Hoping against hope The Constituent Assembly is scheduled to execute, on May 28, the declaration that Nepal is a republic — already made by the Interim Legislature-Parliament and incorporated into the Interim Constitution. The top political leaders, including those of... 14 May, 2008
EC tells parties to better PR closed-lists Kathmandu, April 22:Altogether 11 political parties which have submitted closed-lists of candidates for the proportional representation system of election for more than 30 per cent seats, have not fulfilled the required criteria, the Election... Travel 23 Apr, 2008
30 lose deposits in Panchthar, Palpa Palpa/Phidim, April 20: Eighteen candidates contesting polls under the FPTP system from Palpa district forfeited their deposits, while 12 sis the same in Panchthar district. Of 27 candidates, only nine managed to save their deposits in Palpa. As the 18... Travel 21 Apr, 2008
35 candidates forfeit deposits in Bhaktapur Bhaktapur, April 17:Thirty-five candidates, who were in poll-fray in Bhaktapur district, had their deposits forfeited. Bhaktapur has two constituencies. Under the Constituent Assembly Election Act of 2008, each contestant, who fails to secure 10 per... Travel 18 Apr, 2008
5,701 candidates in fray for PR election Kathmandu, April 4:Election Commission disqualifies 297 candidates, 12 decide to bow out.A total of 5,701 candidates remain in the fray for the proportional representation system that will elect 335 representatives to the Constituent Assembly.The... Travel 05 Apr, 2008
Violence rising in Rolpa Liwang (Rolpa), March 25:The number of violent activities has gone up in Rolpa district over the last one week in the run-up to the constituent assembly election scheduled for April 10. Though Rolpa was largely peaceful after the signing of the peace... Travel 26 Mar, 2008
Kathmandu-6 to see tough competition Kathmandu, March 18:Intellect, ethnicity and age are the main factors being touted by the three key contenders for CA polls from Constituency No 6 of Kathmandu district as their respective strengths.NC has fielded an intellectual — Bhimsen Das... Travel 19 Mar, 2008
310 in fray in Kathmandu 25 withdraw their candidature from ten constituenciesKathmandu, March 9: As many as 25 candidates withdrew their candidature from Kathmandu today, leaving 310 in the fray for the 10 seats at stake in the capital city, including 17 independents. While... Horoscopes 10 Mar, 2008
Hordes hop onto election bandwagon 2,188 filed nominations for 234 seats: ECKathmandu, February 25:Election Commission stated that 2,188 candidacies filed nominations in 234 electoral constituencies for the first-past-the-post system for the CA elections today.Scores of candidates,... Travel 26 Feb, 2008
RPP-Nepal backs Tarai movement Kathmandu, February 20:The Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal on Wednesday expressed solidarity with the Madhes agitation. Issuing a press statement on Wednesday, chairman of Saptari unit of the party Shreeram Sharma said that the party has decided to... Travel 21 Feb, 2008
ADBL Panchthar’s NPA Rs 315.8 million Phidim, February 12:The state-owned Agricultural Development Bank Ltd (ADBL) Panchthar branch has reported that a whopping amount of Rs 315.8 million loans that it issued to 34 individuals and companies have turned bad. Of the total non performing... 12 Feb, 2008
New poll date evokes mixed reaction Some parties remain sceptical whether polls will be held; EC welcomes itKathmandu, January 11:The government’s decision to hold the Constituent Assembly polls on April 10 has evoked mixed reaction from political parties and the Election... Travel 12 Jan, 2008
