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Settle intra-party disputes before party joins govt: Deuba (rep 05/05/2012), NC's Deuba faction boycotts CWC meeting (rep 06/05/2012), Deuba faction riled as Sushil picks ministers, by Arjun Paudel (kp 06/05/2012), NC rift surfaces on government issue (ht 06/05/2012), Koirala tries to reach out Deuba faction (rep 07/05/2012), Congress ‘picks’ 3 more Cabinet candidates, by Arjun Paudel (kp 08/05/2012)
Deuba camp mulls parallel NSU panel (ht 05/05/2012)
Failure
to change: Instead of responding to the marginalised, NC has decided to
be the face of Nepali conservatism. This is suicidal, by Prashant Jha (kp 02/05/2012) [NC, you are on the best way to follow the fate of the RPP which you have replaced as guard of conservatism! R.I.P.]
NC in a fix over joining Bhattarai-led govt (kp 24/04/2012) [Maybe your last chance to wake up, NC!!]
Public at receiving end as NC, UML activists at war on roads (kp 22/04/2012)
NSU dispute coming apart at seams (kp 19/04/2012)
Congress sister wings get full shape (ht 15/04/2012) [Only
about 15% of these nominees are not Bahuns, Chhetris or high cast
Newars! This proves how the NC imagines future inclusive Nepal!!]
Round
the bend: Although it has come late, the Nepali Congress’ search for
roots in Madhes is an opportunity to revitalise the party, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp 09/04/2012)
New NSU committee opens old wounds in NC (rep 04/04/2012), Koirala gets 10-day ultimatum from NSU (ht 04/04/2012), New NSU committee opens old wounds in NC, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 05/04/2012), NSU row affects NC awareness campaign, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 07/04/2012)
NC launches drive to document democratic movements: Contribution of cadres, family status to be noted, by Labadev Dhungana (kp 04/04/2012) [The NC has a positive past, but for some years it has been the greatest veto player! Hopefully this will be mentioned!!]
NC factional feud: Dozen Deuba supporters injured in police action (kp 31/03/2012)
28 Deuba loyalists quit meet preparatory panel: Move widens intra-party rift (kp 24/03/2012), 28 NSU cadres close to Deuba resign: 1,000 submit memorandum to party president (ht 24/03/2012), Deuba camp
withdraws nominees for party wings, by Binod Ghimire (kp 25/03/2012)
NC factional feud takes toll on NSU, by Binod Ghimire (kp 21/03/2012), 28 members of NSU ad hoc committee resign en masse (nn 21/03/2012)
Congress swears by Madhes , by Kulchandra Neupane and Bhusan Yadav (kp 21/03/2012)
Central region NC gathering starts: Leaders rue lack of clear position on federal model, by Shankar Acharya (kp 20/03/2012)
Mainstream in NC: Not the third pole, by Govinda Raj Joshi, Nepali Congress (ht 14/03/2012)
NC regional meet suggests 7 states (rep 08/03/2012)
NC mulls Madhes policy review (rep 06/03/2012)
Cong proposes blanket amnesty (kp 02/03/2012) [??? Long live impunity!!!]
NC disputes headed for amicable solution (rep 03/02/2012), Koirala, Deuba make peace, by Kosh Raj Kouirala (rep 05/02/2012), Koirala, Deuba feud sees an end, finally: Party prez offers leadership of 2 sister wings to Deuba faction, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 05/02/2012), Congress
settles dispute over sister wings: Ad hoc panels formed for seven of
its bodies until fresh conventions elect new central committees, by Prakash Acharya (ht 05/02/2012)
NC nominates CPTA members, Deuba miffed (kp 30/01/2012), Deuba summons separate meeting: Replacing PP leader Poudel a likely talking point, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp 30/01/2012), Deuba faction to press for 'package deal' (rep 01/02/2012)
NC dispute set to worsen, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 27/01/2012)
NC leaders step up efforts for unity: Begin groundwork to bring Sushil, Sher Bahadur together, by Prakash Acharya (ht 25/01/2012)
NC calls joint CWC- PP meet for Tuesday (rep 15/01/2012)
Against the tide: Reform or rot, by Ramesh Khatry (rep 08/01/2012)
Majority of NC lawmakers for less than 8 federal provinces (nn 28/12/2011), NC leaders for 6 to 8 provinces (kp 29/12/2011) [Yes, please do everything to uphold male Bahun supremacy!!]
Sujata claims candidacy for PM in next government (ht 23/12/2011)
In limbo, by Jainendra Jeevan (rep 22/12/2011), Nepal Shutdown For Making Alleged Killer A Martyr, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km 25/12/2011)
Public at receiving end as NC protests nationwide, by Navin Adhikari (kp 18/12/2011), Nepali Congress declares strike tomorrow: Withdraw decision, govt urges; NC says response not enough (ht 18/12/2011), Unexpected bandh paralyses life (ht 18/12/2011), NC to go ahead with banda: Govt refuses to declare Poudel a martyr (kp 19/12/2011) [??], NC refuses to budge, bandh stands (ht 19/12/2011), Strike out: NC banda suggests discrepancy between their words and actions (kp 19/12/2011), Country to lose billions due to nationwide strike, by Kuvera Chalise (ht 19/12/2011), Bandh concludes; NC withdraws protest programmes following govt’s commitment to meet its demands (nn 19/12/2011), Strike disrupts life nation-wide (rep 20/12/2011), Photo feature: Strike shuts down Nepal (rep 20/12/2011), Violence, vandalism mark bandh: Ambulance carrying patient, hospital,media vehicles targeted (ht 20/12/2011), Tourist van, hospital and press vehicles vandalized (rep 20/12/2011), NC banda turns violent: Party says sorry for the ‘trouble’, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 20/12/2011) [No pardon!], NC to continue protests until Paudel declared martyr (rep 20/12/2011) [Have
you ever checked how many people have to die during a bandh because
they cannot get to hospital in time and how much property is damaged or
distroyed by criminal vandals? The organizers of bandhs should be made
responsible for all such cases! They are a crime against the Nepali
people and never appropriate reactions for another crime!!], Nepali Congress to continue agitation: Tarun Dal cadres to be freed; Poudel not declared martyr yet (ht 20/12/2011) [Culture of anarchy propagated by a party that claims to be the embodyment of democracy!!], Exams postponed due to Congress-called bandh: Hundreds of students badly affected (ht 20/12/2011), Garbage not collected (ht 20/12/2011), Bandhs can’t be the solution: The whole economy suffers, by Dilip Gurung (ht 20/12/2011),
NC discusses its position on federalism, by Kiran Chapagain (rep 13/12/2011), NC no to federalism
based on ethnicity (kp) [In other words: Just as the central state federalism should be based on Bahunbad!!]
Koirala rejects Deuba's resignation from CWC, by Gani Ansari (rep 13/11/2011), Koirala rejects Deuba’s resignation, by Anil Giri (kp 13/11/2011), Koirala writes to Deuba to ‘rejoin’ Congress fold, by Prakash Acharya (ht 13/11/2011), Deuba says rejection of his resignation won’t help solve party’s internal dispute (nn 13/11/2011), Deep divisions: Deuba and Koirala factions in the NC need to work in unity (kp 14/11/2011), Resignation rejection futile, Deuba reacts (kp 16/11/2011), NC prez ‘refuses’ to talk to Deuba faction (nn 22/11/2011), Deuba camp threatens to boycott CWC, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp 23/11/2011), Deuba faction gives ultimatum: Threatens to boycott Congress CWC if Koirala doesn’t meet demands (ht 23/11/2011), Deuba faction decides to boycott CWC meeting (nn 23/11/2011), NC rift widens as Deuba faction boycotts CC meet, by Gani Ansari (rep 24/11/2011), Deuba: Decide consensually, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp 24/11/2011), Fissures In The Congress (rn 25/11/2011), I should either move ahead or quit: Koirala (rep 26/11/2011), NC gen secy Singh warns of disciplinary action against Deuba (nn 26/11/2011), NC at standstill for want of consensus, interview with Sushil Koirala (rep 27/11/2011), Intraparty Fissures Stalk NC (rn 28/11/2011), Koirala may address Deuba concerns (kp 01/12/2011), Deuba for solution in package (kp 03/12/2011), Deuba censures Koirala (kp 07/12/2011)
NC shifts its strategy to counter ‘misperception’, by John Narayan Parajuli (kp 01/11/2011)
NC president rules out party split: Says talks to settle disputes with Deuba camp under way (ht 30/10/2011)
NC to hold CWC meets outside capital, by Manoj Adhikari (rep 25/10/2011)
I am not a dictator: NC prez Koirala (nn 23/10/2011), Don't sow seeds of division: NC Prez, by Manoj Adhikari (rep 24/10/2011), Deuba takes dig at Koirala (ht 25/10/2011), Cadres seek to keep NC unity intact: demand an end to feud (ht 25/10/2011)
Deuba set to organise gathering of district presidents loyal to him (nn 21/10/2011)
Fissure in NC over ‘flexible’ proposal (kp 19/10/2011)
NC rift may continue for a while, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 10/10/2011)
Koirala must abide by the accord made with Deuba, by Bimalendra Nidhi (kp 03/10/2011)
Negative Role Of NC And CPN-UML In Completing Peace Process, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km 02/10/2011)
Deuba resigns from NC CC (rep 29/09/2011), Deuba steps down as NC CWC member: Koirala camp to woo him back; leaders rule out party split, by Anil Giri and Ankit Adhikari (kp 29/09/2011), Deuba demands package deal to withdraw resignation (kp 02/10/2011)
NC intra-party rift SC show cause to govt bodies takes a new turn (kp 28/09/2011)
Congress fiasco, by Sumit Sharma Sameer (rep 27/09/2011)
NC team to clear internal dispute (kp 19/09/2011), NC factions set for clash over sister wings, by Kiran Chapagain (rep 20/09/2011), Congress camps resort to hunger strikes over sister bodies’ dispute: Factions in NC wings fasting over their dissolution (ht 20/09/2011), NC central committee dissolves 4 sister wings, by Kiran Chapagain (rep 21/09/2011), Circus at NC (rep 21/09/2011), NC dissolves executive bodies of four sister wings; Deuba faction boycotts CWC meeting (nn 21/09/2011), NC factions reinforce their positions (rep 22/09/2011), NC feud might throw up new leaders, by Kiran Chapagain (rep 22/09/2011), Fissures likely to grow wider in Congress, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp 22/09/2011), Congress at crossroads: Politics in NC is likely to turn into a zero-sum game (kp 22/09/2011), Nepali Congress caught in a quandary: Koirala, Deuba at odds over sister organisations, by Prakash Acharya (ht 22/09/2011), Deuba faction to call district chiefs' meet (rep 23/09/2011), NC president asks district leaders to boycott Deuba camp's gathering (nn 23/09/2011), Leaders don’t see early end to row (kp 23/09/2011), Bridge it (ht 23/09/2011), Will bring Koirala to his knees, threatens Deuba (kp 24/09/2011), Congress camps at daggers drawn (ht 24/09/2011), Deuba supporters on hunger strike (rep 25/09/2011), Dissolution of sister wings injustice, interview with Sher Bahadur Deuba (rep 25/09/2011), Offer to end dispute fails to impress Deuba (ht 25/09/2011), NC Row Costs Peace, Constitution Dear (rn 26/09/2011), NC forms panel to suggest way to resolve row (rep 27/09/2011)
NC’s foreign relations: Looking forward, by Ram Chandra Pokhrel (ht 14/09/2011)
Clashes mark Tarun Dal banda, by Dipendra Baduwal (kp 13/09/2011), Chitwan NC chief attacked (ht 13/09/2011)
NC factions at loggerheads over sister wings’ jamborees (ht 12/09/2011)
Singh for axing four NC wings (kp 08/09/2011)
NC ponders PM poll losses, by Anil Giri (kp 04/09/2011)
Congress conundrum: Paradoxially, acceptance of democracy has posed serious challenges for the Congress, by Anil Bhattarai (kp 30/08/2011)
Democratic
malfunction: That a man as discredited as Deuba is the Congress’
official candidate for prime minister is indicative of the failings of
the party, by Aditya Adhikari (kp 23/08/2011)
Gentlemen's accord in NC on Paudel as PM of majority govt, by Kiran Chapagain (rep 18/08/2011)
Deuba NC's candidate to lead consensus govt (rep 17/08/2011), Congress okays Deuba’s candidacy (kp 18/08/2011)
Deuba to go by the book to oust Poudel from PP post, by Anil Giri (kp 15/08/2011), Congress infighting likely to take a deleterious turn, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp 16/08/2011)
Not Deuba again please!, by Sagar Onta (rep 14/08/2011)
Congress leaders at odds over new federal set-up, by Anil Giri and Pranab Kharel (kp 12/08/2011)
Deuba seeks PM candidacy (rep 10/08/2011), Deuba camp mulls no-confidence vote on Paudel (rep 12/08/2011)
Cong CC meet adjourned (kp 10/08/2011)
Power-sharing row resolved (kp 06/08/2011), NC defines powers of CWC, president (ht 06/08/2011)
NC wing wants Madhes, Muslim cells in party: Koirala gives two days to resolve row over regulations (kp 30/07/2011)
NC sees heated debate over proposal to amend party prez powers (rep 29/07/2011), NC on boil over party prez powers: Draft regulation renders Sushil rubber stamp, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp 29/07/2011)
No-confidence motion if Paudel doesn't step down: Deuba faction, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 19/07/2011), NC establishment expedites efforts to secure majority (rep 22/07/2011), PP leader row to dominate NC CWC Tuesday, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep), PP leadership change issue put on hold (ht 24/07/2011), Deuba faction to file no-confidence motion next week (rep 26/07/2011), NC’s Deuba faction bent on ousting Poudel from PP post (kp 26/07/2011), Deuba launches signature campaign to change PP leader (nn 31/07/2011), Deuba camp claims lawmakers’ majority (kp 01/08/2011), Deuba wins over Koirala to his side, by Prakash Acharya (ht 02/08/2011)
Deuba faction dissatisfied with establishment for sidelining demand for govt change (nn 10/07/2011), Groundwork to remove Paudel on: Deuba camp to hold talks with Koirala on the issue, by Prakash Acharya (kp 12/07/2011), New Round Of Tension In NC, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 13/07/2011), Deuba faction expects Sushil to keep his word, by Anil Giri (kp 13/07/2011), Deuba faction awaits Koirala response over PP leader (rep 20/07/2011)
NC holds joint meeting of PP, CWC (rep 09/07/2011), Slaphappy Sushil in for Deuba diatribe, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp 09/07/2011)
In
praise of Congress: The Nepali Congress represents some tendencies that
mitigate the brutal nature of political competition today, by Aditya Adhikari (kp 05/07/2011)
NC to hold joint meet of CWC, PP (rep 30/06/2011)
Constitution
and realpolitik: Nepali Congress will have to refrain from giving into
the populist slogans or the design of its own hardliners, by John Narayan Parajuli (kp 30/06/2011)
Implement 5-pt deal before budget: NC (rep 26/06/2011)
NC rift comes to the fore: Paudel, Deuba camps eye PM post, by POrakash Acharya (ht 26/06/2011)
Congress braces for post-Aug showdown: Deuba camp has room for doubt, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp 22/06/2011)
Koirala denies deal with Deuba to change PP leader (rep 20/06/2011)
Disgruntled NC lawmakers pour heart before Deuba (ht 18/06/2011)
Sitaula ‘involvement’ riles NC district chiefs (kp 16/06/2011)
NC’s Dhulikhel Conclave (rn 14/06/2011)
NC all set to chart future strategy (kp 11/06/2011)
NC district presidents' meet begins; Koirala rules out internal rift (nn 11/06/2011), NC file blames party brass for lost turf (kp 12/06/2011), Nepali Congress district level presidents meeting kicks off; Maoists obstructing peace process: Koirala (ht 12/06/2011)
NC’s regulations to reform party (kp 07/06/2011)
NC district committee presidents meeting next week, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 05/06/2011)
KC berates leadership for egotism (kp 05/06/2011)
NC negotiators under CWC scrutiny (kp 02/06/2011), NC CWC members disgruntled over 5-pt deal (rep 02/06/2011)
Party is back: Recent rallies have definitely boosted the Nepali Congress’ confidence but it’s too early to tell how much, by Akhilesh Upadhyay (kp 23/05/2011), Getting it right: NC needs to articulate its vision (kp 23/05/2011)
NC youth leaders demand party CC meeting (rep 16/05/2011)
The grand old party’s newfound height: NC leaders enthused by success of recent rallies, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp 12/05/2011)
NC, UML boys clash again (kp 09/05/2011)
NC strike affects life in Sunsari (rep 06/05/2011), Bandh hits Sunsari, Sankhuwasbha (ht 06/05/2011), NC calls off Sunsari bandh (nn 06/05/2011)
NC for seven federal states (rep 25/04/2011), NC's 7-state proposal (rep 26/04/2011) [Two
reasons seem to be obvious: The NC feels it necessary to oppose the
official CA proposal and the party wants to safeguard the control over
the state by the traditional CHHE!!]
Crucial NC meet today (kp 22/04/2011), NC appoints Poudel as vice president, Situala general secy (nn 22/04/2011), Poudel, Sitaula on CWC board (kp 23/04/2011), Congress camps strike power pact, by Prakash Acharya (ht 23/04/2011)
Division in NSU surfaces again (ht 20/04/2011)
Consensus building, not weak leadership, causing delays, interview with Sushil Koirala (kp 18/04/2011) [You
make the whole world laughing since you are one of the weakest and you
definitly lack legitimacy! The people have rejected you in the CA
elections!!]
NC to hold mass meetings in seven cities from April 24: The campaign to begin from Kaski (ht 16/04/2011)
Is Sushil fit to lead, ask Cong leaders, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 12/04/2011), NC rival factions further divided on sister organisation issues (nn 12/04/2011), Deuba to hold "serious" talks with Koirala (rep 13/04/2011), Koirala’s move sparks tug-of-war, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 13/04/2011), Uninspiring Sushil: The NC prez is proving to be an incompetent leader (kp 14/04/2011), Sushil scoffs at rumours, says he will act (kp 15/04/2011), NC CWC to settle row over Koirala's nomination (rep 17/04/2011), NC to finalise nominations made by president Koirala for two vital posts on April 22 (nn 17/04/2011), Koirala set to prod the old proposal: Leaders say it will be another nail in NC's coffin (kp 18/04/2011)
Deuba faction walks out of NC CWC, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 11/04/2011), NC meet a fiasco; Sushil thorn in Deuba flesh (kp 11/04/2011), Deuba faction boycotts CWC meeting over row on dissolution of sister organisations (nn)
NC embroiled in dispute over sister wings, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 09/04/2011), Tarun Dal feud reaches new high (kp 09/04/2011)
NC CWC meeting concludes after brief sitting (nn 05/04/2011)
Shrinking Nepali Congress Party, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km 03/04/2011)
NC Prez seeks support of CWC members (rep 02/04/2011)
A long reach, by Chandra Kishore (kp 01/04/2011)
Koirala to settle party office-bearers row at CWC (rep 29/03/2011), NC central comm meet postponed for indefinite period (nn 29/03/2011) [!!]
NC CWC mulls NSU dissolution (rep 28/03/2011), NC Factional squabble: Panel proposes NSU dissolution (kp 28/03/2011), Dissolution call: NSU row rocks Nepali Congress (kp 30/03/2011), NSU dissolution row rumbles on (rep 01/04/2011), Congress student wing row: NSU dismantling unlikely, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 01/04/2011), NSU factions hold separate meetings: Both claim legitimacy (ht 01/04/2011), NC split on NSU dissolution (ht 01/04/2011), Paudel resigns, clears decks, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 03/04/2011), Bolt from the blue: NSU chief Poudel steps down, stuns his backers (kp 03/04/2011), NSU president Paudel calls it quits: Tenders resignation amid brewing tension (ht 03/04/2011), NC may dissolve its student wing today (kp 05/04/2011)
War within: Tarun Dal war likely to hamstring NC (kp 25/03/2011)
Koirala's bungling incompetence, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 20/03/2011)
NC forms committee on peace process, statute (rep 19/02/2011)
Leaders distance themselves from party at life’s fag end: Should Nepali Congress engage in soul-searching?, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp 07/03/2011)
Grievances of yore: Congress sister wings at war within: Report of party committee yet to be disclosed (kp 03/03/2011)
Nepali Congress to outline peace roadmap (kp) [The NC is one of the greatest veto-forces in the peace process!!]
Sushil picks six CWC members (nn 26/02/2011), Koirala tightens CWC hold: Deuba faction in trepidation (kp 27/02/2011)
Tarun Dal leaders want organisation dissolved (kp 25/02/2011)
NC president Koirala calls CWC meet on Feb 25 to discuss nominations (nn 21/02/2011)
Quo vadis, NC? BP's death brought the demise of progressive thinking in the NC, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp 18/02/2011)
NC, UML clash in Itahari (kp 07/02/2011), Itahari tense as NC, UML cadres clash: Dozen activists of the two parties hurt; transport strike hits travellers (ht 07/02/2011), Cong protests YF high-handedness (kp 08/02/2011)
GOP conundrums: NC approach to new govt needs an overhaul (kp 07/02/2011)
NC's loss: NC must move on from its mistakes and reach out to Khanal and the Maoists, by Damakant Jayshi (nt 04/02/2011)
Deuba faction against Poudel’s candidacy (kp 01/02/2011), Congress sits on fence, Deuba stakes his claim (kp 02/02/2011), Frantic nomination move stirs up a hornet’s nest in Congress (kp 03/02/2011)
NC president Koirala nominates nine for CWC members (nn 01/02/2011)
Tarun Dal gears up for conclave (kp 29/01/2011)
Deuba proposes alternative, NC chief disposes (ht 18/01/2011), Koirala advises Deuba not to be decoyed by Maoists (nn 18/01/2011)
Three
years on, NSU dispute still lingers: The NSU faction close to Deuba is
demanding that the central committee be immediately dissolved (kp 17/01/2011), Congress panel readies report on NSU dispute (kp 22/01/2011)
Deuba-Poudel feud escalates (kp 16/01/2011)
Kishunji’s birthday wish tickles all pink Says wants to become PM for third time (ht 02/01/2011) [May god save our beloved Nepal!!]
Tracing NC history and vision (ht 02/01/2011) [book review]
Amid squabbles, NC marks day for unity (kp 01/01/2011)
KC stakes claim on NC gen secy’s post: Hopes party will do ‘justice’ (ht 28/12/2010)
NC at the crossroads: Sincerity, seriousness must come to the fore, by Birendra P. Mishra (ht 20/12/2010)
Deuba begins talks with supporters (ht 11/12/2010), Deuba camp to up the ante, by Anil Giri (kp 12/12/2010), Deuba says he has no intention to split NC (ht 12/12/2010), I will rather quit than relenting to pressure: Koirala (nn 12/12/2010)
NC CWC may get full shape soon (kp 25/11/2010), NC president making final preparations for nominations in CWC (nn 25/11/2010) [To fill important positions within the party by nominations instead of elections proves the high democratic profile of the NC!!] K.C. eyes post of general secy (nn 26/11/2010), Koirala treading water; CWC awaits full shape (kp 26/11/2010), Sushil struggling to pick aides, by Prakash Acharya (ht 27/11/2010), Sushil bid may bite dust, by Anil Giri (kp 28/11/2010), NC CWC meet today; Paudel likely to be nominated vice president (nn 28/11/2010), Koirala's nomination proposals disputed at NC CWC meet (nn 28/11/2010), Sushil
bites bullet as party bristles: We expected to see a united party after
the 12th General Convention; Instead, the rift has widened (kp 29/11/2010) [Nothing
else should have been expected: With all the failed old 'leaders' in
frontline, the NC is not open for an inclusive intra-party democracy!!], Deuba camp opposes Koirala’s move, by Prakash Acharya (ht 29/11/2010), Sushil tries to convince leaders over nominations in key posts (nn 29/11/2010), NC still divided over Koirala’s pick: Members ask for poll to decide prez’s strength, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 30/11/2010), NC CWC split over Koirala’s latest move (ht 30/11/2010), NC president fails to assuage factional squabble (kp 01/12/2010), Sujata wants Sushil to withdraw his proposal for vice president, gen secy (nn 01/12/2010), Sushil raking up old wounds: Leaders (kp 02/12/2010), Flawed imitation: Sushil shares many of GPK’s weaknesses, but few strengths (kp 02/12/2010), Koirala's nominations likely to be voted out (nn 02/12/2010), Koirala agrees to discuss his proposal, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 03/12/2010), Nepali Congress CWC meet put off sine die (ht 03/12/2010), Sujata warns NC brass of consequences over appointment row (nn 04/12/2010), Sujata warns of disaster (kp 05/12/2010), Sushil must float new proposal, says Sujata: Reiterates she was promised general secy post (ht 05/12/2010), Poudel should back off from claiming vice chairman post: Sujata (nn 05/12/2010), Sujata for joint decision on nomination issue (ht 06/12/2010), Koirala-Deuba talks inconclusive: No agreement on appointments in Nepali Congress positions (ht 06/12/2010), Deuba camp’s bid for fair share in NC (ht 07/12/2010), Sushil fails to weather feud storm, by Anil Giri (kp 08/12/2010), Sujata threatens to topple Paudel from parliamentary party leader (nn 08/12/2010)
PM election process to reach its logical end, interview with 16 times [!!!!] rejected PM candidate Ram Chandra Poudel (kp 22/11/2010)
NC for Poudel as PM unanimously (kp 15/11/2010) [But the NC is backed by only 20% of Nepal's population!!]
Congress polishes its socialist shoes, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 10/11/2010)
NC CWC meeting today (nn 08/11/2010), NC CWC meeting: No to power sharing talks first (kp 09/11/2010)
Nepal & Nepali Congress: Facing The Mother Of All Challenges, by Shambhu Ram Simkhada (sp 29/10/2010)
Future path fear stalks first CWC meet (kp 29/10/2010), NC CWC asks leaders to take the lead: Urges to reach agreement to find way to resolve contentious issues (ht 30/10/2010), NC CWC meet ends in fiasco (kp 30/10/2010)
NSU at Sushil’s door; wants nat’l convention (ht 28/10/2010)
One month on, Koirala walks a tight-rope (ht 26/10/2010), Deuba nominated NC central committee member (nn 26/10/2010), Koirala proposes Deuba as CWC member (kp 27/10/2010), Deuba becomes Koirala’s first CWC nominee (ht 27/10/2010)
Nepali Congress needs a moral base, by Ramesh Khatry (rep 24/10/2010)
First meeting of new Congress CWC on 29 Oct (nn 21/10/2010), Congress bracing for first new CWC meeting (kp 22/10/2010)
Tried and trusted path: NC will continue to work towards institutionalising democratic socialism in Nepal, by Ram Chandra Pokhrel (kp 07/10/2010) [The NC has not been following this path for long!!]
I won’t nominate under pressure: Sushil (ht 04/10/2010)
Litmus test: Can Sushil Koirala rejuvenate NC and forge broader consensus?, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp 01/10/2010) [No, definitely not! He is part of the old failed generation! The NC has missed another chance!], NC election results: Is its fallout a waking-call?, by Birendra P. Mishra (ht 01/10/2010), Deuba camp set for ‘offensive’, by Anil Giri (kp 02/10/2010) [A wonderful new beginning: The old failed leaders are going to fight each other as before!!]
Koirala discharged from hospital (nn 29/09/2010)
NC plenum message: Unity essential, by Anil Giri (kp 28/09/2010), The most favoured, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp 28/09/2010), Conventional wisdom: The mandate’s for two NC factions to work together (kp 29/09/2010), Miles to go, by Pramod Mishra (kp 29/09/2010)
Herculean task: A thorough organisational revamp is what the NC needs, by Shyam K.C. (kp 27/09/2010), Reinventing Nepali Congress, by Hari Bansha Dulal (rep 27/09/2010), The Road ahead: What does the strong showing of Sushil Koirala panel mean for the NC and the broader national politics?, by Akhilesh Upadhyay (kp 28/09/2010)
Most old faces return in CWC: Majority for Sushil camp likely, John Narayan Parajuli and Anil Giri (kp 26/09/2010), Gagan Thapa leads in vote tally (kp 27/09/2010), Five winners from Morang, by Lilabhallav Ghimire (kp 28/09/2010), CWC tilts towards Sushil: 26 new faces make it to Nepali Congress’apex body, by Prakash Acharya (ht 28/09/2010)
The man at the helm, by John Narayan Parajuli (kp 25/09/2010)
Of Befuddled Architects and Their Collapsed Architecture, by Dipak Gyawali (sp 24/09/2010)
Pomp And Show: The
first convention of Nepali Congress party, after the demise of G P
Koirala, fails to show a way out to the ongoing political impasse (sp 24/09/2010)
Deuba faction accuses President Yadav of lobbying for Koirala (nn 24/09/2010), Deuba camp may get relief, by Anil Giri (kp 25/09/2010)
Sushil is new Congress president, by Anil Giri (kp 22/09/2010), Supporters feel party will be stronger, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp 22/09/2010), Abusive flyers throw NC code into dustbin (kp 22/09/2010), Prakash Man Singh gen secy, Chitra Lekha treasurer, by Prakash Acharya and Santosh Pokharel (ht 23/09/2010), Prakash Man win big boost to Sushil, by Kamal Raj Sigdel and Anil Giri (kp 23/09/2010), NC moves (ht 23/09/2010), Koirala’s Triumph (rn 24/09/2010), Alam first CWC member (kp 24/09/2010), Vote counting for NC CWC members continues (nn 24/09/2010), 21 elected as NC CWC members from reserved quotas (nn 25/09/2010), Vote counting for remaining 39 NC CWC seats underway (nn 25/09/2010) [The CWC will be exclusive as always before]
From Kolkata To Kathmandu, by Sudeshna Sarkar (rn 22/09/2010)
NC D-day: Over 3,100 reps to vote today, by Anil Giri (kp 21/09/2010), Who will pip whom to the post?, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp 21/09/2010), Election preparations complete (kp 21/09/2010), Congress endorses policies, programmes (kp 21/09/2010), Spot the difference: The third front has been unable to convince that it represents a voice of change in NC, by Dhruva Joshy (kp 21/09/2010)
Unity call keynote of Nepali Congress gala, by Anil Giri (kp 18/09/2010), NC stance ruffles some feathers: NC’s political document views the Maoists as an ‘undemocratic’ party (kp 18/09/2010) [... and what is the state of democracy within the NC??], 12th Cong plenum opens amid hoopla, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 18/09/2010), NC begins process to effect change of guard, by Prakash Acharya (ht 18/09/2010), NC general convention: Koirala, Deuba and Tamang file nominations for president (nn 18/09/2010), Closed session of NC general convention starts (nn 18/09/2010), A plethora of nominations, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai and Ankit Adhika (kp 19/09/2010), Peace, constitution top priorities, by Prakash Acharya (ht 19/09/2010) [This would be new! So far, power and exclusion have dominated NC politics!!], Congress endorses political dossiers: Deuba tables four key policy documents (kp 19/09/2010), Election for plum seats overshadows NC policy (kp 19/09/2010), Other parties want clear vision, by Bhadra Sharma and Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 19/09/2010), Poll code violation rife, by Santosh Pokharel (ht 19/09/2010), 21 candidates withdraw nominations from NC general convention (nn 19/09/2010), Policy, programmes on the trivia shelf, by Anil Giri (kp 20/09/2010), NC policies on back burner: Poll frenzy grips the party’s 12th general convention, by Prakash Acharya (ht) [Power is the only interest of the often failed so-called NC leaders!!], NC leaders trample on poll code of conduct (kp 20/09/2010), NC convention shows multitude of colours, by Santosh Pokharel (ht 20/09/2010), NC
gears up to elect fresh leadership: Presidential poll result tonight;
3,088 to cast vote; 64 posts at stake; 21 to be nominated (ht 21/09/2010), Clamour for strengthening party bases (ht 20/09/2010), (ht 21/09/2010)
All is well for NC show, by Ankit Adhikari(kp 16/09/2010), Few foreign guests to attend NC conclave (kp 16/09/2010), NC publishes election schedule; bans extravagant campaigns (nn 16/09/2010), NC titans ready to clash; convention begins today (kp 17/09/2010), Stage set for Nepali Congress jamboree: Inaugural ceremony at Khula Manch amid pomp and show (ht 17/09/2010), Row over representation on: Dispute to end before closed-door session: Poll panel (kp 17/09/2010), High expectations (ht 17/09/2010)
‘NC Third Force will re-orient party to BP’s path’ (ht 16/09/2010), BP’s ideology will show us the waa: Ending factional politics, promotion of inclusive politics are our agendas, interview with Narahari Acharya and Bhim Bahadur Tamang (ht 16/09/2010)
Grand old party, by Jainendra Jeevan (rep 16/09/2010)
Nepal CA body is already in a death bed, interview with Khum Bahadur Khadka (tg 15/09/2010)
‘Making Congress the biggest political force is my mission’, interview with Sher Bahadur Deuba (ht 14/09/2010)
NC district presidents demand more power (ht 14/09/2010)
NC to create three new office-bearer positions (nn 14/09/2010)
Awake, Acharya tells NC (kp 13/09/2010), Can NC reinvent itself? Yes, but only if the old corrupt brigade can be surgically removed, by Bihari Krishna Shrestha (kp 13/09/2010)
Over 100 hotels booked for NC general convention (nn 13/09/2010)
Sushil’s procrastination costing him dear (kp 11/09/2010), Sushil Koirala has big plans if elected (kp 11/09/2010), Sujata not to withdraw gen secy candidature (ht 11/09/2010), Congress in a boil over party posts (kp 12/09/2010), Sushil to declare his panel today, by Prakash Acharya (ht 12/09/2010), Prakash Man Sushil’s running mate (ht 13/09/2010), Les Koirala probablés (kp 13/09/2010)
The
man who wins elections: Sher Bahadur Deuba remains a divisive figure
even within his party, but his impeccable election results and his
outreach make him stand out, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp 11/09/2010)
Koirala to announce key candidates today (kp 10/09/2010), Alternative leadership need of hour: Tamang (ht 10/09/2010)
NC camp hectic with jamboree preparations (ht 07/09/2010), Big day to cost whopping 30 million (ht 07/09/2010), 9 vie for NC CWC membership (ht 07/09/2010), Congress completes convention preparations (kp 09/09/2010), NC donation drive riles Banke folks, by Damodar Bhandari (ht 09/09/2010)
Nepali Congress braces for foreign policy challenge, by Anil Giri (kp 06/09/2010)
Seeta Devi Yadav becomes the only woman district president in NC (nn 05/09/2010)
NC takes new course (kp 04/09/2010), Congress policy draft Himalayan News Service gets CWC approval (ht 04/09/2010), Sushil formally declares candidacy for NC president (nn 04/09/2010), Sushil not to vie for NC presidency next time (ht 05/09/2010), Deuba announces candidacy for NC president (nn 05/09/2010), Khadka pledges support to Deuba (nn 05/09/2010), Deuba panel takes poll shape: Vows to consolidate party and materialise the sentiment for ‘change’ (kp 06/09/2010), NC’s Deuba panel declares candidacy (ht 06/09/2010), In the throes of transition: Neither Sher Bahadur Deuba nor Sushil Koirala has much to offer to the party or the country, by Sumit Sharma Sameer (kp 06/09/2010) [!!]
Sitting envoy declares Congress candidacy, by Anil Giri (kp 03/09/2010)
Nepali Congress dwells on political document: Paper outlines ‘competitive relations’with Unified CPN-Maoist, by Arjun Bhandari (ht 03/09/2010)
Sushil Koirala vows to end factionalism in NC, interview (ht 03/09/2010)
It's different this time, by Jainendra Jeevan (rep 02/09/2010), Congress Needs To Do Some Soul Searching, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn 03/09/2010)
Newly elected NC district presidents call for statute amendment (nn 01/09/2010), NC leaders push for statute amendment (kp 02/09/2010)
Congress CWC to continue till new one is elected (ht 01/09/2010)
Over dozen NC young turks announce candidacy for CWC seat (nn 31/08/2010), More youth leaders ready to enter NC election fray (kp 01/09/2010)
Third front candidacy not nominal, interview with Narahari Acharya (kp 30/08/2010)
NC proposes goodies galore: Promises incentives for women, youths, party activists, by Prakash Acharya (ht 29/08/2010)
Once upon a time: The present NC leadership is a hoard of hungry jackals interested in nothing but power, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp 27/08/2010)
Nepali Congress leaders mulling over increasing strength of CWC (ht 26/08/2010)
Nepali Congress General Convention: Preparations in full swing; 1,300 rooms in more than 100 hotels already booked (ht 25/08/2010), Over 3000 delegates to participate in NC general convention (nn 28/09/2010), NC lays legwork for jamboree (kp 29/08/2010)
Time for rethink (kp 23/08/2010), Will sentiment for change materialise?, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp 25/08/2010), Congress rising? NC youth should ask themselves why they want to elect Deuba or Koirala, by Pramod Mishra (kp 25/08/2010)
Gurung goes against party line (ht 22/08/2010)
Tamang, Acharya announce candidacies for key posts in NC general convention (nn 22/08/2010), Acharya to contest for gen secy: NC general convention (kp 23/08/2010), Tamang, Acharya in fray for NC leadership, by Prakash Acharya (ht 23/08/2010), Fear doesn’t rule NC’s third faction (kp 27/08/2010), Their race for top posts begins (ht 27/08/2010)
Sujata announces candidacy for general secy (nn 19/08/2010)
NC's Revival?, by Ameet Dhakal (rep 17/08/2010) [Only with a totally new, inclusive and selfless leadership!!]
NC district conventions today (nn 12/08/2010), Sushil faction takes the lead, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp 13/08/2010) [An impressive collection of Bahuns and Chhetris once again! The NC is really an inclusive and democratic party, wow!!], NC convention elects 51 dist chiefs, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp 14/08/2010), Five more NC district chiefs (kp 15/08/2010), NC reps picked in 72 districts (ht 16/08/2010), Pradhan elected president of NC Kathmandu district committee (nn 16/08/2010)
NC defers 12th plenum (kp 09/08/2010), Congress general convention put off till Sept 17, by Prakash Acharya (ht 09/08/2010)
NC gears up for convention Forms six panels to execute various duties (ht 08/08/2010)
Youths In NC (rn 31/07/2010), NC constituency level conventions today (31/07/2010), Youths shine in Congress convention (kp 02/08/2010), NC convention held in districts (kp 05/08/2010)
It’s Poudel, Cong says in unison (kp 18/07/2010), Point of departure
Poudel’s unanimous pick is a breath of fresh air for NC (kp 19/07/2010) [Nevertheless
is he one of the failed NC politicians of the 1990 system who prevented
the development of a democratic und inclusive system! He does not stand
for renewal!!]
NC to fish out PM trump card soon: To unveil peace roadmap today (kp 15/07/2010)
Can NC Lead Now?, by Narayan Prasad Wagle (rn 29/06/2010)
NC: Socialism is not the solution, by Jainendra Jeevan (rep 25/06/2010)
Time not ripe for NC to lead govt: Sujata (nn 22/06/2010)
Poudel is Cong’s unofficial pick for PM (kp 21/06/2010), Constitutionally, PP leader govt head, interview with Arjun Narsingh K.C. (kp 21/06/2010), NC’s Credibility At Stake (rn 21/06/2010), NC seriously divided over prime ministerial candidate (nn 21/06/2010), No decision yet on PM candidate, says Deuba, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp 22/06/2010), Deuba miffed at Sushil Koirala (ht 22/06/2010), Step aside Mr Deuba (rep 22/06/2010)
NC postpones conventions without changing general convention date (nn 17/06/2010)
Cong at variance over new squad (kp 13/06/2010), Nepali Congress divided over next prime minister (ht 13/06/2010), NC begins discussion on the appropriateness of claiming govt leadership (nn 13/06/2010), Cong troika tests traces... (kp 15/06/2010), NC exploring options for govt leader (ht 18/06/2010), NC leaders Poudel and Deuba vying for PM's post (nn 18/06/2010), NC debates PM candidate: Two veeps at odds over who should decide (kp 19/06/2010),
NC braces up for much awaited General Convention (nn 13/06/2010)
NC acting prez Koirala threatens action against those forming youth squad (nn 11/06/2010), NC youth wing announcement shelved (ht 13/06/2010), NC leaders' plan to declare youth squad averted (nn 13/06/2010), Launch aborted: The Nepali Congress did well in refusing to form a youth squad (kp 14/06/2010), Tarun Dasta Debate In NC (rn 15/06/2010)
Senior NC leader Gurung says it is his turn to become prime minister of Nepal (nn 11/06/2010), NC gets another candidate for PM: Gen secy KB Gurung in the fray (ht 12/06/2010)
NC talks election directives (ht 09/06/2010), NC settles prez term row (nn 09/06/2010) [Please
bring in new lewaders immediately! All the old ones have failed
miserably! Neither Deuba nor Koirala nor Poudel can be the solution!], NC settles prez term row; district conventions by June 29 (nn 10/06/2010)
Politics & Nepali Congress (rep 01/06/2010)
NC lawmakers for taking helm: Irked at listing of their caders (kp 17/05/2010)
Rudderless Congress: NC has been slow to adapt to changing times, by Sumit Sharma Sameer (kp 13/05/2010)
NC picks up Bhattarai as CA member to fill up GPK's position (nn 13/05/2010), Manmohan Bhattarai filling GPK’s CA seat (ht 14/05/2010)
Post-GPK Void In NC, Collective Leadership Option, by Mukti Rijal (rn 02/05/2010)
Congress grills poll proponents (kp 22/04/2010)
NC disputes still not over (ht 20/04/2010)
Nepali Congress Tasks, Rebuilding Rural Base, by Mukti Rijal (rn 18/04/2010)
NC demands its cadres killed during insurgency be declare martyrs (nn 18/04/2010)
Taskforce to sort out NC membership row (kp 16/04/2010)
Dispute mars Congress CWC meeting (nn 15/04/2010)
NC Challenges In Retrospect and Prospect, by Mukti Rijal (rn 11/04/2010)
Sujata for collective leadership in NC (nn 05/04/2010), Congress CWC meeting postponed to Thursday (nn 05/04/2010), NC troika can hold party together: Sujata (kp 06/04/2010), Three's a crowd: The NC must dump the troika system of leadership that it seems to be promoting, by Bihari Krishna Shrestha (kp 06/04/2010), GPK’s successor by August: NC (kp 09/04/2010), NC convention in Aug; Deuba appeased, by Prakash Acharya (kp 10/04/2010), NC hierarchy row settled for now: CWC says Deuba ranks higher in leadership ladder (kp 10/04/2010)
NC Remembers Koirala: Political top guns make lofty pledges (kp 04/04/2010)
NC friction on display at GPK mourning ritual, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 02/04/2010), Succession issues: It's not past glory that counts when it comes to the Nepali Congress, it's the future, by Ashutosh Tiwari (nt 02/04/2010)
'NC
General Convention to decide on leadership' (ht 01/04/2010)
Nepali Congress in Rodins Thinker mode, by Prakash Acharya (ht 24/03/2010), NC district cadres fret about partys future, peace (ht 24/03/2010), Congress after Koirala: Nepal’s oldest party can be revived by the triumvirate of Deuba, Koirala and Poudel, by Achyut Wagle (kp 24/03/2010) [None of them has the charisma and vision to be a future leader of the NC!!], G.P. Koirala's legacy: Koirala had filled the biggest shoes in contemporary Nepali politics, by Pramod Mishra (kp 24/03/2010), Seniority conflict surfaces in NC (nn 24/03/2010), Deuba seeks top party post, by Prakash Acharya(ht 25/03/2010), Who will carry GPK’s mantle? Big three vie for Chair; void at HLPM, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp 25/03/2010), Race for leadership surfaces in NC party (rn 25/03/2010), What Political Course After Koirala?, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn 26/03/2010), Real
democracy: Post GP-leaders would do well to respond to the call of
their time – not just democracy, but democracy to improve lives, by Prashant Jha (nt 26/03/2010), Sushil vows to act with consensus (rn 18/03/2010)
House in disorder: With all his recent success, Koirala leaves NC in a mess (kp 22/03/2010), NC’s Challenges (rn 23/03/2010), NC sure to come under scanner, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 23/03/2010)
NC offices to remain shut for a week; mourning on Koirala's death continues (nn 22/03/2010)
A legacy ends with the death of Girija Prasad Koirala (nn 20/03/2010), Girija Prasad Koirala is no more (nn 20/03/2010), Koirala no more: NC, by Kiran Chapagian and Thira L. Bhusal (rep 20/03/2010), A Towering Koirala no more, by Anil Giri (kp 21/03/2010), Tower of Nepali politics crumples (ht 21/03/2010))
No need to take Koirala abroad immediately, doctors say (nn 10/03/2010), Koirala meets UN official, docs deny critical health rumour, by Narad Gautam and Sharad Raj Subedi (rn 11/03/2010), Ailing Koirala shifts to daughter Sujata's house (nn 12/03/2010), Koirala's health deteriorates (nn 14/03/2010), Koirala rushed to Ganga Lal Hospital (kp 15/03/2010), Koirala's health improves slightly (nn 15/03/2010), Koirala’s health improving (kp 16/03/2010), GPK shows signs of improvement (ht 16/03/2010), Koirala discharged from hospital following improvement in health (nn 17/03/2010), GPKs health improves, returns home (ht 18/03/2010), Koirala residence to have an ICU (nn 19/03/2010), Koirala’s health deteriorates (rn 20/03/2010), GPK’s health worsens, by Prakash Acharya (ht 20/03/2010)
NC CWC discusses general convention date (nn 09/03/2010), 'Infighting' leaves NC convention in limbo, by Prakash Acharya (ht 09/03/2010)
NC leaders criticise party ministers, by Prakash Acharya (ht 08/03/2010)
Sushil censures UNMIN role (kp 06/03/2010)
Dissident NC leaders caution party (ht 05/03/2010)
NC General Convention hangs in the balance, by Prakash Acharya (ht 01/03/2010)
Congress
conundrums? The grand old party has to start at square one if it is to
continue at the heart of Nepali democratic politics, by Prashant Jha (nt 19/02/2010)
Sushil barred from entering NC HQ, by Prakash Acharya (ht 17/02/2010), NC workers manhandle Prakash Man Singh (ht 18/02/2010), NC fails to fix convention date due to dispute (rn 18/02/2010), 'NC to take action against indisciplined cadres' (rn 20/02/2010) [and what about indisciplined 'leaders'??]
NC general convention likely to be deferred (nn 10/02/2010), NC central office bearers propose June 10 as new date for general convention (nn 11/02/2010), NC convention after statute in place (ht 11/02/2010), NC fails to set meet date (ht 12/02/2010)
NC mulls post-statute scenario, by Prakash Acharya (ht 10/02/2010)
NC lawmakers demand change of govt at PP meeting (nn 08/02/2010), NC lawmakers want change of guard (kp 09/02/2010), NC lawmakers flay party ministers (ht 09/02/2010)
Nepali Congress has no right to Exist?, by Niraj Aryal (tg 03/02/2010)
Singing different tunes (kp 31/01/2010)
Formation of Armed NC Youth necessary: Khadka (rn 30/01/2010) [???], Deuba against creation of semi-militant youth wing (nn 23/02/2010)
NC leader for YCL-styled youth wing to counter threat to party's existence (nn 29/01/2010)
NC to kick start talks with other parties (ht 27/01/2010)
Six NSU central members resign (ht 13/01/2010)
Khadka hints at vying for top NC post (ht 11/01/2010)
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