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Congress presses ahead with general convention process. Deuba camp set for legal challenge

Kathmandu, Aug. 19 -- The Nepali Congress on Tuesday began preparations for its 15th general convention, scheduled for October 2-5, despite opposition from the faction led by Sher Bahadur Deuba, the f... Read More


Thapa faction presses ahead with Congress convention despite Deuba camp's legal challenge

Kathmandu, Aug. 18 -- The Nepali Congress establishment faction led by party president Gagan Thapa has decided to proceed with the party's 15th General Convention on October 2-5, rejecting the rival S... Read More


Deuba camp divided over push to make Sanatan religion national identity

Kathmandu, Aug. 17 -- A proposal to make Sanatan religion a national identity has deepened divisions within the faction of the Nepali Congress led by Sher Bahadur Deuba, preventing the party's nationa... Read More


Deuba faction's Hindu line opens new fault line in Nepali Congress

Kathmandu, Aug. 16 -- "I am a Hindu, I am a Hindu, I am a Hindu." Former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who returned to Nepal last Thursday after spending nearly five months abroad, made the emph... Read More


Back in Nepal, Deuba seeks to reclaim Congress leadership

Kathmandu, Aug. 14 -- Dispute in the Nepali Congress has taken a new turn after leaders close to former president Sher Bahadur Deuba proposed accepting him as party president and holding the 15th gene... Read More


As crises mount, Nepal's parliamentary committees struggle to hold the government to account

Kathmandu, Aug. 13 -- But, rather than using these serious allegations as a starting point to conduct an independent parliamentary inquiry into potential executive interference in the judiciary, the c... Read More


Deuba returns to Nepal after nearly five months abroad

Kathmandu, Aug. 13 -- Former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba returned to Nepal on Thursday after spending nearly five months abroad, arriving in Kathmandu via Hong Kong. Deuba landed at Tribhuvan I... Read More


Supreme Court reopens Nepali Congress leadership row

Kathmandu, Aug. 7 -- The Supreme Court has reopened the legal dispute over the leadership of the Nepali Congress after deciding to review its earlier ruling that recognised the party's special general... Read More


Sher Bahadur Deuba set to return to Nepal after over five months abroad amid money laundering probe

Kathmandu, Aug. 6 -- Former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is set to return to Nepal on Tuesday, over five months after leaving the country for "medical treatment". Deuba, who travelled to Singapo... Read More


Shashank Koirala set to spearhead split in Nepali Congress

Kathmandu, Aug. 5 -- Shashank Koirala may have harboured the ambition of leading the Nepali Congress as its president, but the former general secretary now stands at a historic crossroads. He is prepa... Read More