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Medical entrepreneur Durga Prasai has been remanded to four days in police custody for further investigation. The Kathmandu District Administration Office granted permission to keep him in custody for four days. Prasai was arrested late Monday night from his residence. He had recently announced that he would begin a nationwide protest from the second week of Mangsir and had been actively preparing for it. He faces charges of disturbing peace and security. A police team arrived at his house around midnight to take him into custody. Supporters of the “Dharma-Sanskriti and Citizen Protection Campaign” staged demonstrations protesting his arrest.

The Kathmandu District Court has granted police permission to keep Arjun Kumar Karki, former secretary of the Nepal Trust, in custody for four days for investigation. Karki is one of the key accused in a land lease agreement at Durbar Marg that allegedly caused billions in losses to the state. The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police detained Karki on Sunday evening to investigate charges related to fraud and criminal breach of trust. According to CIB spokesperson Shiva Kumar Shrestha, the court approved a four-day extension of custody to continue the inquiry. Investigations have revealed that the Trust’s land…

The Nepali Congress has once again changed the date of its Central Working Committee meeting. According to the party’s General Secretary Krishna Prasad Paudel, the meeting originally scheduled for today, Mangsir 1, at 11:00 AM at the party’s central office, will now be held on Mangsir 4 (Thursday) at 2:00 PM. He further stated that the presence of the committee’s office-bearers, members, invited members, and the chairpersons of all seven provincial committees has been requested as per party directives.

A few days after resigning from the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), Santosh Pariyar shared a late-night Facebook status expressing his determination to continue fighting for people’s justice. He stated that he would not back down, even if he had to face accusations of being “crazy.” “I may be alone. I may be labeled crazy. I may be proven unsuccessful. But I will continue to fight for people,” he wrote. Pariyar, who left the party on Kartik 28, signed a five-point agreement the same day with the Nepal Samajwadi Party (Naya Shakti) and the Progressive National Campaign. Following his exit, he…

Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal has instructed all agencies under the ministry to work in a manner that aligns with the sentiments of the Jenji movement and ensures justice for its supporters. Speaking at the regular Senior Management Team (SMT) meeting held on Sunday under the chairmanship of Home Secretary Rameshwar Dangal, Minister Aryal directed all staff to perform their duties with the dedication of an “activist” and focus entirely on election preparations. He stated, “This government has been formed for the purpose of holding elections. Therefore, I instruct you to go beyond traditional structures and outdated laws, use technology…

Two additional polling centers have been recommended in Tanahun district for the House of Representatives election scheduled for Falgun 21. The District Committee for Recommending Polling Locations and Centers, led by Chief District Officer (CDO) Ramkrishna Adhikari, made the decision in a meeting held on Sunday and forwarded the recommendation to the Election Commission. The new polling centers have been proposed at: Padmajyoti Basic School, Rishing Rural Municipality–4 Dharma Basic School, Rishing Rural Municipality–6 According to CDO Adhikari, Rishing Rural Municipality had requested the addition of new polling centers in these locations. Both wards previously had one polling center each,…

The Election Commission of Nepal has announced the schedule for the House of Representatives Member Election 2082, which will be held on Falgun 21. According to today’s decision of the Commission, the election programs for both the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system and the Proportional Representation (PR) system will be published on the Commission’s official website and in the Nepal Gazette. As per the FPTP election schedule, candidate nominations will be registered at the office of the election officer on Magh 6 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The list of nominated candidates will be published the same day from 5:00 PM…

The Nepal Communist Party is set to organize unity message assemblies across the country. A meeting of the newly formed Nepal Communist Party’s available former office bearers, held on Sunday at the party’s central office in Paris Danda, decided to conduct unity message assemblies at the provincial, district, and municipal levels starting from Mangsir 9, according to party leader Jhala Nath Khanal. He also informed that the party has decided to publish an appeal to convey the message of unity. Likewise, a special inter-party directive will be issued regarding unity, aiming to strengthen the party as a unified force. Khanal…