Politics

Kathmandu — Police have arrested a man for illegally sending around five million SMS messages in a single day, allegedly to create panic and mobilize people for a pro-royalist demonstration. The Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office arrested 34-year-old Nirdesh Sedhai from Hattisar, Kathmandu, at around 8:00 pm on Tuesday. According…

Kathmandu— Senior Nepali Congress leaders Gururaj Ghimire and Pradeep Poudel have formally filed their candidacies for the post of General Secretary at the party’s second Special General Convention, currently underway at Bhrikutimandap. According to sources from the Election Committee, both leaders submitted their nominations as the convention moved into a…

Kathmandu — The Nepali Congress has entered a decisive and volatile phase as its Special General Convention advances amid deep internal divisions, pushing the country’s oldest democratic party to the brink of a formal split. The Special Convention was convened by a majority of general convention delegates after the party…

Kathmandu — The Ministry of Finance has approved Rs 19.11 billion in resource consent for the upcoming House of Representatives election scheduled for Falgun 21, ensuring funding for key state agencies involved in the electoral process. According to the Ministry of Finance, the approved budget will be distributed among three…

Kathmandu — The Council of Ministers meeting held on December 11 approved 19 major decisions, including the endorsement of the National Policy Against Human Trafficking, 2082, and a recommendation to convene a session of the National Assembly. Announcing the cabinet decisions, Interim Government Spokesperson and Minister for Communications and Information…

Kathmandu — Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ and Co-Coordinator Madhav Kumar Nepal have taken the oath of office amid an ongoing program at the party’s central office in Parisdanda. The oath was administered in the presence of senior party leader Nanda Kumar Prasai. During the same…

Kathmandu — The Nepali Congress has officially made public the election schedule for selecting new leadership through its ongoing Special General Convention. Senior Advocate Sitaram KC, coordinator of the Election Committee, announced the detailed timetable on Tuesday. According to the published schedule, voting for the party’s Central Committee will take…

Kathmandu— The Election Committee formed by the Nepali Congress Special General Convention has decided to formally move forward with the process of selecting new party leadership. Senior advocate Sitaram KC, coordinator of the five-member Election Committee, made the election schedule public on Tuesday. According to the committee, elections will be…

Kathmandu — Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balen Shah is preparing to contest the upcoming House of Representatives election from Jhapa–5, with his candidacy now considered almost certain based on recent political developments and internal party discussions. According to leaders of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), Mayor Shah has already communicated…

Kathmandu — Nepal Police has recommended the promotion of 16 Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) to the rank of Superintendent of Police (SP). According to an official notice issued by the Police Headquarters on Monday, the recommendation was made in line with the decision of the promotion committee, in accordance…