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RSP heads for clean sweep in Nepal parliamentary polls after Gen Z unrest
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is emerging as the frontrunner in Nepal's House of Representatives elections held on March 5, riding on a surge in popularity following the Gen Z-led movement in September, The Himalayan Times reported.
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Balen Shah, former rapper and mayor, vying for PM, launches campaign in Ka
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Former rapper and mayor Balendra Shah (Balen), vying for PM, has launched a Kathmandu-centric campaign as the election draws close, with polling set for Thursday.
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Nepalese Election Commission warns against involving children in poll camp
Updated : 2 weeks, 5 days ago IST
In a recent statement, the commission reminded stakeholders that the use of minors in rallies, door-to-door canvassing, publicity events or any other form of electoral promotion is strictly prohibited. EC Officials said they have received reports of children being mobilised during campaign a
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Two ministers in Nepal interim government resign to contest March election
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Two ministers in Nepal's interim government--Minister for Youth and Sports Bablu Gupta and Communication Minister Jagdish Kharel--resigned from their posts to contest the upcoming March 5 election, a day before the formal filing of candidatures for the polls.
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Kathmandu Mayor Balen Shah resigns to contest March 5 polls; RSP projects
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah resigned on Sunday to contest Nepal's March 5 election. He joined the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) as a senior leader and is being projected as its prime ministerial candidate. Shah is preparing to contest from Jhapa-5 against KP Sharma Oli.
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Nepal interim PM orders 3 cabinet ministers to resign over political affil
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Interim Prime Minister of Nepal Sushila Karki asked Kulman Ghising, Bablu Gupta, and Jagdish Kharel to resign from their respective ministerial portfolios.
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Nepal's RSP, Kathmandu Mayor strike deal, Balen to be presented as next Pr
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Nepal's Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and the Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan, Balendra Shah, struck a deal on Sunday morning, setting him to be the party's parliamentary leader and its prime ministerial candidate for the national elections set to take place in March next year.
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Former Maoist splinters and faction of Gen-Z alliance in Nepal unite to fo
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Former Maoist splinters and faction of Gen-Z alliance in Nepal has united to form Pragatisheel Loktantrik Party. The new political party was announced on Sunday by merging various groups led by former Maoist Centre deputy general secretary Janardan Sharma, Durga Sob of the Nepal Samajwadi P
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Nepal: Former HM flown to Kathmandu to record statement in money launderin
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Lamichhane, also the chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) was flown in a regular flight from Pokhara to Kathmandu and taken to the District Police Range, Kathmandu. Dozens of supporters chanting slogans gathered outside the domestic terminal of Tribhuvan International Airport in Ka
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Nepal: Former Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane remanded into six days police
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Kaski District Court remanded former Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane into custody for six days for further investigation on charges of cooperative fund embezzlement and organised crime.
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Nepal Police arrest ex-Dy PM Rabi Lamichhane for organized crime, misappro
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Lamichhane, the chairman of Rastriya Swatantra Party, now in opposition who rose to power through the last general election was arrested as he stepped out from the party office in Kathmandu. The police, before formally arresting him on the charges had handed him over the arrest warrant issue
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Nepal Court issues arrest warrant for former Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Kaski District Court in Nepal issued an arrest warrant against former Home Minister and the chairman of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), Rabi Lamichhane on Sunday.
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