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UML opens account in Mahankal, Lalitpur
Published On: May 15, 2017 07:22 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, May 15: CPN UML candidate Ram Krishna Acharya won the position of ward chairman in ward number 6 of Mahankal Rural Municipality in Lalitpur district.
Vote counting underway in Jumla
Published On: May 15, 2017 06:42 AM NPT By: Republica
JUMLA, May 15: The local level elections' vote counting is underway in Chandannath Municipality and the Patarasi, Hima, Kankasundari village councils here in the district.
73% voter turnout in historic local polls
Published On: May 15, 2017 06:22 AM NPT By: Bhadra Sharma
KATHMANDU, May 14: Nepal on Sunday conducted the first round of elections in the 281 local units of three provinces, bringing out millions of first-time local-election voters to the polling centers. The local polls, held after a gap of 20 years, were peaceful.
Local representatives to enjoy executive, legislative and judicial powers
Published On: May 15, 2017 05:30 AM NPT By: Ashok Dahal
KATHMANDU, May 15: The local representatives to be elected from the first phase of local elections held on Sunday and those to be elected from the second phase next month will for the first time exercise executive, legislative as well as judicial powers which have been devolved to the local level by the new constitution.
Local elections held in largely 'peaceful' atmosphere
Published On: May 15, 2017 02:20 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, May 15: The first phase of the local elections was held largely in peaceful manner in three provinces on Sunday, the Election Commission and other election observers have said.
Those who didn’t vote
Published On: May 15, 2017 02:00 AM NPT By: Ram Saran Tamang
KATHMANDU, May 15: A few meters away from the historic Durbar High School, one of the polling centers of the Sunday's election, a rickshaw puller scanned around the streets looking for potential passengers. Unfazed by the continuous buzz from the polling station, his only goal of the day was to earn enough to buy a meal later in the day.
Top leaders cast their votes
Published On: May 15, 2017 01:50 AM NPT By: Pooja Chauhan
Top leaders of the major political parties participated in the first round of local level elections on Sunday. Like millions of voters, they reached the polling centers and voted for their preferred candidates.
Long ballot paper confuses voters
Published On: May 15, 2017 01:40 AM NPT By: Gyan P Neupane
KATHMANDU, May 15: Benu Dahal, 74, of Budhanilakantha Municipality-8, found herself confused as to whom she voted for by the time she arrived home.
Locals of provinces 1, 2, 5 and 7 desperate to cast votes
Published On: May 15, 2017 01:30 AM NPT By: Daman Rai
KHOTANG, May 15: The successful completion of the first phase of local polls in provinces 3, 4 and 6 on Sunday, has made the voters of other provinces desperate to exercise their voting rights.
UML wants re-polls in several places
Published On: May 15, 2017 01:10 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, May 15: While thanking all voters and candidates taking part in the local level polls on Sunday, the main opposition party, CPN-UML, has asked the Election Commission to make re-polling arrangements in places where election booths were captured and voters were put under threat.
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