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Voter turnout revised to 60 percent, lowest since 1991

Kathmandu, March 12 -- The Election Commission has revised the voter turnout in the March 5 parliamentary elections to around 60 percent as it completes the count under both the first-past-the-post an... और पढ़ें


58.07% turnout in peaceful polls as Nepal seeks stability after political upheaval

Kathmandu, March 6 -- Over 58 percent of eligible voters cast their ballots in the House of Representatives elections that concluded largely peacefully across the country. Except for a few incidents ... और पढ़ें


Court asks Centre not to encroach on provinces' rights during lawmaking

Kathmandu, Feb. 27 -- In one of the first verdicts issued to resolve the long-pending row over jurisdictions between different tiers of government, the Supreme Court has ruled that the federal governm... और पढ़ें


Election Commission under fire for inaction on code violations

Kathmadu, Feb. 24 -- Hundreds of complaints. Seventy-nine clarifications. And zero action. This is the Election Commission's one-month report card on implementing the election code of conduct aimed at... और पढ़ें


Transitional justice regulations set for endorsement

Kathmandu, Feb. 19 -- Over a year and a half after amendments to the Enforced Disappearances Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act, the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs ha... और पढ़ें


23 Nepali Army personnel injured in Bhojpur bus accident

Dhankuta, Feb. 18 -- As many as 23 Nepali Army personnel were injured when a bus met with an accident at the border of Bhojpur Municipality and Temke Maiyung Rural Municipality in Bhojpur district on ... और पढ़ें


Supreme Court halts tax exemption for Dolma Impact Fund

Kathmandu, Feb. 13 -- The Supreme Court has ordered the Sushila Karki administration not to implement its decision to grant tax exemptions to the Dolma Impact Fund, contending that the move is prima f... और पढ़ें


Poll body has no legal power over parties and candidates skipping manifestos

Kathmandu, Feb. 13 -- With just four days remaining before full-fledged election campaigning begins, the Election Commission has directed all political parties and independent candidates to unveil the... और पढ़ें


Monkey menace goes nowhere despite tall poll promises

Dhankuta, Feb. 6 -- Before sunrise each morning, Bindramaya Rai of Panchkanya settlement in ward 3 of Pakhribas Municipality heads to her fields, not primarily to tend crops but to chase away monkeys.... और पढ़ें


Nepal's federalism still awaits key laws

Kathmandu, Feb. 6 -- Delays in the promulgation of federal laws have created growing confusion in lawmaking at the other two tiers of government, resulting in overlapping laws, disputes over authority... और पढ़ें