KATHMANDU, April 8: The executive chairmanship of the Non-Resident Nepalese Association (NRNA) has been handed over from one President to another.
The 10th convention of the NRNA held a year ago had elected three presidents for a multi-term system. Accordingly, NRNA President Ra
An agreement has been reached to keep the Non-resident Nepali Association united. An understanding was reached between NRNA president aspirants Kul Acharya, Badri KC and Rabina Thapa on the issue of leadership.
KATHMANDU: An agreement has been reached to keep the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) united. An understanding was reached among NRNA presidential aspirants Kul Acharya, Badri KC and Rabina Thapa over the issue of leadership. The two panels led by Kul Acharya and Badri KC had already announced separate date for general convention of the NRNA. […]
KATHMANDU, October 11: Non Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) has decided to postpone its 10th World Conference and the elections.
Earlier, NRNA was scheduled to hold its election on October 20 and World Conference from October 23 to 25.
The association took the decision to postpone the election and World Conference after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs asked the association not to conduct an election until the disputes regarding the selection of representatives are addressed.
According to the spokesperson of NRNA, DB Chettri, the World Conference of the association has been postopend and election will be held within next six months.
Earlier, Kul Acharya, a candidate for the post of President of NRNA, had lodged a complaint at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stating that there is a dispute regarding the selection of representatives.
KATHMANDU, Oct 6: Three people have announced their candidacies for the post of President of Non Resident Nepali Association (NRNA). Kul Acharya, Dr Badri KC and Rabina Thapa have announced their candidacies for the new leadership of NRNA, which will be elected through the association’s 10th Global Conference and General Convention.
KATHMANDU: Kul Acharya has announced his candidacy for the top post of the Non-Resident Nepalis Association (NRNA), vowing to make NRNA a common platform of
KATHMANDU: Kul Acharya has announced his candidacy for the position of President of the Non-Resident Nepalese Association (NRNA).
In an event organized in the capital on Sunday, Acharya said that his candidacy is to maintain the reputation of the organization through a transparent, systematic and institutional manner.
Addressing the program, he said that system, transparency and inclusive NRNA would be his priority. On the occasion, he also took time to claim that he would not impose his personal interests.
He also put forth his plan to extend the membership number to 500,000, resolve issues faced by Nepali migrant workers, make institutional initiatives to bring those Nepalis who are in foreign jails and set up a skill-based training center in seven provinces each.
Originally from Parbat district, Acharya is a London-based entrepreneur. He had lost to Kumar Pant for the presidential position in the Ninth General Convention of the organization.
KATHMANDU, September 17: Non-Resident Nepalis Association (NRNA) advisor Kul Acharya has said lodging an application with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the irregularities in the selection of representatives for the upcoming NRNA election should not be construed as political interference.
Acharya, who is standing for the post of president in the election to be held during the imminent NRNA 10th general convention, said, "Some of the members had reached the Ministry seeking justice after the complaints against the wrongful activities in the selection of the representatives for the NRNA upcoming general convention were not heard by the ICC. This is not done by them for fun, it is their compulsion."
Recalling that the NRNA is an organisation registered in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Acharya told RSS that works should be carried out in coordination with the Ministry also for securing the NRNA objectives and that the members had to move it to stop the misuse of the organisation.
"Nobody should misuse the organisation for fulfilling personal interest," he said and accused the ICC office-bearers of violating the organisation's statute by making a separate regulation after the stipulated time for same. Acharya also alleged the ICC officials of misinterpreting the statute prepared through consensus.
According to him, the dispute regarding the selection of the representatives to the general convention arose after the NCC was neglected and the representatives of certain countries chosen by holding legal convention were not recognized.
BERLIN, September 5: Candidates are being announced as the convention of the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) is approaching near. The German chapter has started work to select a new working committee. Current president Kumar Pant and former president Jiba Lamichhane also represent the country.
Similarly, Ram Pratap Thapa, Usha Sharma, Dil Gurung and other NRNA campaigners from Germany are starting to discuss about the candidate to take the lead at the International Coordinating Council level this time. There are 1,595 members. Shankar Dangi has already won the election to join the ICC.
Former ICC member Santosh Bhattarai and former German president Dr Navraj Rosyara, respectively, have announced their candidacies for the post of Europe Regional Coordinator and Deputy Coordinator for the convention, which will begin in the third week of October.
He said that this time the situation was not the same as before and his candidacy was a demand of the time and he was determined to lead the European region.
Similarly, Badri KC, Kul Acharya and Rabina Thapa are vying for the post of chairperson. Dr. Rosyara, a candidate for the post of deputy coordinator, also claims that he will win unanimously as there will be only three candidates in the final round.
The names of five candidates for the post of Europe Constituency Coordinator in the October elections via electronic voting system are still being discussed. Among them are Bhattarai from Germany, Krishna Prasad Timalsina from UK, Shukraraj Neupane from Ireland, Mukta Gurung and Chintamani Sapkota from Spain.
Similarly, Dr. Rosyara from Germany, Sagar Subedi from Austria, Chitra Subedi from Belgium, Bhim Kamal KC from Portugal, Kumar Pandit from Norway, Sagar Lama from Ireland, Lalit Kumar Neupane from UK and Dayanidhi Tiwari are in the spotlight for the three posts of Deputy Coordinator.
