ELECTION
RPP mayoral candidate Rana ahead of his nearest rival by 3814 votes
RPP mayoral candidate Rana ahead of his nearest rival by 38...
NEPALGUNJ, July 3: Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) mayoral candidate Dhawal Shamsher Rana continues to take the lead in the mayoral race in Nepalgunj Sub-metropolitan City.
Jul 03, 2017
ELECTION
RPP opens account in the local level elections
RPP opens account in the local level elections
JHAPA, July 3: Rastriya Prajantra Party (RPP) , known as a champion of Hindu state, has opened an account in the second phase of the local level polls held on June 28 in Kachankawal Rural Municipality of Jhapa district at a time when political analysts have stopped seeing the possibility of the RPP...
Jul 03, 2017
SPORTS
Germany beats Chile 1-0 in bruising Confederations Cup final
Germany beats Chile 1-0 in bruising Confederations Cup final
ST. PETERSBURG, July 3: Germany’s experimental young side overcame street-wise Chile to win a bruising Confederations Cup final 1-0 on Sunday, vindicating Joachim Loew’s decision to leave most of his world champions at home.
Jul 03, 2017
VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX
Valley Pollution Levels
Valley Pollution Levels
The graph above is based on the pollutant of fine particulate matter, PM2.5 (PM less than 2.5 microns) of Kathmandu Valley in a day.
Jul 03, 2017
POLITICS
Other parties making in-roads into Maoist stronghold Rolpa
Other parties making in-roads into Maoist stronghold Rolpa
ROLPA, July 2: The Maoist grip on Rolpa, the district known as the center of origin of the decade-long armed insurgency, seems to be loosening with other parties making strategic wins in the recently held local elections in the district.
Jul 03, 2017
POLITICS
RJPN mulls withdrawing support to govt
RJPN mulls withdrawing support to govt
KATHMANDU, July 2: Irked with the government’s indifference to address its demands, the agitating Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) has been mulling withdrawing its support to the government, said its leaders.
Jul 03, 2017
ELECTION
UML buoyed, NC-Maoists upset with poll results
UML buoyed, NC-Maoists upset with poll results
KATHMANDU, July 3: After the CPN-UML emerged victorious in provinces 3, 4 and 6 in the first phase of the local polls, several leaders of the ruling Nepali Congress and CPN (Maoist Center) stood in defense of their parties' performances, arguing that the outcome was not that much unexpected given UM...
Jul 03, 2017
ELECTION
EC again proposes buying EVMs
EC again proposes buying EVMs
KATHMANDU, July 3: The Election Commission (EC) has now started the process to purchase electronic voting machines (EVMs) for using them in the upcoming provincial and parliamentary elections saying that conducting elections using ballot papers has become too complex and costly.
Jul 03, 2017
ELECTION
Is Maoist Center bound to confine to rural areas?
Is Maoist Center bound to confine to rural areas?
KATHMANDU, July 3: Although the party had influence across the country, the then underground CPN Maoist (now CPN (Maoist Center)) maintained its stronghold largely in the rural areas during the decade-long armed conflict beginning 1996.
Jul 03, 2017
POLITICS
Cabinet expansion likely next week
Cabinet expansion likely next week
KATHMANDU, July 3: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is planning to expand his eight-member cabinet early next week, a month after his election as the head of government.
Jul 03, 2017