Nepal Diaspora Digest

<p>Namaste, diaspora family! The government that promised to do things differently just passed seven laws without parliament and the opposition is having a field day. While Kathmandu’s political class was busy arguing...

<p>Namaste, diaspora family! The honeymoon period — if there ever was one — is officially over. Home Minister Sudhan Gurung resigned after just 26 days in office, brought down by links to a businessman under money...

<p>Namaste, diaspora family! What a week to be Nepali. TIME magazine just named PM Balen Shah one of the 100 most influential people on the planet — the first sitting Nepali leader to make the list. Back home, the...

<p>Namaste, diaspora family! Two weeks into the Balen era and the plot is already thickening. The Supreme Court ordered former PM KP Sharma Oli released after 13 days in custody and his CPN-UML has announced a...

<p>Namaste, diaspora family! Balen Shah’s government is barely a week old and it’s already moving at a pace Nepal hasn’t seen in decades. Former PM KP Sharma Oli was arrested within 24 hours of the new administration...

<p>Namaste, diaspora family! It happened. On the auspicious morning of Ram Navami, Balendra “Balen” Shah placed his hand on the constitution and became Nepal’s 40th and youngest-ever Prime Minister. Hours earlier, the...

<p>Namaste, diaspora family! Nepal is one week away from a new era. Balen Shah will be sworn in as prime minister on March 27, and the RSP is already assembling a lean cabinet after amending its charter to clear the...

<p>Namaste, diaspora family! What a week to be Nepali. The final election count is in and it’s official: Balendra “Balen” Shah’s Rastriya Swatantra Party has won 182 seats, an unprecedented single-party majority that...

<p>Namaste, diaspora family. There is no gentle way to ease into this week. On March 5, Nepal voted — and the people delivered a verdict so decisive it will be studied for decades. The Rastriya Swatantra Party, barely...

<p>Namaste, diaspora family! We are now less than a week away from what might be the most consequential election in Nepal’s recent history. On March 5, nearly 19 million voters will decide between a former rapper, the...

<p>Namaste, diaspora family! With just thirteen days to go before Nepal’s historic March 5 election, this week delivered drama on every front. The generational showdown between Balen Shah and KP Sharma Oli in Jhapa-5 is...

<p>Namaste, diaspora family! Just three weeks before Nepal’s historic March 5 election, this week brought heartbreak and hope in equal measure. A mining disaster in India claimed Nepali lives, great powers positioned...

<p>Namaste, diaspora family! This has been a week of high stakes on every front. The US is preparing the largest-ever single deportation flight of Nepalis—121 people on one chartered plane—while back home, nearly...

<p>Namaste, diaspora family! Election fever has officially gripped Nepal as candidates hit the campaign trail ahead of the historic March 5 polls. This week, rapper-turned-mayor Balen Shah made a dramatic...

<p>Namaste! It has been a week of sharp contrasts for our global family. While we burst with pride seeing the Lumbini Lions clinch the NPL title and our wildlife conservation efforts making headlines, we are...