Kathmandu: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Lumbini on the day of Buddha Jayanti at the invitation of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Modi will arrive in Lumbini on Monday at the invitation of Deuba and the Prime Ministers of the… Continue reading Indian PM Modi arriving in Bhairahawa on Monday
Month: May 2022
Election commission asks Prachanda for clarification on threatening voters
Kathmandu: The Election Commission (EC) has sought clarification from CPN (Maoist) Central Committee Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda. According to the Commission, Prachanda was asked for clarification on the basis of a complaint lodged by the Nepali Congress VP alleging intimidation of voters at a public meeting in Bharatpur, Chitwan. Prachanda has been accused of… Continue reading Election commission asks Prachanda for clarification on threatening voters
NOC hikes fuel price soon after local election
Kathmandu: The government has increased the prices of diesel, petrol and kerosene. Board meeting of Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has decided to increase the price of petroleum products by Rs 10 per liter. Now the retail price of petrol has reached Rs 170 per liter while the price of diesel and kerosene has been fixed… Continue reading NOC hikes fuel price soon after local election
Vote counting begins in Lalitpur Metropolitan City, Nepali Congress on lead
Kathmandu: Vote counting in Lalitpur Metropolitan City has started. According to the preliminary vote count of Lalitpur Metropolitan City, Nepali Congress has made the lead. Chiribabu Maharjan, the mayoral candidate from the Nepali Congress, is leading with 28 votes out of 50. Similarly, UML’s Harikrishna Byanjankar got 10 votes. In Lalitpur, there is a ruling… Continue reading Vote counting begins in Lalitpur Metropolitan City, Nepali Congress on lead
Local election update: Balen Shah leading with 287 votes
Kathmandu: The counting of votes of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City is being held at the National Assembly House, Bhrikuti Mandap. Independent mayoral candidate Balen Shah has received 287 votes so far. Keshav Sthapit, the mayoral candidate from the CPN-UML, who is following him, has got 192 votes. From the same alliance, Nepali Congress’ Sirjana Singh… Continue reading Local election update: Balen Shah leading with 287 votes
NAC’s narrow-body aircraft to operate flights in Kathmandu-Bhairahawa-Kathmandu route
Kathmandu: Nepal Airlines Corporation will operate commercial flights from Kathmandu to Gautam Buddha International Airport, Bhairahawa on Monday. According to the airlines, the narrow-body aircraft will be flown on Monday to promote Gautam Buddha International Airport. The airline has fixed two types of ticket prices for Kathmandu-Bhairahawa route at Rs 4,510 and Rs 7,040 respectively.… Continue reading NAC’s narrow-body aircraft to operate flights in Kathmandu-Bhairahawa-Kathmandu route
Local election: Vote counting continues
Kathmandu: Vote counting of local election is ongoing across the country. So far, the results of nine municipalities, including those unopposed in the municipal elections, have been made public. According to the results, UML has won four seats, Congress three and UCPN (Maoist) two so far. UML has won in Manang Ngisyang rular municipality, Loghekar… Continue reading Local election: Vote counting continues
64 percent votes have been cast across the country while voting postponed in 44 centers
Kathmandu: The Election Commission (EC) has so far estimated that 64 percent of votes have been cast across the country. The commission said in a press conference this evening that it had estimated that 64 percent of votes have been cast in the country so far and that the number could increase. Speaking at the… Continue reading 64 percent votes have been cast across the country while voting postponed in 44 centers
Voting closes; EC estimates more than 65 pc votes casted
Kathmandu: Voting for second local election of Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal has concluded. Voting thats was started 7 am today has concluded at 5 pm. The Election Commission (EC) has estimated that more than 65 percent of the votes have been cast this time. The commission is preparing to provide more details in this… Continue reading Voting closes; EC estimates more than 65 pc votes casted
Nepal local election; Vote counting to begin from 8 pm today
Kathmandu: The Election Commission has stated that counting of 20 percent local level’s vote will start from 8 pm today. The ballot papers of all local levels will be delivered to the polling station by 2 pm tomorrow (Saturday). As per the election commission, vote counting at all local levels will be completed in five… Continue reading Nepal local election; Vote counting to begin from 8 pm today