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Trilateral clash in NRNA America, Kharel, Sah for president, and Anup Khanal takes over as Adhikari general secretary

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The voting process for selecting the new leadership of the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) USA began on Sunday. About 13,000 members of the association will vote for their preferred candidates through ballots sent via email and mobile. This time, there will be a three-way competition between Bhanu Kharel, Satendra Sah, and Ramhari Adhikari for the post of president. All three candidates were intensifying the final phase of activities to woo voters before the election. Due to the divisions, disputes, and internal dissatisfaction seen in the last term, this time the members have appeared more cautious in selecting the leadership. In states with a large number of voters, like California, New York, and Texas, members have expressed expectations for the new leadership. Along with the president, there is also competition for other positions, including vice president, general secretary, secretary, and others. All three candidates have entered the field with a pail. Anup Khanal from the...
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Trilateral clash in NRNA America, Kharel, Sah for president, and Anup Khanal takes over as Adhikari general secretary

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The voting process for selecting the new leadership of the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) USA began on Sunday. About 13,000 members of the association will vote for their preferred candidates through ballots sent via email and mobile. This time, there will be a three-way competition between Bhanu Kharel, Satendra Sah, and Ramhari Adhikari for the post of president. All three candidates were intensifying the final phase of activities to woo voters before the election. Due to the divisions, disputes, and internal dissatisfaction seen in the last term, this time the members have appeared more cautious in selecting the leadership. In states with a large number of voters, like California, New York, and Texas, members have expressed expectations for the new leadership. Along with the president, there is also competition for other positions, including vice president, general secretary, secretary, and others. All three candidates have entered the field with a pail. Anup Khanal from the...
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While working to create the best NRNA, KC faction forms parallel committees. NRNAs with the best leadership will have a legitimate NCC in all countries.

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Kathmandu. Internal disputes are escalating within the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA). While Mahesh Shrestha's leadership is trying to make the association unified and effective, the faction led by the association's President Badri KC is busy bypassing the legal process and forming parallel committees in the National Coordination Councils (NCCs) of various countries. Activists have said that this move has raised serious questions about the unity, democratic system and legal legitimacy of the association. Mahesh Shrestha is the official president elected by the unity general convention as per the Supreme Court's mandate. But KC has claimed to be the president by filing several cases. Despite Shrestha being the official president, the KC faction has been forming parallel committees there, considering as 'illegal' the NCCs that do not hold their conventions within the portal and time limit set by him. According to sources close to Mahesh Shrestha, these NCCs we...
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Trying to hold a general convention without a decision is disobedience to the court order: Chairman Shrestha

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Kathmandu. Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) President Mahesh Shrestha has said that the Badri KC-led working committee's attempt to hold a general convention while the case is pending in the Supreme Court is a clear disobedience to the court's order. According to Shrestha, the order to present the issue of whether Badri KC's working committee will work or not until 2082 Kartik 4 (October 21, 2025) to the full bench of the Supreme Court was given by a joint bench of Justice Bal Krishna Dhakal and Justice Abdul Aziz Musalman in the Supreme Court on Baisakh 23. According to the order, the case is still pending and the verdict of the full bench has not been delivered. 'Preparing to hold a general convention without a decision is disrespectful to the judicial process,' said President Shrestha. 'This step is a direct violation of the Supreme Court's order and will only increase disputes instead of unity in the association.' Shrestha said this after KC pr...
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NRNA President Shrestha Goes to Court to stop KC Group's General convention

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Kathmandu. The controversy that has arisen in the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) is still ongoing. Mahesh Shrestha, the president elected by the association's unity convention, has made final preparations to go to court against the 12th general convention planned by the Badri KC group, declaring it legally illegal. According to Shrestha, the unity convention held in Baisakh is the legal and official convention of the association. The convention was held in the presence of a high-level coordination committee as per the mandate of the Supreme Court with the participation of representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Law. "There is no legal basis for holding another convention after the recognized convention of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been completed and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent a circulation to all embassies abroad that the Shrestha group is official," said President Shrestha. He said that the 12th general con...
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Agreement for NRNA Malaysia unity convention

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  The ‘Mass Gathering for Unity’ organized at the Hotel Grand Continental in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday reached an agreement to hold the convention. The date was fixed with the agreement of various associations, organizations, patrons, former presidents, office bearers of the Non-Resident Nepali Association Malaysia and various associations. After the agreement, the organization has come together to end the dispute seen in NRNA Malaysia, said ICC Vice President Khagendra Neupane. According to the agreement, the convention will be held on 30-31 August 2025, new membership and renewal will last for two weeks, effective from 21 July, and the membership fee will be set at 20 ringgit per person. Addressing the ‘Mass Gathering for Unity’, NRNA ICC Vice President Khagendra Neupane said that the convention should be held in a unified manner without allowing the organization to split. “Renewal of membership and distribution of new membership in two weeks, formation of an election committee ne...
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Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) President Shrestha welcomed to Nepali Embassy in the US

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Washington, DC. Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) President Mahesh Kumar Shrestha was welcomed to the Nepali Embassy in the US by Ambassador Lok Darshan Regmi. At a program organized in Washington, DC on Friday, Ambassador Regmi welcomed the team including President Shrestha and praised the global network of NRNA and its contribution to the welfare of Nepali diaspora. Ambassador Regmi appreciated the role played by NRNA in strengthening the relationship between Nepal and the Nepali diaspora and expressed confidence that the association would achieve more achievements under the leadership of President Shrestha. President Shrestha, expressing gratitude for the hospitality of the Nepali Embassy, ​​discussed the legitimacy of the new working committee elected under his leadership at the recent NRNA Unity Convention held in Kathmandu on May 3-4, 2025, and the role played by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He said, ‘Our aim is to protect the rights and interests of Nepalis living abroa...
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100-member NRNA Central Statute Committee Formed Under Ravina Thapa's Leadership

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Kathmandu, April 2 – A 100-member central statute committee of the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) has been formed under the coordination of former NRNA President Ravina Thapa. The committee was established in accordance with the decision of the high-level core committee formed under the Supreme Court’s mandate to organize the NRNA International Coordination Council’s Unity Convention.   As part of this process, various sub-committees have been formed to ensure the grand success of the Unity Convention, scheduled to take place in Kathmandu from May 3 to 5, 2025. The Central Statute Committee has been entrusted with the responsibility of drafting and amending the association’s bylaws.   Ravina Thapa (USA) has been appointed as the coordinator of the committee, while Krishna (Jagannath) Giri (Australia) and Gangadhar Gautam (Belgium) will serve as member secretaries. The 100-member committee includes representatives of non-resident Nepalis from around the world....
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"Fee determination for NRNA Unity Convention candidacy: How much for each position?"

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  Kathmandu, April 1  – The Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) has finalized the nomination fees for candidates vying for leadership positions in its upcoming "Unity Convention," scheduled to take place in Kathmandu from  May 3–5, 2025 . The  High-Level Committee , formed by the Supreme Court, set the fees during its  13th meeting . The fee structure is as follows: President : NPR 700,000 Vice President : NPR 500,000 General Secretary : NPR 400,000 Secretary & Treasurer : NPR 300,000 each Joint Treasurer to Coordinator : NPR 200,000 Deputy Coordinator to ICC Member : NPR 100,000 Committee Member-Secretary  Janaki Gurung  confirmed the details. Election Committee Formed The High-Level Committee has already established a  three-member Election Committee , comprising: Coordinator : Senior Advocate  Gopal Krishna Ghimire Members : Retired Major  Damar Ghale  & Advocate  Ashish Upreti The election body will begin formal ...
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