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The Election Commission (EC) is to depute volunteers in all wards across the country for voter education. 

The election to the House of Representatives is taking place across the country on March 5. 

According to the EC, volunteers are going to be deputed in all 6743 wards of the country through the District Election Offices.

Assistant Spokesperson of EC, Kul Bahadur GC, said experienced child development facilitators, women health volunteers and community service center operators would be appointed for voter education. 

The process for appointing volunteers has begun, he added.

The EC has already approved the voter education related program on February 2 for this purpose. Preparation has been made to impart orientation on February 15 in all seven provinces by appointing volunteers for voter education.  

The volunteers would be deputed in all 6,743 wards of 753 local levels from mid-February, added EC.

The Election Commission has stated that printing and packing of ballot papers for 25 districts for the first-past-the-post (FPTP) electoral system has been completed. 

According to the information provided by the EC, printing and packing of ballot papers for Dolpa, Mugu, Jumla, Kalikot, Humla, Jajarkot, Dailekh, Rukum West, Salyan, Surkhet, Bajura and Achham has been carried out. 

Similarly, printing and packing of ballots for 25 districts, including Bajhang, Doti, Dadeldhura, Darchula, Baitadi, Kailali, Kanchanpur, Panchthar, Ilam, Tehrathum, Bhojpur, Okhaldhunga, and Sunsari has been completed. 

Printing of ballots for 60 districts has also been completed, but packing is still remaining. 

According to the EC, the printing of ballots has reached its final stage with packing also gradually progressing. 

The printing of ballots is taking place at Janak Education Materials Centre Limited. 

As informed, the printing of ballots for the proportional electoral system has been completed. 

A total of 20,830,000 ballots for the proportional system have been printed, packed, registered, and prepared for delivery. 

Similarly, 20,323,000 ballots need to be printed for the FPTP electoral system. 

The printing of ballots for the FPTP electoral system started on January 30. 

Likewise, 1,098,200 sample ballots have been printed and delivered to various districts, the Commission stated. 

The Election Commission (EC) has informed that printing of ballot papers for the first-past-the-post category in 60 constituencies has been over. 

Assistant Spokesperson at EC, Kul Bahadur KC, said that a total 7.26 million sheets of ballot papers were printed for the direct election of the House of Representatives scheduled for March 5. 

Similarly, packing of the printed ballot papers for 25 districts has been completed so far.

Except for a few districts of Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces, the ballot paper printing is accomplished. A total of 20.32 million sheets of such papers are required for the FPTP category of election. 

The ballot papers for the proportional category have already been printed. The printing is going on at Janak Education Materials Centre.

The EC has given priority to the districts in remote and mountainous regions. 

Preparation is afoot to send all printed ballot papers by February 15.

Pakistani Ambassador to Nepal Abrar Hashmi has said that the long-standing Kashmir dispute can only be resolved through the full implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 47 (1948). 

Speaking at a program organized to mark Kashmir Solidarity Day in Kathmandu, Ambassador Hashmi recalled that the UN resolution clearly outlines a roadmap for resolving the issue. 

He said the resolution calls for a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, the withdrawal of forces from the region, and the holding of a free and impartial plebiscite to allow the people of Jammu and Kashmir to decide their own future. 

The ambassador stressed that the right to self-determination of the Kashmiri people, as guaranteed by the United Nations, remains unfulfilled even decades after the adoption of the resolution. 

He urged the international community to play a more proactive role in ensuring the implementation of UN resolutions on Kashmir.

Kashmir Solidarity Day is observed annually to express support for the people of Kashmir and to highlight the unresolved nature of the dispute.