NC’s Gyanendra Bahadur Karki re-elected from Sunsari-4
Karki defeated UML’s Jagdish Prasad Kushiyeta by a margin of 112 votes.
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NC’s Narayan Khadka elected from Udayapur-1
Khadka defeated his closest rival by a margin of 2,379 votes.
Vote counting resumes in Udayapur-1
CPN-UML’s candidate Manju Kumari Chaudhary boycotts the counting after 100 votes invalidated.
Biratnagar traders shut down shops in protest of city’s move to clear out shops
Traders say the city’s move to forcibly seize goods from roadside shops has hurt their business.
Ashok Kumar Rai elected HoR member from Sunsari-1
Rai defeated Goma Tamang of the Rastriya Swatantra Party by a margin of 453 votes.
Ashok Kumar Rai takes lead by four votes in Sunsari-1
Rai has received 13,801 votes as Goma Tamang of the Rastriya Swatantra Party has garnered 13,797 votes.
UML vice-chair Subash Nembang elected from Ilam-2
Nembang defeated his closest contender Nepali Congress' Dambar Bahadur Khadka by a margin of 1,014 votes.
Congress’ Limbu secures HoR seat from Morang-1
Limbu defeated his closest competitor Ghanshyam Khatiwada of the CPN-UML by a margin of 430 votes.
3.7 M earthquake with epicentre in Ilam recorded
The quake with epicentre in Biblyante Bazar struck at 7:51pm, according to National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre.
Bhim Acharya elected HoR member from Sunsari-2
Acharya defeated Sitaram Mahato of the Nepali Congress by a margin of 5,950 votes.
Vote counting halted in Sunsari-4
Congress accuses the office of the election officer of adding 606 votes received by the party to the vote count of UML.
Vote counting stalled in Ilam-2
The counting was halted by Congress cadres after finding ballot papers sans the signatures of the election officer.
Rishikesh Pokharel defeats NC’s Sujata Koirala in Morang-2
Pokharel got 33,148 votes against his close competitor who bagged 31,940 votes.
Independent candidate Yogendra Mandal elected HoR member from Morang-5
Yogendra defeated his nearest rival Shiva Kumar Mandal of the CPN (Maoist Centre).
Rastriya Prajatantra Party chair Rajendra Lingden elected from Jhapa-3
Lingden retains his seat defeating Nepali Congress leader Krishna Prasad Sitaula by a margin of 3,276 votes.
Maoist Centre’s Ram Kumar Rai elected from Khotang
Rai defeated UML’s Bishal Bhattarai by a margin of 2,669 votes.
Doctor and bed shortages affect services at BPKIHS hospital
The hospital is short of at least 1,000 beds across all units and is currently operating with half the required workforce.
Nepali botanists claim to have discovered two new rhododendron species
The claim comes amid worries that the rhododendron forests are depleting fast due to the climate crisis.
No alternative to rainwater in Dhankuta’s Thamdanda
Ever since water sources in the village began to dry up, residents have been reeling under a chronic shortage.
NC’s Dambar Bahadur Khadka leading in Ilam-2
UML’s Nembang is trailing Khadka with 276 votes.
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