- Saturday, 11 April 2026
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Nirupam brings Kumari Maya
Two previous poetry collections, Desh Swapna (2063) and Budo Samaya (2079), were published under the name of Baburam Shrestha. Now, a poet and lyricist has come to the readers under the name of Nirupam Shrestha.
Normal life affected as temperature drops to -15 degrees Celsius in Mustang
According to Karma Namgel Gurung, Chair of Ward No 2 in Lomanthang, temperature has dropped to minus 15 degrees Celsius in the mornings and evenings. Because of the extreme cold, irrigation canals, water taps, and other water sources freeze during these hours. Residents have to melt snow using fuel to obtain water.
Road extension of Hetauda (Photo Feature)
The Road Division Office, Hetauda, under the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, issued a public notice on November 20, giving a 15-day ultimatum to remove the permanent and temporary houses and huts built within 25/25 yards from the center line of the Mahendra Highway and Tribhuvan Highway within the Hetauda Sub-metropolitan City area.
EC prepared in every way, says Officiating CEC
: Officiating Chief Election Commissioner of the Election Commission of Nepal, Ram Prasad Bhandari, has said that the Commission is fully prepared for the House of Representatives election to be held on March 5, 2026.
NPL: Biratnagar Kings wins toss, bowling against Sudurpaschim Royals
Sudurpaschim Royals and Biratnagar Kings are vying in today’s first match of the ongoing second edition of the Nepal Premier League (NPL) at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Stadium in Kirtipur. Biratnagar won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Demolition of physical structures begins for expansion of Hetauda main road
Demolition of physical structures within the road border has begun for the expansion of main road in Hetauda – the capital of the Bagmati province.
Expansion of Dhulikhel-Khawa section along Araniko Highway gaining pace
Up-gradation of Dhulikhel-Khawa road section along the Araniko Highway in Kavrepalanchowk has gained pace.
NPL Cricket 2025: Two matches today
Two matches are scheduled for today in the second edition of the Nepal Premier League (NPL) underway in Kathmandu.
Light rain/snow likely in mountainous belt of Gandaki province
Currently, there is partial cloud cover in the hilly areas of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki, and Karnali provinces, while the weather is largely fair in remaining areas.
EC issues 30-point directive to political parties in view of elections
Kathmandu, Dec 6: The Election Commission (EC) has issued 20-point directive to the political parties in view of the election to the House of Representatives (HoR) member scheduled for 5 March 2026. Likewise, the EC has set the date of the National Assembly (NA) election for coming December 26. Commission's Assistant Spokesperson Prakash Neupane informed that necessary directives were given to the political parties registered at the EC as per the Political Party Act, 2073 (Clause 57) to maintain good governance while keeping inclusive proportional representation in the election. In order to ensure inclusive proportional representation in the election system, each political party has to guarantee representation of women candidates in a way that one third is not overlooked, and nominate candidates to ensure gender and inclusive representation is maintained while presenting candidacies towards first-past-the-post. Likewise, the political parties are obligated to arrange candidacy nomination to ensure gender and inclusive representation for effective implementation of the policy to level up 40 percent women representation in the parliament by 2030 in consideration of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While conducting election related activities, the political parties are not allowed to engage in any actions that would undermine mutual harmony being adherent to the Nepal Constitution and respectful to the diverse castes and ethnicities, communities, gender, religions, languages, regions and cultures. To make the polling stations and centres gender and disable-friendly, the EC has asked the political parties to extend cooperation to that end and necessarily address the gender and social inclusion arrangements in their political documents, including election manifesto. Inclusive proportional representation principle should be adhered in a way to keep at least one third women and represent Nepal's social diversities while nominating candidates to the posts, excluding the posts reserved for women, Dalit and minority communities. The political parties should also ensure participation of women, inclusive groups and target sections at the programmes, including training, workshop, seminar, discussion and interaction. During election campaigns, it is prohibited to directly or indirectly intimidate, defame, insult, discourse, attempt character assassination, or show discriminatory actions against women, children, person with disabilities, inclusive groups or any other candidates. The commission's directive has stated that the political parties must ensure that language used on social media does not impart false, misleading and malicious information that could negatively impact the feelings of womena and indigenous nationalities. Likewise, the political parties are obliged to make necessary arrangements to inform voters about gender and inclusivity in elections, the importance of the election, and voting process during poll campaigns. The political parties' office-bearers, members and workers should comply with the election code of ethics. As per the directive, the political parties should make arrangements to ensure that children are not used during political activities. Likewise, parties are not allowed to carry out undemocratic acts such as obstructing, restricting and forcing another party not to do their election-related activities. (RSS)
Robust environment set for election after joint meeting, Minister Kharel says
Minister for Communications and Information Technology Jagadish Kharel has said that the environment for poll has become further robust following the joint meeting between the government, major political parties, Election Commission and the security bodies held on Friday evening.
PM urges all parties to think about how to make the election successful
Prime Minister Sushila Karki has reiterated her commitment to holding the election as scheduled on March 5 in a peaceful and fair environment.
SAARC Secretary General calls on Vice President Yadav
During the meeting, issues of recent political developments taking place in the SAARC member states, regional cooperation and other multidimensional topics were discussed, according to the Office of the Vice President.
Lumbini defeats Janakpur, enters NPL playoff
Lumbini Lions has entered the playoff qualifier defeating Janakur Bolts in today's match under the Nepal Premier League played at the TU International Cricket Stadium.
NC President Deuba, UML Chair Oli meet first time after Gen Z protest
President of the Nepali Congress, Sher Bahadur Deuba, and Chairman of the CPN UML, KP Sharma Oli, held the first meeting after the September 8-9 Gen Z protest that topped their coalition government.
