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A prime minister who does not call on the President

Kathmandu, July 30 -- Four months after taking office, Prime Minister Balendra Shah has maintained almost complete distance from Sheetal Niwas, leaving his relationship with President Ramchandra Paude... Read More


Gopal Man Shrestha, key signatory to historic 12-point peace accord, dies at 83

Kathmandu, July 28 -- Gopal Man Shrestha, a senior Nepali Congress leader and one of the key architects of Nepal's democratic transition, died on Tuesday morning while undergoing treatment for cancer ... Read More


Provincial alliances crumble as cracks develop in Congress-UML ties

Nepal, July 26 -- The Nepali Congress has decided to end its governing alliance with the CPN-UML in all seven provinces. With the party moving to break its partnership with the UML and explore new pol... Read More


Congress weighs ending power-sharing with UML in all provinces

Kathmandu, July 15 -- The Nepali Congress is preparing to end its power-sharing arrangement with the CPN-UML in all seven provinces after the party leadership determined that the alliance is no longer... Read More


Congress, UML working to petition court against House regulations

Kathmandu, July 9 -- Major opposition parties, the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML, are preparing to move the Supreme Court to challenge several provisions of the House of Representatives Regulations ... Read More


Ordinances preferred tool of government, no matter who leads it

Kathmandu, July 5 -- On April 21, Prime Minister Balendra Shah convened a Cabinet meeting that recommended President Ramchandra Paudel summon a joint session of the federal parliament on April 30. Aft... Read More


RSP's emergence edged Congress out. Now it's not easy for Thapa to reclaim Nepal's democratic space

Kathmandu, June 29 -- The rapid rise of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) as the largest force within the country's liberal democratic sphere has placed the Nepali Congress under unprecedented pressu... Read More


Hundreds of thousands of Congress cadres not bothered to renew membership

Kathmandu, June 5 -- Jatashankar Sahani, a 40-year-old politician from Bara, was once a Mahasamiti member of the Nepali Congress. Today, his name is missing from the party's digital membership update ... Read More


Opposition parties demand PM Shah apologise over border remarks, threaten continued House obstruction

Kathmandu, June 1 -- Major opposition parties on Monday demanded that Prime Minister Balendra Shah apologise in Parliament for his remarks suggesting that Nepal had also encroached upon Indian territo... Read More


Congress digital update drive struggles as large number of 850,000 members stay away

Kathmandu, May 31 -- Only around 200,000 Nepali Congress members have updated their details through the party's digital verification campaign, raising concerns that the party's active membership could... Read More