Nepali Army leaving barracks for election security starting today

Kathmandu, Feb. 4 -- The Nepali Army is coming out of the barracks on Wednesday, a month before the March 5 elections, as government assessments indicate a higher number of polling stations are sensit... Read More

Could Deuba's displeasure slow the Congress poll march?

Kathmandu, Feb. 3 -- Under newly elected party president Gagan Thapa, the Nepali Congress entered the election race with renewed energy and confidence. Several leaders close to former party president ... Read More

Parties fail to streamline campaign agendas as March 5 polls near

Kathmandu, Feb. 1 -- As political parties ramp up their preparations for the March elections, there have been glaring gaps between their approaches and public expectations set by the September revolt ... Read More

After breaking left strongholds, RSP eyes Congress core

Kathmandu, Jan. 30 -- Riding on a strong anti-incumbency slogan, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), formed barely five months before the November 2022 House of Representatives election, emerged as th... Read More

As campaigns go digital, election integrity at stake

Kathmandu, Jan. 27 -- During the 2022 national elections, in a bid to control misinformation, disinformation and hate speech on social media, the Election Commission had announced plans to coordinate ... Read More

Nepal heads to polls amid shifting voter priorities

Kathmandu, Jan. 26 -- On March 5, Nepal will hold its ninth democratic election for the House of Representatives. The first one happened in 1959. In this period, Nepal conducted two Constituent Assem... Read More

What makes some people not vote

Kathmandu, Jan. 26 -- Voting is a fundamental right of every adult citizen. But if we look at turnout figures from Nepal's last two elections, around 35 percent of registered voters, on average, do no... Read More

Politics has become everyone's game in Nepal

Kathmandu, Jan. 26 -- As the country heads to the March 5 snap parliamentary elections, politics is no longer the exclusive domain of party cadres and career politicians. Business leaders, journalists... Read More

41 days before vote, parties yet to clear up agendas

Kathmandu, Jan. 23 -- Campaigning for the March 5 parliamentary polls has begun following the filing of nominations on Tuesday, but Nepal's major political parties have yet to find clear electoral pla... Read More

Ministers' resignations to contest elections raise questions about their deviation from duty

Kathmandu, Jan. 21 -- Resignations by ministers over the past few days to jump into the election fray have slashed the strength of the Sushila Karki government to 11 ministers including the prime mini... Read More

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