KATHMANDU, Dec 28: The Election Commission (EC) has made necessary preparations for the registration of the nomination papers of the candidates on January 8 for the election of National Assembly members to be held on January 25.

KATHMANDU, April 4: Nomination of candidates for the April 23 by-election in Chitwan-2, Tanahun-1 and Bara-2 was filed on Monday.

KATHMANDU, March 11: CPN-UML Vice-Chairperson Astha Laxmi Shakya has filed nomination for vice-presidential election.

KATHMANDU, Oct 9: The Election Commission (EC) has said that preparations have been completed for starting candidacy registration for the first-past-the-post (FPTP) seats of the federal and provincial assembly elections from today.

KATHMANDU, August 20: CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has proposed Dev Gurung as the party’s General Secretary.

KATHMANDU, August 16: Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has nominated 10 women leaders of the party as Central Working Committee members.

KATHMANDU, May 26: A session of the National Assembly  today endorsed the nomination of members to various thematic committees functioning as the subordinate bodies of the upper house.

TULSIPUR, May 11: Nomination of  another candidate has been set for today after the passing away of CPN-UML's ward chair candidate for Tulsipur sub-metropolis-17 Labaru Chaudhary.

KATHMANDU, March 7: Nomination registration for the election of the new leadership of the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) has started from today. According to Bhimsen Banjara, head of the election committee of NRNA, the nomination registration process will continue from today till 5 PM tomorrow as per the pre-determined schedule of the association.

KATHMANDU, Jan 1: Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has nominated 10 members including Ram Chandra Paudel and Bijaya Kumar Gachchhadar in the party's Central Working Committee (CWC).

Sher Bahadur Deuba, Dr Shekhar Koirala, Prakash Man Singh, Bimalendra Nidhi, Kalyan Gurung and Yubaraj Neupane have registered their candidacy for the post of NC President

KATHMANDU, March 12: Expressing serious reservation over the unilateral decisions taken by the Central Committee meeting of the establishment faction, the Madhav Kumar Nepal-led faction of the CPN-UML has decided to form parallel committees of the party from the center to local level.

KATHMANDU, March 2: Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba nominated additional seven party central members as chief of party's seven central departments.

The organizers of the Grammy Awards on Thursday denied allegations that nominations for the highest prizes in the music industry are rigged, calling the claims “categorically false and misleading.”

KATHMANDU, July 9: The Parliamentary Hearings Committee (PHC) has unanimously endorsed the ambassadorial nominees for four countries including Qatar, Bangladesh, Australia and Spain on Monday.

KATHMANDU, June 25: The Selection Committee of Nepal Sports Journalists Forum unveiled the nominees of the male, female, youth and coach of the year categories at a press conference here today.

KATHMANDU, April 4: Is the independence of the judiciary in Nepal in danger? It is the question many are asking as the recent nominations for vacant judge positions at the Supreme Court and high courts have courted controversy with a section of senior advocates opposing the proposed names citing favoritism and nepotism in the selection process.

KATHMANDU, Jan 2: Nepali Congress (NC) president and its parliamentary party leader, Sher Bahadur Deuba, has nominated four members to the Executive Committee of the NC Parliamentary Party.

KATHMANDU, Oct 2: Kumud Dhital, an Australia-based surgeon of Nepali origin, has been nominated for the Pride of Australia medal for a breakthrough he made in the field of heart transplants, according to reports published in Australian media.

LOS ANGELES, July 12: Blockbuster movies typically are snubbed by the Oscars, leaving fans grumbling. Television’s top prize takes a different approach.

KATHMANDU, Mar 7: Former UML leader Bidya Devi Bhandari filed her nomination for the President for the second time on Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, Mar 7: CPN-UML has decided to nominate incumbent president Bidhya Devi Bhandari as a candidate for new president today.

KATHMANDU, Feb 26: Nepali Congress (NC) Central Working Committee members have expressed serious dissatisfaction over President Bidya Devi Bhandari's move to reject nominations of National Assembly members made by the NC-led government.

BUTWAL Feb 17: The left alliance of the CPN (UML) and CPN (Maoist Center) has registered the common candidacy of Krishni Tharu for the post of Deputy Speaker of Province 5.

KATHMANDU, Jan 24: 83 candidates have filed their nominations for 56 seats of National Assembly election slated for February 7. According to the Election Commission, 82 nominees have filed their candidacy from nine political parties from seven provinces.

KATHMANDU, Jan 24: Registration of nomination papers of candidates contesting the National Assembly election have started from 10 am today. The filing of nomination will close at 4 pm. The election to the member of National Assembly is taking place on February 7.

KATHMANDU, Nov. 1: The Election Commission (EC) has urged all political parties and candidates to take part in the nomination process of the second phase of the House of Representatives and State Assemblies in a peaceful and encouraging manner on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, Nov 1: CPN (UML) and CPN (Maoist Center) have decided to mobilize students to assist for nominations of the top leaders of Left alliance for the upcoming second phase of the election .

KHOTANG, Oct 23: As the Election Commission (EC) had set October 22, the day after Bhaitika, as the date for filing nominations, candidates participating in the upcoming provincial and parliamentary elections flocked the district headquarters of Khotang, Diktel on Sunday, the very next day of the auspicious festival.

Even on the day of the filing of nominations for FPTP seats for the November 26 elections many people are far from convinced that the two-phase elections will actually take place on the scheduled dates, first on November 26 and then on December 7.

BIRATNAGAR, Oct 8: With the local elections now successfully concluded, the country's attention has shifted towards the parliamentary and provincial elections which will be held simultaneously in two phases on November 26 and December 7.

KATHMANDU, Sept 6: Nomination of candidature for the third round local level elections is in progress at all the 136 local levels of eight districts in Province No

GAUSHALA, September 6: An unidentified group last night set off an improvised explosive device (IED) at Bardibas of Mahottari district.

KATMANDU, SEPT 5: Candidacy nomination for the third round of local elections is taking place on Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, July 20: Election Commission (EC), Nepal has set the September 6 for filing nominations of the candidates in Province 2.

KATHMANDU, June 2: The parliament secretariat has published the schedule for electing the new prime minister  amid protests by the main opposition CPN-UML. The election will take place Sunday.

BAGLUNG, May 2: Major political parties have filed their nominations for the upcoming local level elections in the district on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, May 1: Chief Election Commissioner Ayodhee Prasad Yadav has urged all political parties to participate with enthusiasm in the filing of nominations scheduled for Tuesday relating to local poll slated for May 14.

KATHMANDU, Feb 26: The Free Student Union (FSU) elections' candidate nomination process on Saturday took an unexpected turn following different student unions' protests at the Tribhuvan University and its affiliate campuses.

Actor and former Miss World Priyanka Chopra, who won the Favourite Actress in a New TV series award at the People’s Choice Awards 2016 for her leading role in American TV thriller series Quantico, is yet again heading towards the award function for the year of 2017. The actor has been nominated for People’s Choice Awards’ in the Favourite Dramatic TV actress category for her American series’ second season, reports People Magazine.

KATHMANDU, Aug 5: The government has decided to scrap the nomination of ambassadors recommended by the erstwhile KP Sharma Oli-led government.

KATHMANDU, Aug 1: CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Puspa Kamal Dahal has filed his candidacy for the election of the post of Prime Minister at the Legislature-Parliament in New Baneshwar on Tuesday.