- Saturday, 11 April 2026
The Rising Nepal
EC's Fresh Reminder
The Election Commission (EC) appears to be quite serious about implementing the election code of conduct scrupulously as the elections to the House of Representatives and Provincial Assemblies are approaching. The election body has frequently asked the political parties, their candidates and independent aspirants to abide by the poll code in its letter and spirit in order to hold the forthcoming elections in a free, fair and impartial way. With a rise in the number of incidents related to the violation of the election code of conduct by the political parties and their contenders, the
Hold Elected Leaders Accountable
Yes, we all know that the important political exercise of electing leaders for the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies is very close by. But before that, we have Tihar, considered the second biggest festival of Nepalis, just round the corner. Tihar is a great festival, and according to media reports, the environment of this delightful occasion has already gripped most of the people. But apart from being a bright festival, Tihar is also a noisy occasion, when many organised youths go from house to house trying to make merry the occasion and also raising funds at the same time.
In Quest Of Strategic Advantage
As Russian invasion of Ukraine drags on, threatening statement of Russia’s President Putin signaling the possible use of tactical nuclear weapons has rung alarming bell to the international community. Such pronouncement from a nuclear weapons capable country deserves to be taken seriously. The threat of use of nuclear weapons has been a taboo since 1945. But the speech from the top leadership of a country, whose military doctrine has entertained the deployment of relatively low-yield nuclear weapons in a war, can hardly be ignored.
Ensure Food Security
Food is the first thing that comes to our mind as it is essential for life. We need nutritious foods to eat in order to remain healthy and live longer. Such foods are considered a prerequisite for proper development of children. Although people have fundamental right to food, hunger remains to be a persistent and ever-increasing problem worldwide.
Nepal should learn from China’s prosperity
Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation of Nepal Jeevan Ram Shrestha has said that Nepal should learn from the prosperity and modernisation of neighbouring and friendly country China.
Fearing rain, farmers rush to harvest paddy
Bishnu Paudel, a resident of Deupur, Lamahi Municipality-6, in Dang district, had to bear a loss in paddy crops last year. Due to the rain, there is a problem of decaying of paddy that had been cut and dried in the field.
'Nepalis living along border are real nationalists'
: Minister for Home Affairs Bal Krishna Khand said that Nepalis living along the border are real nationalists since they protect the country’s territory. Minister Khand made the remarks while addressing an election-centric programme organised by the parties of ruling alliance at Ward No. 2 of Siyari Rural Municipality in Rupandehi district on Thursday.
Kohalpur intensifies works to remove billboards
Kohalpur Municipality has given pace to its activities to remove the unauthorised hoarding boards, banners and other promotional materials from the city area. Bir Bahadur Thapa, city police chief, informed that they had paced up the removal of all promotional materials that have spoiled the beauty of the city.
Pakistan, UAE ambassadors pay farewell call on President
Ambassador of Pakistan to Nepal, Syed Haider Shah, and Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saeed Hamdan Al-Naqbi, paid a farewell call on President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Thursday. According to the Embassy of Pakistan in Kathmandu, during the meeting, recalling historical linkages and warm relations between both countries, Ambassador Shah thanked the President and Government of Nepal for supporting his endeavours during his ambassadorial stint in Nepal.
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EC completes printing of 30% ballot papers for FPTP election
The Election Commission (EC) has said it has completed the printing of 30 per cent of ballot papers towards the first-past-the-post (FPTP) electoral system for the House of Representatives and Provincial Assemblies. The EC printed over 12,849,000 ballot papers under the FPTP electoral category for the elections of the House of Representatives (HoR) and the Provincial Assemblies. Of the printed 12,849,000 ballot papers, 6,432,500 are for the
Bidari to hold a master class in Surkhet for filmmakers
Director Sujith Bidari is going to conduct a master class to the f
Twenty Five contesting HoR election in Sunsari-4
Minister for Communication and Information Technology and Nepali Congress central member Gyanendra Bahadur Karki is contesting the election to the House of Representatives from Sunsari-4 again. He was elected to the HoR from the same constituency in 2017 by defeating common candidate of left alliance Ramesh Shrestha.
Stern action against use of firecrackers being enforced
Authorities have intensified action to restrict the use of firecrackers during the upcoming festival of Tihar. According to the daily news bulletins of Nepal Police Headquarters, the law enforcement agency has confiscated firecrackers worth around Rs. 3,399,204 over October 11-20 from across the country.
Fake News Foils Fair Poll
Nepali people are set to pick new representatives for the federal and provincial parliaments next month. For them, this is an important moment to take informed decision so that honest and competent candidates are elected. Now the political parties and their candidates are on the stump. In the heat of moment, they tend to make aggressive remarks against their rivals and violate the election code of conduct, which can spoil the poll atmosphere. Moreover, during the polls, some elements might indulge in spreading fake news, misinformation and hate speech through the social media. Such a negative poll campaign can unduly change the voters' perception and the voting pattern. Fake news and disinformation are likely to misguide the voters into choosing those candidates who are not committed to democracy, rule of law and good governance.
Bhattarai’s Self-denial Of Polls A Political Ploy Or Sainthood?
Former prime minister Dr. Babu Ram Bhattarai has given up to contest the upcoming elections for the federal parliament scheduled to be held in November. He has surrendered his Gorkha constituency to his former comrade-in-arms Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda and become fully active to campaign in favour of the latter. This may have come as the startling news for many but for those who have closely followed it up and scrutinised his remarks, observations and statements made public during the recent days, he appeared to be in a state of dilemma for some time before he took this crucial decision. In the first extended meeting of Nepal Samajbadi Party (NSP) that came into being following the split with Upendra Yadav-led Janata Samajbadi Party almost six months ago, Dr. Bhattarai had hinted at it clearly that he was in the mood to pass the leadership baton on to the upcoming generations.
