Women Candidacy 39 percent
In the first phase of local level election, there are 39 percentage of women candidacy out of 49,337 candidates according to RSS source. According to the spokesperson Surya Prasad Sharma of Election Commission there are total of 19,332 female candidates which includes posts for chairman, chief, vice-chairman, vice-chief, ward chairman…
Unidentified group blazes candidate’s vehicle
An unidentified group of people have set fire on the vehicle used by Nepali Congress candidate for election campaign. The vehicle of candidate Ram Krishna Thapa for the post of chairman in Shivapuri village council has been vandalized and set on fire by an unidentified group of people on the…
Petrol Bomb attack on the vehicle of NC candidate
An unidentified group has attacked a vehicle parked within the residence of Nepali Congress' mayoral candidate for Khairahani Municipality with a petrol bomb according to RSS source. District Police Office, Chitwan's Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Deepak Shrestha said the group hauled the bomb at the Scorpio SUV (Ba 8…
Two vehicles belonging to NC vandalized
An unidentified group of people have vandalized two vehicles belonging to Nepali Congress on the night of May 6 according to RSS. The vehicles were parked at Dhunibesi municipality-5 when it was set on fire. According to Area Police Office of Khanikhola, the vehicles with registration number BA12CHA1276 and BA3CHA…
EC seek for clarification on motorcycle rally against code of conduct
The Election Commission (EC) has asked joint Mayoral candidate of Federal Socialist Forum-Nepal and Naya Shakti Party-Nepal at Mahalaxmi Municipality, Lalitpur, Janak Thapa, to furnish clarification within 24 hours for organising motorcycle rally against EC-enforced election code of conduct according to RSS source. A press release issued by EC Spokesperson,…
Supreme Court issues stay order allowing CJ Karki to carry on office functions
The Supreme Court has issued an interim order to keep the impeachment motion registered in the Legislature-Parliament against Chief Justice Sushila Karki in status quo and let her carry out her office functions from today itself according to RSS source. A single bench of Justice Cholendra Shamsher JBR issued this…
Three Arrested on charge of doing anti-election activities
Police have arrested three people on the night of May 3 on charge of performing anti-election campaign. They were doing anti-election activities such as forcefully pressurizing candidate to take back their nomination, putting black flags and obstructing election assemblies in the district. Police have arrested area incharge Raghu Bir Sharma,…
Writ petition lodged in Supreme Court against Impeachment motion
A writ has been filed at the Supreme Court today against the impeachment proposal registered in the Legislature-Parliament against Chief Justice Sushila Karki, contending that it was against the constitution according to RSS. The writ petitioners have sought a stay order not allowing any works related to the impeachment to…
Black Flag in Mayor’s house
The cadres of Nepal Communist Party led by "Biplop" Maoist have put a black flag in the house of mayor candidate for the Bharatpur Metropolis on May 3. The party said that the black flags were put in the house of mayor candidates Renu Dahal, Devi Gyawali and Dinesh Koirala.…
ICJ Urges to reject Impeachment motion against Chief Justice
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has urged the government of Nepal and political parties to reject the impeachment motion against chief justice Sushila Karki according to RSS. The commission’s chief Matt Polard while releasing a press statement on May 2 urged to reject the motion as the motion has…