EDITORIAL - Final list for polls Out of the 153,000 candidates who had filed their nomination papers for various positions for the upcoming May 13 civic polls, as many as 8,000 withdrew their candidacies on Saturday as per instructions from their respective parties and local level political equation. Opinion 02 May, 2022
17 million ballot papers printed The Election Commission has printed 17,775,000 ballot papers for 72 districts and it has already dispatched 5,180,000 ballot papers to 33 districts. Local polls are scheduled for May 13. Nepal 29 Apr, 2022
Poll panel's new directive unfair to fairer sex The Election Commission’s revised directive stipulating that it is not mandatory for political parties to field 50 per cent women candidates if they are contesting only one of the two top posts — chief or deputy chief — of local levels can adversely impact women representation in the local government. Nepal 29 Apr, 2022
Candidacy withdrawal up to 5.00 pm today The Election Commission (EC) has said those registering candidacy in the local level election could withdraw their nomination within 5.00 pm today. Nepal 29 Apr, 2022
Local reps of Rajbiraj resign All elected local representatives in Saptari’s Rajbiraj Municipality have resigned from their posts. Nepal 23 Apr, 2022
Municipality's minutes torn Ramechhap’s Manthali Municipality Mayor Ramesh Basnet has been embroiled in controversy yet again following reports that he had unilaterally distributed 50 million rupees received from the higher-ups among small projects. Nepal 22 Apr, 2022
Pre-local election dynamics in Nepal: Theory and reality Nepal is geared towards holding the local election in almost three weeks from now. Party alliance has formed the spine of this election whether directly or indirectly. Accordingly, the coalition of parties that are in the government has gone for a direct party alliance guided by local necessity and circumstance. Opinion 20 Apr, 2022
Candidate selection a hard nut to crack for political parties in Nijgadh Municipality Political parties are struggling to select their candidates for the local elections in Bara’s Nijgadh Municipality. Nepal 16 Apr, 2022
'Empowering local governments a must' With the local level elections round the corner, the political parties have started their election campaigning across the country. But the cadres of many political parties were not able to intensify the election campaigns mainly due to the fact that these parties were undecided on whether or not they should forge an alliance until very late. Nepal 02 Apr, 2022
Baskota lambasts Nepal, Dahal CPN-UML politburo member Gokul Baskota has accused ruling coalition leaders Madhav Kumar Nepal and Pushpa Kamal Dahal of being unpredictable. Nepal 27 Feb, 2022
NRNA coordinating council election to be held in March Election of the Non-Resident Nepali Association International Coordinating Council is scheduled to be held on March 21 and 22. Kathmandu 17 Feb, 2022
Announcement of local polls: Dual contest between UML, NC With the announcement of the local elections on May 13, election fever appears to have gripped the whole of the country. Opinion 15 Feb, 2022
