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Nepal Prime Minister Pays Tribute to Mountaineers Who Lost Their Lives on Broad Peak

Andoram Desk14 October 2026 · 08:16 UTC · 3 sources
Nepal Prime Minister Pays Tribute to Mountaineers Who Lost Their Lives on Broad Peak
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Prime Minister Balendra Shah carried out two separate public engagements in mid-October, according to accounts from Online Khabar and The Rising Nepal. On October 12 he addressed graduating police inspectors at the National Police Academy in Kathmandu, and two days later, on October 14, he visited the Palanchok Bhagawati temple in Kavrepalanchok during the Dashain festival. The two reports cover distinct events on different days and do not overlap in subject matter, though both describe appearances by the Prime Minister within the same week.

What happened

On Sunday, October 12, Prime Minister Shah spoke at the graduation ceremony of the 184th batch of the Police Inspector Basic Training, held at the National Police Academy in Maharajgunj, Kathmandu Online Khabar. Seventy-nine police inspectors completed the training and graduated at the event. In his remarks, the Prime Minister set out expectations for the graduates’ future conduct and the role of the police force more broadly. Two days later, on the fourth day of the Bada Dashain festival, Prime Minister Shah travelled to Panchkhal Municipality in Kavrepalanchok to pay homage at the Palanchok Bhagawati temple, also referred to by the name Palanchoki Mai The Rising Nepal. According to Panchkhal-9 ward chairman Ramkaji Shrestha, who provided information about the visit, the Prime Minister arrived for the Bhagwati darshan at 10:00 in the morning.

The people involved

At the Kathmandu ceremony, Prime Minister Shah addressed the 79 graduating police inspectors directly, instructing them on professional conduct, and he also expressed gratitude to family members who had encouraged the graduates to join the police service Online Khabar. The Rising Nepal’s account of the temple visit, credited to the RSS news agency, named several officials who accompanied the Prime Minister to Kavrepalanchok: Minister for Infrastructure Development Sunil Lamsal and the Prime Minister’s chief advisor, Kumar Byanjankar The Rising Nepal. Ward chairman Ramkaji Shrestha served as the source of information for the visit’s timing and details, and a photograph accompanying the report was credited to Ram Kaji Shrestha. Online Khabar’s report on the police graduation did not name any other officials present at the National Police Academy ceremony, so the full list of attendees at that event is not established from the supplied reporting.

The response

At the police academy, Prime Minister Shah used his address to lay out a series of expectations for the newly trained inspectors. He said that ethics, integrity and honesty must be treated as the first condition for professional success, and he instructed the graduates to put their training into practice while maintaining professional conduct and discipline Online Khabar. He told them to abide by the constitution, prevailing laws, rules, procedures and standards, and said that being accountable for one’s responsibilities matters for professional success. He outlined the core responsibilities of Nepal Police as maintaining peace and security, investigating crimes and protecting citizens’ freedoms, and instructed officers to work impartially without falling under undue influence. He said police must remain committed to duty without being swayed by undue influence and without discrimination, and that they must understand their role and the institution’s pace while working in line with citizens’ sentiments. He urged the public to extend support and cooperation to the police organisation with full commitment.

Prime Minister Shah also addressed the role of technology in policing. He said the use of information technology can make police work faster, more efficient, easier and more transparent, and that proper use of technology would help investigate crimes on time and bring incidents under control Online Khabar. He said correct use of information technology is essential for impartial, fact-based, scientific and technology-oriented crime investigation, and that the leadership and training of the police organisation would play an important role in achieving this. He stated that the government is committed to providing the resources needed for investigations and to fulfilling its responsibilities towards the police. He closed his remarks by congratulating the graduates and wishing them success.

By contrast, the reporting on the Kavrepalanchok visit contains no quoted remarks from the Prime Minister; The Rising Nepal’s account, via RSS, is limited to confirming that the visit took place, its timing, and who accompanied him The Rising Nepal.

Background and context

The graduation ceremony took place at the National Police Academy in Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, an institution responsible for basic training of police personnel, and the batch completing training was identified as the 184th Online Khabar. The temple visit coincided with Bada Dashain, a major Nepali festival period, and took place on its fourth day at the Palanchok Bhagawati temple in Panchkhal Municipality, Kavrepalanchok The Rising Nepal. The temple is referred to in the report under the alternative name Palanchoki Mai. The Rising Nepal’s report was sourced from the Rastriya Samachar Samiti news agency, and the accompanying photograph was credited to Ram Kaji Shrestha.

What is not yet confirmed

Online Khabar’s report does not specify how long the police academy ceremony lasted, who else spoke at the event, or whether any of the 79 graduates were named individually Online Khabar. It is not confirmed whether Prime Minister Shah made any additional public remarks beyond those reported from the graduation ceremony. For the Kavrepalanchok visit, The Rising Nepal’s account does not state how long the Prime Minister remained at the temple, whether he made any public statement during or after the darshan, or what route he took to reach Panchkhal The Rising Nepal. The relationship, if any, between the two engagements—beyond their proximity in the calendar—is not addressed in either report, and neither source indicates whether the Prime Minister’s schedule included further engagements between October 12 and October 14.

Sources referenced

Written by Andoram by combining 2 independently published reports, each linked above. We synthesise facts and reproduce no source text.

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This page is an automatically compiled index of third-party reporting. Headlines and links belong to their publishers; Andoram reproduces no article text. Last compiled 15 Oct 2026 08:01 UTC.

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