KATHMANDU, May 22: Independent candidate Balen Shah is leading in the mayoral race for Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) with 40,926 votes in the ongoing vote counting.

KATHMANDU, May 22: Member of Parliament and General Secretary of the Nepali Congress, Gagan Kumar Thapa has demanded the declaration of the ‘National Production Decade’ to increase domestic production and minimize trade deficit.

UML wins mayoral race in Shuklaphanta

Published On: May 22, 2022 03:39 PM NPT By: Republica

MAHENDRANAGAR, May 22: The CPN-UML has won the mayoral seat in Shuklaphanta Municipality in Kanchanpur district. UML's Rana Bahadur Mahara has been elected to the post with 6,773 votes while his closest rival Chinta Mani Bhatta from the Nepali Congress got 6,264 votes.

Ruling coalition meeting underway at Baluwatar

Published On: May 22, 2022 02:29 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 22: A meeting of the ruling coalition parties has started at the Prime Minister's residence in Baluwatar. The meeting has been convened to discuss the policies and programs to be brought by the government for the new fiscal year 2022-23.

DHARAN, May 22: Independent candidate Harka Raj Rai (Sampang) has secured his victory in the mayoral race of Dharan Sub-metropolis. There are only 3,284 votes left to count while Sampang is leading by 4,281 votes against his closest rival from the five-party alliance Kishor Rai. Even if Kishor receives all the remaining votes, Sampang will still win the elections.

Vote counting concludes in 703 local bodies

Published On: May 22, 2022 01:27 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 22:The counting of votes of the local elections has concluded in 703 out of the 753 local bodies so far. According to the Election Commission (EC), vote counting has concluded in 252 municipalities and 450 rural municipalities. Out of the total 753 local units in the country, vote counting has concluded at 93.94 percent.

US Under Secretary Zeya meets Foreign Minister Khadka

Published On: May 22, 2022 01:10 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 22: A delegation led by the US Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights, Uzra Zeya today paid a courtesy call on Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Narayan Khadka at the ministry.

US Under Secretary of State Zeya calls on PM Deuba

Published On: May 22, 2022 12:40 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 22: A delegation led by US Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, Uzra Zeya, held a courtesy meeting with Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba today.

Independent candidate Hamal elected as mayor of Dhangadhi

Published On: May 22, 2022 12:00 PM NPT By: Republica

DHANGADI, May 22: Independent candidate Gopal Hamal has been elected the mayor of Dhangadhi Sub-metropolis. He won with 26,865 votes while his closest rival, the common candidate of ruling alliance, Nrip Bahadur Oda of the Nepali Congress, received 14,817 votes.

Acharya continues to lead vote count in Pokhara

Published On: May 22, 2022 10:23 AM NPT By: Republica

POKHARA, May 22: The ruling coalition candidate Dhanraj Acharya continues to lead the vote count for the post of Mayor of Pokhara Metropolitan City. Acharya of the CPN (Unified Socialist) has received 40,434 votes.