Finance Minister Sharma attends World Bank meeting

Published On: October 13, 2022 09:45 AM NPT By: Republica

WASHINGTON DC, Oct 13: Finance Minister Janardan Sharma presided over the 53rd Governors' Session of the World Bank Group and the South East Asian Group of the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, Oct 13: Local level elected representatives are not allowed to engage in election campaigning for or against any candidate or party within their own municipality.

57 parties taking part in HoR, PA elections

Published On: October 12, 2022 04:15 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Oct 12: Only 57 political parties have filed nominations under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system for the elections to the House of Representatives (HoR) and the Province Assembly (PA).  The voting for the twin elections is taking place on November 20 in a single phase. Earlier 86 political parties registered themselves at the Election Commission (EC) for the election purpose.

Dipak Manange is unopposed member of Provincial Assembly

Published On: October 12, 2022 01:35 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Oct 12: As Dorje Lama Gurung, who had filed his candidacy from Manang's Provincial Assembly-2, withdrew his candidacy, independent candidate Dipak Manange alias Rajiv Gurung has been elected unopposed.

KATHMANDU, Oct 12: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya has said that it would not be acceptable for election observers to be siding with or going against any parties or candidates in the November 20 elections.

Deuba's candidacy upheld, Resham Chaudhary's canceled

Published On: October 12, 2022 12:30 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Oct 12: The complaint demanding that the candidature of Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba from Dadeldhura for the membership of the House of Representatives (HoR) be scrapped has been dismissed stating that it was not in accordance with the law.

Stack of bills stalled in National Assembly

Published On: October 12, 2022 11:58 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Oct 12: With the dissolution of the House of Representatives, several important bills presently in the National Assembly have become inactive as well as stalled. Of the 51 bills registered in the National Assembly, 26 have been passed and six have been withdrawn. A new House of Representatives is needed to move the remaining bills forward in the National Assembly. Bills which have been sent to the House of Representatives and returned are inactive, so new bills have to be registered and moved forward.

General Election 2022: Candidates can withdraw their names today

Published On: October 12, 2022 10:30 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Oct 12: Candidates who have filed their nomination papers for the upcoming elections to the House of Representatives (HoR) and provincial assemblies can withdraw their candidacies today.

KATHMANDU, Oct 11: Fifty-seven political parties have filed their candidacies towards the first-past-the-post (FPTP) election for the House of Representatives election scheduled for November 20.

KATHMANDU, Oct 11: A meeting of the ruling alliance has warned of taking action against those filing candidacy against the consent of their respective party.