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President Ram Chandra Paudel has expressed his hope that Democracy Day would help achieve national goals of sustainable peace, good governance, development and prosperity in the country.

In a message of best wishes on the occasion of National Democracy Day, 2082, President Paudel has said that the 2007 BS revolution should not be forgotten, as it was an important foundation for the establishment of the federal democratic republic and the creation of the current Constitution made by the people themselves. "Democracy Day perpetuates the importance of civil rights and also always reminds us of the immortal story of the martyrs," he has said in the message.

He expressed his hope that Democracy Day would contribute to achieving the nation’s goals of sustainable peace, good governance, development, and prosperity. He also paid heartfelt tribute to all known and unknown martyrs who sacrificed their precious lives in the various struggles to establish democracy. Furthermore, he conveyed his deep respect and admiration for the leaders who guided and led the movements for democracy in the country.

Ram Chandra Paudel also appealed to all citizens to actively contribute to the success of the House of Representatives elections scheduled for March 5. He emphasized that the elections would help strengthen the constitution and democracy, and pave the way toward good governance and rapid development in line with the people’s aspirations.

Democracy Day is observed every year on Falgun 7 of the Lunar Calendar to commemorate and honor the historic achievement of securing human rights and civil liberties following the success of the 2007 BS revolution and the sacrifices made in the struggle against autocratic rule.

In a similar message, Vice President Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav has said that today inspires us to move forward unitedly towards ending poverty, illiteracy, unemployment and discrimination while maintaining the federalism, inclusiveness, proportional representation and rule of law enshrined in the Constitution. 

The Vice President has emphasized that on Democracy Day, everyone concerned should fulfill their responsibilities honestly to protect civil rights, ensure equal opportunities, build an egalitarian society based on social justice and strengthen the federal democratic republic.

The first meeting of the Nepal–Portugal Bilateral Consultation Mechanism will be held in Lisbon on Friday. 

The meeting will review the overall status of Nepal-Portugal relations, including issues of common interest, as well as cooperation in regional and multilateral forums.

Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amrit Bahadur Rai, has arrived here to co-chair the meeting, leading the Nepali delegation. 

While in Lisbon, the Foreign Secretary will also meet with other senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal, officially inaugurate the newly opened Nepali Embassy, and hold an interaction with representatives of the Nepali community in Portugal, according to the Embassy of Nepal in Lisbon. 

It is estimated that over 40,000 Nepali nationals are currently residing in Portugal and are employed in various professions.

The Nepali delegation includes senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as Nepali Ambassador to Portugal Prakash Mani Poudel and other officials of the embassy.

The Foreign Secretary will return to Kathmandu on February 22. 

The Bilateral Consultation Mechanism between Nepal and Portugal was established in 2018.

Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal has expressed confidence that the elections to the House of Representatives (HoR) set for March 5 will be held in a clean, fair and fearless environment. 

As part of the election preparations, he made an on-site inspection of various polling stations and the office of the election officer in Sundarijal area of Gokarneshwor Municipality, Constituency No-3, Kathmandu, today. 

During the inspection, Home Minister Aryal, also Spokesperson of the Government, directed the concerned officials to conduct the elections peacefully by being aware of the false information and propaganda that can come on social media.

The team, including the Home Secretary, the Chief District Officer of Kathmandu and the heads of security bodies, visited the polling stations in Gokarneshwor and Okhreni Secondary School and the Dhapdam area. 

On the occasion, the election officials informed that preparations including human resources, voter education and transportation of election materials are going on in full swing. 

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The Election Commission has introduced the ‘Temporary Voter List Procedure 2082’ to regularize the process of collecting temporary voter lists and permanent voting required for the elections to be held under the proportional electoral system under the House of Representatives.

The Commission has issued the procedure by exercising the authority granted by Section 44 of the Voter List Act, 2073. As per the procedure, the Commission will publish a notice including the program for collecting permanent voter lists. 

The names of employees working in the Government of Nepal, provincial governments, local levels, organizations owned or controlled by the government, army, police, detainees and prisoners in prisons, employees and security personnel deployed for election work, and heads and office bearers of constitutional bodies will be included in the permanent voter list.

According to the procedure issued by the Election Commission, if a person's name is missing or there is any error in the name or details of a voter, the concerned person may submit an application to the Chief Registration Officer with evidence to have their name included or the error corrected, the Commission has stated.