The CPN (Maoist Centre) candidate Bharat Ghimire has won the election, securing the post of chair at ward no 9 in Belaka municipality, Udayapur.
Vice President Ramsahay Prasad Yadav has appealed to the concerned agencies to guarantee the identity and dignity of the people living with disabilities on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) today.
CPN (Maoist Center) candidate Bharat Ghimire has been elected ward chair of Belaka Municipality of Udaypur district with 559 votes defeating his closest rival Mohan Khadka of CPN (UML) who secured 525 votes.
CPN (Maoist Center) candidate Devaki Timalsina has been elected vice-chairperson of Sarkegand Rural Municipality in Humla district with 1,637 votes defeating her closest rival Sabita Budha of Nepali Congress who secured 1,594 votes.
The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation is to make arrangement of concessional loan to poor citizens without collateral.
CPN (UML) candidate Uma Magar Sherpa has been elected vice-chair of Gaurishankar Rural Municipality with 2,805 votes defeating her closest rival Nimaleki Sherpa of CPN (Maoist Center) who secured 2,600 votes.
Nepali Congress candidate Krishna Man Dangol has been elected the mayor of Kritipur municipality with 5,334 votes defeating his closest rival Prof. Dr. Shiva Sharan Maharjan of CPN (Maoist Center) who secured 4,555 votes.
Prime Minister arrived in Beijing today at the friendly invitation of Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang. During the visit, Prime Minister Oli is scheduled to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Bishnu Prasad Paudel, has said that Nepal's sovereign credit rating indicates that Nepal has a favourable environment for investment.
Launching the seed-related software called 'Desis-2' here today, the Agriculture Minister said it is necessary to connect agriculture with the information technology, and that significant achievement could be made in the agro sector only if this could happen.
According to the Election Commission, Budha secured 3627 votes in the local level by-election whereas his closest rival Keshav Kumari Tulachan, a common candidate Nepali Congress and CPN (UML), got 2128 votes.
The fire gutted goods in six out of the 13 shutters on the ground floor at the three-storied house of one Ram Sewak Mahato. The fire started from the electric shop owned by Sahajis Nadaf of Janakpurdham Sub-Metropolitan City-13 of Dhanusha district. Nadaf had rented the entire house and had been running the electric store.
In the ongoing Nepal Premier League (NPL) Janakpur Bolts registered its second consecutive win after defeating Karnali Yaks by 8 wickets on Monday. Bolts has achieved the target of 142 runs in just 15.1 overs in a loss of two wickets with 29 balls remaining.
Senior Vice Chair of CPN (UML) Ishwor Pokhrel has been assigned to take charge as the party's Acting Chair.
Minister for Industry, Commerce, and Supplies, Damodar Bhandari, has said that foreign investors can now apply for investment in Nepal up to Rs 500 million from abroad. Speaking at the plenary session of the two-day 29th Partnership Summit, which began today in New Delhi, India, Bhandari highlighted that Nepal has implemented an automated pre-approval system for foreign investment proposals through an online platform.