nepal politics

March 5, New Delhi: Nepal is holding elections today as citizens exercise their democratic rights following protests that led to the ousting of former Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli.The election is for 275 seats in the House of Representatives of Nepal, with 165 members to be directly elected...

Kathmandu, March 5 – Nepal is set to hold parliamentary elections on Thursday, marking the first nationwide vote since the September uprising by the Gen Z group, which shook the Himalayan nation.Voters will elect 275 members to the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the federal...

Kathmandu, March 4 – A day before Nepal goes to the polls on Thursday, there is a sense of anticipation that the mandate will give a clear majority to one party, that the government will be inclusive and democratic, and work for the country’s progress, voicing a need for “change”.From living...

Kathmandu, March 4 – As Nepal prepares for parliamentary elections on Thursday, Acting Chief Election Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari has urged voters across the country to exercise their right to vote without fear.The country is going to the polls to elect 275 members of the House of...

Kathmandu, March 4. Two subsequent youth-led protests in South Asia led to regime changes in two nations bordering India – in Bangladesh in the east, where former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is in exile with a death sentence hanging over her, and her party banned, and in Nepal to the north...

March 03, New Delhi – The Himalayan nation is preparing for national elections on March 5. The Election Commission of Nepal has instructed monitoring officers to effectively implement the code of conduct until the day of voting.More than 3,400 candidates are contesting in the March 5th...

New Delhi, February 26 Describing it as "historic in itself," Nepal's Minister for Forests and Environment, Madhav Prasad Chaulagain, expressed confidence on Thursday that the country would complete its ongoing electoral process smoothly and in a timely manner.Speaking at the World Sustainable...

Kathmandu, February 24 Nepal declared a three-day holiday for the general elections on Tuesday, even as the border with India in the Madhesh province will remain closed for 72 hours until voting is completed on March 5.The cabinet, during a meeting held earlier in the day, decided to grant...

The Election Commission of Nepal has set a 15-day period for election campaigning for the House of Representatives elections, directing all stakeholders to fully comply with the election code of conduct. According to the commission, political parties and candidates are permitted to campaign from...