KATHMANDU, June 25: Nepali Congress (NC) Vice-President Purna Bahadur Khadka has been appointed as the chief of the party's Central Policy, Research and Training Academy.

KATHMANDU, June 19: Nepali Congress (NC) senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel has stressed the need for making a plan to create job opportunities and generate income within villages.

KATHMANDU, June 19: Nepali Congress (NC) Spokesperson Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat has accused the main opposition party CPN-UML of trying to make the issue of State Partnership Program (SPP) as their election agenda.

KATHMANDU, June 15: Nepali Congress (NC) lawmaker Gagan Thapa has demanded clarifications from Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba regarding the State Partnership Program (SPP) proposed by the US government.

KATHMANDU, June 13: A leader and former general secretary of the ruling Nepali Congress, Dr Shashank Koirala has termed the role of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who is also the party president, as being ‘satisfactory’.

KATHMANDU, June 10: Nepali Congress Spokesperson Dr Praskash Sharan Mahat has stressed on the need to find an alternative to Banchare Danda landfill site.

KATHMANDU, June 7: Nepali Congress (NC) lawmaker Gagan Thapa has advised Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Renu Yadav, to go to the transport office like an ordinary citizen and get an embossed number plate affixed to her vehicle.

TANAHUN, June 4: Senior leader of Nepali Congress (NC) Ramchandra Poudel has made an onsite visit to the Madi River Lifting Drinking Water Project in Tanahu district today. Upon his inspection of the progress made so far, Poudel directed the concerned sides to ensure early completion of the project.

KATHAMANDU, May 31: Nepali Congress leader Dr Minendra Rijal has said that the main direction of the budget for the upcoming fiscal year is right in every way.

KATHMANDU, May 23: The ruling Nepali Congress (NC) is scheduled to hold a press conference at 3PM today. A press conference is being held to inform about the local level election held on May 13 and its results.

KATHMANDU, May 22: Ruling Nepali Congress General Secretary Gagan Kumar Thapa has said that the government’s policies and programs for the coming fiscal year will focus on the promotion of domestic products.

KATHMANDU, May 21: The ruling alliance candidate Khel Raj Pandey is set to be elected as mayor of Butwal Sub-metropolitan City.

CHARIKOT, May 21: Nepali Congress (NC) has won a majority of the local levels in Dolakha district in the local level elections held on May 13.

SINDHUPALCHOWK, May 18: Nepali Congress (NC) candidate Aitaman Tamang has been elected as the chairman of Melamchi Municipality.

DHARAN, May 18: The ongoing vote counting of various wards of Dharan Metropolitan City-20 has been postponed following a dispute that erupted after 18 ballot papers without the signature of the election officials were found. Of them, 11 ballot papers were found with votes cast to the CPN (Maoist Center)-led panel alone.

KATHMANDU, May 18: The ruling Nepali Congress (NC) has so far won the elections in 196 local units.

BAGLUNG, May 18: Candidates of the ruling five-party alliance have emerged victorious in the local level elections in Baglung Municipality of Baglung district. Basanta Kumar Shrestha of the Nepali Congress (NC) won the election by defeating his nearest competitor and outgoing mayor Janak Raj Poudel with a margin of 5821votes.

MADHYAPUR THIMI, May 18: Nepali Congress (NC) candidate Surendra Shrestha registered his win as a mayor of Madhyapur Thimi municipality. Shrestha defeated CPN-UML candidate Madan Sundar Shrestha by a margin of 4,063 votes.

PHUNGLING, May 17: Nepali Congress (NC) registered its victory in Phungling Municipality, the only municipality in Taplejung district.

KATHMANDU, May 16: Nepali Congress (NC) candidate Laxman Shahi has been elected to the post ofChairperson of Hima Rural Municipality of Jumla district. Shahi won 1,872 votes to beat his nearest rival Ammaraj Shahi of the CPN (Maoist Center) who received 1,423 votes.

RAUTAHAT, May 16: Police shot two rounds of aerial shots in Sarlahi today, after a dispute broke out over the result of vote counting. Tensions have intensified in the district since the polling day on May 13.

KATHMANDU, May 10: Prime Minister and Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has appealed to one and all to actively participate in the May 13 local level election, vote for NC candidates and make them victorious.

KATHMANDU, May 10: Nepali Congress (NC) Spokesperson Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat has said the promotion of good governance and achievement of prosperity is possible under the NC’s leadership.

ROLPA, May 10: As many as two members of the Nepali Congress (NC) were injured after some cadres of CPN (Maoist Center) attacked them with sharp weapons including a Khukuri in Gangadev Rural Municipality at around 8PM on Monday.

KATHMANDU, May 9: CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has publicly shown his support to rebel candidate Laxmi Satgauwa for the post of vice chairperson of Kailari Rural Municipality of Kailali district.

KATHMANDU, May 8: Prime Minister and Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba including top leaders of the ruling five-party alliance are scheduled to address an election mass meeting in Pokhara today.

CHITWAN, May 7: As many as 136 cadres and members of Nepali Congress (NC) have resigned from the party in Chitwan district. Leaders including NC Chitwan leader and independent mayoral candidate of Bharatpur Metropolis Jagannath Poudel resigned after the party took action against them. They claim that the NC had become stronger than ever in Chitwan due to the candidacy of Jagannath Poudel.

LUMBINI, May 7: Prime Minister and Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has arrived in Butwal to address an election rally organized by the five-party coalition today.

JANAKPURDHAM, May 7: Senior leaders of the five-party alliance, including Nepali Congress (NC) President and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, are set to arrive at Janakpurdham in Dhanusha today.

KATHMANDU, May 6: Ruling Nepali Congress (NC) General Secretary Gagan Thapa has said that CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has no moral basis to ask for votes.

KATHMANDU, May 6: A team of Nepali Congress (NC) District Working Committee of Chitwan submitted a letter to NC President Sher Bahadur Deuba among other office bearers of the party on Thursday. In the letter, the committee has demanded that the NC be given the post of mayor of Bharatpur Metropolis.

KATHMANDU, May 6: Former Prime Minister and CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has called on the public to vote for UML candidates in the upcoming local level election in order to bring an end to corruption in the country.

KATHMANDU, May 4: The ruling Nepali Congress (NC) has published the schedule for its election campaigns and assemblies for the May 13 local election.

KATHMANDU, May 3: Actor Bhuwan KC has joined the Nepali Congress (NC) party amid a program held at the official residence of Prime Minister and NC President Sher Bahadur Deuba in Baluwatar on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, May 1: Nepali Congress (NC) leader Shekhar Koirala has termed today’s appointment of IGP of Nepal Police by his own party-led government as “a mockery of law”.

KATHMANDU, April 30: Senior leader of Nepali Congress (NC) Ram Chandra Poudel has accused CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli of forming an alliance with corrupts.

KATHMANDU, April 29: The ruling Nepali Congress (NC) has urged its ‘rebel’ cadres and leaders to withdraw their candidatures within the stipulated time (5 PM today) if they have registered a rebel candidacy against the party's official candidate for the upcoming local level election slated for May 13.

KATHMANDU, April 27: Nepali Congress (NC) General Secretary Gagan Kumar Thapa has urged the party’s leaders and cadres to withdraw their independent candidacies by respecting the party’s decision in the local level elections slated for May 13.

The ruling alliance Nepali Congress (NC), CPN (Maoist Center), CPN (Unified Socialist) and the opposition CPN-UML and RPP are contesting in the district for the upcoming local polls. However, the NC, the Maoists and the Unified Socialist have formed an alliance in two places while a Maoist-Socialist alliance has been formed in the remaining local units.

KATHMANDU, April 25: Nepali Congress (NC) has decided to field candidacy of Sirjana Singh as the Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Nagesh Koirala as the Mayor of Biratnagar Metropolitan City and Chiribabu Maharjan as the Mayor of Lalitpur.

KATHMANDU, April 25: The ruling Nepali Congress (NC) and the main opposition party CPN-UML have finalized the names of mayoral and deputy mayoral candidates for four municipalities in Bhaktapur.

KATHMANDU, April 25: The ruling Nepali Congress (NC) has assured people to take a lead role in building an equitable society by bringing positive changes in their lives while taking ownership of the constitution and its provisions.

KATHMANDU, April 23: Nepali Congress (NC) leader Prakashman Singh said NC would move ahead with the campaign to bring economic revolution in the country.

KATHMANDU, April 19: Nepali Congress President and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has claimed that a conspiracy is being hatched to break the current ruling alliance government.

KATHMANDU, April 19: In view of the upcoming local level election, the ruling Nepali Congress (NC) has established a 'province desk' under the coordination of General Secretary Bishwa Prakash Sharma.

KATHMANDU, April 14: Nepali Congress (NC) leader Dr Shekhar Koirala has said that everyone should be involved in the campaign to help the party win the upcoming three-tier election.

KATHMANDU, April 14: Nepali Congress (NC) has said its manifesto for the upcoming local election has reached the final stage.

KATHMANDU, April 13: A meeting of the Nepali Congress (NC) Central Working Committee is being held today to discuss the local level election, candidate selection and the party's election manifesto.

KATHMANDU, April 12: Nepali Congress leader Dr Shekhar Koirala has accused the government of being irresponsible on their part by suspending the governor of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) for not coordinating with the finance minister.

KATHMANDU, April 11: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has claimed that the action taken against Governor Maha Prasad Adhikari of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) was a positive one.