Published On: April 7, 2017 01:30 AM NPT By: Bhadra Sharma
KATHMANDU, April 6: The Election Commission (EC) is to start printing the ballot papers for Province 2 from Friday even as the government is still negotiating with the agitating Madhes-centric parties to bring them on board the election process.
Published On: April 6, 2017 07:53 AM NPT By: Bhadra Sharma
KATHMANDU, April 5: Under pressure from the government, the Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday relaxed the election code of conduct, allowing government ministers to participate in poll campaigns organized by their respective parties.
Published On: April 5, 2017 05:30 AM NPT By: Bhadra Sharma
KATHMANDU, April 4: The Election Commission (EC) is preparing to conduct elections in all 744 local units regardless of the parties' failure to reach consensus on settling the demands raised by the agitating Madhes-based political parties.
Published On: April 3, 2017 05:00 AM NPT By: Bhadra Sharma
KATHMANDU, April 2: As part of final preparations for the May 14 local elections, the Election Commission (EC) on Sunday finalized the list of eligible voters.
Published On: April 2, 2017 07:03 PM NPT By: Bhadra Sharma
KATHMANDU, April 2: The Election Commission has finalized the number of voters for the upcoming local level elections.
Published On: April 2, 2017 06:34 PM NPT By: Bhadra Sharma
KATHMANDU, April 2: A contempt of court case has been filed against the Nepali Congress and its President Sher Bahadur Deuba on Sunday.
Published On: March 31, 2017 05:51 PM NPT By: Bhadra Sharma
KATHMANDU, MARCH 31: Election Commission on Friday apprised President Bidya Devi Bhandari about its preparations made so far for holding local level elections on May 14.
Published On: March 30, 2017 09:50 PM NPT By: Bhadra Sharma
KATHMANDU, March 30: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has urged the Election Commission to prepare for conducting the local level elections in all 744 local units.
Published On: March 30, 2017 08:47 AM NPT By: Bhadra Sharma
KATHMANDU, March 30: The Election Commission (EC) will start printing voter identity cards from April 2 in a bid to conduct the upcoming local-level elections in a free, fair and credible manner.
Published On: March 29, 2017 08:12 AM NPT By: Bhadra Sharma
KATHMANDU, March 28: The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday sought clarifications from Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Bimalendra Nidhi over breach of the election code of conduct.
Published On: March 27, 2017 08:12 AM NPT By: Bhadra Sharma
KAKTHMAND, March 26: As part of the preparations for conducting local elections within the slated date of May 14, the Election Commission (EC) has printed the ballot papers for 36 out of the 75 districts so far. The election body plans to complete printing the remaining ballots by April 18. Ballot papers are being printed at the tightly-guarded Janak Shikshya Samagri Kendra (JSSK), the state-owned press, in Bhaktapur district. “Till now, we have printed the ballot papers for 36 districts. We are on track in terms of the logistics for the elections,” said Election Commissioner Narendra Dahal.
Published On: March 24, 2017 12:30 AM NPT By: Bhadra Sharma
KATHMANDU, March 24: Even as the local elections draw ever nearer, the Election Commission (EC) has yet to start voter education for the general public, thanks to dillydallying right at the central level.
Published On: March 21, 2017 12:40 AM NPT By: Bhadra Sharma
KATHMANDU, March 21: A Joint Election Operation Center (JEOC) to be formed under the Election Commission (EC) will mobilize over 200,000 security personnel to ensure security during the upcoming local elections.
Published On: March 19, 2017 06:33 PM NPT By: Bhadra Sharma
KATHMANDU, March 19: Election Commission on Sunday said that some of the parties including the ruling Nepali Congress and Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) may deprive from contesting upcoming local elections in some districts.
Published On: March 19, 2017 05:37 PM NPT By: Bhadra Sharma
KATHMANDU, March 19: Election Commission has started printing the ballot-papers for the upcoming local level elections from Sunday.
Published On: March 18, 2017 12:50 AM NPT By: Bhadra Sharma
KATHMANDU, March 18: The Election Commission (EC) has delayed its plan to print the ballot papers starting from Saturday, citing lack of internal preparations in arranging the election symbols for political parties and independent candidates, among other things. The ballots will now be printed a couple of days later.
Published On: March 17, 2017 06:57 PM NPT By: Bhadra Sharma
KATHMANDU, March 17: The Election Commission has removed 'Hindu state' and 'monarchy' from the party statute of the ruling Rastriya Prajatantra Party. The election body, however, has endorsed 'cow' as the election symbol for the party.
Published On: March 17, 2017 01:13 PM NPT By: Bhadra Sharma
KATHMANDU, 17: Chief Election Commissioner Ayodhee Prasad Yadav on Friday urged Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to create conducive environment for the upcoming local polls.
Published On: March 15, 2017 07:25 AM NPT By: Bhadra Sharma
KATHMANDU, March 14: Backtracking on its previous commitment of not asking for any foreign aid for the management of elections, the Election Commission (EC) is seeking logistical support from India, China and other countries for the upcoming local elections.
Published On: March 13, 2017 12:10 AM NPT By: Bhadra Sharma
KATHMANDU, MARCH 13: The Election Commission (EC) is making preparations to begin printing ballot papers from March 18 for the May 14 local elections as per the recently finalized local units under the federal setup.