In the Karnali Province Assembly, just a single Dalit candidate has been elected under the first-past-the-post system. Rana Singh Pariyar of the CPN (Maoist Centre) is the single Dalit winning the recently held PA elections from Humla (1) to represent his community in the PA.
Newly elected member to the House of Representatives from Rupandehi-2 and vice-chair of the CPN (UML), Bishnu Prasad Poudel, has said it was the victory of democracy, not of any party or individual through the recently held election.
Around 15 per cent of votes cast under the proportional representation (PR) system during the elections to the House of Representatives held on November 20 are yet to be counted.
CPN (Unified Socialists) candidate and Culture and Tourism Minister of Province 1 Khinu Langwa Limbu has been elected a member of the Provincial Assembly from Ilam-1, A. She has defeated UML's Shova Parajuli by 1,976 votes.
Melamchi water supply is going to be resumed across the Kathmandu Valley from December 11.
Globalization, rapid growth of science and technology and, most importantly, communication have challenged and even transformed all the moral and ethical values of human beings that have existed for millennia.
An earthquake was recorded with its epicenter at Mulghat of Dhankuta this morning.
Out of over 9.3 million votes counted so far under the proportional representation, the CPN (UML) is leading with 2,534,323 votes. The Nepali Congress is following with 2,399,831.
The Bibaha Panchami festival is being celebrated across the country today by worshipping and paying homage to Shree Ramchandra and Sita.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has been urged not to close its office in Khotang district. A team led by Mayor of Rupakot Majhuwagadhi, Tirtharaj Bhattarai, met NHRC Chairman Tap Bahadur Magar on Sunday and made such request.
Chairman of Janata Pragatisheel Party and former minister, Hridayesh Tripathi, has said although he was defeated in election, he was not defeated in politics. He blamed that the CPN UML leadership which was in electoral alliance did not assist him.
District headquarters of Kalikot, Manma, has faced acute shortage of drinking water. The people here have blamed the municipality that it failed to pay heed to this problem.
Productivity of rice has increased in Jhapa district. Although the area for rice plantation was shrunken this year, the production continued rising, according to Sagar Bista, chief of agriculture knowledge cetnre in the district.
The government is preparing to cover social security for workers in the informal sector, Nepali migrant workers abroad and those engaged through self-employment.
More than 60 former Members of Parliaments (MP) contesting this election have lost it, thereby staying out of legislative body.