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A year on, NCP calls standing committee meeting

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KATHMANDU, Dec 10: Amid uproar in the party rank and file, the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has called its standing committee meeting for December 15.
Dec 10, 2019
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NC likely to lose 7 seats in upper house

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KATHMANDU, Dec 10: The main opposition, Nepali Congress (NC), which currently has 13 seats in the 59-member National Assembly, is most likely to lose seven seats in the election of the upper house next month. After the reduction in the party’s strength in the upper house, the NC may have only six me...
Dec 10, 2019
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International Anti-Corruption Day being observed in Nepal to...

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KATHMANDU, Dec 9: Various programs are being organized in Kathmandu on Monday to mark the International Anti-Corruption Day.
Dec 09, 2019
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Crackdowns eclipse prospect of talks

Crackdowns eclipse prospect of talks
KATHMANDU, Dec 9: The government is showing no sign of slow up in its clampdown on the Netra Bikram Chand’s Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) as the former rebel force continues to reject calls for unconditional surrender.
Dec 09, 2019
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Indian, Pakistani PMs issue their statements on 35th SAARC C...

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KATHMANDU, Dec 8: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday issued their statements on the occasion of 35th SAARC Charter Day that falls on December 8.
Dec 08, 2019
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Anger brews within ruling party

Anger brews within ruling party
KATHMANDU, Dec 8: Anger is brewing within the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) due to the failure of the leadership to assign roles and responsibilities to party leaders.  Many influential leaders have remained idle since the party was formed after the merger of the then CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Ce...
Dec 08, 2019
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EC starts preparation for NA elections

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KATHMANDU, Dec 8: After holding the by-elections successful, the Election Commission (EC) is gearing up to hold election of the National Assembly (NA), the upper house of the bicameral federal parliament, which will soon be bidding farewell to one third of its members in accordance with the constitu...
Dec 08, 2019
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INSEC records 33 cases of election code violation

INSEC records 33 cases of election code violation
KATHMANDU, Dec 7: The Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC) has recorded 33 cases of the violation of election code.
Dec 07, 2019
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MPs flay govt for not being serious about border security

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KATHMANDU, Dec 7: Lawmakers from both ruling and opposition parties have criticized the government for not showing seriousness about border security after two ministers skipped a parliamentary summons to answer questions over the issue.
Dec 07, 2019
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Five indicators determined for prosperity: DPM Pokhrel

Five indicators determined for prosperity: DPM Pokhrel
LALITPUR, Dec 7 : Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Ishwor Pokhrel has said the government was committed to pursuing modernisation in agriculture, industrial development, energy promotion, further development in education and health sectors and infrastructure development.
Dec 06, 2019