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Ganesh Nepali was fined 1,000 rupees. It cost him his life

Kathmandu, July 10 -- Two Cabinet ministers visited his hospital bed. The prime minister's secretariat sent staff to reassure his family that they wouldn't have to worry about treatment costs. Nepal's... Read More


Police question three municipal officers after burn victim dies

Kathmandu, July 10 -- Police are questioning three members of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City Police in connection with the death of Ganesh Nepali, the ride-hailing driver who set himself on fire outs... Read More


'Action-oriented' home minister's first 100 days test procedural limits

Kathmandu, July 3 -- After returning to lead the Ministry of Home Affairs following a probe into a share investment controversy, Home Minister Sudan Gurung made a high-profile decision to reopen the i... Read More


Police say TikTok personality "Nepali Bro" planned wife's murder over affair

Kathmandu, July 2 -- Police have concluded that the killing of Ishwori Bhujel, a senior warrant officer in the Nepali Army, by her husband Kumar Thapa Magar, a social media personality widely known on... Read More


RSP elects new leadership in convention marred by delays, rifts

Bharatpur, June 27 -- The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has elected its new leadership after a drawn-out national convention marked by logistical breakdowns, delayed proceedings and visible factional... Read More


RSP's first general convention turns into a tiring and costly affair for delegates

Bharatpur, June 25 -- The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), which entered the country's political arena promising an alternative political culture, has faced severe criticism from its own delegates duri... Read More


RSP general convention set for overnight vote to elect office bearers

Chitwan, June 25 -- The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is set to hold an overnight vote to elect its office bearers through its first general convention, with polling scheduled from 9:15pm to 12:15am ... Read More


Rabi Lamichhane's paper portrays RSP as a mature political force

Kathmandu, June 24 -- The Rastriya Swatantra Party has proposed transforming the National Assembly into a non-partisan chamber of experts and making the Vice President its chairperson. Presenting his ... Read More


Several PM Shah camp leaders forgo race, likely to enter through nomination

Chitwan, June 24 -- Sixteen members aligned with Prime Minister Balendra Shah's faction in the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) have opted out of the central committee election and are expected to enter... Read More


Delegate dispute delays RSP closed session, leadership vote

Bharatpur, June 23 -- Paraswar Kandel, a 75-year-old delegate of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, travelled from Baglung to help choose the party's new leadership. Instead, he spent five hours in Chitwan... Read More