Kathmandu, March 5 – As parliamentary elections began in Nepal on Thursday, voters shared their expectations for the upcoming government, emphasizing the need for stronger security and effective governance in the country. Many voters said that ensuring safety and stability should be the top...
Kathmandu, March 5 Nepal, which held elections on Thursday morning, the first since a violent protest by Gen Z that ousted the K P Sharma Oli-led government last year, recorded a turnout of about six per cent by 9:30 am, according to the Election Commission.Nepalese citizens began reaching...
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Kathmandu, March 5 – Parliamentary elections began in Nepal at 7 a.m. on Thursday for the House of Representatives, with voters queuing at polling centres across the country to cast their ballots.The elections are being held to elect 275 members of the lower house – 165 through the...
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Kathmandu, March 4 Hundreds of thousands of Nepalese voters will cast their ballots on Thursday in the crucial general elections, the first since a violent protest led by young people ousted the K.P. Sharma Oli-led government last year.More than 18.9 million eligible Nepalese voters will...
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Kathmandu, March 4 Voting will take place on Thursday for the general elections, the first to be held after a Gen Z youth-led protest ousted the K P Sharma Oli-led government in Nepal last year.More than 18.9 million eligible Nepalese voters will exercise their franchise to elect 275 members...
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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...
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Jhapa (Nepal), March 2 – From the Bronx in the US to the streets of Nepal, rap has been a musical form that has served as a vehicle for social change.In Nepal, last year's Gen Z protests featured a large number of rappers who mobilized the masses, fueled by their enthusiasm. In Nepal...
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Kathmandu, February 28 The Rastriya Swatantra Party launched its grand election rally in the Kathmandu Valley on Saturday and claimed to have received "very positive and encouraging" responses from the people in the days leading up to the March 5 voting in Nepal.The Rastriya Swatantra Party...
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New Delhi, February 26 – Major political parties vying for the March 5 parliamentary elections in Nepal are expressing concern that the country – once a popular global tourist destination – has not been able to reach the pre-Covid visitor numbers. Consequently, they have pledged to work towards...
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New Delhi, February 24 – A multi-billion rupee project in Nepal, part of China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), has been dropped from the election pledges of former Kathmandu Mayor Balen Shah, who is contesting against former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli in the latter's stronghold...
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New Delhi, February 21. Nepal, where parliamentary elections are scheduled for March 5, witnessed the beginning of formal campaign activities on February 16, which included public meetings, rallies, the use of loudspeakers, and other related activities, all of which will end three days before...
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Kathmandu, February 19 Nepal's two major political parties, the CPN-UML and the RSP, on Thursday unveiled their respective manifestos aimed at winning over voters ahead of the March 5 general elections.The Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) (CPN -UML), led by former Prime...
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Kathmandu, February 19 – As Nepal prepares for the March 5 general elections, the country's three major political forces – the Nepali Congress (NC), the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), and the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) – unveiled distinct yet overlapping foreign...
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Kathmandu, February 18 Nepal's oldest and newest political parties intensified their election campaigns on Wednesday, with just 15 days left for the March 5 general elections.While the oldest party, the Nepali Congress (NC), released its election manifesto on Wednesday, the newest, the...
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