Politics

Kathmandu- Five provincial presidents and 47 district presidents of the Nepali Congress have come out in open opposition to the special general convention proposed by party General Secretaries Gagan Thapa and Bishwaprakash Sharma, calling instead for a unified focus on the upcoming House of Representatives elections. Issuing a joint statement…

Kathmandu- Rastriya Swotantra Party (RSP) President Rabi Lamichhane has briefed the party’s secretariat on the breakdown of the unification process with the Ujyaalo Nepal Party, as the two sides formally moved in separate political directions. An emergency meeting of the RSP secretariat, held virtually, discussed the latest developments surrounding the…

Kathmandu- Minister for Youth and Sports Bablu Gupta’s proposed visit to the United States has been cancelled following mounting political and diplomatic controversy, though he is not stepping down from his post immediately. Soon after assuming office, Minister Gupta became embroiled in controversy over a planned US visit, which was…

Kathmandu- Voters residing outside their home districts will not be allowed to cast their ballots in the upcoming House of Representatives elections. The Election Commission has clarified that inter-district voting arrangements have not been made this time due to legal and technical limitations. Speaking at a press conference on Friday,…

Kathmandu- Leaders of other political parties will not be invited to the Nepali Congress special general convention scheduled for Poush 27 and 28. The organizers have clarified that the event will be strictly limited to internal party discussions and decision-making. Manoj Mani Acharya, coordinator of the Special General Convention Management…

Kathmandu- Uncertainty continues over whether the special general convention of the Nepali Congress, called by General Secretaries Gagan Kumar Thapa and Bishwaprakash Sharma for Poush 27 and 28, will culminate in the selection of a new party leadership or be limited to policy-oriented resolutions. Despite sustained pressure from reformist leaders…

Kathmandu — More than Rs 235 million in cash was burnt and destroyed, while over Rs 320 million was looted during the Gen-Z protests held on Bhadra 23 and 24, according to an official damage assessment report prepared by the government. The findings are part of the Damage Assessment and…

Kathmandu — The Election Commission has introduced a provision allowing political parties to purchase voter details by paying a fixed fee, as per the House of Representatives election guidelines issued by the commission. According to the guidelines, political parties can obtain voter details from across the country by paying Rs…

Kathmandu- Former Minister for Energy, Physical Infrastructure and Urban Development Kulman Ghising wanted to immediately announce his withdrawal from the Rastriya Swotantra Party (RSP) after submitting his resignation on Wednesday. However, leaders of the Ujyaalo Nepal Party (UNP) intervened and persuaded him to hold at least one decisive round of…

Kathmandu- The Public Service Commission (PSC) has postponed the written examinations for the post of Undersecretary (Gazetted Second Class, Non-Technical), which were scheduled to begin from Magh 10, 2082. The decision was taken in response to a formal request from the Election Commission, citing the heavy deployment of civil servants…