Independent, rebel candidates register strong presence; ruling-alliance ahead in most metros, sub-metros

KATHMANDU, MAY 15The ruling-alliance is leading in most of the metropolis and sub-metropolises at the end of 24 hours since the vote count for local level elections began.Meanwhile...

EC releases first official update on KMC election, Independent candidate Balen Shah maintains lead

KATHMANDU, MAY 14The Election Commission of Nepal has updated voters with the preliminary count of votes for Kathmandu Metropolitan City polls.According to the first official updat...

India's surgeon couple scale Everest

KATHMANDU, MAY 14An Indian couple who served at different health facilities in Ahmedabad successfully scaled Mt Everest, according to expedition organizers.Rishi Bhandari, Managing...

After Annapurna, Indian climber scales Lhotse without using O2

KATHMANDU, MAY 14A 41-year-old Indian climber scaled the world's fourth highest peak without using supplemental oxygen this morning.Skalzang Rigzin from Ladakh, who became the...

First Uruguayan, Emirati women among others scale Everest

KATHMANDU, MAY 14Nayla Nasir A Albaloushi from the United Arab Emirates successfully scaled Mt Everest this morning becoming the first Emirati woman to stand atop the roof of the w...

Lalitpur starts counting; Mahankaal RM postpones counting after ballot papers san signature

Lalitpur, May 14Lalitpur metropolis started counting of votes from ward 1 after the decision of all-party meeting held at 7:00 am, today.Chiribabu Maharjan from the Nepali Congress...

New provisions to enhance performance of MoFE

KATHMANDU, MAY 13The Ministry of Forests and Environment has issued Internal Control Procedure in a bid to enhance its public accountability and transparency through austerity meas...

Balen Shah takes initial lead in KMC against political heavyweights

KATHMANDU, MAY 14Independent candidate Balendra 'Balen' Shah has taken an early lead in the preliminary stages of counting of votes for the Mayoral election of Kathmandu...