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General Convention grudge spills over into UML ticket distribution
The party leadership has sidelined central leaders who backed Ishwar Pokhrel—Oli’s rival for the party chair—while selecting candidates for direct elections.
Jan 19, 2026
Sports Minister Gupta to resign to contest election
Sports Minister Gupta to resign to contest election
Jan 19, 2026
BMC Mayor Dahal to resign tomorrow
BMC Mayor Dahal to resign tomorrow
Jan 19, 2026
HoR election: EC makes public 3,213 candidates in PR cl...
HoR election: EC makes public 3,213 candidates in PR cl...
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Balen Shah officially joins Rastriya Swatantra Party
Balen Shah urges his elated supporters to stay calm as he lands in Janakpur to address RSP rally
3Deuba faction stages protest at Maitighar against EC decision
4Deuba faction asks EC to postpone election work-schedule amid party dispute
5KMC Mayor Balen Shah resigns ahead of HoR poll
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Nepal won't join any military alliance: DPM Pokharel (with video)
Nepal won't join any military alliance: DPM Pokharel (with v...
KATHMANDU, Jan 22, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Ishwar Pokharel has admitted that the government has not been able to carry out its activities in a well-organized manner.
Jan 22, 2020
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Election for 18 new NA members taking place tomorrow
Election for 18 new NA members taking place tomorrow
KATHMANDU, Jan 22: Election for the member of National Assembly is taking place in all seven provinces on Thursday.
Jan 22, 2020
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National projects are on govt's priority: Minister Nembang
National projects are on govt's priority: Minister Nembang
KANCHANPUR, Jan 22: Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Basanta Kumar Nembang, has said that national projects are on government's priority.
Jan 22, 2020
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Civil society urges NCP not to appoint Sapkota as speaker
Civil society urges NCP not to appoint Sapkota as speaker
KATHMANDU, Jan 22: Expressing serious concerns over the decision of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) to field murder-accused Agni Prasad Sapkota as candidate for House Speaker, a group of civil society leaders on Tuesday urged the ruling party, the government and political leadership concerned...
Jan 22, 2020
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Sapkota set to be elected speaker unopposed
Sapkota set to be elected speaker unopposed
KATHMANDU, Jan 22: Nepal Communist Party (NCP) leader Agni Prasad Sapkota is all set to be elected speaker of the lower house of parliament unopposed as no other lawmaker contested against his candidacy.
Jan 22, 2020
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‘How can someone responsible for murdering my husband be elected speaker?’
‘How can someone responsible for murdering my husband be ele...
Maoists took away my husband a decade and a half ago. Since then, my life has been an uphill struggle. Neither could I meet him alive nor was his dead body handed over to me. On April 29, 2005, my husband was attending a function at a local school when Bhola Aryal, Yadav Poudel and Shyam Gautam kidn...
Jan 22, 2020
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Leaders engage in heated debate on US-proposed MCC grant (with video)
Leaders engage in heated debate on US-proposed MCC grant (wi...
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Leaders of different political parties engaged in a heated debate on the US proposed Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) on Tuesday.
Jan 21, 2020
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Princess Astrid of Belgium meets DPM Pokharel (with photos)
Princess Astrid of Belgium meets DPM Pokharel (with photos)
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Princess Astrid of Belgium held a meeting with Deputy and Defense Minister Ishwor Pokrel on Tuesday.
Jan 21, 2020
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Bill presented in Gandaki province SA
Bill presented in Gandaki province SA
POKHARA, Jan 21: In a session of Province Assembly of Gandaki Province today, a bill relating to the establishment and operation of Gandaki Province Academy of Science and Technology was presented.
Jan 21, 2020
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Time has come to sort out pending issues, PM Oli tells his Indian counterpart
Time has come to sort out pending issues, PM Oli tells his I...
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that time has come to resolve the pending issues between Nepal and India through diplomatic consultations.
Jan 21, 2020