NC to constitute publicity committee at 744 local levels

Published On: April 10, 2017 07:01 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 10: Nepali Congress is all set to constitute publicity committee in all 744 local units by coming April 15 in view of civic polls scheduled for May 14.

KATHMANDU, April 10: Election management and operation training to chief election officers and election officers to be deployed in local-level election has begun at seven different places of the country on Monday.

Sindhuli locals busy in consultations

Published On: April 10, 2017 05:15 AM NPT By: Anil Bhandari

SINDHULI, APRIL 9: As the election date inches closer, locals of Sindhuli are busy holding consolations on whom to elect to crucial posts of municipalities and rural municipalities.

Local poll in stipulated date: UML leader Pandit

Published On: April 8, 2017 07:34 PM NPT By: Republica

URLABARI, April8: CPN (UML) leader and former Minister Lal Babu Pandit has said that the local poll scheduled for May 14 will not be postponed at any cost.

I/NGOs asked to halt work until elections

Published On: April 8, 2017 09:47 AM NPT By: Narahari Sapkota

GORKHA, April 7: The District Administration Office (DAO), Gorkha, has urged I/NGOs working in the district for post-earthquake reconstruction to pause their work until the local elections were held.  In a meeting organized by DAO, Jitendra Basnet, chief district officer (CDO), Gorkha   informed the chiefs of various organizations not to do anything which obstructs the local level elections.

SINDHULI, April 7:  Nepali Congress (NC) is to give priority to the recommendations by the party's local level organizations while choosing its candidates for the upcoming local elections.

DOLAKHA, April 7: Sita Thami, a woman from the Thami indigenous community, is extremely busy these days. She has no time to eat, sleep or to attend household chores, because of the local level elections campaign.

Only men's candidacy for mayor, women 'sidelined'

Published On: April 8, 2017 02:20 AM NPT By: Raju Adhikari

JHAPA, April 7: Enthusiasm among the women politicians in Jhapa was at the peak following the mandatory provision of candidacy of a woman for the post of mayor or deputy mayor in the local level elections. This had quite encouraged the aspiring women to fight for the leadership.

Voter ID card distribution from April 15

Published On: April 8, 2017 01:44 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 7: The Election Commission (EC) has decided to complete the distribution of voting ID cards before May 10, three days before the election day (May 14).

Parties assure not to use children, teachers in poll campaigns

Published On: April 7, 2017 09:31 AM NPT By: DB Buda

JUMLA, April 6: After much criticism, the political parties in Jumla have assured that they will no longer be using teachers and children in their poll campaigns.