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"Nepal needs mature leadership": NC President Gagan Thapa after casting vo
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
Nepali Congress President and Prime Ministerial candidate Gagan Thapa cast his vote in Kathmandu during the 2026 elections, calling for "mature leadership." Amidst high security and a youth-dominated electorate of 18.9 million, polling continues across 77 districts in Nepal, with results exp
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Nepali Congress dispute spills to streets as Election Commission recognise
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Nepal's Election Commission recognised Gagan Thapa as Nepali Congress president after a special convention, rejecting rival claims by Sher Bahadur Deuba's faction. Deuba supporters protested the decision. The commission said the convention met party statute rules, as over 40 per cent delegat
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Nepali Congress on verge of split ahead of March polls; special convention
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
Nepali Congress faces a possible split as a special convention in Kathmandu begins electing new top leaders ahead of March polls. General Secretary Gagan Thapa called it a "rebellion". Rival camps led by Sher Bahadur Deuba are negotiating, while legal disputes over party statutes continue.
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Nepali Congress special convention extended till Tuesday as leadership sel
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Nepali Congress extended its closed-door session until Tuesday as discussions continue on reports by general secretaries Gagan Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma. Leadership selection is expected to begin Tuesday. Sharma's report focuses on youth discontent, governance failures and proposes wid
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Three ministers inducted in Nepal cabinet in latest expansion
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
In the latest round of expansion, Nepal President Ramchandra Paudel assigned ministerial portfolios to Dhan Raj Gurung, Mohan Bahadur Basnet and Digbahadur Limbu
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Nepal cabinet reshuffled for seventh time, 5 ministries still remain with
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In less than one month since the formation of the new government, the ruling coalition of Nepal has been embroiled in rift and dissatisfaction resulting in partial and incomplete expansion of cabinet.
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Nepali Congress parliamentary party leader election: PM Deuba pitted again
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Nepali Congress is conducting elections to choose its parliamentary leader before the elected lawmakers are sworn-in.
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Protest in Nepal over rape, murder of 13-yr-old
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Aug 25 (ANI): Protests were staged in Nepal's capital city of Kathmandu on Saturday against the government for its failure to arrest the culprits of the Kanchanpur rape incident.
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11 injured in explosion during election rally in Kathmandu
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Dec 4 (ANI): A blast in Nepal's Kathmandu left a candidate and 11 others injured on Monday, the last day of election campaigning for the forthcoming phase of the parliamentary and the provincial council poll.
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Proposal seeking discussion on Govinda KC's demands, filed at Nepal P
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu, July 21 (ANI): Nepali Congress lawmaker Gagan Thapa on Thursday filed a proposal of public importance demanding the Parliament begin discussions on demands raised by Dr Govinda K. C., who has been staging fast-unto-death for last 12 days demanding reforms in Nepal medical educatio
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