SOCIETY
Group urges parties not to give poll tickets to rights violators
Group urges parties not to give poll tickets to rights viola...
KATHMANDU, Oct 27: The Conflict Victims Common Platform (CVCP) has urged political parties not to field any individual involved in grave human rights violations as candidates for the parliamentary and provincial elections.
Oct 28, 2017
SOCIETY
Butwal locals lament about dilapidated roads
Butwal locals lament about dilapidated roads
BUTUWAL, Oct 27: Much to the delight of the locals of Butwal, new tracks were opened almost everywhere in the villages and towns in the last few years. Many were even blacktopped. However, the 'signs' of development has started to irk the public now, thanks to the fast deteriorating routes. Potholes...
Oct 28, 2017
SOCIETY
Curfew clamped after 1 killed, others injured in Birtamod police firing
Curfew clamped after 1 killed, others injured in Birtamod po...
JHAPA, Oct 27: At least one person was killed and a score others injured as police opened fire in Birtamod on Friday morning to disperse locals demanding a probe into the mysterious death of an 11-year old. The person killed in the police action has been identified as Nawa Raj Thapa of Arjundhara...
Oct 28, 2017
ELECTION
Voter education not started yet
Voter education not started yet
DOTI, Oct 27: News about the upcoming elections is on air all the time. Television and radio stations have hardly been talking about anything else. However, the people in the villages and towns of Doti are least excited. In fact, they question the credibility of the news about elections saying no on...
Oct 28, 2017
ELECTION
Two alliances brace for fierce poll battle
Two alliances brace for fierce poll battle
NUWAKOT, Oct 27: The upcoming election in Nuwakot district is set to be an interesting one, as a number of senior leaders of major parties are contesting the federal parliament and provincial assembly polls.
Oct 28, 2017
ELECTION
Candidates likely to exceed poll expense ceiling set by EC
Candidates likely to exceed poll expense ceiling set by EC
MYAGDI, Oct 27: Leaders of various political parties are found delivering speeches in public gatherings and assuring people during door-to-door visits that they won't be making unnecessary expenses in the elections by breaching the election laws. However, such leaders are found spending millions of...
Oct 28, 2017
POLITICS, ELECTION
Old faces in election fray in Khotang
Old faces in election fray in Khotang
KHOTANG, Oct 27: Most candidates fielded by both major and fringe political parties for the upcoming provincial and parliamentary elections in Khotang district are old faces.
Oct 28, 2017
POLITICS
EC printing ballots to earlier design, citing time constraint
EC printing ballots to earlier design, citing time constrain...
KATHMANDU, Oct 27:While the Supreme Court (SC) has sought details of progress in printing separate ballot papers for parliamentary and provincial assembly elections, the Election Commission (EC) has started printing the ballots as designed earlier, with both the ballots on a single sheet of paper...
Oct 28, 2017
POLITICS
Naya Shakti poll manifesto focuses on development infrastructure
Naya Shakti poll manifesto focuses on development infrastruc...
KATHMANDU, Oct 27: Baburam Bhattarai-led Naya Shakti Party Nepal unveiled its election manifesto on Friday envisioning two East-West railways and cable cars in seven places including one from Kathmandu to Everest Base Camp.
Oct 28, 2017
OPINION
Women’s relationships
Women’s relationships
Women will have to be smart to adjust to the ever-changing relations she has to adjust to throughout
her life.
Oct 28, 2017