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Election Commission floats code of conduct for review

Kathmandu, Nov. 14 -- The Election Commission on Thursday released the draft election code of conduct, seeking feedback from the political parties and the general people to revise it before bringing i... Read More


EC: Extending voter registration deadline can hit poll schedule

Kathmandu, Nov. 13 -- The Election Commission has said that extending the voter registration deadline could disrupt the election schedule and affect the polls scheduled for March 5. In their meeting ... Read More


Maoist Centre's centralised control backfires in Madhesh

Kathmandu, Nov. 10 -- The fall of the Loktantrik Samajbadi Party's Jitendra Sonal-led Madhesh's coalition government in 25 days has not just exposed the fragile political dynamics but also the CPN (Ma... Read More


Speakers, assembly chairs decry federal executive 'meddling'

Kathmandu, Nov. 8 -- The Speakers and deputy Speakers from the federal parliament and provincial assemblies, as well as the chair and vice-chair of the National Assembly, have drawn the attention of P... Read More


Prime minister meets chief ministers to dispel their doubts

Kathandu, Nov. 3 -- Amid complaints from provincial governments about the interim government's "indifference" towards them, Prime Minister Sushila Karki on Sunday held discussions with all chief minis... Read More


Long-delayed fund being set up to meet victims' needs

Kathmandu, Nov. 2 -- Over a year after an amendment to the Enforced Disappearances Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act, the government is preparing to set up a fund to support the transit... Read More


Government to recruit temporary police for March elections

Kathmandu, Nov. 1 -- level security meeting on Friday decided to recruit temporary police as additional support for the security of the March 5 elections. The meeting led by Sagun Shumsher Rana, a me... Read More


Top court refuses interim order against Karki government, House dissolution

Kathmandu, Oct. 30 -- The Supreme Court has refused to issue an interim order against the formation of the interim government and the dissolution of the House of Representatives. Conducting a joint p... Read More


Is the new initiative for diaspora voting too little, too late?

Kathmandu, Oct. 29 -- With hardly four months for the mid-term elections, the government has shown some "urgency" in exploring ways to provide voting rights to the Nepali diaspora. A month and a half... Read More


Provinces complain of snub by Karki-led interim government

Kathmandu, Oct. 27 -- Lumbini Chief Minister Chet Narayan Acharya on Saturday complained that the federal government's move to freeze the budget has affected development projects in the province. He ... Read More