Gorkha : The foodstuff to be provided to earthquake victims of Uhiya and Sirdibas areas of Gorkha for constructing roads under the ‘Food for Work’ programme has been found rotten. World Food Programme (WFP) with partnership of Goreto Gorkha had brought the foodstuff (rice and pulse) to the villages for the distribution. Locals of…
Kathmandu : Amidst the installation ceremony held on July 13, 2017 at The Annapurna Hotel, Kathmandu, The Rotary Club of Kathmandu Mid-Town has installed its new board members for the fiscal years 2017-18. The conference was attended by District Governor Rtn. Sanjay Giri as a chief guest. Immediate past president of the club former planning…
Kathmandu : The meeting of the Council of Ministers today has appointed Rajendra Kishor Chhetri as the chief secretary. The meeting held at the Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Singh Durbar appointed him on the basis of seniority. Chhetri was the secretary at the Ministry of Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation before his…
Kathmandu : Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) is to cancel the contract with Kathmandu View Tower construction Company, citing the company has not forwarded works even after one year after the agreement. KMC Spokesperson Gyanendra Karki said that the KMC is going to cancel the contract of the construction company, Jaleshwor Swochchhanda Bikoi Builders Pvt…
Inaruwa : CPN (UML) candidates have been elected to the top two posts of Dharan sub metropolis. As per the results of the vote count held on late Monday night, UML’s Tara Subba and Manju Bhandari have been elected the mayor and deputy mayor. Rai garnered 20,975 votes against 16, 202 votes obtained by…
Dadeldhura : CPN (UML) has won the election to the posts of mayor and deputy mayor of Amargadhi Municipality in Dadeldhura district. CPN (UML) mayoral candidate Bisheshwor Prasad Ojha (Bipin) got victorious to the post with 3,768 votes while his nearest rival Dilliram Joshi of the Nepali Congress received 3,640 votes. Similarly, deputy-mayor candidate…
[caption id="attachment_27914" align="alignnone" width="500"] [/caption] Kathmandu, June 28: The Election Commission has said the voters’ turnout stood at least 70.5 percent in the second round of local level election held in Province No 1, 5 and 7 on Wednesday. Organizing a press meet, Chief Election Commissioner Dr Ayodhee Prasad Yadav said as per…
Mahendranagar (Dhanusha), June 29, People of Province-2 including Dhanusha have vented their ire for bearing the brunt of shutdown enforced by Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) in eight districts of Madhes. The RJPN has been sticking to prevent elections in Madhes till constitution amendment. The agitating party on Wednesday had called for Madhes shutdown in…
Kathmandu : CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli said tearing ballot papers would weaken democracy. During a programme organized by Madan Bhandari Foundation to mark the 66th birth anniversary of then General Secretary of CPN-ML, Chairman Oli said the people’s multi-party democracy propounded by Bhandari had finely incorporated the idea of empowering local governments. …
Kathmandu : Voter turnout in the second phase local election held for 334 local levels in Provinces 1, 5 and 7 on Wednesday was 73.69 per cent. As per the information received at the Joint Election Operation Centre at the Election Commission, the voter turnout was 72.49 per cent in Province 1, 75.34…
