ELECTION
Chief Election Commissioner appeals for enthusiastic participation in local polls
Chief Election Commissioner appeals for enthusiastic partici...
KATHMANDU, May 14: Chief Election Commissioner, Dr Ayodhee Prasad Yadav, has appealed to the voters to participate in the process of casting invaluable votes in their respective polling stations.
May 14, 2017
ELECTION
Voting commences under the first round of local polls
Voting commences under the first round of local polls
KATHMANDU, May 14: The voting of the first round of the much – awaited local level elections taking place for the first time after Nepal became a federal democratic republic commenced at 7 am.
May 14, 2017
ELECTION
PM Dahal casts vote at 7 am in Chitwan (Update)
PM Dahal casts vote at 7 am in Chitwan (Update)
CHITWAN, May 14: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal cast his vote at 7 am at the polling center located at Laxmi Secondary School, Lanku, which is part of Ward-4 of Bharatpur Metropolitan City.
May 14, 2017
WORLD
North Korea fires missile: South Korea military
North Korea fires missile: South Korea military
SEOUL, May 14: North Korea fired on Sunday a ballistic missile from a region near its west coast that flew 700 kilometers (430 miles), South Korea's military said, days after a new leader took office in the South pledging to engage in dialogue with Pyongyang.
May 14, 2017
WORLD
Pakistan signs nearly $500 million in China deals at Silk Road summit
Pakistan signs nearly $500 million in China deals at Silk Ro...
ISLAMABAD, May 14: Pakistan signed new deals with China on Saturday worth nearly $500 million ahead of Beijing's international forum on its "Silk Road" trade and infrastructure initiative for Asia, Africa and Europe, the Pakistani government said.
May 14, 2017
SOCIETY
Three swept away by Mahakali river
Three swept away by Mahakali river
BHIMDATTANAGAR, May 13: Three men were swept away while taking a bath in Mahakali river at around 500 meters away from Dodhara Chadani in the district on Saturday.
May 14, 2017
WORLD, TECHNOLOGY
Global ‘WannaCry’ ransomware cyberattack seeks cash for data
Global ‘WannaCry’ ransomware cyberattack seeks cash for data
LONDON, May 14: A global “ransomware” cyberattack, unprecedented in scale, had technicians scrambling to restore Britain’s crippled hospital network Saturday and secure the computers that run factories, banks, government agencies and transport systems in many other nations.
May 14, 2017
POLITICS
Nepali high-level delegation in Beijing to attend thematic session of OBOR
Nepali high-level delegation in Beijing to attend thematic s...
KATHMANDU, May 14: Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara, Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Ramesh Lekhak, Minister for Information and Communications Surendra Kumar Karki and other members of a visiting Nepali delegation attended a welcome reception host...
May 14, 2017
POLITICS, ELECTION
After 20 long years, the wait is finally over
After 20 long years, the wait is finally over
KATHMANDU, May 14: A total of 4,956,925 voters in 34 districts from Province 3, 4 and 6 are looking forward to cast their votes today after 7am in the morning for the first time in the history to elect their local rulers. According to Election Commission, there are 14,054,482 voters across the count...
May 14, 2017
POLITICS, ELECTION
Assigned observers reach destinations for polls
Assigned observers reach destinations for polls
KATHMANDU, May 13: All observers assigned have reached the polling centers in 34 districts where the first phase of local-level elections will be held on Sunday, said the Election Commission.
May 13, 2017