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Nepali Congress splits ahead of elections

Kathmandu, Jan. 15 -- Nepal's grand old party, the Nepali Congress, has split for the third time since its formation in 1950. The first split happened in 1953 due to the tussle between Bishweshwar Pr... Read More


Nepali Congress splits again

Kathmandu, Jan. 14 -- Nepal's grand old party, the Nepali Congress, has split for the third time since its formation in 1950. The first split happened in 1953 due to the tussle between Bishweshwar Pr... Read More


Nepali Congress in last-ditch talks to prevent party split

Kathmandu, Jan. 14 -- After the organisers of the second special general convention of Nepali Congress on Wednesday set the stage for the election of new office bearers including a new party president... Read More


Congress leaders in hectic parleys to avert party split

Kathmandu, Jan. 13 -- As supporters of the Nepali Congress's special general convention pressed ahead with proceedings, party president Sher Bahadur Deuba and his camp, who opposed the convention, wer... Read More


Congress general secretaries call for sweeping reforms

Kathmandu, Jan. 12 -- Nepali Congress General Secretaries Gagan Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma have proposed a series of reforms across multiple sectors, including on good governance, electoral refor... Read More


Congress special general convention kicks off today

Kathmandu, Jan. 11 -- The second special general convention of the Nepali Congress is set to kick off at Bhrikutimandap in Kathmandu on Sunday. The convention, called by the party's general secretarie... Read More


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