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Kathmandu: CPN (UML) Chairman KP Sharma Oli has fallen ill. Oli had gone to the hospital on Tuesday after seeing dental problems. Oli had not participated in the program organized on the memorial day of Madan Bhandari and Jivraj Ashrit on Tuesday morning due to ill health. He was also absent from the parliament sitting… Continue reading UML Chairman Oli facing poor health condition

Kathmandu: Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand and Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Hou Yanchi have held a courtesy meeting today. During the meeting, Ambassador Yanchi informed that preparations have been made for a direct flight from Kathmandu to Kunming, China. Similarly, during the meeting held at the Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday, bilateral relations and… Continue reading China promises direct flight from Kathmandu to Kunming

Kathmandu: The final voting results of 351 municipalities have been made public till 8 pm Tuesday. The final results of 351 municipalities, including 70 municipalities and 281 rural municipalities, have been made public, according to the Election Commission. According to the commission, the Nepali Congress, which is in the first position, has so far won… Continue reading Election update: Results are out from 351 municipalities

Kathmandu: Independent candidate for the post of mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City Balen Shah has maintained his wide lead. In the current situation till 7 pm Tuesday, Shah is leading with 5,999 votes. Till the time, 33,222 votes have been counted and Shah is leading with 12,877 votes. His rival Keshav Sthapit of the CPN-UML… Continue reading Election update: Independent candidate Balen Shah leading in KMC

Kathmandu: India has appointed Naveen Srivastava as its new Ambassador to Nepal. Srivastava has been appointed as the new ambassador after the outgoing ambassador Binay Mohan Quatra was appointed as the Indian foreign secretary.

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

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

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

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

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