HELLO NEPAL

  The nation witnessed Kathmandu’s skies glowing red, smoke and fire filled the night, burning down carefully selected homes of political leaders and reducing decades of failed politics to ashes   on September 8–9, 2025 (2082 Bhadra 23–24),.   Angry Gen-Z protesters directly targeted the private residences of nation’s top leaders. Their chant was clear and sharp: “Enough! Is Enough”. So-called senior leaders who had repeatedly pushed the nation into crisis were flatly rejected at their very doorsteps. Former prime ministers K. P. Sharma Oli, Sher Bahadur Deuba, Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda,’ Madhav Kumar Nepal, Dr. Baburam Bhattarai, and Jhala Nath Khanal were the first to face the fury. They were the leaders who played political musical chairs for decades yet failed to deliver stability.   The protesters’ angry did not stop there. The properties of so-called “second generation” leaders—Gagan Thapa, Bishwa Prakash Sharma, Mahesh Basnet, Gokul Baskota, R...

Hami Nepal is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting communities and individuals in need, guided by its motto ‘For the People, By the People’. Its core mission is to assist individuals and communities in need, particularly during emergencies and crises, with a focus on directly connecting donors with recipients, and delivering aid efficiently and transparently. It was set up after the 2015 earthquake, but was formally registered and gained recognition in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic. Hami Nepal is led by 36-year-old civic activist Sudan Gurung, and mentored by renowned ophthalmologist Sanduk Ruit. Gurung started the organisation after he lost his own son in the 2015 earthquake, and now has over hundreds of thousands of members, growing by the hour. With the old guards gone, there is a power vacuum with multiple actors with competing interests to fill it. GenZ’s youth-led activism has brought new energy for political reform. However, its real test begins now — whethe...

Ganga Sonam from Sindhupalchowk district beat four other participants to win the Nepal Idol season 6, which saw Sikkim's Babita Thapamagar winning the second spot. In the grand finale on Sunday evening, Sonam received a cash prize of Rs. 2.5 million. Thapamagar was declared the first runner up. She received a cash prize of Rs. 1 million while the third prize went to Darshana Gandhari. Ganga was a favourite among the viewers for her sweet voice since the beginning of the competition, which was organised by AP1 HD television.