KATHMANDU, Sept 19: The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is going to select the leadership for the ward-level committees through elections from October 27 to November 2.

Sujan Oli is new SEJON president

September 2, 2023 20:47 pm

KATHMANDU, Sept 2: Sujan Oli has been elected as the new president of the Society of Economic Journalists Nepal (SEJON).

KATHMANDU, Aug 28: Nominations have been registered for the elections of presidents of 10 thematic committees under the House of Representatives (HoR).

KATHMANDU, Aug 24: The election of the chairpersons of the parliamentary committees is going to be held on August 28.

KATHMANDU, July 2: The Chevening Alumni Association Nepal (CAAN) has elected its new board during its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Lalitpur on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, June 9: Nepal has been elected as a member of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in the elections held at UN Headquarters in New York on Thursday. As an elected member with the highest number of votes from the Asia Pacific region, Nepal will serve in the ECOSOC for a three-year term of 2024-2026.

CHITWAN, April 23: The suspended polling has started in Naya Kiran Secondary School located in Ward No-11 of Bharatpur Metropolitan City of Chitwan.

KATHMANDU, April 12: The voting under the election of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) that was stopped for a while has resumed. The polling was interrupted after some voters and supporters started a protest at the polling venue.

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, April 3: Nomination of candidates for the April 23 by-election in Chitwan-2, Tanahun-1 and Bara-2 is being registered today.

Islamabad , March 26: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has demanded judges to take notice of the constitutional violations taking place due to the postponement of general elections, ARY News reported.

KATHMANDU, March 19: After a long gap of 14 years, the Free Students Union (FSU) election in the constituent and affiliated campuses including the Central Campus of the Tribhuvan University (TU) is taking place today.

FSU Election: Things to Consider

March 19, 2023 08:35 am

The Free Student Union (FSU) election is taking place on Sunday in all constituents and affiliated campuses of Tribhuvan University (TU). The FSU usually advocates for student rights, academic growth, democracy, and freedom. However, looking over the past activities of the FSU and its leaders, there are things that students need to consider before casting their votes.

KATHMANDU, March 17: Eight hundred and twenty-nine votes were cast in the election to the Vice President held at the Federal Parliament Building at New Baneshwar on Friday. A total of 882 voters including 332 members of the federal parliament and 550 members of the Province Assembly were expected to vote in the election.

KATHMANDU, March 17: The counting of votes cast in the election to the Vice President has begun. The counting of votes has begun in two places in the Lhotse chamber of the parliament building in New Baneshwar.

KATHMANDU, March 17: Voting for the election of the new vice president has been completed.

KATHMANDU, March 17: Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) provincial assembly member Mohammad Abdul Kalam Ajaj reached Parliament House at New Baneshwar from the Trauma Center to cast his vote in the vice presidential election.

KATHMANDU, March 17: The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is going to vote for Janamat Party candidate Mamta Jha in the vice-presidential election.

KATHMANDU, March 17: Speaker of the House of Representatives Dev Raj Ghimire cast his vote in the election to the Vice President. The voting under the election is underway at the Federal Parliament Building-based polling centers from 10:00AM today.

KATHMANDU, March 17: Vice-presidential candidate Ramsahay Prasad Yadav has said that after winning the vice-presidential position, he will emphasize the protection of the constitution and the promotion of national unity. He said this while talking to the media after voting in the vice presidential election on Friday. He said that he would give the first priority to complying with the constitution. He said that he will play his role in developing Nepal as a prosperous country.

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.

KATHMANDU, March 17: Nepal Workers and Peasants' Party (NWPP) will not participate in the election of Vice President which started in Kathmandu this morning.

KATHMANDU, March 17: Voting to elect a new vice president has begun at the Federal Parliament Building, New Baneshwar. The voting that started at 10:00AM will run till 3:00PM.

KATHMANDU, March 17: A joint meeting of the office bearers and Parliamentary Party(PP) members of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) scheduled for today has been postponed.

Vice presidential election today

March 17, 2023 09:15 am

KATHMANDU, March 17: Voting for the election to the post of Vice President is taking place today. Astalaxmi Shakya (Bohara) of the CPN-UML, Mamata Jha of the Janamat Party and Ramsahaya Prasad Yadav of the Janata Samajwadi Party are in the race.

KATHMANDU, March 15: Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) will not vote in the vice-presidential election.

KATHMANDU, March 15: Nepali Congress (NC) has decided to vote for Ramsahay Prasad Yadav of the Janata Samajbadi Party for vice presidential post, said NC Spokesperson Dr Prakasharan Mahat.

KATHMANDU, March 15: The Election Commission (EC) has released the sample ballot paper for the Vice President election. The EC on Tuesday released the sample ballot paper with a candidate's photo for the vice presidential election scheduled to be held on March 17.

KATHMANDU, March 14: The Election Commission (EC) has announced that the silence period for campaigning for the vice presidential election will be enforced from midnight today.  The election to the post of vice-president is scheduled for March 17. The prohibition period comes into effect 48 hours before the polling day. That means the silence period will come into force from midnight of  March 14 until the polling stations are closed.

KATHMANDU, March 13: Ramsahay Prasad Yadav, one of the two candidates for the post of Vice President from Janta Samajwadi Party (JSP), has intensified his meetings with top leaders seeking votes for himself.

KATHMANDU, March 12: The final name list of candidates for the election to the Vice President is to be published by 5:00 pm today.

KATHMANDU, March 12: Student organizations affiliated to three major parties have formed an alliance for the upcoming Free Students' Union (FSU) elections.

KATHMANDU, March 12: After 14 years, the Free Students' Union (FSU) election process has started in the affiliated campuses of Tribhuvan University (TU). Nominations were registered on Saturday for the elections scheduled for March 19. For the first time since 2009, elections are going to be held in 62 constituent and 1,040 affiliated campuses across the country under the University.

KATHMANDU, March 12: Vice President Candidate Ramsahay Prasad Yadav has reached the election officer's office to answer the complaint against him.

KATHMANDU, March 12: The final list of vice presidential candidates will be published this evening.

KATHMANDU, March 12: A complaint has been filed against the vice-presidential candidate from Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) Ramsahaya Prasad Yadav.

KATHMANDU, March 12: Four candidates including three from the ruling coalition have fielded their candidacy for the post of vice president as a fresh rift surfaces among the parties in the ruling alliance.

Electing a Woman Vice President

March 12, 2023 08:25 am

The race for the vice-presidency in Nepal seems to be more intense and competitive than that for the presidency, which already has a clear winner in Ram Chandra Paudel of the Nepali Congress.

KATHMANDU, March 11: Nomination papers are being filed today for the election of the new Vice President of the country to be held on March 17.

KATHMANDU, March 10: The Election Commission (EC) has directed parties in parliament to register candidates of a different gender or community from that of the president for vice president.

KATHMANDU, March 9: Nepali Congress (NC) senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel has been elected as the third president of the federal democratic republic Nepal.

KATHMANDU, March 9: Nepali Congress (NC) General Secretary and Member of Parliament Gagan Kumar Thapa has said that the President, who will be elected today, should separate himself from the party structure and play a role of the guardian of the nation and the people.

KATHMANDU, March 9: The voting under the election to the President has concluded. The voting took place at two separate voting centers for the federal parliament members and the provincial assembly members set up at Lhotse Hall of the Federal Parliament Building at New Baneshwor today. The voting was held from 10AM to 3PM.

KATHMANDU, March 9: The voting process for the presidential election has concluded, and now arrangements are underway for the tallying of votes. The Election Commission (EC) has announced that the vote counting will commence at 4 pm.

KATHMANDU, March 8: The Election Commission (EC) has said that the preparations for the presidential election have been completed.

KATHMANDU, March 8: The central performance committee meeting of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) is being held today.

KATHMANDU, March 6: Industrialists as well as other business entrepreneurs affiliated to the Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI) on Monday organized a Holi gathering to exchange greetings on the occasion of the festival of colors.

POKHARA, March 3:Provincial assembly members of Gandaki Province held a meeting in Pokhara, the provincial capital, on Friday with the aim of persuading Nepal Congress (NC) leader Ram Chandra Paudel, who is a prospective presidential candidate, to safeguard the interests of the ruling eight-party coalition.

KATHMANDU, March 2: UML candidate for the presidency, Subash Chandra Nemwang, is going to meet the top leaders of other parties today and ask for votes. It is said that he is preparing to personally meet the leaders of CPN (Unified Socialist), Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) and ask them to vote for him.

HoR meeting adjourned

March 1, 2023 11:35 am

KATHMANDU, March 1: The meeting of the House of Representatives, which was supposed to be held today at 1 pm today, will now be held only after the election of the President and Vice President.