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Female voters outnumber male in Dhangadhi
Published On: May 25, 2017 04:12 PM NPT By: Republica
DHANGADHI, May 25: The number of female voters in the second-round of local-level election on coming June 14 is more by 7,499 than male voters in Dhangadhi.
Sustainable future for Nepal Emergency Preparedness Facility discussed
Published On: May 25, 2017 03:30 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, May 25: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA), the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID), United Nations Resident Coordinator (UNRC) and the World Food Program (WFP) on Thursday met at the Humanitarian Staging Area (HSA) to discuss sustainable methods to work together on better preparedness for crises.
Parliamentary committee directs for acceleration of airport construction projects
Published On: May 25, 2017 03:06 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, May 25: The International Relations and Labor Committee of the Legislature-Parliament has directed the government including the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation to finalize the plan and design of Bara Nijgadh International Airport and expedite the construction works.
EC committed to conducting June 14 election: CEC Yadav
Published On: May 25, 2017 01:09 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, May 25: Chief Election Commissioner Dr. Ayodhee Prasad Yadav has reaffirmed that the Election Commission was determined and steadfast on conducting the second-phase local level election scheduled for June 14, and was moving ahead accordingly.
Latest updates of vote count in remaining 5 local units
Published On: May 25, 2017 08:52 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, May 25: Vote count is still going on in three metropolitan cities -- Kathmandu, Bharatpur and Pokhara-Lekhnath as well as in Changunarayan Municipality of Bhaktapur and Melung Rural Municipality of Dolakha district. CPN-UML has taken comfortable lead in Kathmandu and Pokhara-Lekhnath while UML candidate Devi Gyawali maintains lead in Bharatpur.
Bar Afghanistan, Nepal has perhaps the slowest vote counting process
Published On: May 25, 2017 05:15 AM NPT By: Republica
The frustratingly slow vote counting process has dented the great public enthusiasm for local election. Many of them are asking if there is a way to make this process faster during the second phase. Perhaps using electronic voting machines is an option? Neel Kantha Uprety, the Chief Election Commissioner during the second Constituent Assembly elections in 2013, offered his views on these and other election- related issues in an interview with Republica’s Mahabir Paudyal and Bhadra Sharma.
India's silence over exchange facility frustrates NRB officials
Published On: May 25, 2017 01:50 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, May 25: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) officials have almost given up hope that the southern neighbor would accept demonetized Indian banknotes that Nepalis hold.
Major political parties facing hard time choosing candidates
Published On: May 25, 2017 01:20 AM NPT By: Republica
ITAHARI, May 25: Even as the second round of local level election is just round the corner, too many aspirants have made picking candidates challenging for the major political parties in Sunsari. As a result, they are compelled to conduct their promotional campaigns without the presence of candidates.
Results still awaited three cities, two other units
Published On: May 25, 2017 12:50 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, May 25: Ten days after the first phase of the local elections were held, vote counting has been completed in most of the local units. As per the results, the main opposition CPN-UML has outdone its competitors by bagging most of the mayor/chairman positions and other key posts.
NC-Maoist alliance to remain intact
Published On: May 25, 2017 12:40 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, May 25: Even as Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal resigned on Wednesday, his party, the CPN (Maoist Center), looks set to remain a key partner in the ruling coalition led by the Nepali Congress (NC) until the parliamentary elections.
Dahal creating political confusion by stepping down: UML
Published On: May 25, 2017 12:30 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, May 25: Main opposition CPN-UML has accused Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal of creating further confusion by quitting the post instead of resolving various urgent political complications that have added challenges in holding second phase of local elections.
Good ten months
Published On: May 25, 2017 12:25 AM NPT By: Republica
Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s second inning as prime minister got off to a rocky start. He had become prime minister with the support of Nepali Congress on August 4, 2016, after his immediate predecessor as PM, KP Sharma Oli, was deemed unwilling to amend the constitution to the liking of the protesting Madhesi parties.
Infographics: Recent terrorist attacks against the West
Published On: May 25, 2017 12:05 AM NPT By: Republica
Recent terrorist attacks against the West
India committed to enhancing connectivity: Indian envoy
Published On: May 25, 2017 12:00 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, May 25: Indian envoy to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri has said that his interest in Nepal is to provide support enhancing connectivity links in the country.
Social media threats and safeguards
Published On: May 24, 2017 11:00 PM NPT By: Republica
With the rising trend of communicating through social media, many social media threats have also been increasing accordingly. Here, Republica talked to a few people about their views on the prevalent social media threats and the ways to prevent such online risks.
Kandel's five-wicket haul guides Police to defeat Far West
Published On: May 24, 2017 09:40 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, May 24: Spinner Sushil Kandel took a five-wicket haul to help Nepal Police Club (NPC) register a seven-wicket win over the Far- Western Region in the ongoing 1st Prime Minister Cup One Day National Cricket Tournament on Wednesday.
Nepal concludes Malaysia tour with defeat
Published On: May 24, 2017 09:15 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, May 24: Nepali women's national football team has concluded its Malaysian tour with 4-1 defeat to the home team on Wednesday.
UML victorious in Hetauda
Published On: May 24, 2017 07:10 PM NPT By: Republica
HETAUDA, May 24: CPN-UML has kept its brilliant form going as Hari Bahadur Mahat clinched the mayoral post in Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City in the first phase of ongoing local elections.
Newly elected Lalitpur mayor and deputy mayor sworn in
Published On: May 24, 2017 06:12 PM NPT By: Republica
LALITPUR, May 24: Newly elected Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Lalitpur Metropolitan City Chiribabu Maharjan and Gita Satyal have been sworn in on Wednesday.
New budget to continue existing programs
Published On: May 24, 2017 06:00 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, May 24: The government is estimated to present the budget of over Rs 120 billion for the fiscal year 2017-18, which is more by 15.2 billion than the current fiscal year's budget.
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