Heavyweights enter electoral race, while some sit out

Kathmandu, Jan. 21 -- Despite a few minor incidents, nominations for the March 5 elections concluded across the country largely peacefully on Tuesday. Several high-profile candidates from various poli... Read More

Thapa-led Congress picks poll candidates amid factional rift

Kathmandu, Jan. 20 -- Nepali Congress has kicked off its March election campaign by swiftly distributing tickets, favouring new and youth faces, even as factional divisions and court challenges threat... Read More

Congress split lands in Election Commission

Nepal, Jan. 16 -- A day after the special general convention of Nepali Congress changed the party leadership, the party's two factions have launched separate legal and political battles from Thursday.... Read More

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

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