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.

KATHMANDU, May 15: Five different agreements will be signed between Nepal and India to deepen the centuries-old educational and cultural ties between the two countries during the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Lumbini.

SYANGJA, May 14: The post-mortem of 14 people killed in a jeep accident on Friday is being conducted at Gahau Primary Hospital Waling.

KATHMANDU, May 14: An all-black expedition team (Full Circle Everest Expedition) led by Philip Henderson has successfully made it to the summit of Mt Sagarmatha, 8848.86 meters on Friday.

UML cadres accused of beating women in Myagdi

Published On: May 14, 2022 10:15 AM NPT By: Republica

MYAGDI, May 14: Nepali Congress (NC) has accused the CPN-UML supporters of beating the NC cadres stating that they did not vote for them in the election in Dhawalagiri Rural Municipality-5, Malkwang of Myagdi district at midnight.

Youth killed in police action in Udayapur

Published On: May 14, 2022 07:20 AM NPT By: Maheshwor Chamling Rai

UDAYAPUR, May 14: A youth was killed in police action on Friday at Kalika Secondary School polling station in Katari Municipality-10, Udayapur. The deceased has been identified as Bir Bahadur Katuwal, 18, according to Ward Committee member of Maoist Center Arjun Magar.

Voting postponed at four polling centers in Kavre

Published On: May 13, 2022 04:59 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 13: Voting has been postponed at four polling stations in Kavrepalanchowk district after the polling officials were found casting votes of differently-abled people at another symbol than their request, giving over four or five ballot papers to the voters. Police had to fire aerial shots to take the situation under control after clashes erupted.

Chits used to cast votes in Bharatpur

Published On: May 13, 2022 04:40 PM NPT By: Republica

CHITWAN, May 13: People have been found to be using chits to cast their votes in Bharatpur. At a polling center in Krishnapur of Bharatpur, the ruling coalition parties have been found to have given chits to voters to cast their votes.