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As rival camps in Nepali Congress drift further apart, fears of party split grow

Kathmandu, Jan. 9 -- A day after Nepali Congress general secretaries Gagan Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma officially called for a special convention, fear has gripped the rank and file that the count... Read More


Thapa and Sharma formally call Congress special convention

Kathmandu, Jan. 8 -- A dissident faction of Nepali Congress led by party general secretaries Gagan Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma, has decided to press ahead with a special general convention of the ... Read More


PM asks party-affiliated ministers to quit

Kathmandu, Jan. 7 -- Prime Minister Sushila Karki has again told some Cabinet ministers who are aligned with political parties to leave the government. During a Cabinet meeting on Monday, she told so... Read More


Prime minister Karki asks party-affiliated ministers to quit

Kathmandu, Jan. 6 -- Prime Minister Sushila Karki has again told some Cabinet ministers who are aligned with political parties to leave the government. During a Cabinet meeting on Monday, she told so... Read More


Major parties allying for upper house elections

Kathmandu, Jan. 6 -- Four major political parties in the dissolved House of Representatives are set to partner for the upcoming National Assembly election set for January 25. On March 4, eighteen Nat... Read More


Major parties move to ally for upper house polls

Kathmandu, Jan. 5 -- Four major political parties in the dissolved House of Representatives are set to partner for the upcoming National Assembly election set for January 25. On March 4, eighteen Nat... Read More


Nepali Congress schedules general convention for May 11-14

Kathmandu, Jan. 2 -- The Nepali Congress has decided to hold its 15th general convention from May 11 to 14 in Kathmandu. The party's central work execution committee endorsed a proposal to this effect... Read More


Leadership dispute puts Congress in crisis

Kathmandu, Jan. 2 -- Nepali Congress is in turmoil ahead of the parliamentary elections after its two general secretaries unilaterally called a special general convention. Issuing a joint statement o... Read More


New polarisation ahead of elections

Nepal, Jan. 1 -- With the submission of closed lists under the Proportional Representation system, the election scheduled for March 5 now appears almost certain, provided no untoward incident occurs b... Read More


Congress camp presses special convention demand

Kathmandu, Jan. 1 -- At a time when other parties have stepped up election preparations, the grand old party Nepali Congress has plunged into a cycle of crisis and ambiguity over holding its general c... Read More