As the results of Nepal’s parliamentary elections under direct voting come closer to an end, top political parties have intensified efforts for the formation of the new government to end the political instability that has plagued the Himalayan nation for more than a decade.
Election results showed the ruling Nepali Congress party was leading on Wednesday and could emerge as the single largest group. The Nepali Congress of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has won 13 of 22 results declared. Its allies- CPN-Maoist and CPN-Unified Socialist, Lokatantraik Samajwadi Party- are leading in 17, 7 and 3 seats respectively.
The election pits the ruling alliance of the Nepali Congress party, led by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and some former Maoist rebels, against the Nepal Communist Unified Marxist Leninist (UML) party. There are no pre-election polls, but political analysts expect the ruling alliance to retain power.
Talking to reporters after casting his vote in Bhaktapur, Oli also said that the new parties will not be able to gather enough votes to become even national parties, leave alone being a threat. Millions of Nepalese have voted on Sunday to elect new federal and provincial legislatures.
A delegation from the Election Commission of India led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Sunday observed the general elections in Nepal and visited several polling stations.Nepal went to polls to elect a new parliament and provincial assemblies amid tight security, hoping to end the political instability that has plagued the Himalayan nation for …
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Chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar 62, is leading a four-member delegation, including two officials from the Election Commission of India. He will join other international delegates to observe the election. Nepal is scheduled to hold elections on November 20 to elect 275 members of the federal Parliament and 550 seats of the seven provincial assemblies.
Former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s office said on February 1 last year that his government has decided to run the Colombo Port’s Eastern Container Terminal (ECT) as a fully-owned operation of the state-run ports authority.
Maldives is known for its pristine beaches and expensive island resorts, but there has been a rise in religious extremism in recent years. The Sunni Muslim nation of 500,000 people had the highest number of people per capita fighting in foreign wars.
Afghanistan’s supreme leader has ordered judges to fully enforce aspects of Islamic law that include public executions, stonings and floggings, and the amputation of limbs for thieves, the Taliban’s chief spokesman said. The Taliban promised a softer version of the harsh rule that characterised their first stint in power, from 1996-2001, but have gradually clamped …
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US President Joe Biden said he told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Monday that the United States would enhance its security position in Asia if Beijing is unable to rein in North Korea’s weapons development programmes. Biden said he sought to assure Xi that US policy on Taiwan has not changed, seeking to lower …
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The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center) has called for a direct-elected president and state executive. In its manifesto, the party said it’s “need of the current times” to change the form of the government “to bring political stability”.
At least 6 people were killed as a house collapsed in Doti district of Nepal, which was hit by a 6.3-magnitude earthquake early on Wednesday. Strong tremors were felt in Delhi and neighbouring areas around 2am. The National Center for Seismology put the epicenter of the earth quake at 90 km south east of Pithoragarh …
The UN agencies in Colombo in a joint statement said they had raised $79 million to feed those in need, but the increasing number of poor people meant they needed an additional $70 million.
A blast hit a bus carrying Taliban administration employees in the Afghan capital on Wednesday morning, police said, injuring seven people. “Due to a blast on a mini bus from the ministry of rural rehabilitation and development, seven have been injured,” said Khalid Zadran, Kabul’s police spokesperson, adding the explosion was caused by a roadside …
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Bangladesh rescue workers found the bodies of four missing crew of a dredger boat, taking the death toll from Cyclone Sitrang to 28 as millions remained without power, officials said Wednesday. Cyclone Sitrang made landfall in southern Bangladesh on Monday but authorities managed to get about a million people to safety before the monster storm …
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At least 35 people were killed and several homes destroyed as cyclone Sitrang ravaged Bangladesh’s southern coastlines and central parts after it made a landfall overnight, according to officials and media reports. Sitrang completed its landfall and weakened to a tropical depression over Bangladesh in the early hours of Tuesday, Prothom Alo, a Bengali daily …
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Sri Lanka’s parliament on Friday passed a constitutional amendment aimed at trimming presidential powers, beefing up anti-corruption safeguards and helping to find a way out of the country’s worst financial crisis since independence. Sri Lanka has struggled for months to find enough dollars to pay for essential imports such as fuel, food, cooking gas and …
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