By Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 7, 2022The CPN-UML, which trailed the ruling Nepali Congress in the first-past-the-post (FPTP) seats, has won the most (34) seats of the lower house under the proportional representation (PR) system. In the seat allocation completed on Tuesday night, the ruling Congress has managed to bag 32 PR seats. The party that had won 57 FPTP seats will now have a total strength of 89 seats in the…
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Report in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 7, 2022Two days after scuffles broke out between Nepali and Indian citizens in Darchula district over India’s unilateral construction of an embankment on the Mahakali river, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday sent a diplomatic note to the government of India for joint inspection of the site of dispute. Sewa Lamsal, spokesperson at the foreign ministry, confirmed to the Post that a diplomatic note had been sent on…
by Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 6, 2022With no clear majority for either the Nepali Congress- or CPN-UML-led alliances in November polls, government formation is proving to be a tough row to hoe. All major and fringe parties have been directly or indirectly negotiating to join the government. As such, government formation will get knottier, said political watchers. The newly formed Rastriya Swatantra Party, which emerged as the fourth largest force from the…
by Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 6, 2022With the count of first-past-the-post votes completed and that of the Proportional Representation ballots nearing end, the ruling coalition partners held their first meeting at Baluwatar and decided to continue with the existing five-party alliance led by the Nepali Congress. The coalition’s leaders have issued a joint statement, pledging to give continuity to the coalition, thereby ending the possibility of all other options of forming…
by Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 6, 2022Another sad incident in Darchula district on Sunday was indicative not just of the Indian state’s callousness towards its small neighbour but also exposed Nepal’s lack of preparation in safeguarding its border settlements. The incident involved people on either side of the border pelting stones at one another across the Mahakali River, injuring four Nepali nationals including a minor. “The Ministry of Home Affairs has on…
by Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 3, 2022Janamat Party chair CK Raut’s victory in the federal polls from Saptari-2 heralded the emergence of a new force in Madhesh. Raut secured a landslide victory in Saptari-2 over Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) chair Upendra Yadav, with a resounding 18,063-vote margin. With the counting of votes of the November 20 elections almost complete, the Janamat Party has already reached the three percent proportional votes threshold to…
By Ram Kumar Kamat in The Himalayan Times, Dec 3, 2022.KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 2CPN (Unified Socialist) is taking pains to clarify that there is no truth in news reports that the party is soon going to unify with CPN-Maoist Centre, but its senior leaders think otherwise. General Secretary of the CPN (Unified Socialist) Beduram Bhusal today issued a press release stating that his party was clear that communist forces should unite, but the party had not…
by Harihar Singh Rathore in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 2, 2022The completion of a road linking Dolpa and Jajarkot has brought little cheer to locals because of the absence of bridges. The 118-km road was completed three years ago, but the contractors are yet to build five bridges which means porters still have to carry goods on their backs. Lack of river crossings has made life difficult—and dangerous—for the residents of Dolpa, eastern Jajarkot and…
By RAM KUMAR KAMAT in The Himalayan Times, Dec 2, 2022The process of forming a new government will start after the Election Commission submits the final parliamentary and provincial election results to the president. The EC can submit election result report to the head of state only after it completes counting of all ballot papers under the first-past-the-post and proportional representation system. The poll panel has yet to count FPTP ballot papers in Dolakha, Bajura,…
report in Nepalnews.com, Nov 30, 2022 at 20:06hrsKATHMANDU: A study report on ‘online violence against women journalists’ shows that 88.6 per cent women journalists experienced violence in their life. The study was conducted from May to August 31, 2022. The study conducted among 281 women journalists working in print, electronic and online media had such findings. Out of 281 participants, 116 women journalists said they faced online violence from their colleagues, 89 from those out…
report in Nepalnews.com, Nov 30, 2022 at 21:04 hrsCounting of votes cast under the proportional representation (PR) of the November 20 elections to the House of Representatives and Province Assembly is underway. As per the details of the Election Commission recorded till 6:00 pm Wednesday, the CPN UML is leading the vote count. The party has received 2,720,639 votes out of 10,171,273 valid votes so far. Similarly, the Nepali Congress has obtained 2,585,090 votes followed…