New Delhi, July 17 : The Union Cabinet today gave it

Kathmandu, July 17: Parties are burning midnight oil in a bid to find a suitable candidate for the presidential post.

Kathmandu, July 16 : The Nepali congress (NC) on Wednesday concluded that they

Kathmandu, July 16 : In a bid to find a common candidate for the presidential post, Communi

Kathmandu, July 16 : The Maoists and the CPN (UML) will continue their parleys today to name a common candidate for president. 

A meeting between the two on Tuesday over the issue of who would be the presidential candidate ended inconclusively. 

The UML has recommended its outgoing General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal for the post of president while its counterpart has opposed the proposal. 

The Maoists urged the UML leaders not to stick to ''an individual-wise'' issue, but to forge a consensus in forming the new government and to elect the country''s first president. 

A UML source on Monday said the Maoists would agree on Nepal for the next president once the Nepal Congress formally decides to stay in opposition.

Kathmandu, July 16 : The process for the election of the first president of republican Nepal commenced today. 

According to the election schedule, the candidates will file their nomination papers for the post of president and vice president till 5:00 p. m. 

The first voters'' was published at 10:00 a. m. and the final voters will be published at around 12:30 p. m. 

However, if the political understanding is not forthcoming, nominations can be filed on Thursday between 10:00 a. m. and 1:00 p. m.. The final list of candidates would be published at 5:00 p. m. on Thursday.