Nepali Congress News

After months of dilly-dallying, the Nepali cabinet on Thursday agreed to promote a senior Nepal Army officer who was alleged to have played a role in disappearance of 49 persons during the countrya s civil war.

The Young Communist League cadres attacked Parajuli and others on their way to Gorkha from Kathmandu, at Haramtari Chowk of the district.

Leaders of all major political parties of Nepal except the Unified CPN have condemned Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahala s statement during a mass assembly Friday that his party is ready to talk with India instead of Nepali leaders for the cause of a civilian supremacya in Nepal.

"We will talk to India now as the issue of civilian supremacy has reached Delhi" - PHOTO: AFP Unified Communist Party of Nepal chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as 'Prachanda' , Maoist leader Babu Ram Bhattarai and Hishila Yami at a meeting in Kathmandu on Tuesday.

He was 87. He had been suffering from asthma and lung disease. He is survived by his wife, two sons and five daughters.

The Unified CPN has captured hundreds of acres of land belonging to various individuals across the country on Tuesday using its sister organisations, reports say.

In a welcome move, the parliamentary Committee on Finance and Labor Relations has sought details of government expenditure incurred by officials on foreign trips in the past two Nepali fiscal years.

Kathmandu, Dec 19 Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas, who are now the largest party in the former kingdom, Saturday said they would go ahead with their decision to enforce a three-day general strike nationwide from Sunday after talks between their leaders and the ruling parties failed.

Around 100 Maoist cadres led by Maoist area in-charge Gokarnanath Neupane Gejendra beat up the three, including NC worker Bachchu Krishna Thapa over a dispute, according to Binod Pathak, a member of Nepali Congress , Nuwakot.

The Maoists pelted stones at Energy Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat in Baglung when he arrived there after inspecting the Madikhola hydropower project in neighbouring Parbat district on Friday.

Kathmandu, Dec. 16: The Maoists today marched into the heavily-guarded Durbar Square in Kathmandu and declared that the Nepali capital was part of the Newa autonomous region.

SINDHULI: UCPN-Maoist secretary CP Gajurel said on Saturday that a people's revolt is necessary due to the government behaviour.

Federation of Nepalese Journalists president Dharmendra Jha submits memorandum to Nepali Congress senior leader Sushil Koirala demanding to take action against the attackers of Tika Bista at the Nepali Congress central office in Sanepa, Monday, Dec 14 09.

Kathmandu, Dec 14 : Leaders of three major political parties of Nepal are meeting here today to find a solution to the prevailing political deadlock by finalizing a Common Resolution Motion .

Failing to tap the opportunity of several high level meetings to end the current political deadlock, the top political players have now turned to the only living founder of Nepali Congress and former prime minister Krishna Prasad Bhattarai for help.

Kathmandu, Dec. 12: Much of the Nepali establishment's mistrust of the Maoists stems from its suspicion that under the shadow of the current deadlock, the Reds are well on their way to creating a state within a state.

PANCHTHAR: Senior leader of Nepali Congress Sher Bahadur Deuba on Thursday charged that the UCPN are intending to impose authoritarianism by declaring the autonomous states with the backing of its combatants.

PARASI: UCPN Vice Chairman Dr. Baburam Bhattarai on Saturday accused the government of pushing nation towards confrontation by using excessive force to oppress landless squatters in Kailali.

Some Nepali Congress leaders have urged Nepal's President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav to impose the Presidential rule to complete the constitution-making process.

The meeting held to discuss on present political situation and the issues surrounding the Dudejhari incident of Kailali.