Bhaktapur : CPN (UML) candidates have been elected the mayor and deputy mayor in Changu Narayan Municipality. UML central member, Som Mishra, has been elected the municipality’s mayor with 8,512 votes under his belt. His closest contestant from Nepali Congress, Rajaram Khadka, garnered 6,869 votes. In the deputy mayor’s post, UML’s Bina Bastola…
[caption id="attachment_26770" align="alignnone" width="640"] Kathmandu : The main opposition CPN (UML) has termed the Memorandum of Understanding that Nepal recently signed with China regarding the ‘One Belt One Road’ initiative as historic and a milestone for heightening the bilateral ties. [/caption] Addressing an interaction programme on OBOR organised here today, party Chair and former Prime…
Kathmandu : CPN-UML candidate Bidhya Sudnar Shakya and Nepali Congress candidate Hari Prabha Khadgi have emerged victorious as Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolis, respectively. CPN-UML candidate Shakya secured his win by receiving 64,913 votes against 45,259 votes of his close contender NC candidate Rajuraj Joshi. NC candidate Khadgi registered her victory to…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
