Second phase polls to take place on time

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    Kathmandu : Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ today assured all that the second phase of the local level elections would be held within the stipulated time. The election is scheduled for June 14. Answering queries raised in today’s meeting of Legislature-Parliament on programmes and policies introduced by the government, the Prime Minister…

UML's GC registers mayoral win in Pokhara Lekhanath Metropolis

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    Pokhara : CPN (UML)’s Man Bahadur GC won mayor in Pokhara Lekhnath Metropolitan City. He has garnered a total of 60,118 votes while his closest contender Nepali Congress’s Ramji Kunwar got 46,416 votes. Likewise, for deputy mayor, UML’s Manju Gurung claimed the post with 56,448 votes.Her nearest competitor NC’s Saraswati Gurung got 44,338…

Manchester attack: May to tackle Trump over 'evidence' leaks

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Manchester : Theresa May is to raise concerns with Donald Trump after evidence from the Manchester Arena bombing was apparently leaked to US media. UK officials were “furious” when photos appearing to show debris from the attack appeared in the New York Times. The prime minister is expected to raise the issue with the US…

Ncell introduces Yonder Music – The 1st music app in Nepal

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   Kathmandu, May 25.  Ncell, the leading GSM mobile service provider of the country, has introduced a new digital music platform, Yonder Music that enables music lovers to enjoy free access to millions of songs to download and play. Yonder Music is a music streaming app, and the company has launched it in collaboration with…

EC committed to conducting June 14 election: CEC Yadav

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  Kathmandu : Chief Election Commissioner Dr. Ayodhee Prasad Yadav has reaffirmed that the Election Commission was determined and steadfast on conducting the second-phase local level election scheduled for June 14, and was moving ahead accordingly. The second-phase election is taking place for 461 local levels. Speaking in a programme of discussions with the chiefs…

Election Commission urges government not to seek option of June 14 election

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  Kathmandu, May 24: The Election Commission has urged the government not to seek the alternative to the June 14 election but to cooperate with the EC to hold the second round of local election successfully on the slated day. The election programmes have already been published in the gazette, it reminded. Chief Election Commissioner…

PM Dahal resigns with a vow to end drought of ethics in politics

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Kathmandu, May 24: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ said he had put in papers to end ethical drought that has dominated Nepali politics since long. He announced resignation from the Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers without any hesitation as per the agreement with the major ruling partner, Nepali Congress. Dahal was…

animal parts and trophies destroyed

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    Chitwan : Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat, has said that animal parts and trophies were destroyed to discourage the poaching of wildlife. Inaugurating the programme organised to destroy animal parts and trophies at Kasara today, the Foreign Affairs Minister said that the body parts and trophies of wildlife have no…

NC candidate elected in Indravati Rural Municipality

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    Melamchi : Nepali Congress candidate has been elected the chairperson of the Indravati Rural Municipality here in Sindhupalchowk district. Bansalal Tamang mustered 5,365 votes against CPN (UML) candidate, Jhamka Nepal’s 5,165 votes to win the election. In the post of Vice Chairperson, NC’s Mira Adhikari Lama has been elected with 5,191 votes. Her…

Madhyapur Thimi's final vote count results-UML wins mayor, NC clinches deputy-mayor

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    Bhaktapur : CPN (UML)’s candidate Madan Sundar Shrestha has been elected the mayor of Madhyapur Thimi Municipality in Bhaktapur. As per the final vote count results announced a while ago, Shrestha secured 13,960 votes against 10,846 votes obtained by his nearest rival Asta Kawe of the Nepali Congress to win the election. Likewise,…