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Electoral alliance deprives women of opportunity to contest election in Tehrathum
Published On: June 22, 2017 07:43 PM NPT By: Bhagiswar Limbu
TEHRATHUM, June 22: Though the electoral law requires parties to field women candidates accounting for 40 percent of their total candidates, there is not even a single woman among the candidates they have fielded in 43 wards of Tehrathum district.
Election campaign intensified in Mechi Hill, still too early to predict result
Published On: June 22, 2017 06:10 PM NPT By: Bhim Chapagain
ILAM, June 22: With local polls just around the corner, political parties in Ilam, Panchthar and Taplejung districts have intensified election campaigns with a view to wooing votes.
Poll delay will shorten tenures in Province 2 by 5 months
Published On: June 22, 2017 01:10 AM NPT By: Ashok Dahal
KATHMANDU, June 22: Local level representatives to be elected in Province 2 will be in office for almost five months less than those elected in the first phase of the local polls.
Tikapur locals 'counting the days to the elections'
Published On: June 22, 2017 12:50 AM NPT By: BALKRISHNA ADHIKARI AND YOGESH RAWAL
TIKAPUR, June 22: With the local elections less than a week away, the excitement among the public for the local elections has reached fever pitch in Tikapur. Locals said they are desperate to exercise their voting rights and elect local representatives of their choice.
Maoist victim banks on Maoists for polls
Published On: June 22, 2017 12:40 AM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi
ROLPA, June 22: The beheaded body of Ramji Gharti was found in Mawang of Jaimakasla of Rolpa district late in the evening on February 1, 1997. Fifty-four-year-old Gharti, a local of Thawang Rural Municipality-5, was allegedly killed by the then insurgents. Later, police informed the family members about the death after recovering his body.
Men outnumber women candidates in Sunsari
Published On: June 22, 2017 12:20 AM NPT By: Rohit Rai
DHARAN, June 22: Going against the gender-friendly election laws, political parties in Sunsari have given priority to male candidates by sidelining female candidates for the second round of local elections stipulated for June 28.
CEC highlights on micro observers' role to make poll successful
Published On: June 21, 2017 04:34 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, June 21:Chief Election Officer (CEC) Dr Ayodhee Prasad Yadav has said the participation and public enthusiasm seen in the filing of nominations for the second-phase of local elections was highly commendable.
Is it ethical for teachers to take to politics?
Published On: June 21, 2017 05:00 AM NPT By: Bishnu Prasad Aryal
KATHMANDU, June 21: As many as 1,000 teachers across the country resigned from their posts to contest the local body elections, indicating how far school teachers are active in politics.
Over 5,000 women elected in phase one local polls
Published On: June 21, 2017 02:00 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, June 21: Over 5,000 women have been elected to the newly created local units in the first round of local elections held in provinces 3, 4 and 6.
Candidates head into election campaigns carrying flags and symbols of other parties
Published On: June 21, 2017 12:50 AM NPT By: Republica
KHOTANG, June 21: With the conclusion filing candidacy for the second phase elections, political parties have now focused their energies on election campaigns. Just like in the first phase of the polls, multi-party electoral alliances have been formed in various local units. The only difference this time, however, is that they have tried new antics by carrying a common party flag to support their common candidates.
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