KATHMANDU, Sept 26: The rival faction led by Dr Shekhar Koirala within the ruling Nepali Congress(NC) has announced protest programs against the unilateral decision of the party President Sher Bahadur Deuba on candidates to be elected under Proportional Representation (PR) electoral system.

KATHMANDU, March 12: Chairman of the CPN-UML, KP Sharma Oli has nominated 23 new members to the party’s Central Committee (CC). A meeting of the party’s CC members close to Oli made a decision to nominate 23 former Maoist leaders who chose to join the UML as CC members.