Shrestha secured 787 votes against his nearest rival who got 650 votes.
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba bade farewell to the Indian Prime Minister at the helipad constructed near the International Buddhist Prayer Centre and Auditorium here in Lumbini.
Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Dilendra Prasad Badu has said that construction of the dry port and the industrial zone are high on the government's priorities.
The Nepal Workers and Peasants' Party (NWPP) has won the May 13 local elections for all posts: mayor, deputy-mayor, ward chairs and members in the Bhaktapur municipality. The party had also won the previous local elections held in 2017.
The office of the returning officer, Doti, informed that the NC candidates got elected the chairs and members of all the seven wards in the rural municipality. NC candidates have also been elected the Chair and vice-chair of this local level, with a wide margin against their nearest rivals.
In 1,546 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of six persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in its regular update on Monday.
As per the latest available results, the NC has clinched a major post: mayor/chair in 49 local levels, including seven municipalities and 42 rural municipalities followed by four deputy mayors and 50 vice-chairs.
He reached the world's highest peak at 7:30 am, according to Himalayan Shepherd, a travel and expedition company, that managed Bhusal's mountaineering.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has offered worship at the Mayadevi Temple here. He arrived in Lumbini today morning on an official visit at the invitation of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba.
The MoUs relating to cooperation in education, culture, and technical matters were signed between the two countries today in presence of the Prime Ministers of Nepal and India, Sher Bahadur Deuba and Narendra Modi respectively.
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has formally inaugurated the Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) in Bhairahawa today. On the occasion, the PM said that the opening of GBIA has created the foundation for the nation's tourism and sustainable economic development, expressing the belief that tourist arrivals will increase with this.
2,566th Buddha Jayanti has been celebrated across the country.
Nepal women's national cricket team has been elected to field against Uganda in the first game under the five-match Twenty20 Series at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground today.
Under the local level elections 2079 BS, voting is underway at 13 polling centres where the election was postponed on May 13 due to various reasons.
Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya today said the ongoing vote count for the May 13 local election would be concluded within May 19.