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EC provides election symbols to candidates
The Election Commission (EC) has provided election symbols to all registered candidates, enabling them to kick-start their campaigning for the local level elections on May 13.
Candidates, who filed nomination papers on April 24 and 25 from registered political parties, have been allotted symbols of their respective parties while the independents have received new symbols, said EC Spokesperson Shaligram Sharma Poudel.
12,789 independent candidates getting election symbols
As many as 12,789 independent candidates are contesting for various posts in the upcoming May 13 local level elections.
The Election Commission (EC) has said it is providing election symbols to them out of 40 different types of election symbols today.
Around 8,000 candidates withdraw nominations for local election
The Election Commission (EC) has stated that about 8,000 candidates have withdrawn their candidacies in the local level elections.
EC Spokesperson Shaligram Sharma Poudel said that out of 153,000 candidates, about 8,000 had withdrawn their candidacies.
Bhairahawa Airport disrupted due to flat tire of a Kathmandu-bound Buddha Air aircraft
The regular operation of Bhairahawa Airport in Rupandehi was disrupted due to a flat tire of a Buddha Air aircraft.
According to Bhairahawa office of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), there was a technical problem after a Buddha Air aircraft witnessed its tire burst on the runway.
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