Nepal

Gorkha — Former Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai has officially filed his candidacy from Gorkha Constituency No. 2 for the upcoming House of Representatives elections scheduled for February 21. Bhattarai registered his nomination on Tuesday by personally reaching the Office of the Returning Officer of House of Representatives Constituency No.…

Kathmandu — The Parsa District Court has ordered Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RSP) President Rabi Lamichhane to post a bail of Rs 10 million in connection with a cooperative fraud case. A single bench of Judge Rudra Subedi issued the bail order, court sources confirmed. Lamichhane has been asked to deposit…

Kathmandu — With former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba opting out, four other former prime ministers have entered the electoral fray for the upcoming House of Representatives elections. CPN-UML Chairman and former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is contesting the election from Jhapa Constituency No. 5, a seat he also…

Damak — Former Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City and senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, Balendra Shah (Balen), has officially filed his candidacy for the House of Representatives election from Jhapa Constituency No. 5. Balen reached the election office on Tuesday accompanied by hundreds of supporters. His supporters escorted…

Kathmandu— Candidacy registration for the direct election phase of the House of Representatives Election–2082 is underway across the country on Tuesday. The Election Commission has fixed the registration schedule from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at election offices in all 165 constituencies nationwide. As the process begins, several heavyweight political…

Kathmandu — Minister for Education, Science and Technology Mahabir Pun has resigned from his post. Finance Minister Rameshwor Khanal confirmed Pun’s resignation through a social media post on Monday. In a Facebook post, Finance Minister Khanal wrote, “Mahabir Pun has resigned to pursue his campaign.” Following his resignation, Pun has…

Kathmandu — Top leaders of major political parties have reached their respective constituencies to file candidacies for the House of Representatives elections scheduled for February 21, while some are in the process of traveling to their constituencies. Nepali Congress President Gagan Thapa’s constituency is Kathmandu-4. However, it remains unclear whether…

Kathmandu — Minister for Communications, Information and Technology, Jagadish Kharel, resigned from his ministerial post to contest the upcoming House of Representatives election. Kharel submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Sushila Karki to contest the election from the Rashtriya Swatantra party (RSP) although he didnot disclose yet. Sources within the…

Pokhara — Durga Prasai, president of the Nation, Nationality, Religion, Culture and Citizen Protection Campaign, Nepal, has been arrested from Pokhara. Medical practitioner and royalist activist Prasai was taken into custody on Monday, according to security officials. The arrest follows a police complaint filed by the Election Commission after Prasai…

Kathmandu — Senior leader of the rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), Balendra Shah (popularly known as Balen), has secured the party’s ticket for the House of Representatives election from Jhapa Constituency No. 5. The ticket was formally handed over in Janakpur by party chairperson Rabi Lamichhane during a party meeting held…