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Prime Minister Balen Shah has called a high-stakes Constitutional Council meeting for today to finally recommend a new Chief Justice. After months of the judiciary running on "safe mode," the government is scrambling to fill the top spot before the legal backlog becomes a sentient entity.
Prime Minister Balen Shah has officially declared war on party-affiliated trade unions, claiming they ruin bureaucracy and schools. He’s promising a "clean and professional" administration, which is political speak for "I’m firing everyone who wears the wrong colored scarf."
There’s a buzz about investigating the property and assets of everyone from former kings and presidents to current ministers and our middle-men. It’s the ultimate "Show Me the Money" moment.
New ordinances are being issued at a speed that makes the usual legislative process look outdated. Decisions are being finalized quickly, leaving Parliament more like an observer than a participant
In the middle of bulldozer ballets and financial diets, the Jacaranda trees have decided to bloom, turning our dusty roads into a purple paradise. Major roads from Durbar Marg to Satdobato are currently draped in vibrant blossoms, making the capital look more like a painting and less like a construction site.
Prime Minister Balendra Shah has officially announced he won’t be taking any foreign trips for a year, probably because he realized how much he’d miss the Kathmandu dust. He is also ignoring foreign diplomats’ DMs, insisting everything go through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs like a very strict group chat admin.
On the Baisakh full moon, the Nepali diaspora from Queens to Reading gathered in community halls to enthusiastically dance the Sakela Silli, because nothing says "I miss the motherland" like following a YouTube dance tutorial with a bad internet connection.
Parents across Nepal flooded the Ministry of Education with complaints today over what they describe as "extortionate" private school fees. Despite government directives to refund illegal admission and annual charges, many institutions have reportedly refused to comply, leading to a surge of calls to the newly established central help desk
Our VIPs are finally learning how to walk again. The government snatched back 622 vehicles from officials who thought their "access" came with a lifetime supply of state-funded fuel and tires.
Good Morning Nepal! The Unopposed Captain: Nepali Congress Parliamentary Leader Bhishmaraj Angdembe was elected unanimously as the leader…
The government is finally sorting "real" squatters from the "rent-collecting" professionals using high-tech screening and old-school data.
Nabil Bank is currently learning that "confidentiality" is a very hard word to spell after Sudan Gurung’s bank statement leaked faster than a broken water pipe in Melamchi. While banks usually guard your data like a dragon guards gold, this leak has everyone wondering if our financial secrets are being stored on a public Google Doc. Sudan Gurung probably didn’t expect his spending habits to become the nation’s favorite weekend thriller, but here we are.