Politics

Kathmandu — The Election Commission has fixed the maximum election expenditure limit for candidates contesting the House of Representatives election scheduled for February 21, with ceilings varying by constituency based on accessibility. According to the Commission, candidates from five constituencies in Kathmandu — constituencies 1, 3, 6, 7 and 8…

Agency- Russia’s nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile system has entered active service, Russia’s Ministry of Defense said Tuesday, as negotiators continue to search for a breakthrough in peace talks to end Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Troops held a brief ceremony to mark the occasion in neighboring Belarus where the missiles have been…

Agency- Bangladesh’s former prime minister Khaleda Zia, who many believed would sweep elections next year to lead her country once again, died on Tuesday aged 80, her Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said. Despite years of ill health and imprisonment, Zia vowed in November to campaign in elections set for February…

Kathmandu— Cardiologist Dr Kunjang Sherpa has been elected Vice-Chairman of the Nepal Medical Council (NMC). Dr Sherpa, who currently serves at Bir Hospital, was previously a member of the Council. According to the final vote count completed on Sunday, Dr Sherpa secured 5,234 votes, defeating his closest rival Dr Gurusharan…

Kathmandu — The Nepali Congress has submitted its closed list of candidates for the proportional representation (PR) system for the upcoming House of Representatives elections to the Election Commission. The party submitted the list late on Tuesday after a delay caused by the Election Commission’s failure to immediately recognize the…

Kathmandu — Prime Minister Sushila Karki has delivered a strong symbolic message urging calm, restraint, and democratic engagement by presenting a photograph of Lord Gautam Buddha to campaign leader Durga Prasai, effectively counterbalancing the earlier gesture in which Prasai had gifted her a statue of Goddess Durga. The exchange took…

Kathmandu — The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and the Ujjyaalo Nepal Party have reached a seven-point agreement paving the way for party unity. The agreement was finalized on Monday following talks between RSP Chairperson Rabi Lamichhane and Ujjyaalo Nepal Patron Kulman Ghising in Kathmandu. As per the agreement, Ghising will…

Kathmandu, December 21 — The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development has launched the ‘Granted Fertilizer Distribution Information System’, a digital platform aimed at making the distribution of subsidized chemical fertilizers more transparent, systematic, and technology-driven. According to the ministry, the system has been implemented to curb irregularities in fertilizer…

Kathmandu— Nepali Congress leader and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has submitted a written response and recorded a statement before the High-Level Commission of Inquiry investigating the Gen-Z Movement incidents of Bhadra 23 and 24. Lekhak spent nearly two and a half hours on Monday responding to questions from commission…

Kathmandu- Following the failure of unity talks with other political forces, the Ujyalo Nepal Party (UNP) has begun preparations to finalize its list of candidates for the proportional representation (PR) system. UNEP had held negotiations with the Rastriya Swotantra Party (RSP), Kathmandu Mayor Balen Shah’s political group, and the Progressive…