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The UN's COP27 climate summit approved on Sunday the creation of a special fund to cover the losses suffered by vulnerable nations hit by the impact of global warming, AFP reported. Delegates applauded after the "loss and damage" fund was approved by consensus following two weeks of contentious negotiations over demands by developing nations for rich polluters to compensate them for the destruction from weather extremes.

Police opened fire at the polling booth in Janata Higher Secondary School of Karjanha Municipality-6, Siraha on Sunday. Police fired three rounds of bullets into the air following an altercation between the cadres of Janata Samajbadi Party and CPN (Unified Socialist) this morning. DSP Subash Budhathoki of the District Police Office, Siraha said that they opened fire to take the situation under control.  

Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota cast his vote from the Setidevi Panchakanya Secondary School polling booth in Chautara Sangachokgadhi Municipality of Sindhupalchowk. Speaker Sapkota had reached Sindhupalchowk on Saturday to cast vote.

National Assembly Chairman Ganesh Prasad Timilsina cast his vote at the Pashupati Secondary School 'A' polling booth in Ramja-7 of Modi Rural Municipality on Sunday. Speaking to the media after casting vote, he urged all the voters to exercise their right to vote with confidence in the elections being held to elect the new people's representatives. Earlier, Chief Returning Officer Anand Prasad Shrestha started the voting process throughout the district by casting the first vote in Parbat. He voted for the proportional representation (PR) system at the temporary polling booth in Kushma.

CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal cast his vote in Chitwan on Sunday. The former prime minister Dahal cast his vote from the polling booth at Nepal Police School Shantipur in Bharatpur Metropolitan City-14 at 7:15 am. Talking briefly to media persons on the occasion, he claimed that the alliance will win the elections. After casting his vote, Prachanda has left for Gorkha where he is contesting for a seat in the House of Representatives.  

Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya cast his vote at Unique Academy polling station in Lokanthali of Madhyapur Thimi Municipality-1 on Sunday. Voting to elect members of the House of Representatives and Province Assembly started at 7:00 am across the country today. Meanwhile, voting has started in both constituencies of Bhaktapur. Chief Returning Officer Gopal Prasad Bastola said that voting has started in all centers of the district.

Voting has begun across the country on Sunday morning to elect the members of the House of Representatives and Province Assembly. The Election Commission said that eligible voters will be allowed to caste their vote from 7 am to 5 pm today. According to the poll body there are a total of 17, 988, 570 eligible voters. A total of 10,892 polling stations and 22,227 polling centres have been established for the elections. Around 300, 000 security personnel from Nepal Army, Armed Police Force, Nepal Police and National Intelligence Department have been mobilized for the security of the elections. A total of 2,412 candidates are contesting the the elections under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system. Among them, 2,187 are male and 225 are female. Similarly, a total of 2,199 candidates are contesting the elections under Proportional Representation category. Among them, 1,012 male and 1,187 are female.  

The Home Ministry has made it clear that the election-centric security has been strengthened. During a press conference organized in the Capital on Friday, Home Secretary Binod Prakash Singh said that the Ministry is committed to hold the elections to the House of Representatives and Province Assembly slated for November 20 in a free and fair manner. He appealed to all the people to cast vote fearlessly and enthusiastically. Home Secretary Singh said that temporary police personnel among all the security personnel have been working tirelessly to make the elections a grand success. The Ministry has urged all the citizens to vote without fear, terror, threat, obstruction and any kind of influence. The Ministry said that Nepal Army’s bomb disposal teams have been deployed in 903 places of the country. The Ministry further said it has kept a close eye on the activities of various groups who have announced to thwart the elections.