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3-party talks on poll participation fail yet again
Published On: June 11, 2017 05:00 AM NPT By: Roshan Sedhai
KATHMANDU, June 11: Three-way talks between Nepali Congress, CPN (Maoist Center) and the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) to resolve the longstanding stalemate over local polls ended inconclusively Saturday after RJPN leaders rejected a request to take part in the second phase local elections under the existing circumstances.
UML finalizes candidates in Province-2 metropolis
Published On: June 11, 2017 01:40 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, June 11: With the second round of elections just 17 days away, the main opposition CPN-UML has finalized its candidates of one metropolitan city and two sub-metropolitan cities in province 1.
Major parties finalize candidates in Dhankuta
Published On: June 11, 2017 01:20 AM NPT By: Siddharaj Rai
DHANKUTA, June 11: Major political parties like the Nepali Congress (NC), CPN-UML, CPN (Maoist Center) and Rastriya Prajatanta Party (RPP) have finalize their candidates for all seven local units for the second phase of local polls slated for June 28.
EC rejects outright any further poll deferral
Published On: June 11, 2017 12:20 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, June 11: The Election Commission (EC) has rejected outright a proposal by the parties opposing elections to defer the second round of local polls scheduled for June 28.
EC directs political parties to obey election code of conduct
Published On: June 10, 2017 07:15 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, June 10: As the second round of the June 28 local level elections is round the corner, the Election Commission has directed political parties and poll candidates to strictly abide by the election code of conduct in carrying out election-related campaigns.
Parties get 3 days to send representatives for poll nominations
Published On: June 10, 2017 12:40 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, June 10: The Election Commission (EC) on Friday extended the deadline by three days for political parties which had failed to forward authentic party representatives for attesting to their election candidates and verifying their particulars including signatures.
Govt gears up against possible poll-related violence
Published On: June 9, 2017 01:10 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, June 9: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoFA) has asked the district administrations concerned to take necessary precautions to tackle potential challenges that various political and non-political outfits could pose to the second phase local elections.
Parties wooing elderly voters
Published On: June 9, 2017 12:10 AM NPT By: Raju Adhikari
JHAPA, June 9: Seventy-eight-year-old Damber Timilsina seems very excited these days. The reason is that he believes he is likely to get hiked allowance pretty soon. Promises made by political party leaders to woo the elderly people in the first phase of election have given him the positive feeling.
Local folks decry for voters' education
Published On: June 8, 2017 09:36 AM NPT By: Republica
BAITADI, June 8: Voters in rural areas of Baitadi district are worrying of higher number of invalid votes despite their happiness to participate in the local level elections taking place after around two decades.
Squatters: We don’t sell our votes
Published On: June 8, 2017 08:01 AM NPT By: Raju Adhikari
JHAPA, June 7:Mangal Murmu of Bhadrapur-10 was elated when government announced local level elections after a hiatus of 19 years. But his excitement waned away after he heard false rumors and baseless claims about his community members making rounds. Murmu, who is one of the eldest residents of a squatter community laments that during every elections, he has been repeatedly asked the same question by members of other communities, “Is it true that political parties distributed money to members of your community?” he said.
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