political process

New Delhi, March 5 Iran has not yet elected a successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated in a joint US-Israeli airstrike last week, a senior Iranian official said on Thursday.Ayatollah Dr Abdul Majeed Hakeemelahi, the representative of Iran's supreme leader...

Kathmandu, March 5 Nepalese began arriving at polling booths on Thursday morning to cast their votes in the crucial general elections, the first since a violent protest led by young people last year, which toppled the K P Sharma Oli-led government.More than 18.9 million eligible Nepalese will...

March 4, Kohima: The Nagaland Legislative Assembly will introduce a Bill to establish the Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority (FNTA) during the ongoing Eighth Session of the 14th House.Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio announced this yesterday during his concluding remarks on the Motion of Thanks...

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...

Seoul, March 4 North Korea will elect representatives to its parliament, the Supreme People's Assembly, later this month, state media said Wednesday, as a follow-up step after a recent party congress.The election of representatives to the 15th Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) will be held on...

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...

Gangtok, March 3 The BJP Sikkim unit submitted a representation to the Election Commission of India on Tuesday to protect the indigenous identity and constitutional rights of the Sikkimese people during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the Himalayan state.The...

The BJP's Jana Ashirwad Yatra reaches Morigaon DistrictAs part of its outreach campaign ahead of the state assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party's Jana Ashirwad Yatra reached the Morigaon district today.The yatra was organized in the Jagiroad Assembly constituency. Chief Minister Dr...

Dhekiajuli (Assam), February 28 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched the state BJP's 'Jan Ashirwad Yatra' from Dhekiajuli in Sonitpur district on Saturday, as the party seeks a third consecutive term in the upcoming Assembly elections.He appealed to the people to support the BJP...

Dhekiajuli (Assam), February 28 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched the state BJP's 'Jan Ashirwad Yatra' from Dhekiajuli in Sonitpur district on Saturday as the party seeks a third consecutive term in the upcoming Assembly elections.Accompanied by state party president Dilip...

Kathmandu, February 27 China's newly-appointed Ambassador to Nepal, Jhang Maoming, met with interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki here on Friday and reiterated Beijing's commitment to Nepal's democratic process and best wishes for the upcoming elections.On the occasion, Prime Minister Karki...

Puducherry, February 24 A seven-member team from the Election Commission (EC), led by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, will arrive in Puducherry, which is going to polls, on February 25, official sources said on Tuesday.They said the team, which includes election commissioners, will...

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...

President Mohammad Shahabuddin has convened the first session of the 13th Parliament for March 12th, almost a month after the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) formed the government following their victory. According to a statement from the Jatiya Sangsad, the President convened the session...

Aizawl, February 23 Mizoram is finalizing preparations for a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls scheduled from April to June, a senior official said on Monday.The exercise, being undertaken by the Election Commission in 22 states and union territories, will mark Mizoram's...

February 18, New Delhi – Peru's ousted President José Jeri bid farewell to his cabinet at the gates of the Government Palace in Lima after Congress voted to remove him from office over a scandal involving undisclosed meetings with a Chinese businessman. Jeri was seen surrounded by his ministers...

Guwahati, February 18 Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar said on Wednesday that the Special Revision (SR) was conducted in Assam with the sole objective of including all eligible voters and excluding ineligible voters from the electoral rolls.Addressing a press conference at the...

New Delhi, February 18 Biennial elections for 37 Rajya Sabha seats in 10 states, which are becoming vacant on different dates in April, will be held on March 16, the Election Commission announced on Wednesday.The states where the seats are becoming vacant are Maharashtra, Odisha, Telangana...

Kathmandu, February 13 Nepalese Prime Minister Sushila Karki on Friday urged the people to actively participate in the upcoming general elections to ensure the country's progress.Stating that the elections, to be held next month, are being held under special circumstances, the Prime Minister...

Kathmandu, February 12 Nepal's interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki instructed security agencies to be vigilant against those who may disrupt the environment in the country ahead of next month's elections.She urged the security agencies to remain alert against any "misleading activities" that...