- Saturday, 11 April 2026
TRN Online
Contest Of Old And New Faces
Nepal is going to polls to elect a 275-member House of Representatives (HoR) including 165 in direct and 110 in proportional seats in general election slated for November 20. It is expected to end the months of political upheavals following the dissolution of parliament twice by the then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. The intra-party bickering within the then CPN resulted in expelling of each other from the party which later divided through a Supreme Court verdict that the name CPN belonged to another smaller faction. As the court ordered them to relinquish the new name CPN, they had to reorganise their pre-merger parties - CPN-UML under leader Oli and CPN-Maoist Centre under Prachanda. But the top leaders driven by mutual hostility and blame game were not inclined to start a new process of unification. As the unification of the CPN was undone by the court, the two factions within UML began to blame each other for political unrest and non-delivery of the government. Though Oli and Madhav Nepal were in the same party
Development Takes A Backseat
It is during the election campaign that voters get opportunity to interact with and put forth their concerns before the visiting candidates. But this scribe, while visiting some districts in Bagmati and Gandaki provinces, has gathered impressions that the electorates were least concerned about development issues. With a couple of exceptions, they don't demand a better road, good health and education facilities or water supply. They don't have any agenda to put before the candidates contesting the elections for the members of the House of Representatives (HoR) and Provincial Assembly (PA). Bhagwati Adhikari, 36, who runs a café at the Main Road in Hetauda Sub-Metro
Mobile service for Nepali migrant workers launched in Malaysia
The Embassy of Nepal in Malaysia has started a mobile service for the convenience of Nepali migrant workers working in different cities of the country. Ambassador of Nepal to Malaysia Dilli Raj Paudel said that the mobile service was initiated to provide services of the embassy in the cities where Nepali workers are employed, informed the embassy in a statement on Thursday.
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Give capable candidates a chance: Chairperson Lamichhane
Rastriya Swatantra Party Chairperson Rabi Lamichhane has urged the voters to cast their ballot to his party and give capable candidates a chance.
Political parties need to appease youths' resentment: Former PM Bhattarai
Former Prime Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai has said the political parties must address the resentment of youths.
Japan's State Minister for Foreign Affairs to visit Nepal from Nov 20 to observe poll
State Minister for foreign affairs of Japan TAKEI Shunsuke is scheduled to visit Nepal from November 20 to 21, 2022.
Vote for protection of national interest, sovereignty: Chair Oli
Chairperson of the CPN UML, KP Sharma Oli, has requested for votes for the protection of national interest, sovereignty and five-year- long stable government.
Madhes issues must be addressed: Chair Thakur
National Chairperson of Loktantrik Samajbadi Party (LSP), Mahantha Thakur, has said he had raised the Madhes issues that were yet to be addressed by the State.
EC plans to make public FPTP results within three days
The Election Commission has planned to make public the result of first-past-the-post (FPTP) election to the House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly within three days.
People are ultimate judge: Chair Prachanda
The November 20 election is an opportunity to defeat the regressive forces and lead the country to a new era of economic development and prosperity
Jeep carrying election materials collides, one injured
Rajendra Prasad Dhamal, Deputy Superintendent of Police and chief of the district police office, informed that returning officer Dinesh Rekhaula has been injured in the accident.
Foreign Exchange Reserves up by 2.5% in last three months
Foreign Exchange Reserves increased 2.5 per cent to Rs 1246.22 billion in mid-October 2022 from Rs 1215.80 billion in mid-July 2022, Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) said in the Current Macroeconomic and Financial Situation of Nepal Report it released on Wednesday. The report is based on three months’ data ending Mid-October, 2022/23.
Three injured in Jumla jeep accident
Narendra Chand, Deputy Superintendent of Police at the Jumla District Police Office, informed that the jeep, Bhe 1 Cha 2188, met with an accident while heading to Tamti polling center.
Silence period violator to be fined Rs. 25,000
Speaking at the press meeting held at EC today, Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya instructed the monitoring committee of the Election Code of Conduction (C0C) to implement the CoC effectively and strictly.
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Polls a referendum between progressive, regressive forces: Prachanda
Chairperson of the CPN (Maoist Centre) Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has viewed the November 20 elections to the House of Representatives and the Province Assembly as a referendum between progressive and regressive forces.
