POLITICS, ELECTION
Concerned at poll violence, EC calls meetng of security chiefs
Concerned at poll violence, EC calls meetng of security chie...
KATHMANDU, Nov 11: Concerned over the series of poll violence incidents during the ongoing campaigning for parliamentary and provincial assembly elections, the Election Commission (EC) has called a high-level meeting of security agency chiefs and senior government officials for Sunday. The meeting...
Nov 12, 2017
SOCIETY
Steadfast nationalist ex-PM Bista passes away
Steadfast nationalist ex-PM Bista passes away
KATHMANDU, Nov 11: Kriti Nidhi Bista, a three-time prime minister remembered for his life-long stand for national interests and clean public image, passed away on Saturday. He was 91
Nov 12, 2017
SOCIETY
'Fake promises and money can't buy our votes': Dalits
'Fake promises and money can't buy our votes': Dalits
MYAGDI, Nov 11: Candidates of various political parties have time and again reached to the Dalit community of Beni Municipality-5, Purunne and assured them of various rights and privileges which were hardly fulfilled. There were days when these fake promises offered some respite to the locals at lea...
Nov 12, 2017
SOCIETY
Ambush against two candidates raise question over poll security
Ambush against two candidates raise question over poll secur...
ROLPA, Nov 11: Former minister and CPN (Maoist Center) leader Barshaman Pun was ambushed during his election campaign in Bhittabang, Madi Rural Municipality-1 of Rolpa on Saturday.
His vehicle was ambushed at around 10:30 am while en route to Ghartigaun from Sukhaodar. The vehicle sustained minor d...
Nov 12, 2017
POLITICS, ELECTION
Alliances in a fix to set agendas for poll campaigns
Alliances in a fix to set agendas for poll campaigns
DHARAN, Nov 11: While parties across the country have already started their campaigns for the upcoming parliamentary and provincial polls, the candidates in Dharan are struggling to find proper agenda to woo the voters. The candidates are in a time pressure as the date for the elections is inching c...
Nov 12, 2017
POLITICS
Political mass gathering conducted on school premises
Political mass gathering conducted on school premises
SAPTARI, Nov 11: Although leaders and cadres of various political parties are found delivering speeches on election codes and ethics at other times, during elections, they themselves are found crossing the line.
Nov 12, 2017
POLITICS
Candidates seek blessings from religious leader for election success
Candidates seek blessings from religious leader for election...
ILAM, Nov 11: After registering his candidacy on November 2, former speaker of parliament Subas Chandra Nembang headed straight to ashram of Kirat religious leader Aatma Nanda Lingden in Larumba (Mangsebung Rural Municipality) of Ilam district. He received blessings from the guru, which marked the b...
Nov 12, 2017
POLITICS
Madhesi parties may struggle to keep Siraha
Madhesi parties may struggle to keep Siraha
SIRAHA, Nov 11: Even after the poll alliance between the two major political forces of Madhes--Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN) and Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN)--most of the candidates of the two political parties are likely to struggle to safeguard their stronghold in Siraha.
Nov 12, 2017
POLITICS, ELECTION
Left alliance strong in Ramechhap, but challenges remain
Left alliance strong in Ramechhap, but challenges remain
RAMECHHAP, Nov 11: The electoral battle between the left alliance comprising CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) and the 'democratic' alliance comprising Nepali Congress (NC) and other parties has turned very competitive in Ramechhap. Candidates of both alliances expect a tough battle in the upcoming pa...
Nov 12, 2017
OPINION
Tigers, flies and foxes
Tigers, flies and foxes
We are squeezed between China and India, not just graphically but even in our reasoning and ideology. To the north, in China, with President Xi Jinping’s high-level purges, the anti-corruption drive is taking a distinct top-down course
Nov 12, 2017