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UML statute changes reverted in just three months to suit Oli

Kathmandu, Dec. 15 -- UML chair KP Sharma Oli has done it again. He has made changes in the party statute to serve his interest, three months after a statute convention framed it, despite strong objec... Read More


Gen Z movement lifts youth presence in UML convention. But their prospect for top positions remains dim

Kathmandu, Dec. 14 -- The Gen Z uprising in September demanded generational change in the leadership of Nepal's political parties. The youth protests of September 8 and 9 led to the collapse of the K... Read More


Inquiry commission begins recording statements of then home secretary, police chief on Gen Z protests crack down

Kathmandu, Dec. 12 -- The judicial commission formed to investigate the killings and other violent incidents during the Gen Z protests of September 8-9 on Thursday started recording the statement of f... Read More


Two pro-monarchy parties inch closer to unification

Kathmandu, Dec. 10 -- Efforts are underway to unify the Rastriya Prajantra Party led by Rajendra Lingden and the Rastriya Prajatra Party-Nepal (RPP-Nepal) headed by Kamal Thapa. Both parties have the ... Read More


Concerns over party statute breach as Oli faction mulls increasing number of UML office-bearers

Kathmandu, Dec. 10 -- UML's 11th general convention approaches amid an intensifying leadership contest, internal divisions have resurfaced, this time over possible amendments to the party statute. Of ... Read More


To build on the Gen Z momentum, alternative forces are working to unite

Kathmandu, Dec. 7 -- Expectations that Nepal's Gen Z movement would translate into a unified political force capable of challenging traditional parties have fallen short, as new political groups have ... Read More


Delay in Gen Z accord leaves PM frustrated, youths on edge

Kathmandu, Dec. 5 -- The government has failed to finalise its long-promised agreement with Gen Z groups despite Prime Minister Sushila Karki's explicit directives, adding to the youths' doubt of the ... Read More


Probe commission prepares to summon Oli and Lekhak

Kathmandu, Dec. 4 -- Just over two weeks from its deadline, the commission investigating the deaths and large-scale destruction during the September 8-9 Gen Z protests has yet to question then-prime m... Read More


As Pokhrel rises, Oli struggles to keep camp united

Kathmandu, Dec. 3 -- Until recently unimaginable but what now promises to be an exciting contest is in the offing for the leadership of the CPN-UML, the second biggest party in the recently dissolved ... Read More


Delegates selection widens factional differences in UML

Kathmandu, Dec. 2 -- Factional rivalry has intensified in the CPN-UML, the second largest party in the dissolved House of Representatives, as it expedites selection of around 2,300 representatives for... Read More