EDITORIAL - Vote counting on It’s too early to make a prediction, but independent candidate Balen Shah’s lead in the mayoral race in Kathmandu, even if this is in the initial stage of the vote count, speaks volumes about the voters’ changing whims. Opinion 16 May, 2022
Remove poll campaign content from social media, CEC tells contestants Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya has urged parties and candidates to remove all poll related promotional and sponsored content from the social media — Twitter, Facebook, Tiktok, or any such platform, as the silence period starts at midnight today. Nepal 11 May, 2022
More than 8,000 withdraw candidacies The Election Commission has stated that more than 8,000 candidates have withdrawn their candidacies from various positions for the upcoming local level elections. Nepal 01 May, 2022
Disabled persons' participation sought Rights activists have called for practical implementation of equal participation of persons with disabilities in all state structures. Nepal 28 Apr, 2022
PM Deuba inaugurates vaccination campaign against typhoid Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba initiated the typhoid vaccination campaign amidst a function organised at the Durbar High School, Ranipokhari here today. Kathmandu 07 Apr, 2022
36 political parties registered in Jhapa for local polls Thirty-six political parties including the Mangol National Organisation have been registered at the District Election Office, Jhapa in view of the upcoming local level elections. Nepal 22 Mar, 2022
EDITORIAL: Date for local polls Ending weeks of uncertainties, the government finally announced the date for holding the local level election in a single phase on May 13, the day when the five-year term of the local levels comes to an end. Opinion 09 Feb, 2022
EDITORIAL - Prepare for the polls Unable to withstand pressure from the different stakeholders, the ruling alliance on Saturday recommended that the government hold the local polls between mid-April and mid-June. Barring the Nepali Congress, the other parties in the five-party ruling alliance had been trying to defer the local elections to a date when it was more favourable for them by misinterpreting the constitution and the laws, especially the Local Election Act. Opinion 31 Jan, 2022
Farmers complain of fertiliser shortage Farmers in Sarlahi are struggling to procure chemical fertilisers for the cultivation of winter crops. Business 27 Dec, 2021
NC convention to elect new leadership begins Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba, who is vying for a second stint at the NC presidency, spoke briefly at the inaugural session of the party’s 14th general convention, but tried to rally support for ending ‘the reign of fear and intimidation’ that NC leaders and cadres faced during KP Sharma Oli’s rule. Nepal 11 Dec, 2021
India's top court says New Delhi air pollution situation is 'very serious' India's top court says New Delhi air pollution situation is 'very serious' World 13 Nov, 2021
EDITORIAL - Control bird menace Uncollected refuse from different parts of the Kathmandu Valley does more than just pose health risks or create an eyesore – it also puts air safety at risk, with birds, attracted to the waste, threatening to hit planes as they take off or land at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA). Opinion 30 Sep, 2021
