Ministry's Spokesperson Dr Prakash Budhathoki warned that the air pollution could lead to various health problems affecting the heart, blood vessels, lungs, asthma patients, eyes, kidneys and other organs and could increase risk of cancer. He thus called upon everyone to remain cautious and take preventive measures.
Party candidate Nishcal Rai secured 14,543 votes to win the election, while his nearest competitor, Binod Kumar Nembang of the Shram Sanskriti Party, garnered 13,632 votes.
He shared, "Security arrangements were made in coordination with Nepali Army, Nepal Police, Armed Police Force and other security bodies in order to maintain peaceful environment in the Kathmandu Valley throughout election period."
According to Election Office Gorkha's information officer Rabilal Subedi, the RSP candidate Gurung secured 29,896 votes, beating his nearest competitor Prem Kumar Khatri of Nepali Congress by 14,498 votes. Khatri secured 15,398 votes.
The vote count under the March 5 House of Representatives election is in a final stage now. The election held in the background of Gen Z movement has witnessed overwhelming votes for the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP).
Three fugitives who had been absconding for years were arrested in Syangja district while attempting to cast their votes during the election, police said.
Member of the House of Representatives from Jhapa Constituency-5 and senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), Balen Shah, has made his election expenses public.
The accident occurred on Sunday night when a tractor (Na 1 Ta 3802) heading from Hetauda to Chakari overturned after rolling backward while attempting to climb an uphill section of an inner road.
The counting of votes cast under the proportional representation (PR) system for the House of Representatives (HoR) elections is underway.
NA Chairman Narayan Prasad Dahal administered the oath to 17 out of 18 NA members amidst a ceremony. They were elected on January 25 this year.
A landslide on Indonesia's biggest landfill buried trucks and food stalls, killing four people, rescuers said Monday as they searched for at least five more reported missing.
The Election Commission has updated that the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) secured victory in 124 constituencies, standing atop the vote count following the March 5 House of Representatives election.
Leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and newly elected member of the House of Representatives from Kathmandu-6, Shishir Khanal, has reminded that good governance, employment creation and enterprising Nepal are priorities of his party.
According to Election Officer Prkash Bahadur Bhandari, the HoR Elections Act-2074 BS mandates the confiscation of deposits of an election candidate who fails to secure 10 percent of the total valid votes. As per the provision, 11 candidates from various political parties and four independent have lost their deposits.
Vice-Chairman of the CPN UML and former finance minister, Bishnu Prasad Paudel, has appealed to party rank and file to restructure party policy, leadership, organization and work style as per people's expectation.