Nepal’s New Rapper-Turned-Prime Minister Faces Old Political Challenges After a sweeping victory in elections earlier this month, Balendra Shah will confront the task of fixing the system he once denounced.

After a sweeping election victory, Nepal’s rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah is set to become prime minister.

Now, he confronts the task of fixing the system he once denounced, @deepakadk.bsky.social reports from Kathmandu for WPR.

A rapper-turned-politician is set to become Nepal’s youngest prime minister after a landslide election victory. The 35-year-old has previously used music to highlight corruption, poverty and other issues facing the Himalayan nation.
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Rapper-turned-mayor Shah's party leads in Nepal election Voters weary of status quo opt for change with new centrist group

Rapper-turned-mayor Shah's party leads in Nepal election
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Nepal’s Elections Pit Gen Z Activists Against the Old Guard Last year’s uprising ousted a government, torched public buildings and left dozens of people dead. For many, the wounds are still fresh.

Nepal’s elections today pit a new generation of political challengers against establishment parties that have dominated the country for two decades, @deepakadk.bsky.social writes.

Nepal’s Elections Pit Gen Z Activists Against the Old Guard Last year’s uprising ousted a government, torched public buildings and left dozens of people dead. For many, the wounds are still fresh.

Nepal goes to the polls on March 5, less than a year after a Gen Z-led uprising ousted a government, torched public buildings and left dozens of people dead.

For many Nepalis, @deepakadk.bsky.social writes, the wounds are still fresh.

Nepal's post-Gen Z protest elections: 5 things to know Himalayan nation may face limit in traditional balancing act between China, India and US

This week's election in Nepal is drawing close attention from China, India, and the United States. Why does this matter?
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Nepal's rescue helicopter scam casts doubt on tourism credibility Staged medical evacuations of tourists allegedly used to defraud travel insurers

Nepal's rescue helicopter scam casts doubt on tourism credibility
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Nepal polls test old guard as Gen Z protest reshapes political landscape Early elections in March will gauge strength of emerging youth-led movements

Nepal’s March 5 elections are shaping up as a battle between the old guard -- parties that have dominated politics for two decades--and a new generation led by Rabi Lamichhane and ex-Kathmandu mayor Balen Shah

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Nepal polls test old guard as Gen Z protest reshapes political landscape Early elections in March will gauge strength of emerging youth-led movements

Nepal polls test old guard as Gen Z protest reshapes political landscape
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Nepal polls test old guard as Gen Z protest reshapes political landscape Early elections in March will gauge strength of emerging youth-led movements

Nepal’s March 5 elections are shaping up as a battle between the old guard -- parties that have dominated politics for two decades--and a new generation led by Rabi Lamichhane and ex-Kathmandu mayor Balen Shah

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Ep: 530 | Truth Vs Narrative | AI, Media & Misinformation with Deepak Adhikari | Sushant Pradhan YouTube video by Sushant Pradhan

In this conversation w/ popular podcaster Sushant Pradhan, I discuss how AI-generated content could impact Nepal’s elections, decline of legacy media amid the rise of digital platforms & why explanatory reporting, critical questioning & credibility matter youtu.be/oERXPZjXF8s?...

Ep: 530 | Truth Vs Narrative | AI, Media & Misinformation with Deepak Adhikari | Sushant Pradhan YouTube video by Sushant Pradhan

In this conversation w/ popular podcaster Sushant Pradhan, I discuss how AI-generated content could impact Nepal’s elections, decline of legacy media amid the rise of digital platforms & why explanatory reporting, critical questioning & credibility matter youtu.be/oERXPZjXF8s?...

Ex-rapper, ex-TV host, energy minister team up for Nepal polls Newcomers shake up politics, but durability of alliance remains in doubt

Ex-rapper, ex-TV host, energy minister team up for Nepal polls
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Nepal's new 100-rupee banknote revives border dispute with India Printed map on currency seen as rare area of Nepali consensus amid political transition

Nepal's new 100-rupee banknote revives border dispute with India
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Nepal's new 100-rupee banknote revives border dispute with India

Printed map on currency seen as rare area of Nepali consensus amid political transition

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Nepal's new 100-rupee banknote revives border dispute with India

The new 100-rupee note was printed by the China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation.

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Israel has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in Gaza since ceasefire Entire neighbourhoods controlled by Israel have been levelled in less than a month, the images show.

Israel has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in areas of Gaza that have remained under its control since the ceasefire with Hamas started on 10 October, satellite images reviewed by BBC Verify show.

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Nepal's two days of protests inflicts $177m blow on hoteliers Autumn trekking season also hit hard with guides report mass cancellations

Nepal's two days of protests inflicts $177m blow on hoteliers
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India-China thaw brings Nepal back into Himalayan border dispute Kathmandu says New Delhi and Beijing's trade route runs through its territory

India-China thaw brings Nepal back into Himalayan border dispute
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The forest guardians along Nepal-India border leading red panda conservation TAPLEJUNG, Nepal — In the misty hills of eastern Nepal near the border with India, 48-year-old farmer Surya Bhattarai patrols the steep slopes of Sudap Community Forest in Taplejung district. Braving ...

The forest guardians along Nepal-India border leading red panda conservation

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Indian Media’s Misinformation Fuels Hate at Home and Across Borders Indian media’s misinformation campaign has had far-reaching consequences, inciting violence in India and protests in neighboring Nepal and Bangladesh.

Indian media’s misinformation campaign has incited violence in India and protests in neighboring Nepal & Bangladesh. These events demonstrate how false narratives are not confined to borders, escalating tensions in a region already fraught with historical grievances. www.csohate.org/2025/01/02/i...

The data collected by Forest Guardians – from red panda sightings and GPS mapping to camera trap footage and patrol logs – is regularly compiled and used to shape conservation strategies and policy briefs.

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Nepal’s forest guardians monitor the elusive red panda In eastern Nepal, local communities are leading the effort to monitor the elusive and endangered red panda, contributor Deepak Adhikari reports for Mongabay. Fewer than 10,000 red pandas (Ailurus…

In eastern Nepal, local communities are leading the effort to monitor the elusive & endangered red panda, our contributor Deepak Adhikari reports.

Fewer than 10,000 red pandas now remain in the rapidly disappearing bamboo forests of the eastern Himalayas across India, Bhutan, China & Nepal.

In western Nepal, farmers switch to growing turmeric; elephants stay away KATHMANDU — Nayaram Sunar vividly remembers the day at the end of monsoon season in 2019, when rain was pouring in relentlessly on his sister’s corn field in the village of Madhuwan in western…

In western Nepal’s Bardiya district, farmers from marginalized communities are replacing traditional crops with turmeric — a plant elephants avoid — dramatically reducing human-elephant conflict.

US funding shortfall halts Nepal’s rhino census, sparks debate over methods KATHMANDU — In March 2021, dozens of elephants marched through the grasslands and sal (Shorea robusta) forests of Chitwan National Park, their riders armed with GPS devices and notebooks, searching fo...

With USAID pulling out of Nepal's wildlife conservation project, the government has halted the once-in-five-years rhino census, citing lack of funds.

Can we move beyond the costly & risky elephant-back method? My piece @mongabay.com #wildlife #rhinos #nepal #usaid news.mongabay.com/2025/05/us-f...

Empowering desk editors to understand & minimize #misinformation: I, Deepak Adhikari & Mohan Mainali led two-day workshop on December 16 - 17, organized by Center for Investigative Journalism Nepal in Kathmandu talking to 10 journalists on their roles in combating misinformation through fact-checks.

Meet the Nepali lawyers defending nature one case at a time KATHMANDU — Recently, one morning in Kathmandu, senior lawyer Padam Bahadur Shrestha reclined in his cluttered second-floor office in a neighborhood near Nepal government’s administrative…

Lawyers in Nepal are increasingly turning to public interest litigation to demand accountability and stronger enforcement of environmental laws.

Critics caution that litigation must be used judiciously, and that civil society must also mobilize to ensure environmental justice beyond the courtroom.