Kathmandu, March 5 Tens of thousands of Nepalese voted on Thursday in the crucial parliamentary elections to elect a new prime minister, six months after violent Gen Z protests ousted the K P Sharma Oli-led coalition government.The election is being closely watched by India, which hopes for a...
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Kathmandu, March 5 Nepal, which held elections on Thursday, the first since a violent protest by Gen Z last year that toppled the K P Sharma Oli-led government, recorded a turnout of about 18 per cent by noon, according to the Election Commission.The Election Commission said that around 3.16...
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Kathmandu, March 5 Nepal, which held elections on Thursday, the first since a violent protest by Gen Z last year that ousted the K P Sharma Oli-led government, recorded a turnout of about 10.18 per cent by 11 am, according to the Election Commission.The Election Commission said that around...
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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 5 Nepalese citizens began arriving at polling booths in all 165 constituencies on Thursday morning, under tight security, to cast their votes in the crucial general election, the first since a violent protest by the Gen Z group that ousted the K P Sharma Oli-led government last...
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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...
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Kathmandu, March 2 Nepalese Prime Minister Sushila Karki on Monday appealed to all citizens to actively participate in the general elections scheduled for March 5, saying the vote would determine the country's stability and prosperity.In her address to the nation, Karki urged voters to...
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Kathmandu, March 2 – The Embassy of Nepal in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) confirmed on Monday that a young man from Nepal’s western Gorkha district was killed during a drone interception operation at Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi amid the ongoing US-Iran conflict.The security...
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Kathmandu, March 2 – With just three days remaining before the scheduled parliamentary elections on March 5, Nepal's interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki on Monday urged citizens to actively participate in the polls, describing the vote as an opportunity to shape their own future and that of...
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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...
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Kathmandu, February 26 Nepali Congress President Gagan Kumar Thapa said on Thursday that the next five years would be a “golden period of change” for the country, which goes to the polls on March 5.Addressing an election rally in Surkhet, the candidate for Prime Minister of the Nepali Congress...
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New Delhi, February 25 – As Nepal prepares for elections on March 5, security agencies have warned of several challenges, including political clashes, communal disturbances, and prison escapes during last year's Gen Z protests, according to reports from Kathmandu on Wednesday.Some communist...
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Kathmandu, February 19 Nepal’s interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki warned on Thursday that failing to address the discontent among young people could trigger another rebellion.Speaking at the 76th Democracy Day celebrations at the Nepali Army Pavilion in Kathmandu, she said that democracy...
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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...
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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...
Kathmandu, February 10 Nepal's Prime Minister Sushila Karki on Tuesday thanked India for providing support for the upcoming elections in Nepal.Nepal is set to hold the House of Representatives elections on March 5, the first since last year's deadly Gen-Z protests that toppled the K P Sharma...