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Forum of Neplease Journalist  has decided to confer the Shri Umakant Paudel Memorial Journalism Award on senior journalist Shiromani Dawadi. The decision was taken at a meeting held on Saturday at Lakuri Bhanjyang, Lalitpur. The Forum honored Dawadi in recognition of his nearly three decades of active contribution to various media outlets.

The award was established in memory of late Umakant Paudel, father of former General Secretary of Forum of Neplease Journalist, Ram Paudel. The award selection committee, formed under the coordination of Vice President Bimal Thapa, selected Dawadi for this year’s honor.

According to Forum President Yubaraj Bidrohi, the award will be formally presented to Dawadi during a special ceremony on Chaitra 30 on the occasion of the establishment day of Nepal Journalists Forum.

Meanwhile, the meeting also announced the establishment of the Shri Indraprasad–Yanakumari Acharya Memorial Educational Journalism Award, instituted in memory of the late parents of educationist Narayan Acharya—Yanakumari Acharya and Indraprasad Acharya. The award, carrying a cash prize of Rs 11,111, will be presented annually to one journalist who has made a significant contribution in the field of educational journalism.

The Forum expressed gratitude to the Paudel and Acharya families for instituting the awards and stated that Forum of Neplease Journalist has been honoring journalists with awards in 10 different categories every year in recognition of their contributions to journalism.

The local administration in Baitadi has urged all concerned to submit the licensed weapons registered in individual names in the wake of forthcoming elections to the House of Representatives.

For the purpose of making the HoR elections scheduled for March 5, the district administration urged the people for arms submission if they have kept the arms and ammunition with license.

Assistant Chief District Officer Krishna Thapa issued a directive to all concerned ones to provide the individual licensed weapons to the authority. They can submit the weapons to the District Police Office and local administration or any police office at their convenient places before February 3.

The District Administration Office, Rupandehi has issued a similar directive to submit the weapons kept individually by taking license. The district people bearing such weapons are asked to hand over the weapons before January 29.

The District Administration Office, Lamjung has given a February 3 deadline for the submission of the licensed weapons. It is said more than 1,000 persons have possessed such weapons in the district.

The local administrations have warned of legal actions if the licensed armed and ammunition are not handed over to the authority. The offices made it clear that the weapons would, however, be returned to the respective persons after the HoR elections are held successfully.

The districts have been making other security arrangements for the safety at poll centers and security to candidates in the March 5 HoR elections.

The nominations under the direct election, first-past-the-post, of 165 members of HoR were conducted peacefully across the country on Tuesday.

CPN-UML Secretary Mahesh Basnet has filed his candidacy from Bhaktapur constituency 2 for the House of Representatives elections.

Basnet registered his candidacy by reaching the office of the election officer along with party leaders and cadres.

Rastriya Swatantra Party senior leader Balendra Shah (Balen) has filed his candidacy from Jhapa constituency 5 for the House of Representatives elections.

Shah registered his candidacy by reaching the office of the election officer at the Organic Agricultural Market in Damak.

Bheshraj Bhattarai proposed Shah’s candidacy while Bhuminanda Baral seconded the proposal.

Meanwhile, CPN-UML Chairman and former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has registered his candidacy from the same constituency.

Dharan Sub-metropolitan City former Mayor Harka Raj Rai (Harka Sampang) registered his candidacy from Sunsari constituency 1 for the House of Representatives elections scheduled for March 5.

He filed his candidacy on behalf of the Shram Sanskriti Party.

After resigning from the post of mayor, Sampang formally entered parliamentary politics and filed his candidacy for the House of Representatives elections.

Along with Sampang, other candidates have also filed nominations from Sunsari-1.

President Ram Chandra Paudel has assigned Prime Minister Sushila Karki the responsibility of overseeing three additional ministries following the resignation of their respective ministers.

Minister for Education, Science and Technology Mahabir Pun, Minister for Communications and Information Technology Jagadish Kharel, and Minister for Youth and Sports Bablu Gupta have resigned from their posts.

In view of the posts of ministers falling vacant at the three ministries, the Head of State has designated the Prime Minister to handle the portfolios of these ministries.

The price of gold reached an all-time high in the domestic market on Tuesday, setting a new historical record.

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Traders, the price of gold has increased by Rs 2, 700 per tola to reach Rs 284, 700 per tola today. It was traded at Rs 282, 000 per tola on Monday.

Similarly, the price of silver has increased by Rs 70 and is being traded at Rs 5, 880 per tola.

The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has awarded its ticket to Pukar Bam for Kathmandu Constituency No. 4.

Bam had sought candidacy from Kathmandu-1, where he had contested in the previous election. However, the party has fielded him from Constituency 4 for the upcoming election.

Kathmandu-4 has long been represented by Nepali Congress General Secretary Gagan Thapa. Thapa is set to contest from Sarlahi-4 in the next election, changing the electoral landscape of the Kathmandu constituency.

With Thapa not contesting from Kathmandu-4, the constituency is expected to see a new political contest in the upcoming polls.