Politics

Kathmandu- A total of 49 candidates contesting the House of Representatives elections scheduled for Falgun 21 have withdrawn their candidacies, the Election Commission has said. Commission spokesperson Narayan Prasad Bhattarai informed that the withdrawals were registered within the timeline fixed by the official election schedule. He said the process of…

Kathmandu- The Nepali Congress has formally declared party President Gagan Thapa as its candidate for prime minister in the upcoming elections. The decision was taken at a meeting of the party’s Central Working Committee held on Friday at the Congress central office in Sanepa. Party Spokesperson Devraj Chalise confirmed that…

Kathmandu — Former Prime Minister and Chairman of the Nepal Samajwadi Party, Dr. Baburam Bhattarai, has withdrawn his candidacy from Gorkha Constituency No. 2 in the upcoming House of Representatives elections. Sources close to Bhattarai said the decision was taken after consultations held on Thursday with senior political leaders. Nepali…

Kathmandu — Senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSPP) Balendra Shah, popularly known as Balen, who has filed his candidacy from Jhapa-5, will be allowed to spend up to Rs 3.1 million in the upcoming House of Representatives election. The Election Commission has fixed this expenditure ceiling for candidates…

Kathmandu — The Nepali Communist Party (NCP) has fielded candidates in all 165 constituencies for the upcoming House of Representatives elections. Party leader Govinda Acharya said that all candidates who received party tickets reached their respective constituencies on Tuesday and completed the nomination registration process. According to Acharya, the NCP…

Kathmandu — The Cabinet meeting held on Thursday decided to extend the tenure of the commission formed to investigate incidents related to the Gen-Z movement by an additional 20 days. The decision was announced by Government Spokesperson and Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal following the meeting. According to Aryal, the…

Kathmandu — The CPN (UML) has registered candidacies in all 165 constituencies for the upcoming House of Representatives elections. The party’s Central Publicity Department Chief Min Bahadur Shahi confirmed that UML candidates have been fielded across the country and stated that more than half of them are new faces, reflecting…

Kathmandu — The preliminary list of candidates for direct elections under the House of Representatives polls scheduled for Falgun 21 is set to be published today. The Election Commission is preparing to make the list public this evening after completing the investigation and decision-making process on complaints filed against candidate…

Kathmandu — Suryakunda Hydroelectric Company Limited is set to issue its initial public offering (IPO) to the general public starting from Magh 18. The company is opening the IPO after completing the first-phase distribution to project-affected local residents and Nepali citizens employed abroad. The company has received approval from the…

Kathmandu — The Secondary Education Examination (SEE) of Grade 10 will be conducted from Chaitra 19 to Chaitra 29, the Office of the Controller of Examinations has confirmed. Although the examination was originally scheduled for the first week of Chaitra according to the academic calendar, it was postponed due to…