ELECTION
Top leaders cast their votes
Top leaders cast their votes
Top leaders of the major political parties participated in the first round of local level elections on Sunday. Like millions of voters, they reached the polling centers and voted for their preferred candidates.
May 15, 2017
ELECTION
Long ballot paper confuses voters
Long ballot paper confuses voters
KATHMANDU, May 15: Benu Dahal, 74, of Budhanilakantha Municipality-8, found herself confused as to whom she voted for by the time she arrived home.
May 15, 2017
ELECTION
Locals of provinces 1, 2, 5 and 7 desperate to cast votes
Locals of provinces 1, 2, 5 and 7 desperate to cast votes
KHOTANG, May 15: The successful completion of the first phase of local polls in provinces 3, 4 and 6 on Sunday, has made the voters of other provinces desperate to exercise their voting rights.
May 15, 2017
ECONOMY
Wheat production rises by 12 percent in far-western region
Wheat production rises by 12 percent in far-western region
DHANGADI, May 15: Wheat production in the far-western region of the country has increased year-on-year by 11.6 percent.
May 15, 2017
ELECTION
UML wants re-polls in several places
UML wants re-polls in several places
KATHMANDU, May 15: While thanking all voters and candidates taking part in the local level polls on Sunday, the main opposition party, CPN-UML, has asked the Election Commission to make re-polling arrangements in places where election booths were captured and voters were put under threat.
May 15, 2017
ECONOMY
Stock investors expect post-poll market rise
Stock investors expect post-poll market rise
KATHMANDU, May 15: Stock analysts say that the result of the local level polls will direct the market's future course.
May 15, 2017
Editorial
Stamps of approval
Stamps of approval
No election in Nepal has been completely peaceful so sporadic clashes, likes the ones that took place on Sunday, resulting in the death of one person in Dolakha, were to be expected.
May 15, 2017
SOCIETY
Drug importers' protest draws flak
Drug importers' protest draws flak
KATHMANDU, May 15: Two leading professional bodies of the private sector have criticized the decision of Nepal Drug Importers Association (NDIA) to stop import of different medicines as part of its protest against the government.
May 15, 2017
OPINION
Fact and fiction
Fact and fiction
OBOR membership is a desperate attempt of Nepali government to establish its nationalist credentials by appearing close to China
May 15, 2017
ELECTION
First time voters prefer good candidates over party links
First time voters prefer good candidates over party links
KATHMANDU, May 15: Many first-time voters, who constitute nearly 50 percent of the total eligible voter population in the country, were not for voting on the basis of political party affiliation in the local polls held Sunday.
May 15, 2017