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English Summary:Durga Prasai, campaigner for the “Nation, Nationality, Religion, Culture and Citizen Protection” movement, visited a squatter settlement in Kathmandu on Saturday and announced that he will fight against Balen Shah, the mayor of Kathmandu. According to reports, Prasai addressed a gathering of residents at the settlement and alleged that the mayor’s policies were harming their rights and livelihoods. While full details of Prasai’s exact demands were not immediately disclosed, his statement signals an escalation in his confrontational posture toward local municipal leadership. The government had previously invited Prasai for talks amidst concern that his movement could destabilize public order.…

At least 17 people were injured when a microbus met with an accident near Chorkate bend in Siranchowk Rural Municipality–4, Gorkha, on Saturday night around 8 PM. According to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Raj Kumar Shrestha of the Gorkha District Police Office, the microbus (Ba 4 Kha 6043), which was traveling from Bhachchek, Ajirkot to Chitwan, crashed into a roadside wall after its brakes failed, causing the vehicle to lose control. Among the injured, some are in critical condition and have been referred to Bharatpur, Chitwan for further treatment, while others are receiving care at the Provincial Hospital in…

News in English:The Central Committee of Royal Youth Force Nepal organized a demonstration on Saturday under the slogan “Gen Z, People, and King—Unite to Save the Nation.” The rally started from Samakhushi and proceeded toward Baneshwor, but police stopped the procession at Sorhakhutte, forcing the participants to move toward Bansthali, where a gathering was eventually held. During the protest, participants chanted slogans against the Home Minister and the Prime Minister, expressing dissatisfaction with the government’s leadership.

The identities of those killed and injured in a pickup jeep accident in Dhorpatan, Baglung, have been confirmed. According to police, the accident occurred around 10 p.m. on Friday when a pickup (registration number Ga 3 Cha 3819) traveling from Burtibang to Dhorpatan met with an accident at Chhwabir, the border area between wards 8 and 9 of Dhorpatan Municipality. Rajendra Adai, 23, of Dhorpatan Municipality–7, died on the spot. Two others—driver Dil Bahadur Bik, 27, of Dhorpatan–9, and Basanta Adai, 24, of Dhorpatan–7—were injured, said Inspector Tilak Manandhar, chief of the Burtibang Area Police Office. Inspector Manandhar stated that…

The extended meeting of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is ongoing in Sauraha, Chitwan. The meeting, which began on Friday, continued into Saturday, focusing on preparations for the upcoming elections, party organization strengthening, and political strategies, according to the party. Addressing the gathering, RSP Vice President Dr. Swarnim Wagle said that the party is making history. He remarked, “We are a new party, and we are in the process of creating history. Seventy years from now, when journalists and researchers write the history of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, they will surely mention this extended meeting in Chitwan.” Dr. Wagle mentioned…

The Nepali Congress has called an emergency meeting of its Central Working Committee. The meeting is scheduled to take place today at 1:00 PM at the party’s central office, BP Smriti Bhawan in Lalitpur. According to Chief Secretary Krishna Prasad Paudel, all office bearers, members, invited members, and presidents of all seven provincial committees have been requested to attend the meeting. The meeting is expected to pass a condolence resolution on the demise of former minister Mohammad Aftab Alam.

The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has reported that no significant weather system is currently affecting the country. Most parts of Nepal are experiencing generally clear weather, with partly cloudy conditions in the hilly and mountainous regions of Gandaki and Karnali provinces. This afternoon, the weather will remain mostly clear across the country, though the hilly regions of Koshi and Gandaki provinces may see partial cloud cover. Light rain or snowfall is possible at one or two locations in the mountainous areas of Koshi and Gandaki provinces, according to the department. Similarly, tonight, partly cloudy conditions are expected in the…

The Supreme Court has refused to issue an interim order to reinstate Hitendra Dev Shakya as the Executive Director of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA). Shakya had filed a writ petition at the Supreme Court after he was removed from the position of Managing Director and replaced by Manoj Silwal. During the hearing on Friday, Justices Abdul Aziz Musalman and Nrip Dhwaj Niraula denied issuing the interim order as requested. Shakya had filed the writ on October 17, claiming that the decision made by Minister Ghising to remove him from the post was unconstitutional. Shakya was appointed as the Executive…

Nepali Congress Spokesperson Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat has urged the party leadership to put aside internal power struggles and unite, saying that the party, democracy, and the nation are currently facing an unprecedented crisis. Addressing the ongoing meeting of the Nepali Congress Central Committee, Dr. Mahat stated that both the country and his party are in crisis. “Today, the nation is in crisis, our party is in crisis, democracy is in crisis, and we are personally in crisis as well,” he said. He mentioned that most discussions in the General Committee meeting have focused on whether or not to form…

Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balen Shah, who has rarely appeared in public since the GenZ movement of September 8–9 (Bhadra 23–24), was seen on Friday at the inauguration of a 6th-century Brahma Temple located in Ward No. 8 of Kathmandu Metropolitan City. Mayor Shah attended the ceremony briefly, lighting an oil lamp (panas) before spending a short time inside the temple. Despite repeated requests from journalists to speak, he left the venue without making any comments.