गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Politics ∕ CPN(Maoist Centre) central committee deferred due to COVID-19 risks Politics CPN(Maoist Centre) central committee deferred due to COVID-19 risks KathmanduPati January 07, 2022 File Photo KATHMANDU – The central committee meeting of CPN (Maoist Centre) has been postponed till January 22 after some staffers working in the party’s central office and some party leaders contracted COVID-19. The central committee formed after party’s recently held general convention was going to convene on January 9 to pick 15 officer-bearers as per the party statute. According to the party office chief secretary Shree Ram Dhakal, some leaders and five office employees tested positive for COVID-19 following which the meeting was postponed. Party chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has also restrained meetings in wake of the party office staffers contracting the flu-like infection, he shared. The 8th general convention concluded on January 2 had elected 237 members while the central committee had elected leader Dahal as the party chair unopposed. Write your comments RELATED NEWS NA Chair holds bilateral meetings with parliamentary delegation leaders of… Geological study needed prior to developing infrastructure: Prachanda Visiting Bangladeshi Minister calls on Prime Minister Oli UML decides to deposit Rs 5 million in Natural Disaster… UML decides to deposit Rs 5 million in Natural Disaster… Post-disaster response is government high priority: Home Minister Lekhak Top Headlines Nepal, India sign long-term agreement on electricity export, materializing MoU reached during PM’s visit1 NC, Maoist Centre discuss about NA election2 Dhakal recommended as SC chief registrar3 1.3 kilos of gold confiscated from TIA4 President expresses concern over ’emptying’ villages for lack of employment opportunities5 Govt. forms former-judge Poudel led probe commission to investigate Balkumari incident6 PM Dahal stresses on developing innovative agricultural system7 Manpower agency owner arrested for cheating more than Rs 1.9 million8 TRENDING Pathao, Tootle resume ride sharing services after authorities relax lockdown The Role of the Nepalese Army in Strategic Road Projects A phone call that paved the way for RAW Chief’s visit to Nepal Nepal Army’s mission in Lebanon provides Covid support kits to local municipalities Public Relations for a Soldier We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Hungry people out on streets, but the government nowhere to be seen Nepal Army’s Brigadier General Bigyan Dev Pandey gets promoted to Major General