POKHARA: The CPN-UML won all three constituencies in Kaski in the past two general elections. They party regards Kaski-2, in particular, as its stronghold.
KATHMANDU: An Armed Police Force (APF) Nepal Assistant Sub-Inspector died in a road accident in Ramechhap district on Monday morning. According to a statement issued by the APF Nepal, ASI Parshuram Yadav died on the spot when a vehicle carrying election materials met with an accident at Sirubari in Ramechhap Municipality-2 on Monday.
DUNKIRK, France: Police arrested four Greenpeace activists on Monday for blocking a cargo ship in France that they alleged was transporting uranium from Russia for the country’s nuclear power plants.
KATHMANDU: inDrive, the global platform for mobility and urban services, is excited to announce the launch of the “Platinum Drivers Giveaway” campaign in Nepal. Building on the remarkable success and enthusiastic response from the previous edition, this time the campaign promises to be even more rewarding.
KATHMANDU: A clash broke out between workers of the Nepali Communist Party (NCP) and the CPN-UML over election matters in Upper Dolpa’s northern region on Monday afternoon.
KATHMANDU: Chair of the Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal, Upendra Yadav, has made public appeal, arguing it is time to follow right information and make informed decision.
HONG KONG: Oil and gas prices soared while stocks fell in Asia on Monday after US-Israeli strikes on Iran sent investors fleeing the prospect of an extended conflict in the crude-rich Middle East.
KATHMANDU: Dev Prasad Gurung, leader of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP), emphasized that the upcoming elections must be conducted fairly and without any malpractice. Speaking at a press meet organized today by the District Election Deployment Committee of NCP in Besisahar Municipality–7, Lamjung, Gurung urged everyone to remain vigilant to prevent electoral fraud.
KATHMANDU: The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has clarified that it has no plans to form alliances or support any candidate in the upcoming Rupandehi-2 parliamentary election.
KATHMANDU: Early Monday morning, multiple fighter jets crashed near Al Jahra in Kuwait, around 10 kilometers from the Ali Al Salem Airbase, a major U.S. military installation in the country. Kuwait’s Ministry of Defense confirmed that several military aircraft were involved in the incident.
KATHMANDU: The Election Commission has announced that the campaign period for political parties and candidates ends at midnight tonight, marking the start of the legally mandated “silence period” ahead of the House of Representatives election on Thursday, March 5.
KATHMANDU: Lebanon’s Ministry of Health reported that Israeli airstrikes on southern suburbs of Beirut and other southern regions killed 31 people and injured 149. According to the Ministry’s Public Health Emergency Operations Center, 20 were killed and 91 injured in Beirut’s southern suburbs, while southern Lebanon saw 11 deaths and 58 injuries.
KATHMANDU: China on Monday called for an immediate ceasefire and diplomatic dialogue to halt the rapidly escalating conflict in the Middle East. The appeal comes as Israel and the United States continue strikes in Iran and Lebanon, with tensions spreading to neighboring countries.
KATHMANDU: President of the Nepali Congress, Gagan Thapa, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of a Nepali migrant worker in the recent attack in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In a condolence message issued on Tuesday, Thapa paid heartfelt tribute to the deceased and extended sympathies to the bereaved family.
ITAHARI: A total of 26 candidates, including Harka Raj Rai aka Harka Sampang of Sharam Sanskriti Party (SSP), are in Sunsari-1 in the House of Representatives election scheduled for Thursday. Harka, who was elected mayor of Dharan Sub-metropolitan City as an independent candidate, has entered the parliamentary race before completing his term.
TEHRAN, Iran: In a reprieve to students, including several from India, who remain stranded in Iran as tensions escalate in the West Asia region, Tehran has announced that foreign nationals studying in the country’s educational institutes will be allowed to exit through its land borders, Tasnim News reported.
KATHMANDU: The identity of a Nepali national, who died in an Iranian drone attack in Dubai on Sunday, has been established. According to the Embassy of Nepal in Abu Dhabi, Diwas Shrestha (29) of Gorkha died in the attack.