KATHMANDU, July 28: The country set a new record on Thursday when the government appointed Lila Devi Gadtaula as the chief secretary, the highest position in the civil administration. She became the first woman to attain this coveted position. However, women have already held leadership roles at the highest levels of politics and the judiciary.

KATHMANDU, March 17: Astalaxmi Shakya, the candidate for the post of vice president from the CPN-UML, has said that the 10-party alliance set a wrong precedent by not fielding a woman as the vice president candidate after making a male president.

KATHMANDU, March 17: Voting for the election to the new vice president is underway in the Lhotse Hall of the Federal Parliament Building in New Baneshwar. Voting started at 10AM. Separate polling stations have been set up for federal and provincial assembly members.