The Nepal government said in an announcement lodged online on Sunday that the Nepal Telecommunications Authority had been ordered “immediately” to “close betting apps and websites, including any electronic betting” within 24 hours,

By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU, March 27 (Reuters) - Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah was sworn in as prime minister of Nepal on Friday, tasked with restoring political stability and creating jobs in the poor Himalayan nation long troubled by fragile governments and weak growth prospects.

Nepal’s newly elected members of parliament have been sworn in, with nearly two-thirds of them from a political party that is less than four years old.

A leaked report on the deadly violence and mass arson that broke out last year has put the new leader under pressure to ensure accountability.

Nepal PM Balen Shah fulfills election promise by offering government jobs to families of 27 students killed in 2025 protests. Read the full update here.

An engineer-turned-rapper who later became Kathmandu’s mayor is poised to lead Nepal as prime minister after his party won a landslide election.

Former PM K.P. Sharma Oli is in judicial custody as protests erupt in Nepal following his arrest over Gen Z movement suppression.