The Press Council Nepal has urged media houses and journalists to fully respect the Silence Period in view of the upcoming House of Representatives (HoR) elections. The Silence Period began at 12:00 midnight on Monday ahead of the HoR voting scheduled for March 5.
All the voting centres in Kaski district received the election materials by Monday. The Province Election Office in Kaski shared that the election materials including ballot papers were supplied to all 365 voting centres for the upcoming elections to the House of Representatives (HoR).
The Holi festival is being celebrated with much fanfare in the Tarai districts today. The festival was marked in mountainous and hilly districts on Monday.
The District Administration Office, Parsa, has decided to close all border points along the Nepal-India border line for 72 hours, considering the upcoming House of Representatives (HoR) elections.
The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has urged the general public not to store petroleum products unnecessarily stating that import of petroleum products was regular.
The Election Commission (EC) has directed the Election Code of Conducts Monitoring Officers to effectively implement the code of conduct until the voting centres are closed from today.
On the eve of the start of this silence period, Minister Aryal visited the Election Commission's office on Monday to discuss the thorough preparations for the House of Representatives (HoR) elections scheduled for March 5
A mini truck, which was carrying election materials and staffers for the upcoming March 5 elections to the House of Representatives, met with the accident on Monday afternoon resulting in one fatality and seven injuries. One person died on the spot while another among injured one succumbed to injury during treatment.
In a message issued on the occasion of the HoR elections scheduled for March 5, VP Yadav stated that the election would further bolster national unity and mutual collaboration.
In an address to the nation today ahead of the HoR elections, President Paudel said that it was a historic necessity to move forward towards new possibilities by safeguarding and promoting the recent achievements.
With the beginning of silence period for the March 5 election to the House of Representatives (HoR) from later this midnight, the election publicity is banned, according to assistant spokesperson at EC, Kul Bahadur GC.
Some elements are spreading coordinated falsity and rumour, so we need to stay away from misleading contents and conspiracy, Chairman Yadav said hours before the beginning of silence period for the election. A candidate in fray for the March 5 House of Representatives election from constituency no 3 of Saptari, Chairman Yadav issued an appeal on the last day of the election publicity and alerted the voters against fake information.
Issuing a statement today, Thapa paid tribute to the deceased youth and extended heartfelt condolences to the grieving families. He urged the Nepali citizens there to take all possible precautions against possible threats to life and to stay safe.
Coordinator Prachanda said it while welcoming the persons from leftist background in his party. It is time to advocate for unity among patriotic leftist forces, he reiterated.
2: Phagu Poornima or Holi festival is being celebrated with much fanfare in the Basantapur today.