Published On: June 17, 2017 04:53 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, June 17: The Election Commission (EC) has said that the preparation for the second phase of local level elections is at its final stage.
Published On: June 17, 2017 07:44 AM NPT By: Republica
KATMANDU, June 16: A day after the government postponed the second round of local level elections in Province 2, the Election Commission (EC) recalled the chief returning officers and returning officers from the province.
Published On: June 17, 2017 01:30 AM NPT By: Republica
KHOTANG, June 17: Basanta Rai, a teacher at Janata Secondary School, Diprung Rural Municipality-4, Khotang, resigned from his post on April 18 in order to file his candidacy in the local elections. Rai who is a supporter of the Nepali Congress (NC) wanted to contest for the major post of the rural municipality. He lobbied with the local NC leaders for his candidacy till the last moment, but unfortunately he failed to get a ticket.
Published On: June 17, 2017 01:20 AM NPT By: Giriraj Baskota
PANCHTHAR, June 17: With the second phase of local elections approaching nearer, the leading politicians of Panchthar have very tight schedules these days as they are expected to attend almost all mass gatherings, meetings and other promotional programs conducted by their parties.
Published On: June 16, 2017 10:15 PM NPT By: Republica
MAHOTTARI, June 16: Cadres of the agitating Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) on Friday have set fire to election-related documents that were in possession of election officer of Pipara Rural Municipality.
Published On: June 16, 2017 08:07 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, June 15: The government’s decision to defer the local election in Province 2 yet again has drawn flak from people across the country.
Published On: June 15, 2017 07:27 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, June 15: In a bid to ensure all political parties' participation in the local level election, the time for filing candidacy has been deferred by two more days.
Published On: June 15, 2017 07:56 AM NPT By: Suresh Yadav
KATHMANDU, Jan 14:Concerned by the speculations about postponement of the second round of local elections scheduled for June 28, intellectuals, political analysts and party leaders in the southern plains have urged the government not to defer the scheduled elections under any pretext.
Published On: June 14, 2017 06:57 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, June 14: The major opposition CPN-UML has drawn the attention of the government not to think of deferring the second round of local level election but to hold it on time.
Published On: June 14, 2017 05:08 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU June 14: Chief Election Commissioner Dr Ayodhee Prasad Yadav has directed the concerned officials to make arrangements for a reliable security during the local level election, including the registration of nomination papers.