PM Balen Shah, 35, assumed office following a decisive victory in Nepal’s first national election since last year’s youth-led protests.

At 35, Balen Shah is the youngest person ever to serve as prime minister in Nepal’s history. His government is characterized by a remarkably youthful leadership, with 10 out of the 15 ministers under 40 years of age, making it one of the youngest cabinets in the world.

The court sentenced him to three years’ imprisonment with a non-parole period of one year and nine months. Taking into account time already spent in custody, Singh is expected to be eligible for release in May 2026.

Shah delivered the election’s most symbolic upset in Jhapa-5, defeating four-time former prime minister KP Sharma Oli by a record margin.

For more than four decades, Ben and Lyn Covelli travelled regularly to the Himalayan nation, building deep ties with its people and communities.

The bus was travelling overnight from the lakeside tourist city of Pokhara to the capital, Kathmandu, when it lost control on the Prithvi Highway in Dhading district early on Monday.

Bishnu Kumari Gurung had arrived in Australia only months earlier with her husband to visit family.

Bharat Nepal is the founding president of Australian Nepali Public Link Inc, a role he has held since 2012, and continues to serve as the organisation’s public officer and advisor.

The freeze, due to take effect on 21 January, targets people officials say are likely to become a “public charge” by relying on government assistance.

When questioned by police about the identity of the owner, she told officers she did not know who owned the business.