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Prime Minister Sushila Karki has urged the Election Commission (EC) to extend the timeline for voter registration, taking into account the enthusiasm and pressure seen in voter registration.

Speaking on the phone with the Officiating Chief Election Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari today, Prime Minister Karki requested the EC for an extension, the PM's secretariat said.

The EC had set November 30 as the deadline for the registration of voter's name list.  

After the request of PM Karki, Officiating Chief Commissioner Bhandari said the EC was positive to extend the deadline by five days. 

There is a high pressure for the online registration of names in the voter list after it became possible to register names in the voters name list based on the details of national identity card. 

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Karki had also expressed her concern to the EC regarding the issues seen in the 'internet server'.

Speaker Devaraj Ghimire has described the dissolution of the parliament as an unconstitutional, illegal, and undemocratic move, stating that it must be reinstated immediately. Speaking with journalists on Friday at his private residence in Birtamod, Jhapa, Ghimire argued that reinstating the parliament is the only lawful solution to the country’s current political instability.

“The dissolution of the parliament, carried out beyond the scope of the Constitution, has pushed the country toward uncertainty,” he said. He added that the immediate need is the reinstatement of the parliament, which is the only lawful path.

Speaker Ghimire also expressed the expectation that the Supreme Court will hear the case on the reinstatement of the parliament promptly and deliver a positive verdict based on legal, practical, and national considerations. RSS

Nepali Congress General Secretary Gagan Kumar Thapa has proposed December 13–14 as the dates to hold the party’s special convention to elect new leadership.

Speaking at the party’s ongoing Central Committee meeting, Thapa said that since some leaders have not agreed to hold the regular convention promptly, the party should instead go for a special convention, which will pave the way for a regular general convention within a short time.

Amid internal disputes over the timing of the convention, Thapa said that the ongoing Central Working Committee must take the decision to hold the special convention on December 13–14. For a long time, Thapa has maintained that the party should go for the general convention to choose new leadership before the national elections which has been scheduled for March 5.  

“Our convention is not just an internal matter; it is a national issue,” Thapa said. He added that it is inappropriate to invite party President Sher Bahadur Deuba to “save the party,” as doing so ultimately harms him. Thapa reminded party members that President Deuba had already instructed that the convention be conducted within the given timeframe. “He (the party president) has already stepped aside, and now it is we who must take responsibility,” Thapa said. “When we proposed holding the regular general convention, no one agreed. Therefore, we must hold a special general convention and elect a president from it. 

Thapa also urged party leaders not to complicate matters, saying that President Deuba has already eased the process. Of the 4,743 general convention representatives from the Nepali Congress’s 14th General Convention, 2,488 submitted their signatures to Acting President Purna Bahadur Khadka, demanding a special general convention. 

On national politics, Thapa said that the party must move forward by addressing public dissatisfaction while protecting the constitution and the current system. As the largest party, the Nepali Congress must lead this process, he said. Thapa’s remarks come at a time of widespread criticism that the NC is stuck in internal disputes while the country faces a deep political crisis and a vacuum of leadership.

“Regarding how to move forward now, there are three possibilities. One is that polarization will increase and violence will intensify. The second is that through elections we may return to the situation before September 8, or things may move ahead with only temporary fixes. Neither of these options allows Nepal to progress. Therefore, we must choose the third path,” Thapa said in the meeting. “The third path means addressing the current dissatisfaction, managing it, and moving forward while safeguarding the constitution and the system. This responsibility must be taken up by the Nepali Congress.” He claimed that no one except the Congress can lead this process. “No one else can do this work. The CPN–UML cannot do it. It is not in UML’s character. The UML might spread agitation instead,” he said. After the Gen-Z movement, Thapa’s plan to reform the party has met strong resistance from senior party leaders.

The government has classified the people, who were injured, during the Gen Z protest into four types.  

Spokesperson at the Ministry of Health and Population, Dr Prakash Budhathoki, shared that a technical committee formed to classify the injured people has divided them into four categories - highly serious, serious, medium and minor. They were classified based on their injuries. 

The government had formed the 10-member technical committee under coordination of Head of the Department of Quality Measurement and Regulation of the Ministry, Dr Saroj Sharma. 

The identity card would be provided to the injured ones as per the classification. Sending a circular to all the District Administration Offices, the government had directed them to complete the classification works. 

A total of 2,572 people were injured during the Gen Z protest that occurred on September 8 and 9, added Dr Budhathoki. 

Of them, 11 are still undergoing treatment at hospitals.

The Election Commission has called on political parties wishing to participate in the upcoming House of Representatives (HoR) and National Assembly (NA) elections to register.

The Commission issued a notice today stating that party registration is open from November 17 to 26 for the parties to register for participation in the HoR election and from November 17 to 23 for participation in the NA election. 

The notice states, "We request parties wishing to participate in the elections to submit an application to the Commission along with a copy of the decision made by the party's central committee, the annual audit report, and other necessary documents."

The Commission has stated that if two or more parties wish to contest the House of Representatives elections using the same election symbol, information regarding this must also be submitted along with the application. The notice states, "It is requested to submit the party's constitution, regulations and manifesto, a sample of the election symbol, and also its electronic copy."

Elections for one-third of the NA seats that will fall vacant from March 4, 2026 have been scheduled for January 25 and the elections to the Member of the House of Representatives have been set for March 5, 2026.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called for international action to cut off the supply of weapons to Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), who are accused of mass killings in el-Fasher, BBC reported.

At the end of a G7 foreign ministers meeting in Canada, Rubio said the RSF had committed systematic atrocities, including murder, rape and sexual violence against civilians. 

Sudan's army accuses the United Arab Emirates of propping up the RSF with weapons and mercenaries sent via African nations. The UAE and the RSF have repeatedly denied these allegations, according to BBC.

Germany's coalition government has agreed a new military service plan to boost troop numbers following months of wrangling between political forces, BBC reported.

The new military service plan will mandate all 18-year-old men to fill out a questionnaire on their suitability to serve and, from 2027, to undergo medical screening.

The decision comes as Berlin aims to create Europe's strongest conventional army, according to BBC.

Three people have died and at least 26 others injured in a wave of Russian drone and missile strikes on Kyiv, Ukrainian officials say, BBC reported.

Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko described strikes, which caused explosions and fires in residential buildings across the city, as "massive". 

Kyiv's energy infrastructure was also damaged, leaving some buildings in the north-east without heat, he said. Ukraine's air force reported several other regions across the country were also being targeted, according to BBC.