Oli says election won't be halted following explosions in some places
CPN (UML) chair KP Sharma Oli has said the second phase of the elections to the House of Representatives and State Assemblies scheduled for December 7 would not be halted despite attempts to terrorise the election atmosphere by bomb blasts in some parts of the country. Addressing a joint election assembly organised by the leftist alliance at Gaighat-based Tharuhat Stadium Saturday, he said the...
EC command law enforcement to enhance security
A temporary cop in Tulsipur of Dang on Wednesday became the first casualty of poll-related violence. Binod Chaudhary, 23, was injured in an improvised explosive device blast targeted at an election rally that was to be addressed by Prime Minister and Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba in Tulsipur on Tuesday. During rising incidents of blast targeting election candidates in differ...
Dahal says he wishes to trigger final push for development
CPN (Maoist Centre) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said he wished to trigger a significant push for development in the country. While talking to journalists here today, leader Dahal who is also the House of Representative election candidate from the Chitwan constituency no 3, he pledged to engage himself to the development of the nation as per the interests of the people. Have a trust on me...
NHRC censure increasing incidents of bomb attack
The NHRC has also urged the government to initiate prompt investigation into the incidents of blast and put in place adequate security measures so as to ensure fair and terror-free second phase of elections. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed its serious concern over the recent incidents of bomb attack in various districts. Expressing sorrow over the death of Binod Ch...
DFID apologizes to personnel Facebook posts
A staff at the Department for International Development (DFID) has emphatically urged voters to spurn the elections in his Facebook profile. Senior governance advisor to DFID-Nepal Rakesh Mishra, who currently deactivated his Facebook, was vocal to condemn both the constitution and the election as #notmyconstitution and #notmyelection. Referring to the blood of Madheshi martyrs that had largel...
Bomb blast in Tulsipur, nine injured
Despite incidents of blast and attack on candidates leading up to the polls, the first phase of elections were held peacefully on Sunday, but two days later, anti-poll activities were reported on Tuesday, with explosions in various parts of the country, including the Valley. In Tulsipur of Dang, nine persons were injured when an improvised explosive device was detonated targeting Prime Minister...
