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Over a dozen school teachers resign to contest local polls
Published On: June 7, 2017 10:30 PM NPT By: Republica
KHOTANG, June 7: Over a dozen school teachers have quit their profession in Khotang to contest the upcoming local polls slated for June 28.
Parties in 'wait and see' to announce their candidates in Biratnagar Metropolitan
Published On: June 7, 2017 12:50 AM NPT By: Ajit Tiwari
BIRATNAGAR, June 7: Political parties in Biratnagar Metropolitan City are in the 'wait and see' mode to announce their candidates for the local polls scheduled for June 28.
RJPN may take part in polls
Published On: June 7, 2017 12:30 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHAMANDU, June 7: The Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) on Tuesday joined several other parties to elect Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba as the 40th prime minister.
Local Level Election First Amendment Bill 2074 tabled at parliament
Published On: June 6, 2017 04:30 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, June 6: Outgoing Deputy Prime Minister Bimalendra Nidhi tabled Local level Election First Amendment Bill 2074 at the meeting of legislature-parliament held on Tuesday.
Maoist HQ struggles to pick ministerial names
Published On: June 6, 2017 08:05 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, June 5: CPN (Maoist Center), a key ally in the ruling coalition, is struggling to finalize names to fill the party’s share of ministerial portfolios in the new council of ministers, due to jostling among various factions. Maoist Center leaders said that three different factions have been mounting pressure on party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal to induct their respective loyalists into the new cabinet.
Visually-impaired voters concerned of privacy
Published On: June 6, 2017 12:20 AM NPT By: Raju Adhikari
JHAPA, June 6: Voting is regarded as a secret process however in case of visually-impaired in Nepal, it has been hardly so. With the second round of local elections just around the corner, many such voters in Jhapa are worried about the violation of their privacy.
EC allows diplomats to observe phase II polls
Published On: June 6, 2017 12:10 AM NPT By: Bhadra Sharma
KATHMANDU, June 6: In a major shift in its stance, the Election Commission (EC) has decided to allow the representatives of the Kathmandu-based diplomatic missions including United Nations officials to observe the second phase of local elections scheduled to be held in the remaining four provinces on June 28.
Interactive program on upcoming second phase of local polls
Published On: June 5, 2017 12:28 PM NPT By: Republica
BHADRAPUR, June 5: The District Election Office, Bhadrapur on Sunday held a consultative meeting with the concerned stakeholders on holding the second phase of local polls in a fair and peaceful environment and in compliance with the Local Level Election Code of Conduct 2017.
Over Rs 4 billion spent for first round of elections
Published On: June 5, 2017 07:53 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, June 4: The Election Commission (EC) has spent Rs 4.73 billion so far in elections management. According to the details compiled by the election body, nearly half of the total funds allotted by the government has already been spent. The expenditure, however, includes some of costs incurred for logistical arrangement for the second round of elections scheduled for June 28.
EC orders re-poll in Bharatpur Ward-19
Published On: June 4, 2017 07:24 AM NPT By: Bhadra Sharma
KATHMANDU, June 3: The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday instructed the local election officer to conduct a re-poll in ward 19 of Bharatpur Metropolitan City, ending a week of confusion whether to resume vote counting there or go for a re-poll. But the main opposition CPN-UML has termed the decision ‘misfortunate’ and election experts warned that a merely straightforward interpretation of the law in resolving the Bharatpur incident could complicate future elections and weaken the election body.
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