KATHMANDU, Aug 17: The ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) and the main opposition party, Nepali Congress (NC), have expedited consultations to make appointments at various constitutional bodies that have some 40 positions vacant.

BIRATNAGAR, Jan 15: President of the main opposition Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that Speaker of the House of Representatives should be elected at the earliest.

KATHMANDU, Dec 14: President of Nepal Congress Sher Bhadur Deuba has paid visit to senior Politician of NC Ram Chandra Poudel in his own residence.

DHULIKHEL, Nov 4: President of the main opposition Nepali Congress Sher Bahadur Deuba visited the injured passengers of Sunday's Sukute bus accident.

KATHMANDU, Sept 24:Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has accused the government of engaging in a ‘shady deal’ while awarding the contract for Melamchi Water Supply Project to a Chinese contractor.

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KATHMANDU, Sept 19: President of the main opposition party Nepali Congress Sher Bahadur Deuba has accused the government of running anti-constitutional activities.

KATHMANDU, Sept 5: President of Nepali Congress Sher Bahadur Deuba has urged one and all to keep exerting pressure on the government to implement the constitution.

KATHMANDU, July 25: Amid complaints that disputed causeways and embankments constructed by India along the Nepal-India border have been causing inundation across the tarai districts, Former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has stressed the need for diplomatic dialogue with India for resolving the inundation problem.

GORKHA, June 9: Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba said on Sunday that his party will prevent the government from passing the Nepal Media Council Bill tabled in the Parliament.

JANAKPURDHAM, March 2 : Nepali Congress (NC) President has asserted the federalism now has become the need and reality of the country.

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KATHMANDU, Dec 27: Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has expressed grief over the demise of NC former Syangja district committee secretary Shiv Kumar Adhikari.

DHADING, Nov 24: Former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the party has mired into factional politics, creating favorable environment for the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) to impose despotic rule on the country.

KATHMANDU, Nov 11: An intra-party feud has surfaced within the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) following the nomination of Bijay Kumar Gachchhadar as the party's vice president.

CHITWAN, July 28: Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has said the reason behind the weakness of NC was that it seemed like two parties.

KATHMANDU (REPUBLICA): Amid ongoing rift between the ruling and the opposition parties over Dr Govinda KC’s demands, the president of the main opposition Nepali Congress, Sher Bahadur Deuba, has cancelled his seven-day visit to India.

KATHMANDU, July 22: Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has accused the government of trying to suppress citizens' fundamental rights of peaceful protest by declaring prohibited area.

KATHMANDU, July 20: Former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has urged the government to immediately hold talks with Dr Govinda KC and save his life by fulfilling his demands.

KATHMANDU, July 19: The Supreme Court on Wednesday continued the interlocutory stay order upholding the appointments made by the Deuba government.

KATHMANDU, July 13: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued an interlocutory stay order against the decision of the government cancelling two appointments made by the cabinet led by then prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba.

KATHMANDU, June 20: The main opposition party, Nepali Congress (NC), President Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that democratic system in the country has fallen in jeopardy under the communist rule.

HETAUDA, June 19: Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has accused the government of pushing the constitution and democracy to a peril with the arrogance of a two-thirds majority.

KATHMANDU, June 16: In yet another blow to the establishment faction of Nepali Congress (NC), a panel led by Pushkar Acharya, who is close to the rival faction in the party, has been elected as the new leader of Trade Union Congress, a sister organisation of the party.

KATHMANDU, June 17: At a time when speculations are rife that Nepali Congress (NC) General Secretary Shashank Koirala was getting closer to President Sher Bahadur Deuba, severing his allegiance to the rival faction led by Ram Chandra Paudel, a key leader of the rival faction, Shekhar Koirala has held a meeting with him and discussed the current political situation.

KATHMANDU, June 11: As dissatisfaction mounts within the party over the working style of its top leadership, dissident leaders of the Nepali Congress (NC) have begun regrouping to challenge party President Sher Bahadur Deuba.

KATHMANDU, June 8: Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has nominated three members to the party’s Central Working Committee (CWC).

KATHMANDU, June 8: Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has nominated three members to the party's Central Working Committee (CWC).

KATHMANDU, May 28: Arguing that he was duly elected as party president by his party’s general convention, Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that he won’t step down as president just because some leaders in the party want him to.

KATHMANDU, May 25: The Nepal Students' Union which had gathered at Exhibition Road to protest against inflation took their time to chant slogans against their chairperson, Sher Bahadur Deuba as well.

KATHMANDU, May 24: Main opposition party Nepali Congress  President Sher Bahadur Deuba has said the policy and programs presented by the government in  parliament for the upcoming fiscal year lack any novelty.

KATHMANDU, May 23: Main opposition party, Nepali Congress, President Sher Bahadur Deuba commented that the government's policy and program possessed only policy and not the program.

KATHMANDU, May 7: As the rift between the establishment and rival factions of the Nepali Congress (NC) deepens, senior leaders who had extended their support to elect Sher Bahadur Deuba to the post of party president in the last general convention have begun withdrawing their support to him one after another.

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KATHMANDU, May 3: Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has expedited negotiations with rival faction led by Ram Chandra Paudel to settle the row over nominations of three office bearers’ positions in the party.

KAILALI, May 1: Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that democracy and republic would be prevented from going into the single-party totalitarianism under any pretext.

KATHMANDU, April 30: Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba is proposing the names for the nominations of office bearers on Monday 26 months after the 13th General Convention of the Nepali Congress.

KATHMANDU, April 28: Nepali Congress (NC) senior leader Ram Chandra Paudel has lashed out at party President Sher Bahadur Deuba accusing him of not being able to rise above factional politics.

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KATHMANDU, April 26: While leaders of the Nepali Congress (NC) are coming down heavily on the party leadership for the defeat in the recent parliamentary, provincial and local polls, those close to the party president, Sher Bahadur Deuba, have defended the leadership.

KATHMANDU, April 23: Expressing serious dissatisfaction with the current leadership of the party, Nepali Congress (NC) senior leader KB Gurung has proposed dissolving all party committees and holding fresh general convention to elect new leadership to give new life to the party, which faced a humiliating defeat in the recent elections.

KATHMANDU, April 22: President of main opposition party Nepali Congress, Sher Bahadur Deuba, has accused the government of trying to impose a totalitarian regime in the country.

MAKAWANPUR April 18: Defending the previous government's decision on provincial capitals, former prime minister and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba on Tuesday urged Dormani Poudel, chief minister (CM) of Province 3, not to shift the provincial capital from Hetauda to elsewhere.

HETAUDA, April 17: Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has urged Dormani Poudel, Chief Minister of Province 3 not to shift the province capital from Hetauda to other location

CHITWAN, April 16: Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba has alleged the government for starting authoritarianism in the country.

KATHMANDU, March 23: Nepali Congress (NC) senior leaders have come down heavily on the party leadership for the party's poor performance in the elections, blaming this on groupism in the party, some controversial decisions and a failure to give full shape to the party committees.

KATHMANDU, March 14:Nepali Congress (NC) President and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said the role of opposition in the parliament was significant for strengthening democracy.

KATHMANDU, Mar 8: Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that participation of women would be increased in the party's internal structure and policy-making level.

Kathmandu, Mar 8: Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that participation of women would be increased in the party's internal structure and policy-making level.

KATHMANDU, March 5: Nepali Congress, the main opposition party in  parliament, has elected party President Sher Bahadur Deuba as its parliamentary party leader also.