Kathmandu, October 6 Three candidates have filed their nominations for the post of Nepali Congress president ahead of the party’s 15th General Convention election scheduled for October 8. According to the election committee, Gagan Kumar Thapa, Shyam Krishna Khadgi and Kishor Singh Rathore have registered their candidacies for the top party post. Khadgi was the […] The post Three candidates file nominations for Nepali Congress president appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Kathmandu, October 6 Nepal’s Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal is set to arrive in Australia on Wednesday for a four-day official visit at the invitation of the Australian government. According to Tara Gautam, Nepal’s acting ambassador to Australia, Khanal will meet Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong during his visit. Foreign Minister Khanal is scheduled to arrive […] The post Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal to visit Australia for 4-day official trip appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Kathmandu, October 6 Nepali Congress leader and current party president Gagan Kumar Thapa has registered his candidacy for the party presidency. Thapa filed his nomination at Bhrikutimandap, where the party’s General Convention is currently underway. Earlier, Shyam Krishna Khadgi had also registered his candidacy for the post of party president. The Nepali Congress is holding […] The post Gagan Thapa files candidacy for Nepali Congress president appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Kathmandu, October 6 Chief Election Commissioner Man Bahadur Karki said the Election Commission would move towards introducing internet-based electronic voting in the coming days. The Election Commission organised a presentation, technology demonstration and interaction programme on internet voting technology and the use of information and communication technology in election management on Tuesday. Addressing the programme, […] The post Election Commission plans to move towards internet voting appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

The Nepali Congress has significantly expanded its organisational structure through its 15th General Convention, increasing the size of its Central Working Committee from 231 to 297 members and adding more office-bearer positions. The decision has drawn criticism from within and outside the party, with questions being raised over whether the Congress has created an unnecessarily […] The post ‘The Nepali Congress needs to break free from factional politics’ appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Kathmandu, October 6 Minister for Infrastructure Development Sunil Lamsal said the government is in continuous dialogue with China to reopen the Tatopani border point. Lamsal made the statement at a meeting of the Parliamentary Special Committee on the Impact of Climate Change in the Himalayas, Climate Justice and the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli Disaster held at Singha Durbar. […] The post Nepal in talks with China to reopen Tatopani border point: Minister Lamsal appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Kathmandu, October 6 The Nepali Congress has extended the deadline for registering nomination papers for its 15th General Convention. The nomination registration period for candidates contesting the election to the Central Working Committee has been extended until 6 pm today. According to Raju Katuwal, member-secretary of the Nepali Congress Central Election Committee, the deadline had […] The post NC extends nomination registration deadline to 6 pm appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Kathmandu, October 6 The CPN-UML has concluded that its defeat in the March 5 election should not be viewed as a personal failure of party Chairman KP Sharma Oli. In the political document issued after the party’s third Central Committee meeting, the UML said the election defeat should be analysed in the context of the […] The post UML says Oli should not be singled out for election defeat appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Kathmandu, October 6 Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has eased its foreign exchange policy by increasing the foreign currency exchange limits for medical treatment abroad, telecommunications services and the import of aircraft equipment and spare parts. Issuing a new directive, the central bank has doubled the annual foreign exchange facility available to Nepali citizens travelling abroad […] The post NRB eases foreign exchange rules, raises limits for medical treatment and imports appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Kathmandu, October 6 Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal and Milton Dick, Speaker of the Australian Parliament, have held talks. Speaker Aryal is in Arusha, Tanzania, to attend the 153rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). According to Aryal’s secretariat, the two speakers discussed a range of topics at today’s meeting, including the friendly relations between Nepal […] The post Speaker Aryal and Australian counterpart Dick hold talks appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.