News on Falgun 24, 2082
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New Face Emerges Victorious in Kanchanpur-1, Defeating Established Political Parties
Dhangadhi. A new face has emerged in Kanchanpur Constituency No. 1, traditionally considered a stronghold of older political parties. Janak Singh Dhami, the candidate from the Rastriya Swatantra P...
Transportation Expert Ashish Gajurel Transitions from Infrastructure Specialist to Member of Parliament in Nepal
Kathmandu. Ashish Gajurel is a familiar name in newspapers for consistently writing about Nepal's disorganized transportation system and rising road accidents, and for suggesting solutions. Now, th...
CPN-UML's Ganesh Singh Thagunna Wins Darchula House of Representatives Seat
Dhangadhi. CPN-UML candidate Ganesh Singh Thagunna has won the House of Representatives seat from Darchula. Thagunna, who was defeated in the previous election, has managed to secure his place in p...
Nepali Congress's Bharat Bahadur Khadka Elected to House of Representatives from Doti
Dhangadhi. Bharat Bahadur Khadka of the Nepali Congress has been elected as the Member of the House of Representatives from Doti. Khadka, who has been active in Doti politics and served as a people...
CPN-UML Maintains Lead in Five Constituencies Amidst Rastriya Swatantra Party Wave
Kathmandu. Amidst a wave for the Rastriya Swatantra Party across the country, the CPN-UML has maintained a lead in five constituencies so far. UML candidates are leading in Ilam-2 with Suhang Nemba...
Rastriya Swatantra Party's Gyanendra Bahadur Mahata Wins Kanchanpur-3 House Seat by Wide Margin
Dhangadhi. Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) leader Gyanendra Bahadur Mahata has won the election for the House of Representatives member from Kanchanpur Constituency No. 3 by a large margin. Mahata s...
Nepali Congress Takes Lead in Seven Constituencies Amidst Ongoing House of Representatives Election Vote Counting
Kathmandu. As the counting of votes for the House of Representatives Election 2082 continues, the Nepali Congress has maintained its lead in seven different constituencies across the country. Acco...
Rastriya Swatantra Party Secures Significant Wins in Sudurpashchim Province Election Results
Dhangadhi. Results have been announced for most of the 16 House of Representatives constituencies in the Sudurpashchim Province, while counting continues in a few others. According to the results p...
Rastriya Swatantra Party Candidate Takes Lead in Okhaldhunga Vote Count
Kathmandu. In Okhaldhunga, Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) candidate Bishwaraj Pokharel has taken the lead for the first time according to the latest vote count. He secured a lead by garnering 11,4...
Rastriya Swatantra Party's Khemraj Koirala Elected to House of Representatives from Kailali-4
Dhangadhi. Khemraj Koirala, the candidate from the Rastriya Swatantra Party, has been elected as a member of the House of Representatives from Kailali Constituency Number 4. Koirala achieved victo...
Rastriya Swatantra Party's Nisha Dangi Overcomes Proportional Representation Tag with Decisive Direct Election Victory in Jhapa-1
Kathmandu. A narrative is very prevalent in politics: 'The political weight of being a proportional representation MP is different from being directly elected.' However, the young leader of the Ra...
Rastriya Swatantra Party's Narendra Sah Kalwar Wins Sarlaahi Constituency-3 Seat
Kathmandu. Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) candidate Narendra Sah Kalwar has been victorious in Sarlaahi Constituency Number 3. Sah was elected by securing 46,890 votes, while his closest competito...
Manchester City Overcomes Newcastle United with 3-1 Comeback Victory in FA Cup
Kathmandu. Manchester City defeated Newcastle United by a score of 3-1 in the FA Cup match held on Sunday. City managed to secure a comeback victory in the competition held at Newcastle's home grou...
Independent Winner Mahabir Pun Declines Victory Celebration in Myagdi, Citing Responsibility Over Festivity
Myagdi. In previous years, the market area in Myagdi used to become chaotic due to the flamboyant 'victory celebrations' by the winners after elections. It was an old tradition for elected candidat...
Nepali Congress Candidate Wins Rautahat Constituency 2 Seat
Kathmandu. Nepali Congress candidate Md. Firdos Alam has been elected from Rautahat Constituency Number 2. Firdos, the son of the controversial late Aftab Alam, who was also a former minister, secu...
CPN's Ramesh Kumar Malla Wins House of Representatives Seat in Salyan
Ramesh Kumar Malla of the Communist Party of Nepal has won the House of Representatives seat from Salyan. According to the Election Commission, Malla secured 23,189 votes. His closest competitor, ...
Rabi Lamichhane's Rastriya Swatantra Party Surpasses 1 Million Votes in Proportional Representation Count
Kathmandu. The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) led by Rabi Lamichhane, which is aggressively winning seats in the House of Representatives election 2082 through the first-past-the-post system, has a...
Gagan Thapa loses seat to RSP’s Amresh Kumar Singh in Sarlahi-4
Singh wins by 12,857 votes, ending Thapa’s 18-year parliamentary run. Nepali Congress president Gagan Thapa has lost the House of Representatives election from Sarlahi-4 to Rastriya Swatantra Part...
Balendra Shah’s thumping win caps another big day for RSP
Kathmandu’s former mayor secured 68,348 votes, defeating Oli by nearly 50,000 votes and bolstering his chances of becoming prime minister. Jhapa-5 was the most keenly-watched constituency in Nepal...
Nepali Congress Faces Disappointing Results in House of Representatives Elections Amid Ongoing Vote Counting
Kathmandu. As the counting of votes for the House of Representatives Election 2082 continues, the results for the Nepali Congress have appeared extremely disappointing. The Congress, which became t...
Rastriya Swatantra Party Candidate Jagdish Kharel Wins Election in Dolakha
Dolakha. Rastriya Swatantra Party candidate Jagdish Kharel has been elected in Dolakha. Kharel was elected by securing 32,376 votes. His closest rival, CPN-UML candidate Parbat Gurung, received 17...
Weather Forecast: High Pressure System and Trough Influence Bring Mixed Conditions Across Nepal
Kathmandu. The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has stated that Nepal is currently under the partial influence of a high-pressure system in the upper atmosphere and a low-pressure trough nea...
Results of 126 constituencies announced so far, RSP wins 97 seats
KATHMANDU, March 7: Vote counting for the House of Representatives (HoR) election is ongoing across the country. According to the Election Commission (EC), results from 87 constituencies have been ...
Rastriya Swatantra Party Dominates Gandaki Province Elections, Securing 12 Seats So Far
Pokhara. The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has secured 12 seats in Gandaki Province from the House of Representatives elections held on Falgun 21. RSP candidates are also leading in the remaining ...
Major leaders of traditional parties lose election
This reality check gives old parties chance to introspect, accept the outcome and seriously work on reforms, analyst says. A spectacular defeat of top leaders and the poor performance overall of t...
RSP’s Surya Tamang wins Udayapur-2
Defeats UML’s Ambar Rayamajhi by 7,154 votes. Surya Tamang of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has been elected to the House of Representatives from Udayapur-2. Tamang secured 14,802 votes in t...
Nepali Communist Party’s Dhan Bahadur Budha wins Dolpa
Secures fourth consecutive victory, defeating UML’s Lanka Bahadur Rokaya by 1,406 votes. Dhan Bahadur Budha of the Nepali Communist Party (NCP) has won the House of Representatives seat from Dolpa...
RSP crosses one million votes in PR tally
Party secures 51.3 percent of votes, maintaining lead over Nepali Congress and UML. The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has crossed the one million mark in the proportional representation (PR) vote...
Veteran Politician Rajendra Prasad Pandey Loses Dhading Seat After Eight Electoral Contests
Dhading. Rajendra Prasad Pandey, who contested eight times in the House of Representatives election in Dhading, has been defeated this time. Pandey, who lost his first election in 2064 BS, could no...
Amaresh secures victory over Gagan in Sarlahi-4
KATHMANDU, March 8: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) candidate Amaresh Kumar Singh has been elected to the House of Representatives from Sarlahi-4, defeating Nepali Congress (NC) candidate Gagan Kuma...
Rastriya Swatantra Party Candidates Win All Three House of Representatives Seats in Kanchanpur
Mahendranagar. Candidates from the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) have been elected in all three constituencies of Kanchanpur under the House of Representatives. In Kanchanpur-1, RSP's Janak Singh...
Newly Elected Lawmaker Pledges to Shun Nepotism and Corruption, Issues Strict List of 'What I Will Not Do'
Pokhara. Khadak Raj Paudel (Ganesh), the candidate from Rastriya Swatantra Party, has won the election from Kaski 1. Winning with the highest number of votes, he committed to nationalizing local-le...
Nepal’s plywood exports plunge 46.8 percent amid delay in Indian quality certification
Manufacturers say late renewal of BIS certificate stalled shipments to India for months, slashing export earnings in the current fiscal year. Nepal’s plywood exports fell sharply by 46.78 percent ...
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