THT 10 YEARS AGO: Interim House passes poll bills Kathmandu, March 26, 2007 Interim parliament today unanimously passed the Election Commission Bill, 2007 and Election (Crime and Punishment) Bill, 2007 paving the way for the EC to further proceed its work for holding constituent assembly polls. The... 27 Mar, 2017
THT 10 YEARS AGO: Election Commission to recruit 13,000 staffers for CA polls Kathmandu, March 5, 2007 The Election Commission (EC) is making preparation to recruit about 13,000 non-permanent employees to conduct constituent assembly election, scheduled for mid-June. It is also preparing to assign national agencies, which are... 06 Mar, 2017
Parliament endorses bill on local polls KATHMANDU: The Parliament on Thursday endorsed the bill on local election through majority votes. Earlier the House had endorsed other bills -- bill on Election Commission, bill on voters' list and bill on election-related offences. Two lawmakers... Travel 02 Feb, 2017
House endorses two bills on voters' list, Election Commission KATHMANDU: The Parliament on Wednesday endorsed the Voters' List Bill and the Election Commission Bill unanimously. With the endorsement, the House prepared a legal foundation to hold elections as per the new Constitution. Deputy Prime... Horoscopes 25 Jan, 2017
Govt registers two poll related bills Kathmandu, December 14 The government today registered two election related bills Bill on Local Level Elections and Bill to Amend and Integrate Prevailing Law on Election Offences and Punishment at the Legislature Parliament Secretariat, proposing... Travel 15 Dec, 2016
EC seeks more authority for free, fair polls Kathmandu, November 13 The Election Commission has urged parliamentarians to provide it with more authority through three proposed election-related bills for making general elections free and fair. “The Election Commission should get the... Travel 14 Nov, 2016
Big III want key provisions of poll bills changed Kathmandu, October 6 The three major parties Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and CPN-Maoist Centre have begun work to effect changes in some of the major provisions of the three election-related bills. Some lawmakers of the three parties have... Travel 07 Oct, 2016
Amendment proposals registered Kathmandu, October 5 Three lawmakers have registered amendment proposals at the Legislature-Parliament Secretariat seeking amendment to election - related bills. Their proposed amendments include provision of threshold to political parties for... Travel 06 Oct, 2016
Govt removes key provisions in poll related bills Kathmandu, October 3 The government registered three election-related bills at the Legislature Parliament Secretariat yesterday and is planning to table the bills at tomorrow’s House meeting. However, Election Commission is miffed at the... Travel 04 Oct, 2016
ONCE-OVER Awareness on CAILAM: Community empowerment programme is set to be launched in all VDCs of Ilam district to make people aware about constituent assembly. Altogether 22 organisations of the district will work for creating awareness among the people of... Travel 28 Mar, 2007
Challenge ahead Although uncertainty hangs over the constituent assembly (CA) elections promised for mid-June, the passage of two Bills — the Election Commission Bill, 2007, and Election (Crime and Punishment) Bill, 2007 — is a positive step, as it would... 27 Mar, 2007
LETTERS Further delay will be costly The passing of the two electoral bills — Election Commission Bill, 2007, and Election (Crime and Punishment) Bill, 2007, will help expedite the process of the constituent assembly polls. But the Political Party Bill and... 27 Mar, 2007
