Politics

The Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) Nepal) has begun its first unity convention of the Koshi Province Committee from today. The party, which has been advocating for naming provinces based on identity, has referred to the event as the Province No. 1 Committee Convention instead of the Koshi Province Convention. The convention is being held at the Marwari Sewa Samiti Hall in Biratnagar, and will be inaugurated by JSP Chairperson Upendra Yadav, according to party sources. The province committee has scheduled the inaugural and open sessions for October 12 and 13 (Ashoj 26 and 27). Similarly, JSP Nepal’s Madhes Province Committee…

The CPN-UML Secretariat meeting, which was postponed due to Chairman KP Sharma Oli’s illness, is being held today. According to the party, the meeting will begin at 11 AM on Sunday. The Secretariat meeting had initially started last Friday at Oli’s residence in Gundu, Bhaktapur. Although the meeting was scheduled to continue on Saturday, it was suddenly halted after reports emerged that Chairman Oli had fallen ill, prompting party leaders heading to the meeting to return midway. During Friday’s meeting, a majority of members had suggested that Chairman Oli step down from leadership. The meeting had also extensively reviewed the…

The scheduled meeting of the Nepali Congress Central Executive Committee, which was to be held today (Sunday), has been postponed. According to the party’s chief secretary, Krishna Prasad Paudel, the meeting will now take place on Ashoj 28 at 1 PM at the party’s central office, BP Smriti Bhawan, BP Nagar, Lalitpur. The meeting will be attended by central office bearers, members, invited members, and presidents of all seven provincial committees.

The scheduled meeting between President Ramchandra Paudel, the Prime Minister, and representatives of the GenZ movement has been postponed to Monday. Although the discussion was initially planned for Saturday, it was rescheduled due to the President’s health condition. Earlier on Saturday, some GenZ youths had already arrived at Shital Niwas for the planned meeting. However, other members of the movement protested outside the President’s Office, expressing dissatisfaction over what they described as a selective invitation process. The protesting youths demanded to see the list of participants entering the venue and accused the authorities of engaging only with individuals close to…

Representatives of the GenZ Movement have called on all political parties and stakeholders to take part in the upcoming House of Representatives elections scheduled for Falgun 21. Speaking to the media after a discussion with Prime Minister Sushila Karki and members of the Council of Ministers at the President’s Office, Shital Niwas, the representatives urged all parties to participate in the election process. They stated that since parliamentary elections cannot be held without the participation of established political parties, it is essential to make good use of the announced election. GenZ Movement representative Miraj Dhungana emphasized that elections are a…

Nepali film industry’s legendary actor Rajesh Hamal has launched his autobiographical book “Yugdekhi Yugsamma” (From Era to Era). The book was officially unveiled by Hamal himself during a special event held in Kathmandu on Saturday. Speaking at the event, Hamal shared that the book came to publication after nearly three years of preparation. “It took us almost three years to complete this book. It has now come before the readers in an interesting and engaging form,” he said. According to Hamal, the book not only includes his experiences from the film industry but also covers diverse subjects such as society,…

The Secretariat meeting of the CPN-UML, scheduled for Saturday, has been postponed at the last minute after party Chairman KP Sharma Oli fell ill. “Since the chairman is unwell, a message was sent informing that the meeting has been postponed,” said party secretary Yogesh Bhattarai. The meeting is now expected to be held on Sunday. A Secretariat meeting had also taken place on Friday at Oli’s residence in Gundu, Bhaktapur. During Friday’s meeting, several leaders demanded that Chairman Oli step down, arguing that the party should move forward under new leadership following the developments after the incidents of Bhadra 23…

The meeting of Nepali Congress office bearers and former office bearers is set to continue today as leaders could not complete their remarks in the previous session. The meeting, which began on Thursday at the party’s central office in Sanepa, included members of the Central Working Committee, resulting in extended discussions. Therefore, another session has been scheduled for 11 a.m. today. According to party leaders, the discussions are focused on how to navigate the current political complexities and move the party and the country forward. The party aims to reach a common understanding ahead of the Central Working Committee meeting…

The Central Secretariat meeting of the CPN-UML is being held again today at 11 a.m. at party chairman KP Sharma Oli’s residence in Balkot, Bhaktapur. During Friday’s session, eight office bearers expressed their views. Vice Chairpersons Asta Laxmi Shakya and Yubaraj Gyawali suggested that Chairman Oli should step down from the leadership. Meanwhile, Vice Chairpersons Bishnu Poudel and Ram Bahadur Thapa (Badal), along with other leaders, emphasized the need to rectify the decision regarding Bidya Bhandari’s party membership. On the other hand, General Secretary Shankar Pokharel and Deputy General Secretary Pradeep Gyawali argued that the party must stand by its…