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Gokul Baskota cautions against rise of ‘revenge-driven politics’ in Nepal
In a social media post, Baskota said politics in the country has increasingly become centered on power, weakening its ideological base and giving rise to such tendencies. He warned that growing political hostility could exceed limits and potentially turn violent.
Jan 02, 2026
62 days to go for polls: EC seeks applications from fir...
62 days to go for polls: EC seeks applications from fir...
Jan 02, 2026
NC proposes 15th general convention from May 11–14 af...
NC proposes 15th general convention from May 11–14 af...
Jan 02, 2026
Nepo babies, celebrities and controversy: Can parties f...
Nepo babies, celebrities and controversy: Can parties f...
Jan 02, 2026
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In pictures: excited voters queue for NA election
In pictures: excited voters queue for NA election
KATHMANDU, Feb 7: Voting in six of the seven provinces for the National Assembly elections started from 10 AM today.
Feb 07, 2018
POLITICS
Upper House election starts (Photo feature)
Upper House election starts (Photo feature)
KATHMANDU, Feb 7: Voting in six of the seven provinces for the National Assembly elections started from 10 AM today. After all candidates from Province 2 were elected unopposed, only six provinces are holding their elections.
Feb 07, 2018
POLITICS
Youths burn effigies of PA members after Hindi comes to use
Youths burn effigies of PA members after Hindi comes to use
DHANUSHA, Feb 7: Youth here have protested some leaders of the Madhes-based political parties using Hindi in their statements in the historic first session of the Province Assembly of the Province-2 that convened on Sunday.
Feb 07, 2018
POLITICS
Upper house election today
Upper house election today
KATMANDU, Feb 7: Two months after completion of the parliamentary and provincial assembly election, the Election Commission (EC) is conducting the National Assembly (NA) poll on Wednesday.
Feb 07, 2018
POLITICS
Province 2 to prioritize Chure conservation
Province 2 to prioritize Chure conservation
LAHAN, Feb 7: Former President Ram Baran often shared his concerns for two issues. “I always worry about two things. One is implementation of the new constitution and second is the conservation of the Chure range,” he would say. While the country has made considerable progress towards implementing t...
Feb 07, 2018
POLITICS
SC issues interlocutory stay order in Sumargi case
SC issues interlocutory stay order in Sumargi case
KATHMANDU, Feb 7: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued an interlocutory stay order in favor of businessman Ajaya Raj Sumargi, allowing him to use Rs 2 billion which was transferred from a foreign bank and subsequently frozen by Nepal Rastra Bank.
Feb 07, 2018
POLITICS
Ministry doesn’t know how many civil servants have reached provinces
Ministry doesn’t know how many civil servants have reached p...
KATHMANDU, Feb 7: At a time when reports coming in from the provinces say that the government employees deputed by the central government to the offices in the provinces are yet to reach their new offices, the Ministry of General Administration (MoGA) has no records of how many employees have reache...
Feb 07, 2018
NEPAL, POLITICS
Differences mar Province 2 govt deal
Differences mar Province 2 govt deal
KATHMANDU, Feb 7: Leaders of Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN) and Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) on Tuesday tried unsuccessfully to hammer out a power sharing deal for Province 2 as the two tarai-centric parties begun formal talks that could possibly lead to the formation of the only provinc...
Feb 07, 2018
POLITICS
MoF, Korean embassy sign MoU on rural development research
MoF, Korean embassy sign MoU on rural development research
KATHMANDU, Feb 7: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the Embassy of Republic of Korea have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a project titled “Integrated Rural Development of Nepal through Strengthening Research and Development Capacity of Kathmandu University.” The MoU was signed by Fin...
Feb 07, 2018
POLITICS
Gurung duo battle for chief minister
Gurung duo battle for chief minister
KATHMANDU, Feb 6: Two standing committee members of the CPN-UML-- Prithivi Subba Gurung and Kiran Gurung-are lobbying to get chief ministerial position of Province 4. Both the leaders are busy convincing top leaders to get the top post.
Feb 07, 2018