The Himalayan Herald

15/03/2026

Interim PM Sushila Karki Appoints Personal Aide Adarsha Shrestha as Chairman of NTNC

KATHMANDU — In one of her final major administrative moves before handing over power, Interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki has appointed her Chief Personal Secretary, Adarsha Kumar Shrestha, as the Chairman of the National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC). Prime Minister Karki, acting in her c...

15/03/2026

Six Parties Submit PR Lawmaker Names as Nepal’s Election Commission Moves to Finalize Results

KATHMANDU — All six political parties that crossed the mandatory 3% threshold in the March 5 general elections have officially submitted their selected lists of Proportional Representation (PR) lawmakers to the Election Commission (EC) as of Sunday. Following the seat allocation announced by the C...

14/03/2026

CPN-UML Finalizes 16 Proportional Representation Candidates Amid Leadership Bereavement

08/03/2026

RSP Landslide: B***n Shah Set to Become Nepal’s Youngest Prime Minister

KATHMANDU — Nepal’s political landscape has been fundamentally reshaped as the final results of the March 5 general election confirm a historic landslide victory for the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP). Driven by a massive wave of youth support following the “Gen Z Uprising” of September 2025...

17/02/2026

Tarique Rahman Sworn In as Bangladesh PM, Ending Two-Decade BNP Hiatus

DHAKA — In a ceremony that marks the most significant political transition in Bangladesh’s recent history, Tarique Rahman was sworn in as the new Prime Minister today. The event, held at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) rather than the traditional presidential palace, ...

13/02/2026

The Global Stage: Inside the Race for the 98th Oscars’ Best International Feature

The 98th Academy Awards, scheduled for March 15, 2026, represent a landmark moment for global cinema as the Best International Feature category increasingly overlaps with the ceremony’s top honors. This year, the race is defined by an unprecedented level of crossover success, with two internationa...

13/02/2026

BNP Landslide and Referendum Victory: A New Chapter for Bangladesh

DHAKA— Bangladesh has undergone a tectonic political shift as the results of yesterday’s historic general election and national referendum were confirmed today. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), led by Tarique Rahman, has secured a resounding landslide victory, returning to power after two...

12/02/2026

Dismantling the ‘One-Man Rule’: Bangladesh Votes on Historic July Charter to Codify Revolution

DHAKA— As 127 million Bangladeshis head to the polls today, they are holding two separate ballots that could fundamentally rewrite the nation’s DNA. While the white ballot decides the next Parliament, the pink ballot—the National Referendum on the July Charter—is being hailed as the “Const...

12/02/2026

A New Era: Bangladesh Votes in First Post-Revolution Election and Historic Referendum

DHAKA —The polls opened across Bangladesh early this morning, marking a historic turning point for the nation as it conducts its first general election since the massive youth-led uprising in mid-2024. Long queues have been reported in the capital, Dhaka, and other major cities, with over 127 mill...

12/02/2026

Rhinos Aim for First Win: Nepal Faces Debutants Italy at Wankhede

MUMBAI— Following their near-miraculous performance against England, Nepal returns to the historic Wankhede Stadium today to face tournament debutants Italy in a critical Group C encounter. Both teams are searching for their first points of the 2026 T20 World Cup, making this first-ever T20I meeti...

11/02/2026

The Architect of Light: Can Kulman Ghising’s Visionary Pragmatism Redefine Nepal’s Future?

In the collective memory of Nepal, the name Kulman Ghising is synonymous with a single, transformative moment: the flickering of a bulb that stayed on. For a generation that grew up studying under kerosene lamps and scheduling their lives around 18-hour blackouts, Ghising’s declaration of a “Loa...

10/02/2026

In Kashmir’s Apple Belt, Farmers Count the Cost of a Railway

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