Election for new President begins KATHMANDU: Election for the post of President has begun at the Legislature-Parliament building in New Baneshwor on Wednesday. Ruling CPN-UML Vice-chairperson Bidya Devi Bhandari and main opposition party Nepali Congress veteran leader Kul... Horoscopes 28 Oct, 2015
LETTERS: Inclusion idea ignored Bipin Adhikari, a lawyer with special interest in constitutional matters, has opined that the President of the country is ceremonial and at the same time he can also use the powers guaranteed by the constitution. Adhikari seems to hint that the... 28 Oct, 2015
UCPN-Maoist issues whip to vote for Bhandari in presidential election KATHMANDU: UCPN-Maoist on Tuesday issued a whip to its lawmakers to compulsorily attend the Parliament meeting and cast their vote to the CPN-UML candidate, Bidya Devi Bhandari, in the presidential election. The Parliamentary Party meeting held in... Horoscopes 27 Oct, 2015
NWPP Maharjan pulls out of Prez race, two candidates remain KATHMANDU: Nepal Workers Peasants Party (NWPP) central member Narayan Maharjan on Tuesday withdrew his nomination for the post of President. He had filed his nomination for the election of President this afternoon. Maharjan was proposed by... Horoscopes 27 Oct, 2015
UML's Bhandari, NC's Gurung, NWPP's Maharjan file candidacies for presidential election KATHMANDU: Three candidates -- Bidya Devi Bhandari of CPN-UML, Kul Bahadur Gurung of Nepali Congress and Narayan Maharjan of Nepal Workers and Peasants Party -- on Tuesday filed their nomination for the election of President at the... Horoscopes 27 Oct, 2015
Nepali Congress decides to field Kul Bahadur Gurung for Prez, Amiya Kumar Yadav for Veep KATHMANDU: The main opposition party Nepali Congress has decided to field its senior leader Kul Bahadur Gurung and Amiya Kumar Yadav in the Presidential and Vice-Presidential elections respectively. A Central Working Committee meeting held this... Horoscopes 27 Oct, 2015
UCPN-M decides to field Nanda Kishor Pun for VP election, support Bhandari for presidency KATHMANDU: The ruling coalition partner UCPN-Maoist has decided to field party leader Nanda Kishor Pun as its candidate in the Vice-President's election scheduled for Wednesday. Likewise, the party has decided to back CPN-UML candidate Bidya Devi... Horoscopes 26 Oct, 2015
Nepali Congress to pick candidates for President, Vice-President on Tuesday KATHMANDU: The Nepali Congress would take a decision regarding its candidacy to the posts of President and Vice-President by holding discussions with other parties. The elections to the posts of President and Vice President have been scheduled... Horoscopes 26 Oct, 2015
UML to field Bidya Devi Bhandari for presidential poll KATHMANDU: The ruling CPN-UML has decided to field its Vice-Chairperson Bidya Devi Bhandari in the presidential election scheduled for Wednesday. A Standing Committee meeting of the party held this morning made the decision to this... Horoscopes 26 Oct, 2015
PM Oli sets foot in Baluwatar sans rituals KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli shifted to the Prime Minister's official residence Baluwatar from his private residence at Balkot, Bhaktapur on Friday late evening. CPN-UML cadres and supporters of Kathmandu constituency no. 5 had... Horoscopes 16 Oct, 2015
UML Chairman Oli set to run for premiership with support from 15 parties BHAKTAPUR: The CPN-UML said as many as 15 political parties including UCPN-Maoist have assured their support to its Chairman KP Sharma Oli in the prime ministerial election to be held on Sunday. Leaders of various political parties on Friday... Horoscopes 09 Oct, 2015
New constitution will be delivered on Monday, says Bhandari KATHMANDU: CPN-UML Vice-Chairperson Bidya Devi Bhandari said that the much-awaited constitution would be promulgated on coming Monday, September 14. She was speaking at an interaction organised at the Reporters' Club in the Capital on... Horoscopes 12 Sep, 2015