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After India outreach, RSP chief moves to defuse House deadlock

Kathmandu, June 9 -- Rabi Lamichhane, chairman of the ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), has taken the initiative to address two of the country's most pressing challenges: mending ties with India ... Read More


Serving secretary questioned after seeking ambassadorial appointment

Kathmandu, June 5 -- A serving government secretary was briefly detained and questioned on Thursday after sending a mobile message to Prime Minister Balendra Shah seeking support for an ambassadorial ... Read More


Parliament consumed by controversies as public issues take a back seat

Kathmandu, June 2 -- Nepal's federal parliament, constitutionally mandated to serve as the country's chief forum for debating national issues, is increasingly being overshadowed by political disputes,... Read More


Commission report blames weak regulation and political interference for cooperative crisis

Kathmandu, May 28 -- Weak regulation, political interference and non-transparent operations have been identified as the main causes behind the crisis in the cooperative sector, according to a commissi... Read More


Lamichhane all set to retain top post at RSP's first general convention

Kathmandu, May 27 -- Barely four years after its formation and a dramatic rise to national prominence, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is preparing to hold its first general convention in Chitwan f... Read More


Draft House rule easing charter amendment decried as unconstitutional

Kathmandu, May 25 -- A provision in draft regulations prepared by the House of Representatives Rules Drafting Committee has triggered controversy after constitutional experts and opposition lawmakers ... Read More


Nepal ruling party lawmakers show no signs of holding their government to account

Kathmandu, May 24 -- On August 19, 2025, Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) lawmaker Ganesh Parajuli stood in the later-dissolved House of Representatives demanding a unified national position over the Li... Read More


Speaker Aryal pushes House proceedings amid opposition uproar over PM's absence

Kathmandu, May 22 -- Speaker DP Aryal on Thursday pushed ahead with proceedings in the House of Representatives despite continuous obstruction, sloganeering and protests by opposition parties demandin... Read More


RSP lawmaker Karki under scrutiny over allegations of abandoning pregnant Nigerian woman

Kathmandu, May 20 -- The Rastriya Swatantra Party has launched an internal investigation into its lawmaker Krishna Kumar Karki over allegations that he impregnated a Nigerian woman and later abandoned... Read More


Opposition demands Speaker compel PM to attend parliament

Kathmandu, May 15 -- A heated political dispute has erupted in the House of Representatives after Prime Minister Balendra Shah repeatedly skipped parliamentary deliberations on the government's annual... Read More