It has been 11 days since the local-level election was held in the country, and the final result of 12 local units is yet to be received.
In the accident, Pavitra Thapa, 40, of Bhimad Municipality-2 died while her son Sushir Thapa, 20, sustained a serious injury, according to Yuva Raj Khatiwada, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) at the district police office.
Uma Regmi, Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizens, informed that the Cabinet meeting held today morning approved the policy and programme.
The country's foreign trade deficit has reached Rs 1 trillion 431 billion 300 million in the first 10 months of the current fiscal year, 2021/22. This is 24.94 per cent more than the trade deficit recorded in the corresponding period last fiscal year.
Newly elected mayor of Bharatpur Metropolitan City, Renu Dahal, has said that she would carry out activities understanding the psychology of the people. She was also elected as the mayor of Bharatpur Metropolis in 2017.
The CPN (UML) candidates have won the mayor and deputy mayor posts in Pacharauta municipality in Bara district in the May 13 local level election. Jalandar Singh has been elected the mayor with 4,733 votes.
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has congratulated Anthony Albanese on his appointment as the new Prime Minister of Australia.
An annual report of Agriculture, Cooperatives and Natural Resources Committee under the House of Representatives has been passed. Committee Secretary Uday Bhandari said that the report, prepared by the committee incorporating its activities carried out in a year, was passed after holding discussion on it.
The second Local Level Election held after the promulgation of the Federal Democratic Republic Constitution has elected representatives in municipalities. Excited to assume the offices, newly elected chiefs of the local governments have taken different decisions, some funny, some interesting some genuine.
CPN (UML) candidates have won the mayor and deputy mayor posts in Golbazaar municipality of Siraha district in the May 13 local level election.
Locals allege that only the cadres of CPN (UML) and Nepali Congress (NC) cast their votes in ward 2, 3, 5, and 9 and ward 4 and 7 respectively, obstructing the involvement of common people in polling.
Out of the 15 rural municipalities in the Jhapa district, Gauriganj has become the first rural municipality where women are elected in both the posts of chairperson and vice-chairperson.
Both mayoral and deputy mayoral candidates from the ruling alliance have won in Birgunj Metropolis.
CPN (Maoist Center) candidate for Bharatpur Metropolis, Renu Dahal, has been elected garnering 52,030 votes against her closest rival, Bijaya Subedi of CPN (UML), who got 39,581 votes.
Both mayoral and deputy mayoral candidates from ruling alliance have been elected in Bharatpur Metropolis. Renu Dahal from CPN (Maoist Centre) secured victory of Mayor with wide margin of 12,449 votes.