing the “time-honoured friendship” between the two … Read more
Taking charge: Sushila Karki visits victims injured in clashes with security personnel in Kathmandu on September 13, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Nepal’s major political parties and apex lawyers’ body have strongly criticised the President’s decision to dissolve Parliament, describing the move as “unconstitutional”, “arbitrary” and a serious blow to democracy. The criticism followed Friday’s … Read more
Nepal’s former Chief Justice Sushila Karki. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters In 2016, Sushila Karki ascended to the position of Chief Justice of the Nepal Supreme Court, making her the first woman to be appointed to that position. Her appointment came following a recommendation by the Constitutional Council, which was headed by then Prime Minister … Read more
Nepal at crossroads, bid to establish people’s rule may get dashed before it truly began: Analysts Large-scale turmoil and subsequent collapse of the government in neighbouring Nepal have put the Himalayan nation at the cusp of possibilities that could lead stakeholders in that country to find solutions beyond its existing Constitutional framework, quashing the current … Read more
