KATHMANDU, Nov. 13 -- Nepali Congress (NC) has decided to appoint former Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) leader Sunil Bahadur Thapa, who joined NC a little more than three months ago, as the party's Joint-General Secretary.

A Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting of NC held at the party's headquarters in Sanepa made a decision to this effect, according to CWC members. The meeting also decided to appoint six other leaders who joined NC along with Thapa as the party's CWC members.

Thapa, who served as Joint General Secretary of the RPP, formally joined the NC on July 28. NC President Sher Bahadur Deuba had awarded Thapa and other leaders the membership of the party amidst a special program held at the party's headquarters in Sanepa, La...