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Brother searches tunnel for fifth day for missing sibling

Kathmandu, Aug. 30 -- Ram Budha travelled once again on Sunday morning to the mouth of a tunnel in Rasuwa where he believes his younger brother has been trapped for five days. Standing a short distan... Read More


Floods wipe out local governments' ability to lead rescue, relief

Kathmandu, Aug. 29 -- In the aftermath of catastrophic flooding in the Bhotekoshi river, disaster management efforts in the severely affected Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts have lurched into a deep cris... Read More


Internal rift widens in UML over policy and leadership reform

Kathmandu, Aug. 24 -- Calls for a sweeping policy and leadership overhaul in the CPN-UML are growing, but party chair KP Sharma Oli is digging his heels in, leaving the party's restructuring process i... Read More


Only 53 percent of UML workers renew party membership

Kathmandu, Aug. 21 -- UML members has fallen sharply, with only about 53 percent of committed workers renewing their membership, as the party struggles to rebuild its organisation shaken after last ye... Read More


UML dissidents embrace the 'awara' label, launch 'Awara Campaign'

Kathmandu, Aug. 19 -- drinking campaign is brewing inside the CPN-UML after Chairman KP Sharma Oli used the words 'awara' and 'uranthheula' for party leaders and activists calling for changes in polic... Read More


Power sharing deal fails to break deadlock in Koshi, Bagmati and Sudurpaschim

Kathmandu/biratnagar, Aug. 3 -- More than a week after the CPN-UML and the Nepali Communist Party (NCP) agreed on July 25 to restructure provincial governments in all provinces except Gandaki and Madh... Read More


Oli-Dahal provincial pact triggers backlash from within

Kathmandu, July 27 -- The provincial power deal reached between CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli and Nepali Communist Party (NCP) Coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal has sparked discontent within both partie... Read More


NCP eyes return to power in provinces as NC-UML alliance frays

Kathmandu, July 18 -- A year after its dramatic ouster from both federal and provincial government, the Nepali Communist Party (NCP), which is the unified front of the former CPN (Maoist Centre) and t... Read More


UML survey finds little support for Oli's continued leadership

Kathmandu, July 10 -- A survey conducted by a group of CPN-UML leaders has found that 87.6 percent of respondents support restructuring the party's leadership, amid growing calls within the party for ... Read More


Madhesh parties oppose RSP's proposal to scrap provincial assemblies

Kathmandu, July 3 -- A proposal by the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) to abolish provincial assemblies has triggered strong backlash from Madhesh-based parties, who say the move threatens federalism. ... Read More