Kathmandu, Nov. 13 -- The Election Commission has said that extending the voter registration deadline could disrupt the election schedule and affect the polls scheduled for March 5.

In their meeting with Prime Minister Sushila Karki on Wednesday, officials at the commission said there was no need to extend the deadline as arrangements had been made for registrations 12 hours a day starting at 7 am. The prime minister's office on Monday had requested the commission to reconsider the voter identity registration deadline if necessary.

Following complaints over technical glitches in the registration, Karki's office also requested the commission to start the registration process in multiple shifts and begin technical and legal procedures to ...