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Proportional Representation Vote Count Surpasses 10 Million Mark in House of Representatives Election
Kathmandu. The vote count for the Proportional Representation (PR) system of the House of Representatives election has surpassed 10 million. According to the latest integrated details published by ...
Rabi Lamichhane Thanks Indian PM Modi for Election Congratulations
Kathmandu. The Chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), Rabi Lamichhane, has expressed his gratitude to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Prime Minister Modi telephoned RSP Chairman Lami...
Former NRNA Chair Urges High-Level Diplomatic Efforts for Nepali Citizens in the Middle East Amid Tensions
Kathmandu. Former Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) Chairman RK Sharma has stressed the need for the government to undertake high-level diplomatic initiatives to enhance the security and moral...
Over 57,000 Nepalis Register on Online Portal for Data Collection in West Asia
Kathmandu. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that as of Monday evening, 57,100 Nepalis have registered their details on the online registration system operated by the Consular Service Depa...
Nepali Congress Secures 18 Seats in Direct Elections, Finishes Second Overall
Kathmandu. According to the final vote count for the House of Representatives direct elections, the Nepali Congress has secured victories in 18 out of the 165 constituencies across the country. The...
CPN-UML Secures Nine Seats in House of Representatives Direct Elections
Kathmandu. According to the final results of the direct elections for the House of Representatives, the CPN (UML) has emerged victorious in nine constituencies across the country. Data published by...
CPN Secures Victory in Eight Constituencies in House of Representatives Direct Election
Kathmandu. According to the final vote count results for the direct election of the House of Representatives, the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) has emerged victorious in eight constituencies acros...
Rastriya Swatantra Party Achieves Historic Victory in Direct Elections, Securing 125 Seats
Kathmandu. According to the final results of the House of Representatives elections, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has registered a historic success in direct elections, winning seats in 125 c...
LP Gas Shortage in Siraha Sparks Black Market Concerns, Prices Double
Siraha. Complaints are increasing in the district that some sellers have started black marketing by showing a shortage of cooking LP gas. Victims stated that they are being forced to pay more than ...
Espanyol and Real Oviedo Share Points in La Liga Draw
Kathmandu. In a Spanish La Liga match held on Tuesday, Espanyol and Real Oviedo shared the points after playing to a 1-1 draw. Real Oviedo appeared aggressive at the start of the match and took th...
Fire Damages Dental OPD at Rajbiraj Hospital in Saptari
A fire broke out on Monday in the building housing the Outpatient Department (OPD) services of the Dental branch at Gajendra Narayan Singh Hospital in Rajbiraj, Saptari. It is reported that propert...
Nepal Rastra Bank Publishes Foreign Exchange Rates for Tuesday
Kathmandu. Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has set the foreign exchange rates for today (Tuesday). Accordingly, the buying rate for one US Dollar has been set at 147 rupees 43 paisa and the selling rate at...
Weather Forecast Indicates Partial Cloudiness and Chance of Light Rain/Snowfall Across Nepal
Kathmandu. The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology stated that Nepal is currently under the partial influence of the westerly wind, a high-pressure system in the upper atmosphere, and a low-pre...
The Mandate Is Clear: Balen Should Lead
The explosion of public dissatisfaction with Nepal’s traditional political parties has manifested in a historic electoral victory for the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP). The party’s performance in ...
Newly Elected Lawmaker Mahabir Pun Sells Autobiography in Pokhara After Election Victory
Myagdi. Newly elected House of Representatives member from Myagdi, Mahabir Pun, has gone to Pokhara to sell books immediately after winning the election. Pun, who won by a double margin as an indep...
When Life Turns Inward
My father once had an endless circle of friends. In his younger years, he was often in town, meeting people, attending gatherings, and staying socially active. But in later life, he became content ...
RSP continues to top the PR vote table
KATHMANDU, March 9: The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is maintaining a strong lead in the ongoing vote counting under the proportional representation (PR) system for the House of Representatives e...
Crowds rally to pledge allegiance to Iran's new leader as US, Israel war rages
TEHRAN, March 10: Under a banner bearing the portrait of Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the words "your path will continue", crowds gathered in Tehran to pledge allegiance t...
Bangladesh PM Congratulates Nepal on Peaceful House of Representatives Election
Dhaka. Bangladesh Prime Minister Tareque Rahman has congratulated the Government of Nepal and the Nepali people on the peaceful completion of the House of Representatives election in Nepal. Indian...
Construction Nears Completion for New Federal Parliament Building in Kathmandu, Temporary Hall to Host Sessions
Kathmandu. The physical construction of the new Federal Parliament building being built in Singha Durbar is nearly 94 percent complete. Although construction is in its final stages, the main hall o...
Nepal’s comatose federalism
Subnational planning becomes impossible when the centre can pull the plug at will. Nepal’s federal experiment is an ambitious attempt to address the country’s governance challenges. Emerging from ...
Nepal’s majority moment: Opportunities and tests
In Nepal, a strong majority government represents both an opportunity and a test. Nepalis were longing for a stable majority government. The sweet dream has come true. With the Rastriya Swatantra ...
Balen Shah’s rise contributes to the fall of identity politics
Most parties with regional and identity agendas have been decimated in Thursday’s election. When the CPN (Maoist) ended its decade-long insurgency in 2006, identity politics was a buzzword, which ...
Middle East crisis heaps pressure on NOC for fuel price revision
KATHMANDU, March 10: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has adopted a wait-and-watch approach as it faces mounting pressure to revise fuel prices following a sharp increase in global oil prices, driven by...
Youthquake in Parliament
The cohort of younger MPs can bring the state closer to the large youth population of Nepal. For decades, Nepalis have wanted to see more youthful faces in the country’s political leadership, whic...
70th Session of UN Commission on the Status of Women Opens at UN Headquarters
Kathmandu. The 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women formally commenced today at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters. According to Nepal's Permanent Mission to the United Nations, ...
Supreme Court allows expansion of Birgunj main road
The top court dismissed five writ petitions, allowing Division Road Office Hetauda to widen the road 25 metres on both sides. The Supreme Court on Monday resolved a long-standing dispute over the ...
18 infected in measles outbreak in Dhorpatan
It is the second outbreak of the deadly disease in six weeks, after a hiatus of more than two years. Dhorpatan Municipality in Baglung district has recorded a fresh outbreak of measles, with 18 ch...
Police Seize Over NPR 600,000 Worth of Smuggled Goods in Rupandehi District
Bhairahawa. Police have seized goods worth over NPR 600,000 that were illegally brought in by evading customs duties from various locations in Rupandehi district. Police Superintendent Janak Bahad...
Haze and pollution shroud Nepal for nearly a week
Met officials predicted light rainfall on Monday in one or two places across the Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki, and Karnali provinces, but it will not clear out air pollution and hazy conditions. Haze m...
Rastriya Janamorcha loses leftist bastion in Baglung despite poll alliance with NCP
Chitra Bahadur KC blames the results mostly on what he called foreign influence. In a dramatic reversal of decade-long political dominance, the Rastriya Janamorcha has lost its traditional strongh...
Major Shift in Gandaki Province: CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) Fail to Secure Any Federal Seats
Pokhara. In the House of Representatives election held last Thursday, the communist parties CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) failed to secure victory in even a single constituency in Gandaki Provinc...
Vegetable prices fluctuate up to 200 percent in a month amid elections
Commerce Department report finds sharp swings in prices of cauliflower, broccoli and other produce despite stable supply conditions. The retail prices of several vegetables, including cauliflower,...
Karki elected HoR member from Sankhuwasabha
SANKHUWASABHA, March 10: Dr Arjun Kumar Karki of CPN (UML) was declared the winner in the House of Representatives (HoR) election from Sankhuwasabha district.
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