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Kathmandu, April 21 Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand has said that local elections are an important medium to strengthen people’s rights. The government has laid special focus on peacefully organizing the polls as local government is the one nearest to the people, he said at a press conference at his hometown at Tilottama in the district on Wednesday. “We have …

By Muna Chand Kathmandu, April 21 The Supreme Court has issued an interim order not to implement the arrangement that prevents contractors from contesting the local level election. A single bench of Justice Nahakul Subedi on Monday issued an interim order in the name of the Election Commission to not implement the provision to bar contractors to contest the local …

By Muna Chand Kathmandu, April 21 The main opposition CPN-UML is holding a secretariat meeting to finalize candidacies for six metropolitan cities and 11 sub-metropolitan cities today. According to UML Deputy General Secretary Bishnu Rimal, the meeting will focus on the selection criteria of candidacies and the strategy to be adopted against the competing parties. The secretariat meeting has been …

By Muna Chand Kathmandu, April 20 A meeting of the ruling coalition is underway at the Prime Minister’s residence in Baluwatar to discuss the distribution of seats in various municipalities including the metropolises. After the coalition meeting held on Tuesday failed to reach an agreement, the meeting was resumed today.

Kathmandu, April 20 The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the full implementation of the election code of conduct issued by the Election Commission of Nepal for the upcoming local level election scheduled for May 13. The EC’s Code of Conduct states that people’s representatives at the local level seeking re- election must resign from their posts before fielding their nominations …

By Muna Chand Kathmandu, April 20 The meeting of the ruling coalition is scheduled to resume today. The alliance is preparing to finalize the division of the metropolis and sub-metropolis from the meeting scheduled to be held at 11 am today. Coalition-affiliated Nepali Congress, CPN-Maoist Center, CPN-Unified Socialist Party and JSP Nepal have already shared the post of mayor in …

By Muna Chand Kathmandu, April 19 A meeting of the ruling coalition is being held today to coordinate the upcoming local elections in the metropolis and sub-metropolis. The ruling coalition has called a meeting to reach an agreement on the distribution of metropolitan and sub-metropolitan cities at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar at 11 am today as well. …

By Muna Chand Kathmandu, April 19 CPN (UML) has passed the draft manifesto for the upcoming local elections. The decision was taken at a meeting held at the party chairman’s residence in Balkot on Monday, said party Deputy General Secretary Prithvi Subba Gurung. The party had formed a committee headed by Senior Vice-Chairman Ishwor Pokharel to prepare the manifesto. UML …

Kathmandu, April 15 Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Chairman Rajendra Lingden has said that a decision to forge an electoral alliance with other parties in the upcoming local-level election has not been reached yet. Talking to media persons in Chitwan on Friday, Chairman Lingden said any formal talks have not been held with other political parties regarding this topic. “No decision …

By Muna Chand Kathmandu, April 15 The CPN-Maoist Center has called a Standing Committee (SC) meeting today. The SC meeting started at Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda’s residence in Khumaltar. According to sources, the meeting will focus on election preparations and electoral alliances for the upcoming local elections. Even though the ruling alliance has formed an electoral alliance, …