Rainfall predicted on local poll day

Published On: May 8, 2022 05:50 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 8: Meteorologists have projected rains across the country on the day of local level elections and have urged all stakeholders concerned to make necessary preparations.

KATHMANDU, May 8:  Russian climber Pavel Kostrikin died at Camp I of Mount Everest, the first reported death of a foreigner on the world's highest peak in the current climbing season that began in March, a Nepali official said on Sunday.

Names of deceased not removed from voters’ list

Published On: May 8, 2022 02:07 PM NPT By: Republica

TULSIPUR, May 8: The names of the deceased voters in Dang district have not been removed from the list of voters so far. Such names have not been removed as the local levels have not sent the list of the deceased voters since 2017.

Unidentified person attacks poll candidate with khukuri

Published On: May 8, 2022 12:33 PM NPT By: Republica

BHOJPUR, May 8: An unidentified person attacked a poll candidate for ward member in Shadananda Municipality-10 in the district with a khukuri in the locality on Saturday night.

KATHMANDU, May 8: The first team of climbers successfully reached atop Mt Everest on Saturday, marking the first ascent of the spring climbing season 2022.

JANAKPUR, May 8: Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has promised to resolve the issues of citizenship by passing the bill on citizenship from the parliament.

TANAHUN, May 8: Preparations are underway to deploy polling officers and assistant polling officers in the district for the May 13 local elections.

CHITWAN, May 8: The Mugling-Narayanghat road section, which was blocked due to landslide, has come back into operation. The landslide at Topekhola in Ichchakamana Rural Municipality-6 had blocked the road since 7:40 PM on Saturday.

ILLAM, May 7: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has warned of the dangers posed by international borders in order to hold free and fair local elections in the district. The monitoring team of the commission also suggested formulating a security strategy focusing on the international border linked with Ilam district.

ITAHARI, May 7: Residents of Itahari staged a protest outside the Apex Hospital on Friday night, accusing its doctors of the death of a sick patient because of their negligence. The family of the deceased and locals pelted stones demanding action against the doctors involved.