local-elections

Nepal's Gen Next

Mainstream parties feel threatened by the handover of power from the past to the future

Making Kathmandu great again

Balendra Shah, popularly known as ‘Balen’, is a rapper and structural engineer who was elected Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City. The 32-year-old...

#NepalVotes

Nepalis all around the country are queuing up to vote in the local elections today. Nepal will be choosing from 145,010 individuals for more...

On the road to vote

“What is your name?”“Binod Murmu.”“Do you know who the candidates are in our municipality?”“No.”“Then why are you going home? We have done...

“We are treated like ATMs”

In an informal survey, Nepalis in the United States were asked about elections back home this year to three levels of government.Most replied that...

Election infowar goes digital

The use of the social web has found a dominant role in campaigning for local elections, especially as the countdown to the 13 May...

Turning a new leaf in 2079

 Some members of the ruling coalition are still trying to postpone local elections slated for 13 May citing the country’s economic crisis, but preparations...

Reward performance

“We are always proud about the fact that Nepal has a female President and Speaker, but do you think Bidya Devi Bhandari,...

Shristi Karki

What Nepal’s voters most want in elections

Nepal is getting into full campaign mode for local elections only a little more than a month away, and political parties have started to...

Periphery within the periphery in Nepal

As Nepal prepares for local elections in May, here in the far-western mountains, there is anticipation and hope about grassroots leaders who are more...

Kunda Dixit
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