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:: Focus - Elections in Nepal |
One killed, several injured in Nepal pre-poll violence
Kathmandu, March 26: One person was killed and several hurt in escalating pre-election violence in Nepal between rival political parties, media reports said Wednesday.
Nepal royals used nature fund to party and travel
Kathmandu, March 26 (IANS): There was rampant misuse by Nepal's royal family of money from a nature conservation fund earlier headed by the king and the crown prince, says a probe report.
Nepal invites UN chief during polls
Kathmandu, March 25: Nepal's government has invited UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon during the April 10 polls to the constituent assembly of the Himalayan country, media reported Tuesday.
Nepal Maoists call strike over Indian arms supply 'resumption'
Kathmandu, March 25: Clashes erupted in south Nepal as Maoists began violent protests and closed down some districts, alleging a conspiracy by the governments of Nepal and India to sabotage the critical election next month by importing sophisticated weapons from India.
Slain crown prince's love hits Nepal poll trail
Kathmandu, March 25 (IANS): Seven years after she was catapulted into media headlines worldwide following the mysterious massacre of Nepal's royal family in the tightly guarded palace in Kathmandu, the dead crown prince's love, Devyani Rana, is making waves again.
UN reports violence upsurge ahead of Nepal polls
Kathmandu, March 23 (IANS) With a little over a fortnight left before Nepal goes to its first national polls after almost a decade, the UN has warned the government that there has been an upsurge of killings, intimidation against candidates and voters, and threats to disrupt the electoral process.
Nepal calls terror groups to talks for safe polls
Kathmandu, March 22: With less than three weeks left for a historic election in Nepal, its coalition government is trying to patch up with armed groups still on rampage, including one that killed a contestant this week, to ensure a free and fair poll.
Nepal ministers jump into poll fray
Kathmandu, March 22: As Nepal gears up for its first constituent assembly elections next month, the nation will also see the unprecedented spectacle of the entire cabinet of ministers vying in the joust, with the prime minister himself leading the fray.
Wives also rise in Nepal politics
Kathmandu, March 15 (IANS):Following the trend worldwide, sons have been following in their fathers' political steps in Nepal as well. But now, in keeping with a new phenomenon, Nepali wives are also treading the path taken by their husbands.
Cobbler puts best foot forward for Nepal polls
Kathmandu, March 14 (IANS): Bhagnarayan Mahara shares his surname with Nepal's powerful Information and Communications Minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara, a Maoist. But the similarity ends there - at least so far.
Karate king rooting for Nepal king
Kathmandu, March 12 (IANS): A 51-year-old black belt in karate will be taking part in an unusual fight here next month to save Nepal's embattled King Gyanendra.
Nepal prime minister to retire after polls
Kathmandu, March 11: After more than 60 years in Nepal's tumultuous politics, marked by both remaining underground and planning counterfeiting currency and hijacking choppers as well as holding the highest post in the government, six-time Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has announced his intention to retire after the April election.
Maoists renew attack on rivals ahead of polls
Kathmandu, March 13: With less than a month left for the crucial constituent assembly election in Nepal, the Maoists, who signed a peace pact after a decade-old war on the state, have renewed their attack on rivals, raising doubts about the freeness and fairness of the polls.
Nepal Maoist chief to face fewer rivals
Kathmandu, March 10 (IANS): The supreme commander of the Maoists' guerrilla army, who is eyeing the post of president in a federal republic of Nepal, is going to have an easier time in his poll debut with more than a dozen rivals retiring from the April fray.
Maoists take poll plunge with manifesto for 'new Nepal'
Kathmandu, March 7 (IANS): Nearly two decades since they last fought an election in Nepal and then chose to begin a guerrilla war, Nepal's Maoists Friday finally took the plunge for a poll that would be the first of its kind in the Himalayan state, releasing their party's election manifesto and rooting for a new leadership.
Historic election leaves Nepal women in lurch
Kathmandu, March 8: The first historic constituent assembly election in Nepal, which will enable voters to write their own constitution and is regarded as the key to restoring peace and stability in the former Himalayan kingdom, has however left women in the lurch.
Nepali PM calls for women's participation in polls
Kathmandu, March 8: Nepal's Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has, in his International Women's Day message, urged women to take a defining role in politics and make the April 10 constituent assembly (CA) elections successful, The Rising Nepal daily reported Saturday.
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