Tapendra Karki

Sources say CPN-UML Chair KP Sharma Oli, Nepali Congress outgoing President Sher Bahadur Deuba, and Nepali Communist Party Coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal met on Sunday evening to discuss recent political developments.

The meeting, with the March 5 HoR election in focus, reportedly included serious discussions of possible electoral alliances. Sources indicate that Chair Oli solicited support in constituencies where UML is seen as having strong winning prospects.

Out of 10,967 polling locations designated nationwide, as many as 3,680 polling centers have been classified as highly sensitive and placed under additional surveillance.

The SC’s demand for original evidence to justify the withdrawal of money laundering and organised crime charges against Rabi Lamichhane has raised serious legal concerns, turning the case into a broader test of the Office of the Attorney General’s authority and the integrity of Nepal&rsq...

The Command Post, led by Home Secretary Raj Kumar Shrestha, brings together senior officials from all four security agencies and will function under the directives of the Central Security Committee.

Critics say the selective focus raises serious questions about the investigation’s credibility and completeness.

The APF was born out of necessity during the armed rebellion initiated by the then CPN (Maoist) in 1996. As the insurgency intensified, the Nepal Police struggled to maintain law and order and officers were increasingly targeted by rebels—underscoring the need for a paramilitary force.

According to local governance experts, resigning midway without completing that term amounts to deceiving the electorate and undermining the public mandate.

According to Election Commission Spokesperson Narayan Bhattarai, a total of 2,925 candidates registered their candidacies for the 165 first-past-the-post seats.

The party leadership has sidelined central leaders who backed Ishwar Pokhrel—Oli’s rival for the party chair—while selecting candidates for direct elections.