KATHMANDU, Sept 17: Mayors of Kathmandu, Pokhara, Biratnagar, Chitwan, Pokhara and Birgunj metropolitan cities have to submit a fine of Rs 750,000 each to the Election Commission (EC) for their failure to submit the election expenditure details on time.

POKHARA, July 31: The mayors of the metropolitan cities in the country have said that a separate law should be issued by the federal parliament for the municipalities. They made the remarks at the two-day Mayors’ Conference held in Pokhara. Issuing a 6-point declaration titled 'Metro Meet Nepal', the mayors concluded that a separate law is needed for the operation of the metropolises. In the conference, they stated that the existing federal law should be amended and a new law should be formulated.

KASKI, July 29: The 'Mayor Conference' of all metropolitan cities of the country is taking place from today in Pokhara.

KATHMANDU, July 8: A growing rift has been reported between mayors who won from independent candidacy and ward chairpersons who won the elections  on tickets from political parties. Independent mayors are heard clashing with representatives of political parties every day.

LAMJUNG, May 26: All men have been elected to major posts in the eight local levels in Lamjung district. This includes the position of mayor in four municipalities and four positions of chairpersons of rural municipalities.

BHAKTAPUR, April 25: A total of 11 candidates have registered for the mayoral post in four municipalities of Bhaktapur. According to the District Election Office, Bhaktapur, 11 candidates have registered for the post of mayor in Bhaktapur district on the first day of registration of candidates for the local level election.

KATHMANDU, Aug 27: The Nepali Congress has begun interaction with mayors and deputy mayors elected on the party ticket about taxes levied by the local government and other issues.

JANAKPURDHAM, March 18: Handling legal matters, reconciling the two sides in a dispute, and providing justice to the victims at the local level are the responsibilities of the deputy mayors and vice- chairpersons of the local units.

TIKAPUR, Mar 4: Residents of Tikapur have gheraoed the house of Tapendra Bahadur Rawal, mayor of Tikapur Municipality after being alleged for protecting those accused of killing Karna Thapa.

KAILALI Jan 24: An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded near the residence of Hari Singh Saud, Mayor of  Godawari Municipality on Wednesday 2:00 AM.

KATHMANDU, Dec 14: Mayors of three major tourist destinations of the country have unveiled their plans and strategies for development promotion of tourism in their respective areas.

KATHMANDU, Aug 11: Irrespective of the government’s directives not to buy new vehicles for local body representatives, many newly-elected mayors and deputy mayors have purchased expensive vehicles or are set to do so.

Involving citizens as decision makers and agents of change is not rocket science in a country noted for its social capital.

KATHMANDU, June 21: Tourism entrepreneurs say a 101-point plan announced by the newly-elected Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Bidya Sundar Shakya to be executed in the first 100 days has not prioritized tourism sector.

ILAM, June 13: Twenty years after their first face off, two former mayoral candidates of Ilam Municipality are competing for the same post yet again in the second round of local elections scheduled for June 28, adding excitement among the locals.

ILAM, June 13: Twenty years after their first face off, two former mayoral candidates of Ilam Municipality are competing for the same post yet again in the second round of local elections scheduled for June 28, adding excitement among the locals.

KATHMANDU, June 1: Newly-elected Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Bidya Sunder Shakya has announced that  city garbage will be collected before dawn from Thursday as part of a 'Clean the City' campaign. This is the mayor's first major initiative “to improve things” in the capital.

SYANGJA, May 19: There are five municipalities in Syangja district and all of these have women in leadership roles. Seema Chhetri from the CPN - UML has been elected mayor of Putalibazar Municipality while the remaining four municipalities have women as their deputy mayor. This has been taken as a huge leap in promoting women’s inclusion in leadership roles by the district’s residents and civil society leaders.

KATHMANDU, May 12: Mayors or chiefs of the local units to be elected in the May 14 local polls should present the fiscal year budget for their respective units within two months of assuming office.

JHAPA/ILAM, April 3: With the local polls taking place after a hiatus of nearly 20 years, residents of various districts in Province 1 are not only excited to elect their representatives but are also keenly awaiting to elect their first-ever mayors.