Wednesday, February 18th, 2026

37-member election security committee under AIG Pokharel



KATHMANDU: A central election preparation and coordination security committee has been formed under the leadership of Additional Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Bishworaj Pokharel.

According to SSP Basanta Bahadur Kunwar, the central election preparation and coordination security committee has 37 members and may include other police officers and government staffers in the future if need be.

The committee will manage all the required logistics and other necessary materials including finance, said Kunwar.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has already directed all the three security agencies to get prepared for the mid-term polls to be held in April-May.

Publish Date : 13 January 2021 12:49 PM

Youth held for assault during Shivaratri at Pashupatinath Temple

KATHMANDU: Police have taken a 25-year-old man into custody on

Mamta Sharma to join Nepali Congress after quitting Rastriya Swatantra Party

KATHMANDU: Mamta Sharma, the founding chair of the Rastriya Swatantra

Egg prices hiked

CHITWAN: Nepal Layers Association has increased the price of egg

Rastriya Swatantra Party’s Madhesh founding chair Mamta Sharma resigns

KATHMANDU: Mamta Sharma, the founding chair of the Rastriya Swatantra

Parties intensify campaigns across Kathmandu Valley as electoral contest heats up

KATHMANDU: As the country gears up for the upcoming House