RAUTAHAT, May 16: Police shot two rounds of aerial shots in Sarlahi today, after a dispute broke out over the result of vote counting. Tensions have intensified in the district since the polling day on May 13.

KATHMANDU, May 16: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has expressed her best wishes for happiness, peace and prosperity to all Nepali brothers and sisters at home and abroad on the occasion of the 2566th birth anniversary of Gautam Buddha, the propounder of Buddhist philosophy and the pioneer of the world peace.

PM Deuba extends best wishes on 2566th Buddha Jayanti

Published On: May 16, 2022 10:02 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 16: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has extended greetings on the occasion of 2566th Buddha Purnima today.

2566th Buddha Jayanti being observed today

Published On: May 16, 2022 08:22 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 16: The 2566th birth anniversary of Gautam Buddha- Buddha Jayanti- is being observed across the country by commemorating his contribution to the establishment of world peace.

KATHMANDU, May 15: The Election Commission (EC) has urged the bodies concerned not to blow a minor human error during the counting of votes out of proportion as an issue of dispute.

RAUTAHAT, May 15: A candidate for the post of ward chairman from the Nepali Congress (NC) has been arrested from Balara Municipality of Sarlahi district on the charge of ripping ballot papers.

LUMBINI, May 15: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be arriving here tomorrow, leading an 11-member delegation in the course of his official visit to Nepal. He will be arriving here at the invitation of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba.

KAPILVASTU, May 15: A local woman has been brutally beaten up by a group led by Rahul Tharu, a ward chairman candidate of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) for Shivaraj Municipality-1 of Kapilvastu, for not voting him.

KATHMANDU, May 15: Various students unions have staged a demonstration outside the central office of Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) in Teku, Kathmandu, demanding the corporation withdraw its decision to hike the prices of petroleum products.

Balen Shah in Bhaktapur

Published On: May 15, 2022 01:58 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 15: Popular youth candidate for the post of mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), Balen Shah reached Bhaktapur on Sunday. Shah, who is leading the race for the post of mayor of KMC from the independent cluster, reached the office of Bhaktapur Municipality-2.