Kathmandu. The silence period has begun for the House of Representatives member election scheduled for Thursday. The campaigning period for political parties and candidates ended at midnight tonight. The Election Commission had given political parties and candidates time for campaigning from Falgun 4 until midnight on Monday.During the silence period, which is effective from 48 hours before voting until the voting is completed, no activities that could influence the election, such as campaigning, speeches, gatherings, discussions, or reviews, are permitted. The Commission has stated that soliciting votes, posting materials, or moving around in a manner that influences the election is...
Doha. A series of powerful explosions were heard in Qatar's capital, Doha, late Tuesday night. Al Jazeera published reports that five large explosions echoed across Doha's skies around 1:40 AM local time. These explosions in the Qatari capital occurred amidst the ongoing tensions in the Middle East and the sequence of attacks initiated by Iran. Explosions were also heard in the city on Tuesday morning.Although fear has spread among the city's residents due to the explosions, no information regarding human casualties or damage to physical structures has been received so far. Officials are currently gathering detailed reports on the nature...
Kathmandu. Amid continuous attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran, the US Department of State has urged its citizens in more than a dozen Middle Eastern countries to leave those nations immediately.According to Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, Rena Bitter, American citizens have been directed to leave Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the occupied West Bank and Gaza, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Yemen immediately, using available commercial flights or other means. Tensions in the region have reached an extreme level due to the intensity of the attacks...
Kathmandu. In a Spanish La Liga football match held today, the formidable team Real Madrid was stunned by Getafe with a score of 1-0. Real Madrid suffered a defeat in the competition held at their home ground.Martin Satriano scored the decisive goal in Getafe's victory. He gave his team the lead with a goal in the 39th minute of the match. That goal proved to be the decider, and Getafe managed to secure three crucial points.The final moments (injury time) of the match were very tense. In the added extra time, Real Madrid's Franco Mastantuono received a red card and...
Kathmandu. The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has urged the general public not to hoard petroleum products as imports are proceeding regularly.NOC's Executive Director Chandika Prasad Bhatta requested against unnecessary stockpiling, citing the risk of accidents, and informed that fuel supply is regular and will remain so throughout the elections.He stated in a notice on Monday,
Sudurpashchim. Preparations have been finalized in the districts of Sudurpashchim Province for the Federal Parliament member elections scheduled for this coming Falgun 21. Prem Raj Bhatta, Chief of the Provincial Election Office, Kailali, stated that all election preparations are complete and confirmed that personnel have been deployed to all polling stations starting Monday.According to him, the teams of polling officers who reached the polling stations posted election-related notices on Monday. Bhatta informed that there are 1,716,660 registered voters across 16 constituencies of the Federal Parliament in the nine districts of the province. He added that 1,176 polling stations and 2,199...