Nepal Rastriya Dainik
May 20, 2024 ,
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Nine thousand victims of human rights violations in 2023 General committee meeting to make Congress strong and united: Deuba Those who pushed the country to violence are in power: Former President Bhandari Indefinite curfew order in Birgunj Permission for mineral extraction to 156 mining companies in Nepal Finance Minister Mahat’s request to focus on meeting the target of revenue collection

EC request to register the name in the electoral roll before the by-election

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KATHMANDU – The Election Commission has requested Nepali citizens who missed out on registering their names in the voter list due to various reasons to register their names before the date of the by-election is announced.

The commission has requested the eligible citizens who missed out on registering their names in the voter list for various reasons to register their names in the voter list under the relevant local level, state assembly constituencies and HoR constituencies before the date of the by-election.

The Election Commission has mentioned that the by-election will be held by the mid-may as there are currently 25 vacant positions including one in the House of Representatives, one in the Far West Provincial Assembly, two heads of the District Coordination Committee, one municipal deputy mayor, one rural municipality chairman, two rural village vice chairman and 17 ward chairman of various local levels. .

Election commission propose by-elections for 25 posts within mid-May

Election commission propose by-elections for 25 posts within mid-May

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KATHMANDU- Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya held discussions with Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Purna Bahadur Khadka over the issue of the by-election to be held for 25 various posts that have fallen vacant.

During the meeting held at the Ministry of Defence in Singha Durbar Thapaliya and Khadka discussed the recently conducted National Assembly election and the upcoming by-election, according to the DPM’s Secretariat.There is a constitutional provision under which the Election Commission can consult with the government regarding the election to the Member of the House of Representatives and the Province Assembly as well as the by-election for the vacant posts in the local levels.The EC has already suggested to the government to hold the by-election within mid-May this year. It is conducting the election to fill up the posts that have fallen vacant due to various reasons.

The by-election will be held in Ilam constituency-2 for one member of the House of Representatives and in Bajhang constituency-1 for a member of the Sudur Paschim Province Assembly. The Ilam constituency-2 seat had fallen vacant following the death of Subas Chandra Nembang . Nembang was elected to the House of Representatives from the CPN-UML . Meanwhile, the Sudur Paschim Provincial Assembly seat of Bajhang constituency-1 had fallen vacant after the death of Nepali Congress Province Assembly member Prithvi Bahadur Singh in a road accident.

The EC stated that currently 25 posts have fallen vacant, including one in the House of Representatives, one in the Sudur Paschim Province Assembly, two chiefs of the District Coordination Committee, one deputy-mayor of a municipality, one chair of a rural municipality, two vice-chairs of rural municipalities and 17 ward chairs of various local levels.

Election of National Assembly Speaker on March 12

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Kathmandu- The election of the Speaker of the National Assembly will be held on March 12. The detailed schedule of the election prepared by the National Assembly Executive Committee will be announced on March 10.

The term of office of 20 MPs including Speaker Ganesh Prasad Timilsina of the 59-member National Assembly is expiring on the 3rd of March. 19 members have been elected from the election of National Assembly members held on January 25, while the President will nominate one member on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers.

In terms of numbers, the coalition government currently has a clear majority in the National Assembly . As per the coalition leaders, Nepali Congress leader Krishna Prasad Sitaula might be the candidate for the Speaker of the National Assembly on behalf of the coalition.

The country went towards instability because of UML: Madhav Nepal

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Kathmandu: CPN Unified Samajwadi Party President Madhav Kumar Nepal has accused the main opposition party CPN UML of playing a negative role in a very irresponsible manner. Speaking at the party’s second national council meeting that began on Sunday, President Nepal said that UML is determined to destroy the current coalition government.

‘The CPN-UML, which has become the main opposition after being overthrown, is playing a negative role in a very irresponsible manner. There is an audacity to break the current alliance that is being operated by the government in various ways,’ he said. He said that the parties in the opposition have been blocking the House on any issue.

Nepal, who is also a former Prime Minister, said that recently questions are being raised about the stability of the government and political stability in the country. He claimed that due to various opposing forces in the House, instability was being created in the country.

He emphasized that since the coalition government has been formed in the union and all the seven provinces, they should work with understanding among the coalition parties.

He said that the economic crisis and recession that appeared in the country after the Covid-19 is still ongoing. He said, ‘Economic crisis and recession are the same. Although there have been some improvements, the revenue raised has not been enough to cover current expenses. Price rise and inflation have increased. Although it was said to replace imports and promote exports, it has not been done accordingly.’

North Korea fires cruise missiles off east coast

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North Korea has fired several cruise missiles in waters off its east coast. launch took place near the port of Sinpo.Neither the number nor type of missiles is clear yet says South Korea’s military.

Reporting the new launch, which took place at 08:00 (23:00 GMT Saturday), South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said “our military has been closely coordinating with the United States to monitor additional signs of North Korea’s provocations”.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been increasingly aggressive in his policy direction and rhetoric in recent months, ending several agreements aimed at peace-keeping and ramping up military action.

Pyongyang claims to have tested a new solid-fueled missile and its underwater attack drone, which can carry nuclear warheads.

Earlier this month, Kim Jong Un named South Korea as a “main enemy,” announcing that the former primary goal of reunification with South Korea had ended. This raised concerns that North Korea was preparing for war, South Korea said.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has said that if the North increases its provocations, it will respond strongly.

Three thousand more will be declared martyrs: Prime Minister Dahal

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Kathmandu – Speaking at a program organized by Martyrs Foundation Nepal on Saturday in Kathmandu, Prime Minister Dahal said that the government is preparing to declare about 3,000 more people who are yet to be declared martyrs during the Maoist people’s war.

He said that the decision of the Council of Ministers to publish the work in the gazette has been taken forward. That list has been verified by the Ministry of Home Affairs,’ he said. It has honored our revolution. War has been honored. And the martyrs have been honored as national martyrs. And, this decision has fulfilled a great responsibility of us survivors.

Prime Minister Dahal also assured that if the government still fails to make martyrs of those who sacrificed during the people’s war, it will be addressed immediately. He said that after becoming the Prime Minister for the third time, he paid special attention to ensure that the martyrs of the Maoist people’s war and people’s movement are not left behind.

We will seriously review the alliance with Congress: Barshman Pun

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CPN-Maoist Center Deputy Secretary General Barshman Pun has said that after the results of the National Assembly election in Koshi Province, there is a need to seriously review the alliance with the Congress.

While training the Maoist representatives and district level leaders in home district Rolpa, Pun commented that the Congress has lost their trust.

He said that in every election, they vote for the Congress honestly, but the process of being cheated by the Congress is repeating.

A new turn has come in national politics with the results of the National Assembly election of Koshi province. We have reached the point where we have to seriously review the alliance with the Congress”, Pun said, “what is the loss or profit for us politically from the alliance with the Congress? How long will it last if we continue to vote for Congress honestly in every election and Congress keeps betraying.

Earlier, in various cases, the Congress leadership used to point to factionalism and power struggle within the party as the reason. Pun recalled that two years ago, the Congress was dishonest by not voting for the candidate in the National Assembly from Koshi. Pun also said that the Congress betrayed Kedar Karki by making him the Chief Minister of Koshi in an alliance with the UML, contrary to the agreement reached at the top leadership level.

Deputy General Secretary Pun has also demanded the Congress leadership to review the anarchy and apolitical tendencies within them. He said that the Congress’s betrayal in Koshi will be discussed in the power alliance meeting.

In the National Assembly elections held on Thursday, the ruling coalition nominated Congress LLeader Krishna Prasad Sitaula and Maoist Champadevi Karki as candidates. Although Sitaula won, Karki lost to UML’s Rukmini Koirala.

PM Dahal’s emphasized on dialogue between the warring parties for world peace

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KATHMANDU – Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has emphasized dialogue between the warring parties for upholding world peace.

During the meeting with a high-level delegation of the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs, led by Izumi Nakamitsu, Prime Minister Dahal said Nepal is always in favor of world peace, adding Nepal’s peace process has become an example for other countries in the world. 

He stressed that dialogue is the only option for world peace, adding, “Many areas of the world are still in very sensitive condition.  Incidents including the Russia-Ukraine war and the Israel and Hamas war have added challenges to global peace. But we stress on seeking the solution to conflicts through dialogue.”

The PM recalled Nepal’s remarkable role in different international forums for the establishment of peace in the world.

Talking about the role played by Nepal from the position of leader of the least developed countries in the UN General Assembly, PM Dahal underscored that Nepal would always support the UN’s efforts to establish peace and play a leading role in world peace.

“The role the United Nations has played for world peace and disarmament is laudable. We are with the United Nations in its every step and express our commitment to remain so in the future as well,” he said.

Under-Secretary-General and the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Nakamitsu, said the office of the South Asia Centre on Disarmament Affairs has been set up in Nepal and the expectation is that Nepal will become a center of peace in the South Asia region.

“The Centre has been established with the expectation that Nepal will become a peace center amongst its nuclear-armed neighbors. It is expected that like in the past Nepal will play its role in support of regional and world peace in an effective manner,”

On the occasion, Izumi also praised the role Nepal has been playing in the UN peacekeeping missions as the second-largest troops-contributing nation.

UN Resident Coordinator in Nepal, Hanna Singer, the foreign affairs advisor to the Prime Minister, Rupak Sapkota, and officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, among other officials were present on the occasion.

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High court upheld district court order to keep Rahul Mahara in custody

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KATHMANDU, Jan 26: Patan High Court has upheld the District Court Kathmandu’s order to keep Rahul Mahara in custody for investigation.

A division bench of judges Anju Upreti Dhakal and Dipendra Adhikari on Thursday upheld the verdict of the District Court, Kathmandu. Rahul Mahara, son of CPN (Maoist) leader Krishna Prasad Mahara, is in custody for investigation of a gold scam.

The Central Investigation Bureau of Nepal Police had arrested Rahul on the charge of his involvement in the scam. The District Court Kathmandu had issued the order to keep Rahul in custody, rejecting to release him on bail. Rahul had moved the High Court against the decision of the District Court Kathmandu, but in vain.

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Amicus curiae to give its opinion on the petition against the decision to remove the word “OM” from the dictionary

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Kathmandu: The amicus curiae of the court is giving its opinion in the case related to the decision to remove the word “OM” from the Nepali dictionary. The argument of the amicus curiae is going to start today as the argument of the lawyer for the petitioner and the lawyer of the government side has finished.

Writ petitioner and lawyer Swagat Nepal has informed that since the arguments of the petitioner, witness and the government lawyer in the writ against the removal of the word “OM” have been completed, the amicus curiae will be debated from today.The writ is being debated in the joint bench of Judge Sapna Malla Pradhan and Saranga Subedi .

The then Minister of Education, Dinanath Sharma forced to remove the word”OM”from the cabinet meeting on 6th August 2012 and implemented it. Advocate Swagat Nepal, Tapendra Bahadur Karki and others filed a writ in the Supreme Court on 9th September 2016 against the government’s decision.

They filed a writ saying that the word ‘om’ has been removed from the dictionary with the aim of ending Nepali, language, culture and tradition under foreign influence.

Earlier, the joint bench of Supreme Court Justices Kumar Chudal and Vinod Sharma had ordered to summon ‘Amicus Curiae’ to hear the writ. An order was made in the name of Nepal Bar to send an amicus curiae including a person with language and legal competence.

The petitioner has demanded that the amendment approved by the Ministry of Education on the proposal of the Curriculum Development Center should be cancelled. The word ‘om’ has been removed from the comprehensive Nepali dictionary of the 10th edition published in 2018.

Vaccination against measles-rubella from February 25th

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Kathmandu: The government is going to conduct a vaccination campaign against measles-rubella across the country from February 25th to March 20. Considering the risk of measles-rubella infection, the target is to vaccinate about 5.7 million children across the country.

The Ministry of Health and Population is going to give measles-rubella vaccine to all children between the ages of nine months and 15 years. According to Dr. Abhiyaan Gautam, Head of Child Health and Vaccination Branch of the Department of Health Services, all the children of Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur in Kathmandu valley and 21 districts highly infected with Measles-Ruella bordering India will be given the vaccine.

“The children of the remaining 51 districts will also be made to participate in the vaccination campaign,” said Chief Dr. Gautam. Director of Family Welfare Division Dr. Vivek Kumar Lal said that the government is going to conduct a vaccination campaign with the goal of eliminating measles-rubella by 2026. Measles-rubella is the most contagious disease. One person can spread this disease to 18 people. ‘Measles-rubella is more contagious’, Dr. Gautam, Head of Vaccination Branch, said, ‘That’s why we have started conducting vaccination campaigns across the country this year.’

Maoist became the largest party in the National Assembly

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Kathmandu – With the results of today’s election of the National Assembly, the CPN Maoist Center has succeeded in becoming the largest party in the National Assembly. According to today’s vote results, the Maoist Center has become the largest party in the National Assembly with 17 seats, while the Congress is in second place with 16 seats.

In the National Assembly elections held for 19 seats, 10 people were elected from the Congress, 5 from the Maoist Center, 2 from the United Socialist Party and 1 each from the Janata Samajwadi Party and the CPN-UML. With today’s voting results, the party equation in the National Assembly has changed.

Who won the National Assembly member election?

In the election for National Assembly members, Krishna Sitaula of Congress and Rukmini Koirala of UML were elected from Koshi Province, while Anand Prasad Dhungana of Congress and Pooja Chaudhary of Jaspa were elected from Madhesh Province.

In Bagmati, Jeetjung Basnet and Vishnudevi Pudasaini of Nepali Congress, Srikrishna Adhikari of CPN Maoist Center and Ghanshyam Rizal of CPN Unified Socialist were elected, while in Gandaki, Kiran Babu Shrestha of Congress, Padma Bahadur Pariyar and Manrupa Sharma of Maoist were elected.

Similarly, Bishnu Kumari Sapkota of the Congress and Jhakkuprasad Subedi of the Maoist Center were elected from Lumbini Province, while Savitri Malla of the United Socialist Party, Vishnu BK of the Maoist and Krishna Bahadur Rokaya of the Congress were elected in Karnali.

Similarly, Maoist’s Renu Chand from the women’s side, Congress’s Narayan Bhatt from the disability side and Baldev Bohra from the Congress have been elected from Far West Province.

Vote count started in Janakpur

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Janakpur- Vote count for the National Assembly member election has started in Janakpur. Voting started at 9 am and ended at 3 pm in all the 14 polling stations of seven provinces.

According to the Election Commission, 99.32 percent votes were cast in the election. Commission spokesperson Shaligram Sharma Poudel informed that the voting was peaceful and all the results will be available by 8 pm.

According to Paudel, counting of votes has already started in Janakpur of Madhesh province. All-party meetings have also started in other states. Counting of votes will begin in all provinces in the next hour.

Elections were held today for 19 seats in the National Assembly and one will be nominated by the President. 51 candidates from eight teams are competing for 19 seats .

Health ministry seeks expert’s advice to dispose 4 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine

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Officials said that the Ministry of Health and Population has started consultation with vaccine experts to dispose 4 million doses of Sinovac-Coronavac Covid-19 vaccine that expired in December last year.

The vaccine was provided by China two years ago. When China sent the vaccine as a support, other vaccines were also available in Nepal . When the vaccine arrived, most of the Nepalese were already vaccinated and due to the less number of Nepalese remain to be vaccinated, the vaccine was not used and got expired.

Dr. Prakash Budhathoki, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Health, has said that he has started taking expert’s advice to dispose 4 million doses of the vaccine . “We have consulted experts from the World Health Organization, vaccine experts of the country and the National Vaccine Advisory Committee on cost-effective and easy ways to dispose the vaccine .” Officials said they have also consulted with experts from China’s vaccine manufacturing companies to dispose the vaccine doses.

Nepal used various brand of coronavirus vaccines such as AstraZeneca, Vero Cell, Pfizer-Biotech, and Moderna manufactured in several countries.

National assembly election to be held today

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Kathmandu – National Assembly elections are being held today in all seven provinces. Out of the 20 vacant seats in the National Assembly, elections are going to be held for 19 seats. One person will be nominated by the President on the recommendation of the government.

The Election Commission has said that voting will be held from 9 am to 3 pm and counting of votes will start immediately after the polling and the results will be announced today. Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapalia has informed that the election results will be announced within 3-4 hours.

According to the Election Commission, there are 51 candidates from eight political parties in the election. There are 5 candidates in Koshi province, 5 in Madhes, 15 in Bagmati, 8 in Gandaki and 6 each in Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces. There are a total of 51 candidates in all the seven provinces, 18 for the women group, 5 for the Dalit group, 8 for persons with disabilities or minority communities and 20 for other groups.

In the election of members of the National Assembly, the electors are the members of the provincial assembly, the chairman and vice-chairman of the rural municipality, and the head and deputy chief of the municipality. There are a total of 2 thousand 47 voters for the election of the member of the national assembly .

Houthis announce operation against US forces in Gulf of Aden

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Houthi rebels from Yemen’s Ansar Allah movement announced a military operation against US warships in the Gulf of Aden and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the movement’s military spokesman Yahya Saria said on Telegram.

A clash with several destroyers and US warships, who tried to protect two US commercial vessels, occurred in the Gulf of Aden and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The result was a direct hit of a US warship. The two US commercial vessels were forced to retreat and return,” he said.

According to the statement, the clash “lasted more than two hours.” The Houthis used “several ballistic missiles,” and some of them “reached their targets” despite US attempts to intercept them.TASS

Russia demands UN Security Council meeting in response to Belgorod airstrike

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Russia requested an emergency session of the UN Security Council to discuss the shooting down of a military plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told a press conference in New York on Wednesday afternoon, hours after the incident.

The IL-76 cargo plane crashed in Belgorod Region on Wednesday morning, claiming the lives of 65 Ukrainian POWs, as well as six crew members and three Russian soldiers, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. The prisoners were being transported to Belgorod, a city near the Ukrainian border, to be exchanged for captured Russian troops.

The ministry accused Ukrainian forces of shooting the plane down with air-defense missiles. “By committing this terrorist act, the Ukrainian leadership showed its true face, disregarding the lives of its citizens,” the ministry said.

Speaking to reporters at UN headquarters, Lavrov said that he had urged the Security Council’s French chairmanship to grant the meeting without delay.

”We do not want to repeat the situation of April 2022 after the staging of Bucha,” he added, referring to the supposed massacre of Ukrainians by Russian forces, which Moscow insists was staged by Kiev to draw international support. At the time, the British chairmanship of the Security Council refused Russia’s request for an emergency sitting for 72 hours.

The General Staff of Ukraine’s armed forces said that military transport aircraft approaching Belgorod often carry weapons, and that Ukrainian forces “take measures to destroy delivery means and control the airspace to eliminate the terrorist threat.” However, the military command did not explicitly accept responsibility for shooting down the IL-76.

Parliament session called by President Paudel

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Kathmandu – President Ramchandra Paudel has called a session of both houses of the Federal Parliament. On the Recommendation of the Council of Ministers President Paudel has called a meeting of the House of Representatives and the National Assembly.

Spokesperson of the President’s Office, Shailaja Regmi Bhattarai, informed that President Paudel has called a meeting of the House of Representatives and the National Assembly to be held at 4 pm on 5th February.

Clause (1) of Article 93 of the Constitution provides that the President shall convene a session of the Parliament on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers.

Sunil Poudel and Vikal Poudel arrested in security printing press and payment gateway case

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Kathmandu – The then managing director of Nepal Telecom, Sunil Paudel, and the then executive director of Surakshan Mudran Kendra, Vikal Paudel, have been arrested in connection with the security printing and payment gateway case.

It is said that they were arrested by the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority in the National Payment Gateway and security printing press case. The authority has filed a case against Sunil poudel in a special court with a demand of Rs 23,27,58,0 77 and 13 years imprisonment.

Similarly, the authority’s team arrested Vikal Paudel for allegedly corrupting around 700 million in the purchase of electrical infrastructure needed for Security Press. The authority has demanded a fine of 698 million rupees and three years imprisonment against Poudel.

Three-member committee formed to study the new stock exchange

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Kathmandu- The government has formed a three-member committee to study the new stock exchange. The Cabinet meeting held on Tuesday formed a study committee chaired by former Deputy Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank Chintamani Siwakoti.

Government Spokesperson and Minister of Communications and Information Rekha Sharma has informed that a three-member study committee has been formed under the chairmanship of Nepal Rastra Bank’s former Deputy Governor Sivakoti to study the organized sector that operates the securities market.

The committee will have to submit recommendations to the government within 45 days .After the proposal to license the new stock exchange reached the cabinet, the government formed a study committee to study it. The Securities Board has already accepted applications for new stock exchanges.

Three applications have been received for the new stock exchange. Himalayan Stock Exchange, National Stock Exchange and Annapurna Exchange have applied for the new stock exchange.

Govt prepared to operate Nepal Airlines under management contract

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KATHMANDU – The government is preparing to operate the national flag-carrier Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) under management contract.

Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Sudan Kirati said that processes have been advanced for the management contract of the NAC for its restructuring.

At a meeting of the International Relations and Tourism Committee of the House of Representatives (HoR) on Tuesday, Minister Kirati said, “We are preparing to go for this system as we are required to embrace the management contract of the Corporation’s restructuring.” The Ministry has already sent a proposal for a management contract to the cabinet. “A decision will be made soon on this agenda,” he shared.

Minister Kirati argued that reforms in the NAC were inevitable through management contracts based on the studies and recommendations of the stakeholders. Since the management contract modality has generated good results in different countries, this model could be appropriate in Nepal too, he claimed.

On the occasion, Minister Kirati shared that the ministry has drawn the conclusion that the NAC cannot be run in the existing situation and that plans were being prepared to run the organization by bringing about structural reforms. On the occasion, lawmaker Udaya SJB Rana said that the NAC’s presence should be made robust in the international market even by adding more aircraft.

Likewise, lawmaker Dr Dhawal SJB Rana said that the NAC’s management contract was appropriate but it should advance only on the basis of relevance. However, lawmaker Prem Suwal opposed the idea of operating the NAC through a management contract and called for all to become responsible for reforms in the NAC.

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Local businessmen stage protest against KMC

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The local businessmen of the New Road area are protesting against the Kathmandu Metropolitan City’s decision on parking banin the New Road area.

After the Metropolitan Corporation banned parking on black paved roads around Dharmapath, Juddha Shalik to Indrachok, Khichapokhari, Mahabauddha, Bir Hospital, the businessmen of that area have started protesting for the second day today.

The businessmen have closed the shutters of their businesses and have embarked on street protests demanding to withdraw the unilateral decision of metropolis to remove the parking lot without any coordination with the businessmen and the option of parking.

The businessmen have started the street movement by forming a struggle committee consisting of local social associations, business associations and stakeholders.

Naresh Katuwal, founder president of Nepal National Federation of Businessmen, has said that the decision to remove the parking lot in the area has caused injustice to businessmen, locals and customers and the business future of New Road is in crisis. He has also alleged that prohibition of parking without giving an alternative may caused the businessmen of the New Road area to collapse and flee.

Prohibition of vehicle parking in New Road area: Free parking arrangement at Kathmandu View Tower

Vote counting continues in Tanahun: All-party meeting to be held for vote count in Chitwan and Bara

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April 24 – Out of the 3 constituencies, Chitwan 2, Bara 2, and Tanahun 1, where the by-elections have been completed, the counting of votes in Tanahun has been going on since midnight, while an all-party meeting is to be held to finalize the issue of the vote count in Bara and Chitwan.

The all-party meeting of Chitwan 2 is scheduled to be held today, which was postponed last night due to the stand of CPN UML and Nepali Congress candidates who were not agreed to count the votes without investigating the code of conduct violation against Ravi Lamichhane .

Similarly, an all-party meeting is to be held today in Bara 2. The parties had agreed to hold an all-party meeting in the morning as there was no condition to count the votes from the night due to the storm.

Complaint against Rabi Lamichhane for violating the code of conduct

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April 23, Chitwan- A complaint has been lodged at the office of the Chief Electoral Officer against Rabi Lamichhane as Rastriya Swatantra Party violated the election code of conduct during the ongoing by-elections in Chitwan constituency 2.

Nepali Congress candidate Jit Narayan Shrestha’s representative Dhurvaraj Pokharel filed a complaint at the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, claiming that RSP President Lamichhane influenced the voters by asking for votes through social media and online during the voting period.

The polling was disrupted for about 2 hours after the RSP activists thronged the polling station shouting slogans. Voting started after RSP apologized for violating the code of conduct and reached a four-point agreement.

It is said in the agreement, ‘It was found that a program violating the code of conduct was being conducted by the RSP during the ongoing elections.

It has also been decided to send a written notice to the Chief Election Office regarding violations of the code of conduct.

It is also mentioned in the complaint that after the dispute at Naya Kiran Mavi Bhojad polling station, the all-party meeting held with the representatives of the RSP admitted that the RSP had violated the code of conduct and recommended for the action to be taken accordingly.

By-election: Voting continues in all the three constituency

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Voting has started since morning in Bara 2, Chitwan 2, and Tanahun 1, where by-elections are held.

A total of 65 candidates are competing in three constituencies. 194 polling stations and 427 polling booths have been managed for voting. A public holiday has been given today in all three areas where elections will be held.

Voting started at 7 am and will continue till 5 pm according to the scheduled time.

By-Elections are being held in these three constituencies, as Ravi Lamichhane MP’s post was revoked in the citizenship case,( he was elected from Chitwan 2), Ramchandra Poudel got elected as President (who was elected from Tanahun 1), and Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav elected as a Vice President( who was elected from Bara 2).

Seven political parties got national party recognition

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Kathmandu – The Election Commission has announced that seven political parties have been recognized as national parties based on the votes counted so far.

The Election Commission has stated that according to the results of proportional voting, CPN-UML, Nepali Congress, CPN-Maoist Center, National Independent Party, National Democratic Party, Janata Samajwadi Party and Janmat Party have achieved national party recognition by cutting the 3 percent threshold.

When 1 crore 3 lakh 82 thousand 85 votes were counted on the proportional side, UML got the most 27 lakh 73 thousand 999 votes while Congress got 26 lakh 44 thousand 241, Maoist 11 lakh 61 thousand 256, Rashtriya Swatantra Party 11 lakh 19 thousand 996, Rashtriya Prajatantra Party 585 thousand 921 votes, Janata Samajwadi Party got 420 thousand 931 votes and Janamat Party got 394 thousand 345 votes, the commission said.

India provided 80 vehicles to the Election Commission

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The Government of India has provided 80 vehicles to the Election Commission as a gift for the House of Representatives and State Assembly elections to be held on November 20.

Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava has handed over a vehicle to the Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya. Commissioner Thapaliya has said that the support provided by the Indian government will help the Election Commission during this election process.

At the request of Nepal, India has been providing vehicles for the use of the Commission in previous years as well, and India has so far provided 214 vehicles to the Election Commission.

EC removed 550 candidates from the closed list

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The Election Commission has removed the names of 550 candidates from the closed list of proportional candidates submitted by various political parties.

The Election Commission has said that the names of ineligible candidates for the proportional election system of the House of Representatives and State Assembly elections have been removed from the proportional list.

369 candidates who did not submit their expenses details as candidates in the local elections, 23 candidates who were underage in the House of Representatives and 29 people in the Provincial Assembly, 66 candidates who were listed as double candidates, 37 candidates whose gender details were different, 18 candidates whose names were not in the voter list and 6 candidates who did not submit the documents requested by the commission have been removed from the closed list of proportional candidates submitted by various political parties.

According to the commission, a total of 550 names have been removed, including people on the blacklist and in positions of benefit.

Dissolution of Rautahat District Committee of CPN-UML: Prabhu Shah been removed from the party

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Rautahat district committee of CPN-UML has been dissolved.

Rautahat district committee of CPN-UML has been dissolved after CPN-UML standing committee member and Madhesh province co-in-charge Prabhu Sah, UML Rautahat district president Tribhuwan Shah and other district committee members being involved in anti-party activities. UML state committee president Ram Autar Yadav sent a letter to district vice president Deepak Rai Yadav and informed that the district committee has been dissolved.

Prabhu Shah, who is considered to be an influential leader of UML in Madhesh, and the leaders close to him have also been removed from the party for being involved in anti-party activities. Prabhu Shah has been accused of holding the tickets for the upcoming elections till the last moment of nomination and filling an independent candidacy.

Meanwhile, the rulling aliance has agreed to support Prabhu Shah in Rautahat constituency 3, by cancelling the candidate of the coalition.

Election Commission instructions not to survey or publish opinions on polls

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The Election Commission has instructed not to survey or publish opinions on polls on any candidate and political party who have given their candidature in the upcoming elections.

The commission issued a press release today and stated that no survey or announcement of opinion on the results of any candidate or political party will be allowed.

“As the Election Code of Conduct, 2079 has been implemented, action will be taken against those who conduct a survey or publish opinions on polls, contrary to the Code of Conduct”, said the election commission.

In addition, the Commission has warned that action will be taken if it is found that opinions or propaganda are being spread in such a way as to adversely affect or obstruct the election.

Complaint against Deuba’s candidacy dismissed

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Election Commission has dismissed the complaint against the nomination of Prime Minister and Nepali Congress Chairman Sher Bahadur Deuba for the House of Representatives.

As the Election Commission dismissed the complaint against Deuba’s nomination, his candidacy in Dsadeldhura will continue. The election commission said that the date of birth on the voter’s ID card was misprinted and the complaint against Deuba’s nomination was not legal.

Karna Bahadur Malla, the senior vice-chairman of Nepali Congress BP, filed a complaint with the election officer’s office saying that Deuba’s date of birth in the citizenship and date of birth in the voter’s list is different and his candidature should be cancelled.

Ruling coalition instructs rebel candidate to withdraw candidacy

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Today’s meeting of the ruling coalition has issued instructions to the rebel candidates to withdraw their candidature.

In today’s meeting between the top leaders of the alliance, the respective parties have also warned that the candidates of the alliance will be expelled if they do not withdraw their candidacy against candidates of the alliance.

In the statement jointly signed by Sher Bahadur Deuba, Madhav Kumar Nepal, Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Chitra Bahadur KC on behalf of the alliance, it is mentioned that the candidates should withdraw their candidacy within 1 pm on Ashwin 26th 2079 BS.

Complaints against dozens of candidates including the PM

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Complaints have been lodged with the Election Commission against dozens of candidates, including the Prime Minister, who have filed their nomination papers for the upcoming elections. According to the election schedule of the commission, complaints were filed against dozens of candidates who had registered their nominations from all over the country by 3 pm yesterday.

According to the election schedule published earlier by the Election Commission, the final list of candidates will be published by 7 pm after investigating the complaints till 5 pm today.

Candidates who want to withdraw their candidature can withdraw their candidature from the concerned election office tomorrow till 1 pm, then at 3 pm the commission will publish the final list of candidates and provide the election symbols to the candidates by 7 pm.

2,452 candidates for the HoR and 3,336 for the State Assembly filed nomination

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According to the Election Commission, 2,452 candidates for the house of representatives and 3,326 candidates for the state assembly have registered for the election to be held on November 20.

According to the commission, there are 2,223 men and 229 women among the 2,452 people who filed nominations for the House of Representatives between 10:00 am and 5:00 pm today. Similarly, it has been reported that 30,39 men, 286 women and 1 other candidate have filed the nomination for the state assembly, a total of 3,326 candidates.

The Commission has said that in some constituencies, the number of candidates mentioned may change as the registration process of some candidates who are present at the election office is ongoing and communication has not been established in some districts and constituencies.

How much can candidates spend in the election?

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The Election Commission has determined the limit of expenses that candidates can incur for the upcoming House of Representatives and State Assembly elections.

The Commission has determined the limit of expenses of the candidates under Section 24 of the Election Commission Act, 2073.

According to the commission, in the case of the election of the House of Representatives, the limit of election expenses in 5 constituencies has been fixed at Rs. 25 lakh, while in 17 constituencies, the limit of election expenses has been fixed at Rs. 27 lakhs. Candidates in 65 constituencies are allowed to spend up to 29 lakh rupees. In 52 constituencies, the election expenditure limit has been fixed at 31 lakh rupees, while in 26 constituencies, the election expenditure limit has been fixed at 33 lakh rupees.

In the case of proportional candidates, the limit of 2 lakh rupees for the election of the House of Representatives candidate and 1 lakh 50 thousand rupees for the candidates of the Provincial Assembly has been fixed.

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Necessary qualifications, documents and procedures to register nomination for election

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According to the schedule of the election published by the Election Commission, it has been mentioned that candidates can register their nominations from the relevant election office on Ashwin 23rd 2079 BS. The commission has also determined the necessary qualifications, documents and procedures for registering nominations in the elections.

According to the commission, any Nepali citizens not disqualified by federal law, who have reached the age of 25 years can file the nomination from the relevant election office.

Similarly, during the registration of the candidacy, the copy of the candidate’s citizenship and voter ID card, amount deposit receipt for the nomination, property details, personal details and the form filled in according to the election guidelines 2079 should be submitted.

At the time of registration of nomination, two separate persons whose names are included in the voter list of the respective constituencies must support the candidate as proposer and supporter.

Election commission released the schedule of the election

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The Election Commission has released the schedule of the election.

According to the schedule published by the commission, nominations of candidates can be registered at the relevant election office from 10 am to 5 pm on Ashwin 23rd and the commission will publish the list of candidates on the same day.

According to the Election Commission, complaints can be filed against the candidates on Ashwin 24th, but after investigating the nominations and complaints on the 24th and 25th, the commission will publish the list of candidates by 7 pm on the 25th.

For the candidates who want to withdraw their candidacy, the time has been fixed for the 26th from 10 am to 1 pm. Similarly, the commission will publish the final list of candidates by 3 pm on the 26th and will provide election symbols to the candidates by 7 pm on the 26th .

According to the election schedule published by the commission, the voting process will continue on 4th of the Mangsir 2079 BS. from 7 am to 5 pm.

Election code of conduct implemented from today

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The commission has implemented the election code of conduct from today. Setting the limits on election campaigns commission has said that it would closely monitor the compliance of the code of conduct.

In the code of conduct, it is said that the prime minister, chief minister and the ministers can only campaign in their constituencies. However, after the disagreement of the political parties, preparations are being made to amend this provision so that they will be allowed to go for election campaigns with the permission of the commission, but the use of government resources will be prohibited, according to the commission sources. Campaigning will be allowed only from 7 am to 7 pm. Candidates are required to submit personal details and property details.

More than 25 people will not be allowed to participate in election campaigning. Even during the nomination, only 25 people including supporters and proposers will be allowed. It is mentioned in the code of conduct that no processions should be held during the registration of candidature and campaigning, and the use of bells and whistles should not be used. Parties and candidates will be allowed to use only ten party flags during processions, general meetings, corner meetings, door-to-door meetings or any kind of rally. The use of the national flag has been banned.

When a political party has to use a helicopter, it must be within the limit of the expenses that can be made based on the number of candidates on the closed list according to the proportional election system determined by the commission. It is proposed to limit the expenditure of political parties to a maximum of 3.3 million rupees.

After the implementation of the code of conduct, the program cannot be announced, approved and operated except as mentioned in the annual budget and program.

With the implementation of the code of conduct, foundation laying, inauguration, survey, feasibility study and grant programs can no longer be done. The Code of Conduct also prohibits political appointments, creation of new posts, filling up of posts, increase in allowances and other financial benefits and awards.

Regular post filling work done by Public Service Commission can be done by informing the Commission. Employees cannot be transferred except for election purposes.

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Petition in Supreme Court: Demands to vacate the post of Speaker and Deputy Speaker

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Advocate Kishore Paudel, Anupam Bhattarai, Jagannath Dulal and others have filed a writ in the Supreme Court, demanding to vacate the posts of Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives.

According to the provisions of Article 91 (6) (a) of the Constitution, the petitioner demands that the posts of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker should be vacated as their posts remain in place until the day before the filing of nominations for the next election to be held for the House of Representatives.

They claim that since the parties have submitted a closed list for proportional MPs, retaining the posts of Speaker and Deputy Speaker is against the constitution. It has been demanded that service facilities should also be stopped until the final decision of the petition is made, as it will be an extreme misuse of resources if they remain in the post .

In order to prevent the Speaker and Deputy Speaker from abusing the resources and services received by the State until the end of the petition, an interim order should be issued in the name of the opponent in accordance with Rule 49 of the Supreme Court Rules, 2074 to prevent them from using the services provided by the State while they are in that position. ‘, the petition demanded.

Provisional voter list to be collected from today

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The Election Commission has started the collection of provisional voter lists from today. Provisional voters can only vote in the proportional election.

The Election Commission has started the collection of temporary voter list for those who cannot reach the municipality where their voter list is located.

According to the Election Commission, government employees, Nepali Army in barracks, Nepal Police, Armed Police, inmates in prisons and security personnel engaged in election work, people living in old age homes approved by the government can vote in the proportional election as temporary voters from their place of residence.

The commission said that the list will be collected so that the temporary voters can vote from the workplace and for the name to be included in the temporary voter list, the name must be included in the final voter list approved by the commission.

Chief Electoral Officer and Electoral Officer appointed for the upcoming elections

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The Election Commission has appointed the Chief Electoral Officer and the Electoral Officer for the upcoming elections.

Today, issuing a press release, the commission has appointed the judges of 77 districts as the chief election officers of the same districts, while the gazetted officers of the second class of the judicial service have been appointed as election officers.

Earlier, the Judicial Council and the Judicial Service Commission had recommended the names of the Chief Electoral Officer and the Electoral Officer to the government, and on the same basis, the Election Commission has appointed them today.

Recommendation of the Election Officer for the upcoming elections

Recommendation of the Election Officer for the upcoming elections

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The Council of Justice and the Judicial Service Commission have recommended the name of the Chief Electoral Officer and Electoral Officer to the government for the upcoming elections.

The Judicial Council has recommended the District Judge as the Chief Election Officer and the Gazetted Second Class Officer of the Judicial Service as the Election Officer.

The Judicial Council and Judicial Service Commission has recommended 94 District Judges including backup as Chief Electoral Officer, 88 Gazetted Second Class Officers of Judicial Service as Election Officers and 20 as Backup Election Officers.

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Closed-list of proportional candidates should be submitted by tomorrow

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The Election Commission has fixed two days today and tomorrow to submit the closed list of proportional candidates for the upcoming House of Representatives and State Assembly elections to be held on November 20.

According to the press release issued by the commission, the closed list of proportional candidates should be submitted on Ashwin 2 and 3, 2079 BS. In addition, the Commission has requested to submit the closed list of candidates by completing the process according to the mentioned Acts, Rules and Regulations and the guidelines and maintaining representation according to the principle of proportional inclusion.

The Election Commission will scrutinize the closed list submitted from Ashwin 4th to 9th and inform the parties to correct the closed list if deemed necessary. Similarly, the commission also said that the closed list can be revised from the 10th to the 16th of Ashwin while being limited to the issues mentioned in the closed list.

Closed list of proportional candidates should be submitted on Ashwin 2 and 3, 2079 BS.

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The Election Commission has fixed two days to submit the closed list of proportional candidates for the upcoming House of Representatives and State Assembly elections.

According to the press release issued by the commission, the closed list of proportional candidates should be submitted on Ashwin 2 and 3, 2079 BS. In addition, the Commission has requested to submit the closed list of candidates by completing the process according to the mentioned Acts, Rules and Regulations and the guidelines and maintaining representation according to the principle of proportional inclusion.

The Election Commission will scrutinize the closed list submitted from Ashwin 4th to 9th and inform the parties to correct the closed list if deemed necessary. Similarly, the commission also said that the closed list can be revised from the 10th to the 16th of Ashwin while being limited to the issues mentioned in the closed list.

Seat distribution in the ruling coalition is still out of track

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Even after a long time and repeated meetings and discussions, the top leaders of the coalition parties have not been able to make a concrete decision about the issue of seat allocation for the upcoming elections.

The task force formed by the alliance party for the distribution of seats in the upcoming elections also submitted its report without the number of seats in the meeting of the top leaders held in Baluwatar.

It is said that the task force has submitted a report after obtaining consensus in the constituencies for the House of Representatives and the Provincial Assembly. However, the task force has not made any decision about how many seats will be distributed to whom and where, and the task force has said that the issue will be sorted out by the top leaders of the party.

The task force said that a report has been submitted covering the agreed issues and the top leaders will decide on the issues yet to be agreed upon.

Even after the report of the task force, todays meeting ended without a concrete conclusion on the issue of seat distribution.Next meeting has been called out for tomorrow.

Petition in the Supreme Court demanding to spend the funds of MP Development Fund

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The parliamentarians of Province 1 have registered a writ in the Supreme Court against the directive the Election Commission gave to prohibit the spending of the MP Development Fund. On Bhadra 20 2079 BS., MPs of Province 1, Sarita Thapa, Mohan Kumar Khadka, Savitri Regmi, Padamkumari Gurung, with the help of Advocate Pesal Kumar Neupane, the legal advisor of the Province 1 government, filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the instructions of the Election Commission, demanding an order to spend the MP Development Fund.

Election Commission had instructed the provincial government not to implement the budget saying that spending the amount would be against the code of conduct as the date of the election had been announced.

The parliamentarians of Province 1 have insisted that the government allocated the money prior to the announcement of the election and that the people’s right to development will be curtailed if the money is not spent. The petitioner MPs has demanded that the money allocated by the government should be spent by the parliamentarians to ensure the right to development according to the principle of economic equality, social justice and inclusiveness.

The Supreme Court has ordered to call the Election Commission to discuss on the issue on Bhadra 27 2079BS.

Election Commission’s directive to stop the employee transfers and political appointments

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The Election Commission has instructed the government to stop all the decisions on employee transfers and political appointments from today.

In order not to affect the upcoming election, the deadline set by the Commission for employee transfers and political appointments has expired.

Shaligram Sharma, the spokesperson of the Election Commission, informed that the government had been instructed earlier to decide on the transfer and appointment of employees within September 5.
According to the commission, there will be no ban on regular promotions and postings.

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Ruling coalition to discuss seat allocation in today’s meeting

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The top leaders of the coalition parties have been engaged in continuous discussions for the past few days about the distribution of seats in the upcoming elections.

Due to the stand of the top leaders of the coalition party, no concrete decision has been made regarding the distribution of seats. The meeting of the top leaders of the coalition party and the members of the task force has been scheduled to be held today at 3 pm at Baluwatar, the official residence of the Prime Minister, to give a final conclusion on the issue of seat distribution, which is seen as a challenge as the election is approaching.

While the Congress claimed 100 seats in the previous meeting, the Maoist Center claimed 60, the unified Socialist Party 40, the Jaspa 32 and the Jan Morcha 2 seats.

It seems that the continuous discussions between the top leaders of the coalition parties regarding the sharing of seats will have a concrete decision today.

The Commission released the Election Code of Conduct

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Election Commission has issued a code of conduct for the upcoming elections.

The Commission has issued the Code of Conduct for Election today, including the rules to be followed by political parties, leaders-activists, candidates, media organizations, security personnel, various professionals and voters.

It has been mentioned by the Election Commission that Prime Ministers and Ministers, officials of the local executive and local people’s representatives are not allowed to participate in the campaigning of political parties. They will not be allowed to use government resources when going to campaign.

In the code of conduct, it is stated that direct candidates for the House of Representatives and State Assembly elections must also submit their property details and personal details.

In the code of conduct, it is mentioned that political parties or candidates should not carry logos, stickers or any other type of things with the candidate’s election symbols or flags during rallies or public meetings. .

It has been mentioned in the code of conduct that campaigning should be done only from 7 am to 7 pm and more than one political party or candidate should not hold a program or meeting at same place at the same time on the same day.

Full text of the Code of Conduct:

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87 political parties participating in the upcoming elections

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87 political parties are going to participate in the elections to be held on November 20.

The Election Commission has informed that 87 parties have been registered to participate in the elections. Among them, the number of parties participating individually is 75, while the number of parties participating in joint groups is 4, according to the commission.
According to the Commission, there will be 79 election symbols for the House of Representatives elections.

Similarly, the maximum number of 75 parties are going to participate in the province. Among them, 72 parties will participate in the Bagmati state assembly election, 70 in province 1, 66 in Gandaki, 68 in Lumbini, and 64/64 parties in Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces. According to the commission, the number of parties participating in the joint group in state assembly elections is 4/4.

Discussion with political parties on Election code of conduct

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According to the Election Commission, only the two main campaigners of each political party will be allowed to use helicopters for the House of Representatives and State Assembly elections. The commission has made such a provision in the election code of conduct. The commission also discussed the code of conduct with representatives of political parties on Monday.

In the Election Code of Conduct, 2079, the Commission has mentioned who can use helicopters and who cannot, under the conduct to be adopted while using vehicles.

It is said in the code of conduct, ‘The political party must submit the names of two main campaigners to the commission for campaigning and only the main campaigner allowed by the commission can use the helicopter service.’ It is said that officials in the federal government, state government and local executive cannot be part of such campaigners. ‘However, no minister or official of the local executive will be allowed as the main preacher.’

During the election campaign, candidates can use a maximum of two two-wheeled or three-wheeled or four-wheeled electric and mechanical powered light riding vehicles in the respective constituencies or places where they are candidates, with the permission of the election officer, and a maximum of four horses in places where such vehicles are not operated. During the election campaign, it has been said that ‘vehicles with foreign number plates will not be given such permission’.

Similarly, it is said that the vehicles that have been licensed in the name of one party or candidate should not be used by other parties or candidates or used by other candidates. Transportation of voters in vehicles taken by candidates is also prohibited.

The Election Commission has also put forward a proposal that more than 25 people will not be allowed to participate in election campaigning.

Candidates should submit their property details while registering their nomination

Similarly, the estimated election expenses and sources should be informed at the time of filing the nomination papers. The commission is also going to arrange for the candidates to submit their property details and personal details while registering their nomination papers.

Only the election symbol of the party and the candidate will be placed on the ballot paper

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The Election Commission has informed that only the party and the candidate’s election symbol will be printed on the ballot paper for the upcoming House of Representatives and State Assembly elections.

The Commission has said that the ballot papers will be printed with only the symbol of the candidates who will be nominated in the upcoming elections, as many votes were invalidated when the ballot papers were printed with election symbols even for the registered parties and independent candidates in the local level elections.

The commission has informed that four separate ballot papers, ballot marking places and ballot boxes will be arranged for the upcoming elections.

Meeting of the ruling coalition at Baluwatar

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The meeting of the ruling coalition is currently sitting to discuss the preparation and distribution of seats for the upcoming house of representative and provincial assembly elections.

A meeting of the ruling coalition is being held at the Prime Minister’s residence, Baluwatar.

In the meeting, the issue of the Citizenship Bill has also been discussed. Similarly, CPN Maoist Center’s Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has informed other parties of the alliance about Bamdev Gautam and Baburam Bhattarai running for the upcoming election from the Maoist Center.

Today is the last day for party registration for the election

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The deadline for party registration for the elections to be held on November 20 is ending today.

The Election Commission started the party registration program on August 7. According to the notification issued by the commission, today is the last day for party registration. Election Commission spokesperson Shaligram Sharma Paudel said that the political parties interested in participating in the elections should register their parties within office hours today. According to Paudel, the political parties registered in the Commission till 4th August 2022 will be allowed to register for the direct and proportional election.

According to the Commission, 62 parties have been registered till now. When applying for party registration, the full and short name of the political party, the date of establishment, the date of registration with the commission, the address of the central office, the mailing address, telephone number, email, website and social network account must also be disclosed.Election commission has mentioned that the number of officers and members of the party’s central executive committee, state and district committees, the date the party submitted its annual audit report to the commission, the date of the last election of the party’s central level and state executive committee, and the number of officers and members of the party’s central level and central executive committee, state and district committees should also be disclosed for the registration.

One hundred 20 thousand temporary police for the upcoming elections

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It has been proposed to recruit 120,000 temporary police officers for the House of Representatives and State Assembly elections to be held on November 20.

The police head office has submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Home Affairs for the recruitment of temporary police officers for election security with a 40-day term/contract period. As the ballot boxes of the House of Representatives and the State Assembly are separate, it is necessary to hire more temporary police than in the local level elections, and accordingly, the number has been determined and a proposal has been submitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs, said the police chief Dhiraj Pratap Singh.

The police head office also said that the temporary police and ex-security personnel employed in the previous elections will be given first priority. It is also said that the facilities of the security personnel to be deployed in the upcoming elections will be determined based on the local elections. In the local elections, the facility was determined to provide a lump sum of 30 thousand 240 rupees for 40 days. 6 thousand rupees for clothing allowance, 7 thousand 200 rupees for food allowance and 1 thousand rupees for one time transport fare. But since the salary of all national service employees has increased by 15 percent from 1st of Shrawan, it has been mentioned that the salary of temporary police can also be determined accordingly.

Meanwhile, for election security, Nepal Police and Armed Police have formed election cells from the center to the district level, while the Nepali Army has also said that the work of security preparation and management has progressed. In addition, the Ministry of Home Affairs has formed a mechanism consisting of representatives of all four security agencies under the coordination of Chief of Security and Coordination Division Fanindramani Pokharel to prepare the draft of the Election Security Action Plan. The Election Commission has also formed a high-level committee for election security under the coordination of Commissioner Ishwari Paudel. The same committee will coordinate and facilitate election security management with the Ministry of Home and Defense and the heads of all four security agencies.

Meeting of the Central Performance Committee of Nepali Congress to be held today

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The meeting of the Central perfomance Committee of Nepali Congress will be held today at the party central office in Sanepa.

According to the spokesperson Praka sharan Mahat, Sher Bahadur Deuba has called a meeting of the central perfomance committee at 9 am.

Spokesperson Mahat also informed that a meeting has been called to decide on the party registration for the purpose of the election, to discuss on the preparation of the election and to discuss about the training of the elected people’s representatives, which is scheduled to be held on the 15th and 16th of August.

Elections will be made fair, fearless and credible: Election Commission

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The Election Commission has expressed its commitment to carry out the general elections in a fair, reliable, frugal and fearless manner with the participation of more people by adopting the good practices adopted earlier.

While reviewing the progress of the local level election, 2079 election campaign and voter education program held by the commission on Tuesday, the commission expressed its determination to make the election successful by including the suggestions, feedback and good practices received during the election. The Commission has expressed its concern that the voting of the educated people of the urban areas was less than that of the uneducated people of the remote villages in the last local level elections.

Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapalia made it clear that due to the short period of time, it was not possible to do as much work as expected in the last local level elections, and he expressed his determination to complete the elections of the House of Representatives and the Provincial Assembly to be held on November in a simple, easy and frugal manner by including the good aspects of the previous election.

Chief Election Commissioner Thapalia clarified that the commission is in favor of holding the upcoming general elections in partnership and cooperation with all the responsible agencies of the state including media. Mentioning that the state-run mass media will play an important role during the election campaign, he requested everyone to participate in the election process by making maximum use of their resources.

Congress to deploy central leaders in all 77 districts

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Nepali Congress has decided to deploy its central leaders in all 77 districts to prepare for the provincial and federal elections scheduled to be held on November 20.

While the issue of seat distribution has not yet been decided, the Nepali Congress is going to mobilize its central members in all 77 districts of the country for the election campaign. The Nepali Congress has emphasized that there should be practical, scientific and natural electoral harmony by saying that the coalition parties should also be taken along.

Earlier, the meeting of the ruling alliance held at Baluwatar, the official residence of the Prime Minister, also constituted an 11-member committee to decide the issue of seat distribution.

Similarly, the Nepali Congress has also informed that a training program will be organized in Kathmandu on 15th and 16th of August to train the elected people’s representatives at the local level.

Agreement on electoral coordination between the ruling coalition

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It has been agreed to coordinate the elections between the ruling coalition parties in the upcoming House of Representatives and State Assembly elections. The meeting between the top leaders of the coalition parties held today has informed us that according to the agreement, the seat distribution will be finalized by the end of August.

Today’s meeting of the ruling alliance held at Baluwatar, the official residence of the Prime Minister, has also constituted an 11-member committee to decide the issue of seat distribution. Krishna Sitaula, Gyanendra Bahadur Karki and Gagan Thapa of Congress are in the committee, while Dev Gurung and Barshman Pun from CPN-Maoist Center are in the committee. Similarly, Vice President Pramesh Hamal and General Secretary Beduram Bhusal from Ekikrit Samajwadi Party, Rakam Chemjong and Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav from Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) and Himlal Puri and Anand Sharma from Rashtriya Jan Morcha are in the committee.

The committee has been given the responsibility to submit a report along with the decision on seat distribution within the end of August.

Election Commission to stop the voter list registration

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The Election Commission has decided to stop the voter list registration process.

Election Commission has decided to stop the voter registration after the meeting of the Council of Ministers announced the election of the House of Representatives and the Provincial Assembly on November 20. The Election Commission has decided to postpone the voter list registration for the time being in view of the upcoming elections.

The Election Commission has said that the voter list registration by the district election office and other related offices will be suspended from the 5th of August, but arrangements will be made to take fingerprints by the 6th of August for those who have already applied online and submitted the form.

Government announcement to hold elections on November 20

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The Council of Ministers meeting held today has announced that elections for the House of Representatives and the Provincial Assembly will be held on November 20.

Gyanendra Bahadur Karki, Government Spokesperson and Minister of Communication and Information Technology, while announcing the decision of the Council of Ministers meeting held at Singh Darbar, informed that the election of the House of Representatives and the Provincial Assembly will be held on the 20th of November.

According to the suggestions given by the Election Commission to the government, the government announced the decision to hold the elections on November 20th after reaching an agreement between the parties to hold the federal and provincial elections at one stage.

Re-polling to be held in Budhiganga municipality of Bajura

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The Election Commission has decided to hold re-election in Budhiganga Municipality of Bajura stating that the election was not fair.

The Election Commission (EC) has decided to hold re-polling in Bajura’s Budhiganga Municipality following clashes at polling stations on election day, beating of candidates, expulsion of voters and seizure of polling booths by Congress and UML cadres.

The Commission has decided to instruct the Election Officer to fix the date and time of polling as soon as possible as per sub-section (4) of section 41 of the Local Level Election Act, 2073 BS.
The commission has also directed the government to take departmental action against the chief district officer of Bajura, Nepal Police and the district chief of the Armed Police Force for the election offenses.

Government preparing to amend the Citizenship Bill

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The government is preparing to move a new bill by amending the Nepal Citizenship Act, 2063 BS.

A bill to amend the Nepal Citizenship Act, 2063 BS has been in the Parliament since 7 August 2018. To take this forward, Home Minister Bal Krishna and Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Govinda Bandi have held discussions with the ruling coalition partner CPN-Maoist Central Committee Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda).

There is a controversy in the Citizenship Bill over whether to grant naturalized citizenship immediately after marriage or only after a certain period to foreign nationals who come after marrying a Nepali citizen.

It is learned that some of the bills brought by the then KP Sharma Oli-led government need to be amended and consensus among the ruling parties is needed to discuss the technical issues of the bill .

According to the Federal Parliament Secretariat, there are currently 57 bills in the parliament. The government seems to be preparing to move forward by amending the provisions of the bills in the parliament at once.

Preliminary results of local level election 2079

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Election commission’s dissatisfaction over the government

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The Election Commission is dissatisfied with the political parties, saying that they did not get support from the parties .

The commission is most dissatisfied with Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand.The commission expressed dissatisfaction over the lack of adequate support from the government.Voting, which started peacefully on Friday morning, was disrupted in the afternoon due to disputes between the parties.

The commission is angry that security was not provided to protect the ballot boxes and that the polling officials were beaten up.

Election postponed in Dakneshwari of Saptari

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The election in polling station of Dakneshwari Municipality Ward No. 2 of Saptari has been postponed.

The election was postponed after a group of people vandalized the ballot boxes at the polling station in Ward No. 2 of Dakneshwari Municipality and beat up the polling officer.

According to the election commission the election has been postponed for May 15.Polling officer Bipin Yadav has been injured in the incident.He has been sent to Rajbiraj district headquarters for treatment.

Two election officials been removed from the polling station in Jhapa

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Action has been taken against two polling officials of Jhapa . Shailendra Karna, a polling officer posted in Kamal village municipality-6 has been recalled by the District Election Office.

Karna, who was posted at Panini Mavic’s polling station ‘C’ at Kamal 6, had provided 88 voter identity cards to one one of the candidate. Chief Election Officer Tulasi Nepal informed that Karna had called back the candidate after he had provided the voter ID card to the candidate.

Similarly, Assistant Polling Officer of Jhapa Village Municipality-6 Surendra Basnet has been taken into custody on the charge of entering the polling station after consuming alcohol. Basnet, an assistant officer at Janata Higher Secondary School polling station ‘C’ in Saranamati, Jhapa-6, has been removed from the polling station after a voter complained that he had come under the influence of alcohol.He has been taken to the hospital for sobriety test.

35 percent voting across the country by 12 pm

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The Election Commission has stated that voting is going on enthusiastically in all 753 localities except for sporadic incidents.

According to the commission, about 35 percent voting has been completed across the country by 12 pm. However, polling has been disrupted in some places of Dolakha, Sarlahi, Saptari, Ramechhap, Parbat, Humla and Bajura due to general disputes.

Election Commission spokesperson Shaligram Sharma Poudel said that polling is expected to start soon in those places as well.

Clashes broke out at various places across the country during the polls

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The voting process for the local elections, which started this morning, will continue till evening. While the voting process is proceeding peacefully across the country, clashes have erupted in some places.

According to the latest information, clashes have erupted in more than 16 polling stations across the country. Police have fired eight rounds in the air during a clash at Mahadev polling station in Chankheli village of Humla district. Polling has been postponed at the polling station of Vaiteshwor VDC 1 and 2 of Dolakha after clashes broke out at the polling station. Similarly, police fired in the air to control the clash in Khandadevi VDC 1 and Manthali Municipality 12 of Ramechhap. Meanwhile, ballot boxes were vandalized during the clash at Katike Deurali Ward No. 6 in Kavre. The voting process has been postponed after the clash.
Similarly, police opened fire in the air after a clash between Nepali Congress and Maoist cadres at Gyanmarg Higher Secondary School ‘B’ polling center in Gandaki Gaonpalika-7 Ghyalchowk of Gorkha district.
Police have fired six rounds in the air to control the clash that started at the Polling Station in Dhankaul Village Municipality of Sarlahi after the dispute between the parties escalated. Police have fired three rounds in the air to control the situation after ballot boxes were vandalized during a clash at Sunipipal Chaur MA VI polling station in Jaya Prithvi Municipality-7 of Bajhang district. Voting has now been postponed.

Similarly, clashes have also taken place at Champadevi VDC 9 of Okhaldhunga, Misrabhanjyang polling station and Doramba of Ramechhap, Shailung and Dhankaul polling stations of Sarlahi, Kaudanya, Budhananda municipality of Bajura, Thatikandh of Dailekh, Chauri Deurali 6 of Kavre and Kohalpur of Banke.
Police have fired shots in different places to control the situation. Polling officials, police and political activists of various parties were also injured in the clashes.

13 killed in jeep accident in Syangja

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13 people have been killed and 12 others injured in a jeep accident at Panchamool in Waling Municipality-14 of Syangja district .

According to Syangja Chief District Officer Raju Poudel, all the injured have been sent to Pokhara for further treatment. According to the Syangja Police, the double cab pickup van (Ga 2 Cha 3026) fell 150 meters down the road.

The jeep fell off the road on its way to Walling which was carrying the locals to the polling station.

Voter ID cards being distributed today and tomorrow

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The Election Commission will distribute voter ID cards for new voters today and tomorrow .

The commission will distribute voter ID cards to those who have registered their names in the voter list for the first time and applied for voter identity cards at the district election office.

The commission has stated that voter identity cards will be distributed from the concerned polling stations. The commission has stated that the election has been arranged in all the constituencies so that all the citizens whose names are on the voters’ list within the 6,743 wards that have been divided into wards after obtaining citizenship.

Schools to be closed for six days from today for the local level election

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The government had decided to grant six days leave for all the schools as polling stations have been set up in most of the community schools and some teachers have been deployed in the election and some have to go to the district to cast their votes.

Earlier, the Education and Human Resource Development Center had directed all 77 education development and coordination units to give three days leave to the schools where polling stations have been set up. But as 14 fell on saturday and the government has decided to give public leave on sunday from 15th of may ,leave will als be given on Sunday. As Buddha Jayanti falls on May 16th, there will be a public holiday on that day as well. Therefore, schools will be closed for 6 days from today. With the closure of schools, the number of people returning to the village from Kathmandu Valley to cast their votes has increased from today.

President of the Federation of Teachers Kamala Tuladhar said that there will be no schooling for six days from today. At present, there are about 27,000 community and about 8,000 private schools in the country.

In government offices, leave is given only on election day. Government employees are running on a limited staff as employees are deployed in the election.

Silence period to be imposed from today

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A silence period will be imposed for the local level election after 12 midnight today. The silence period will continue until the voting is over.

A silent period has been fixed for holding the election in a fraud-free, clean, fair and fear-free environment. It is mentioned in the code of conduct of the commission that political parties, their fraternal organizations, candidates, union organizations and others will not be allowed to organize political campaigns, gatherings / seminars during the silence period.

Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Thapaliya informed that the authority has been delegated to all the Chief District Officers through a special circular to monitor, regulate and monitor the compliance of the instructions issued for the silence period and to take action against the violators if necessary.

According to the commission, no discussion, interaction, meeting, conference or symposium can be held during the silence period including election campaign. Campaign materials of political parties and candidates will not be allowed within 300 meters of the polling station. The commission has directed to remove such material before the start of the silence period.

During the silence period, it is not allowed to post or share messages, information or propaganda material for or against the political party or candidate through social media, online, print or any other means.

EC asked 24-hours explanation to five Journalist Association

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Election Commission has asked journalists’ organizations close to the parties in the ruling coalition for a 24-hour explanation after they issued a statement urging voters to cast their vote in favor of five-party alliance.

The Nepal Press Union of Nepali Congress, the Press Center of CPN (Maoist Center), the Socialist Press Organization of CPN (Unified Socialist), the Nepal Press Forum of Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) and the Progressive Journalists Association of Rastriya Janamorcha combinely issued an statement urging to cast their vote for five-party alliance.

The commission has directed Badri Sigdel, president of the union, Bishnu Sapkota, president of the center, Shambhu Shrestha, president of the socialist press organization, Keshav Aryal, president of the Nepal press forum and Shyamlal Pokhrel, secretary of the progressive journalist association to give explanations within 24 hours.

2 million financial assistance to the family of security personnel who dies on election duty

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The government has decided to provide financial assistance of Rs 2 million to the families of security personnel those who die while on election duty.

The cabinet meeting held on Sunday morning decided to provide Rs 2 million financial assistance to the families of the security personnel, including temporary police personnel, on the proposal of the Home Ministry.

The meeting also decided that the government will bear the expenses incurred for the treatment of the security personnel injured during the election. The meeting has also decided to provide allowance to the temporary police personnel deployed in the Himalayan district as per the normal police officer.

390 candidates elected without going to polls

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Under the local level election , 390 candidates have been elected unopposed. The Election Commission has stated that they have been declared as an elected candidate as they were the sole candidate.

List of candidates elected unopposed.

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165 active members of Congress in Bharatpur resigned en masse

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Nepali Congress (NC) has taken action against the independent candidates running against the candidates of alliance in local election.

Meanwhile, the wave of Congress leaders and cadres resigning from the party expressing dissatisfaction with the party’s decision has also increased across the country. Today, 165 active members of the Nepali Congress (NC) have jointly announced their resignation in the Bharatpur Metropolitan City, which has been the center of much discussion and controversy in recent times. Addressing the party president, they said that they had resigned in protest of the Party Centre’s decision .

Earlier, active members of the Nepali Congress in Bharatpur 16 and 17 of Chitwan had resigned in protest against the decision of the party’s central committee.

Ballot papers been delivered in all districts for local elections

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The Election Commission has stated that ballot papers have been distributed in all 77 districts for the local level election.

The ballot papers have reached all the districts with security arrangements and the commission has directed all the subordinate bodies to expedite the preparations for the election. In places where roads are not easy, the commission has provided transportation by helicopter.

The Commission’s various Provincial Election Offices, District Election Offices and Chief Election Officers have been managing the election materials and ballot papers received from the Commission and preparing packing and distribution for the concerned municipalities in the district. The commission has also stated that all the election materials will be taken to the polling stations and centers by the subordinate bodies soon.

The Provincial Election Office is in charge of the election activities in the districts where the provincial headquarters is located, while the District Election Office has been given the responsibility of the district concerned. Necessary number of security personnel including Nepal Army, Nepal Police, Armed Police, National Investigation Department and Periodic Police have been mobilized in all the districts and municipalities.

Final list of candidates will be published by this evening

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The candidate registration process for the local level election 2079, which started yesterday, will continue till 5 pm today.

On the first day yesterday, 10 thousand 533 people across the country have given their candidacies for various posts. According to the Election Commission, there are 987 candidates for the post of chairperson and chief and 508 candidates for the post of vice-chairperson and deputy chief. Similarly, there are 2921 candidates for ward chairperson, 3338 for ward members, 1576 for women members and 1203 for Dalit women members. There are 3506 women candidates.
The Election Commission has stated that the final list of candidates will be published as soon as the registration process is over at 5 pm today. The commission has set a deadline of tomorrow for the registration of complaints against the candidates. Similarly, on april 27th candidature can be withdrawn and the final list of candidates will be published in the afternoon same day. Election symbol will be given to all the candidates on the 30th of April.

Candidate registration process for local elections starting from today

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The nomination process for the local level election is starting from today. The Election Commission has said that nominations can be registered today and tomorrow from 10 am to 5 pm at election offices across the country.

Nomination papers will be registered for 753 local level chiefs to ward member posts across the country . Out of 753, there are 6 metropolitan cities, 11 sub-metropolitan cities, 276 municipalities and 460 village municipalities.

Similarly, there are 6743 wards at local level across the country. For each ward, nomination will be registered for one ward chairperson, two ward members, one woman member and one Dalit woman member.

Application of 65 organizations for election supervision: 20467 Supervisor proposed

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Out of the 19.4 million ballot papers required for the upcoming local level election, 7 million 33 thousand ballot papers have been printed in 39 districts till date. At present, an average of eight hundred thousand ballot papers are being printed daily.

The commission has stated that applications have been received from 65 organizations for the observation of local level elections within 15 days.

The number of observers proposed by these organizations is 20 thousand 467 out of which 11 thousand 694 are men, 8 thousand 482 are women and 291 others. The Commission will investigate the application and decide on the supervision permit as soon as possible.

The Election Commission (EC) has started publishing ‘Local Level Election e-Bulletin’ every day to provide information on all activities and information related to local level elections. The bulletin will be available on the Commission’s website. From this, the commission is confident that the official information of the commission will reach everyone.

It has been informed that the ‘Provincial Training on Election Operation and Management’ has been conducted in Biratnagar, Dhulikhel, Pokhara and Nepalgunj for the Chief Electoral Officer.

Similar training programs will be held in Janakpur, Hetauda, ​​Butwal and Dhangadhi . After the training, the Commission will provide appointment letter and necessary materials to the Officer.

Media Orientation Program has been conducted in Biratnagar, Gandaki, Pokhara and Surkhet in Karnali Province to enhance the coordination and cooperation with the Commission and the media in the local level elections .

EC urges not to make statements that create doubts on election

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The Election Commission has urged all the stakeholders including the leaders of the political parties not to make any confusing statements against about the election.

Spokesperson Shaligram Sharma Poudel said at a regular press conference that the commission has drawn attention to the statements made by the leaders and activists of the political parties in a manner that casts doubt on the election as the preparations for holding the local elections on time have reached the final stage.

He said that the commission is monitoring the incidents of violation of election code of conduct and working on correspondence and understanding to investigate for necessary action against the violators.

Hearing on petition filed by EC scheduled on April 17

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The hearing of the writ petition filed by the Election Commission seeking upholding the election code of conduct is scheduled to be held on April 17 .

The court had earlier issued an interim order not to immediately implement the provision of the commission’s code of conduct after a writ petition was filed against the election code of conduct. However, a joint bench of Justices Tej Bahadur KC and Kumar Regmi has ordered to hear the commission’s petition on April 17 after the commission filed a petition in the Supreme Court through the Attorney General’s Office seeking revocation of the interim order.

The commission had implemented the code of conduct saying that the people’s representative who is running for re-election in the local level election can become a candidate in the election only by resigning from his post.

Election Commission filed a Petition in the Supreme Court seeking to uphold the election code of conduct

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The Election Commission (EC) has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking to uphold the election code of conduct requiring elected representatives to resign from their posts while contesting local elections.

In the code of conduct of the Election Commission, it has been mentioned that the people’s representative should resign from the post twhile contesting the local level election. The commission has filed a petition in the court on the same basis.

Earlier, the court had issued an interim order not to implement the provision of the commission’s code of conduct immediately. However, the commission has filed a petition through the Attorney General’s Office seeking revocation of the interim order.

Allowing publicity on social media modification been made on election code of conduct

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The Election Commission has amended the Local Level Election Code of Conduct 2078 to allow publicity on social media.

According to the spokesperson of the commission, Shaligram Sharma Poudel, the party will be able to express its views and principles from the official page. However, no candidate can be humiliated. The election code of conduct 2078 will be implemented from today midnight until the election is completed.

Earlier,CPN-UML had also written a letter to the commission expressing disagreement on six issues of the election code of conduct. Based on that, it has been said that the issue of publicity through social media may have been modified.

Election code of conduct 2022 to be implemented from midnight today

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The commission said in a press conference that the code of conduct will be implemented from midnight today. Commission spokesperson Shaligram Sharma Poudel said that the code of conduct will be implemented from tonight and called for full compliance. Sharma also said that the commission would closely monitor the compliance of the code of conduct.

According to Sharma, the code of conduct sets limits on election campaigning. Accordingly, political parties or candidates will not be allowed to wear jackets, shirts, vests, t-shirts, hats or caps with election symbols on it.

Campaigning will not be available at night. It is mentioned in the code of conduct issued by the commission that the election program can be conducted only from 8 am to 7 pm.

Political party and its fraternal organizations can hold a rally, public meeting, corner meeting or meeting in a public place only with the permission of the local administration.

The code of conduct states that political parties or candidates are not allowed to produce and use of jackets, hats, scarves, t-shirts, shirts, masks or lockets with election symbols on it.

The code of conduct also stipulates that the candidate should make election related expenses through banks or financial institutions and the candidate should nominate an authorized personnel to be responsible for the election related expenses.

The date of registration of candidates for the election has been fixed at 23 April, while the final list of candidates is scheduled to be made public by 28 April, giving time for claims, protests and withdrawal. The commission has stated that the candidates will be able to campaign till May 11.

CPN-UML dissatisfied with election code of conduct

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Disagreeing with six issues of the local level election code of conduct issued by the Election Commission, the CPN-UML has submitted a letter to the Commission.

A team including UML General Secretary Shankar Pokharel and Deputy General Secretary Bishnu Rimal have also handed over their letter to Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Thapaliya regarding the code of conduct.

Election Commission directs the government to provide basic resources and facilities to the security forces

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The Election Commission has directed the government to provide the basic resources and facilities demanded by the security agencies for upcoming election.

The commission discussed the matter and sent a letter to the finance ministry after security officials complained at a meeting of the election security committee that it would be difficult to hold the election with the resources used in the previus election five years ago.

According to Election Commission sources, a few days ago, at a meeting of the Central Election Security Committee, security officials complained that they did not have even the basic resources.

The number of vehicles purchased during the election five years ago has gone down.Some of the vehicles that were in operation at that time are now in a state of disrepair. The security officials had warned that there would be a sudden security risk in the coming days and vehicles would be essential in such a situation even though there are no major security challenges in the current election.

During the election, there will be a three-tier security fence around the polling station. Myadi and Nepal Police teams will be deployed in the first circle of the polling station. The second siege will be guarded by the armed police. Nepal Army will patrol outside the polling station.

The security personnel had briefed the commission officials about the resources saying that the election was being prepared in such a way that the security cordon would be affected as the number of temporary police personnel has not increased this time as compared to the previous time. After that, the team of the Election Commission concluded that there is a lack of resources and that it should be addressed in one way or another.

Comparing to the previous election,this time around 4 million voters have been added. But the number of temporary police is the same as five years ago. Due to the phased election at that time, it was easy to manage the security personnel by mobilizing them from one state to another. But this time it is not possible as the election will be held in one phase.

Election Commission officials also raised the issue during a meeting with Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Wednesday. According to a commissioner, the main question is about the vehicles that security personnel need to move around. After that, the commission decided to instruct the Ministry of Finance to ‘prevent the security forces from running out of vehicles and provide resources’.

According to sources, the commission had drawn attention to the lack of resources so that the election security would not be questioned. In response, Finance Minister Janardan Sharma said, “We will not allow shortage of vehicles but will manage them on rent or in coordination with other government agencies as we do not have the capacity to buy vehicles in the current crisis.”

Election Commission calls for application for observation in local level elections

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The Election Commission (EC) has called on national associations to observe local level elections.

The commission has issued a 15-day public notice with effect from today for applications from national organizations and individuals who have gained experience, expertise, efficiency and prestige in the field of election.

The organization wishing to observe the election should submit the application along with the organization registration certificate, renewed documents and a copy of the audit report. It has been asked to submit the list of office bearers of the working committee of the organization, proof of the experience of supervision and copy of the booklet and guide prepared by the organization. However, the Commission has the right to decide whether or not to allow an association to observe.

The person or organization wishing to observe the election must complete the prescribed procedure and obtain permission.
Organizations and individuals who have obtained observation permission must submit a preliminary report within 15 days of the election and a final report to the Commission within 30 days of the end of the work. The commission has stated that there is a legal provision to revoke the permission if the prescribed procedure and code of conduct are not followed by the observer.

Party registration in Election Commission starts from today

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The Election Commission has called for the registration within 11 days, to the political parties who wants to participate in the local level elections.

The commission has published a notice to register the party from today to February 27. The commission has requested the political parties to submit documents and details including the signature of the official providing the formal letter, party constitution, manifesto, rules, sample of flag and symbol, arrangement of at least 21 member central committee and last year’s audit report.
About 119 parties are currently registered in the commission.