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12 teachers quit job to contest local polls in Khotang
Published On: April 26, 2017 01:48 PM NPT By: Daman Rai
KHOTANG, April 26: Teachers affiliated with different political parties have started tendering their resignations in a bid to open legal way for contesting the local polls slated for May 14.
Too many candidates in big parties, small parties struggle to find aspirants
Published On: April 26, 2017 08:58 AM NPT By: Sangam Gharti Magar
BAGLUNG, April 25: Major political parties are having hard time to select their candidates from the pool of the aspirant candidates for the upcoming local elections. The aspirant candidates are lobbying within their party’s rank and files to clinch the party’s ticket. On the other hand, however, small political parties are struggling to find influential candidates to represent them in the elections.
NC election manifesto for local polls puts focus on economic prosperity
Published On: April 26, 2017 08:01 AM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala
KATHMANDU, April 25: Nepali Congress (NC) has announced an ambitious plan to reduce the percentage of people living below poverty line to 3 percent of the total population in the next 10 years.
EC to begin vote counting shortly after phase I polls
Published On: April 26, 2017 05:00 AM NPT By: Bhadra Sharma
KATHMANDU, April 26: The Election Commission has decided to begin counting the votes cast in the first phase of the local level elections scheduled for May 14 immediately after the conclusion of the voting process.
Election fever grips rural municipalities of Koshi-Mechi
Published On: April 26, 2017 01:10 AM NPT By: Republica
BIRATNAGAR, April 26: Though the announcement of local elections in two phases slowed down the poll campaigns for a while, that has not dampened the excitement of locals in the rural municipalities of the Koshi-Mechi region.
Naya Shakti gets election symbol
Published On: April 25, 2017 11:50 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, April 25: After months long protests, Naya Shakti Nepal (NSN) received Mashal (torch) as the party's election symbol for the upcoming local elections.
Postponement of election date disappoints voters
Published On: April 25, 2017 03:50 PM NPT By: Republica
DADELDHURA, April 25: The government decision to revise the schedule of the local-level election has left the people of Dadheldhura under the province number 7 disappointed.
EC announces fresh programs for phase I, II polls
Published On: April 25, 2017 05:00 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, April 25: In a bid to accommodate parties under the Federal Alliance in the upcoming local elections, the Election Commission (EC) has revised its scheduled programs for the first phase of the elections and unveiled new programs for the second phase scheduled for June 14.
Govt., EC and Federal Alliance discuss on easing legal complexity
Published On: April 24, 2017 03:27 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, April 24: A meeting among the government representatives, office-bearers of the Election Commission of Nepal (ECN) and Federal Alliance (FA)'s parties was held today, pitching for participation of those political parties not registered at the ECN for the first phase of local level election on May 14.
EC sets conditions for polls in two phases
Published On: April 24, 2017 05:30 AM NPT By: Bhadra Sharma
KATHMANDU, April 24: The Election Commission (EC) on Sunday said that the polls can be conducted in two phases only if the recently printed ballot papers, voter rolls and voter ID cards are to be used for the second phase elections as well. The election body is for conducting the local elections in two phases without affecting the existing technical and managerial arrangements.
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