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Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah has been permitted to continue wearing his distinctive dark sunglasses in parliament chambers following medical grounds for the exemption, resolving a dispute with the speaker.
Hundreds of thousands of Nepali patients were denied medical care when doctors nationwide suspended outpatient services to protest escalating violence against healthcare workers. The strike followed an assault on a doctor at Narayani Hospital.
Nepal's court has convicted two former ministers for orchestrating a scheme to falsify refugee documents, allowing Nepali citizens to resettle in Western countries under false pretences. The scandal reflects broader governance challenges in South Asia.