Nepal News Evening Briefing | Sunday, February 01, 2026
Summary
Election Commission completes printing millions of ballots ahead of March 5 polls; Supreme Court bans publishing citizenship numbers of candidates in driving license results; Nepal Police to borrow 2,800 pistols from Army for election security; cancer treatment services expand in Rapti zone; 92,573 tourists arrived in Nepal in January.
Key Points
- Election Commission has completed printing 3 million FPTP ballots for 25 districts and 20.8 million PR ballots for the upcoming elections.
- Supreme Court ordered Department of Transport Management to stop publishing citizenship numbers of candidates in driving license results to protect privacy.
- Nepal Police has borrowed 2,800 pistols from the Army to ensure security for March 5 House of Representatives election.
- Rapti Academy of Health Sciences has partnered with BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital to start cancer treatment services locally in Dang.
