KATHMANDU, Dec 6: Rabi Lamichhane, the chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), will go to Qatar on Thursday to strengthen and expand the party network there. He recently returned from Malaysia.

KATHMANDU, Nov 30: Rabi Lamichhane, the chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), has hinted at the possibility of midterm elections instead of the country waiting for the regular four-year election cycle.

KATHMANDU, Aug 11: Rabi Lamichhane, the Chairman of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), has announced that the party's parliamentarians will abstain from availing themselves of service perks and benefits while the parliamentary session remains suspended.

KATHMANDU, August 2: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairman Rabi Lamichhane has announced that he will plant about 54,176 saplings according to the votes received in the by-election.

BHARATPUR, July 29: Chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), Rabi Lamichhane, has blamed the government for failing to give business to parliament.

BIRATNAGAR, July 22: Rabi Lamichhane, president of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), has said that gold being smuggled through the airport might be happening with the setting of certain influential individuals or groups.

KATHMANDU, June 28: A writ petition against Rabi Lamichhane, chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, has been filed at the constitutional bench of the Supreme Court. Yuvraj Paudel filed the writ petition regarding the eligibility of Lamichhane's post as Member of Parliament (MP). In the said writ petition, it has been claimed that Lamichhane is unfit for the position of MP due to his involvement in the dual citizenship case and is not in accordance with the procedure.

KATHMANDU, June 22: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairman Rabi Lamichhane has said that he wants to add Harka Sampang and Balen Shah to his party.

KATHMANDU, June 22: Rabi Lamichhane, chairman of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), has said that the party’s convention will be held within a year.

KATHMANDU, May 31: The preliminary hearing on the writ petition filed against Chairman of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), Rabi Lamichhane, is scheduled to begin from today. The petitioner has claimed that Lamichhane is unfit to be an MP even though he was elected again from Chitwan-2.

KATHMANDU, May 25: Rabi Lamichhane, chairman of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and member of the House of Representatives, has responded that he is 'irritated' after another case has been registered against him.

KATHMANDU, May 24: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has demanded the formation of a parliamentary special investigation committee to probe the fake Bhutanese refugee scam.

BHAKTAPUR, May 14: Chairperson of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), Rabi Lamichhane, has said his party would support the government if it carries out pro-people activities.

KATHMANDU, May 12: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairman Rabi Lamichhane has held talks with Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal today.

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KATHMANDU, May 3: Less than six months after the general election, the game of changing the government has started again. CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has offered the post of prime minister to Rabi Lamichhane , the chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP).

KATHMANDU, April 30: Rabi Lamichhane, chairman of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has met Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal.

KATHMANDU, April 28: Rabi Lamichhane, chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and a newly-elected Member of Parliament, has said that his party was likely to withdraw its support to the government.

KATHMANDU, April 28: The newly-elected members of the House of Representatives, Rabi Lamichhane and Swarnim Wagle have taken the oath of office and secrecy. Another Member of Parliament (MP), Upendra Yadav, was absent from the oath-taking ceremony.

KATHMANDU, April 26: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) President Rabi Lamichhane and the party’s candidate Dr Swarnim Wagle have won by-election held on Sunday with a wide margin.

KATHMANDU, April 25: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairman Rabi Lamichhane today said the party would set out on a journey to prosperity based on the agenda of good governance.

CHITWAN, April 25: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairman Rabi Lamichhane has been declared the winner of the Chitwan constituency no 2 by-election to the House of Representatives and has been provided a certificate for the same.

CHITWAN, April 25: Rabi Lamichhane of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has won the by-election to the House of Representatives member from Chitwan constituency-2.

CHITWAN, April 25: The victory of Rabi Lamichhane, chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, is confirmed from Chitwan Constituency Number 2. With around 78,277 votes counted, Lamichhane is leading his nearest rival by more than 42,000 votes.

CHITWAN, April 25: The victory of Rabi Lamichhane, chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, is confirmed from Chitwan Constituency Number 2. With around 12,000 votes remaining, Lamichhane is leading his nearest rival by more than 37,000 votes.

CHITWAN, April 24: Vote count in Chitwan constituency 2 began at 2 PM today.

CHITWAN, April 23: The suspended polling has started in Naya Kiran Secondary School located in Ward No-11 of Bharatpur Metropolitan City of Chitwan.

KATHMANDU, April 19:  The government has canceled the procedure which was introduced to give private companies the responsibility of obtaining the personal details of citizens for the issuance of national identity cards. A meeting of the Council of Ministers held on Tuesday rejected the procedure that was hastily issued by the then Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane and decided to proceed with the investigation process.

KATHMANDU, April 17: A 21-year-old Pratiksha Adhikari from Bharatpur Metropolitan City-11, Bhojahat, Chitwan, has been called names on social media for saying that she will not vote for Rabi Lamichhane, chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), in the upcoming by-election.

KATHMANDU, April 12: A meeting of the Central Committee of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has started.

KATHMANDU, April 10: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairman Rabi Lamichhane has said that the audio scandal involving the party’s lawmaker Dhaka Kumar Shrestha was an attack on the party ahead of the upcoming by-elections.

It looks like Rabi Lamichhane has had a sudden change of heart towards Prime Minister Dahal. He used to criticize him left, right, and center when he was a journalist, but now he has to tiptoe carefully through the Prime Minister's legs like a tiny mouse to avoid going to jail!

KATHMANDU, April 7: Attorney General Dinmani Pokharel has said that the decision not to proceed ahead with charges against Rabi Lamichhane, Chairman of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), over the issue of passport misuse was not made due to political bargaining and pressure.

KATHMANDU, April 5: The Supreme Court has sought clarification from the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) for deciding to file a case against the chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), Rabi Lamichhane.

KATHMANDU, April 5: The Election Commission(EC) is scheduled to publish the final name list today for the by-election to be held on April 23.

KATHMANDU, April 5: Four complaints have been filed against President of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), Rabi Lamichhane, who is contesting again for the post of the member of the House of Representatives (HoR) from Chitwan-2.

KATHMANDU, April 4: Hearing on the writ petition against Rabi Lamichhane, chairman of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), will be held at the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, April 4: Rabi Lamichhane, chairman of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), has claimed that no one can stop his party from forming a one-party government after 5 years.

KATHMANDU, April 3: A writ petition has been registered at the Supreme Court on Monday against the decision of the Attorney General not to pursue a case related to misuse of the passport by Rastriya Swatantra Party President Rabi Lamichhane.

KATHMANDU, April 3: A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court (SC) against the decision of the Attorney General not to prosecute Rabi Lamichhane, chairman of the Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RSP), in a case of passport misuse. Advocate Yuvraj Paudel, who previously filed a writ in Lamichhane's citizenship dispute, filed a fresh writ petition at the Supreme Court on Sunday against the decision of the Office of the Attorney General not to prosecute him in the passport dispute.

CHITWAN, April 3: President of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Rabi Lamichhane has registered his candidacy for the post of Member of the House of Representatives in Chitwan Constituency-2.

KATHMANDU, April 2: A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court demanding action against the chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and former Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane for the crime of misusing passport.

KATHMANDU, March 21: Attorney General Dinmani Pokharel has decided not to pursue a case related to the misuse of the passport of Rabi Lamichhane, chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP).

KATHMANDU, March 21: The Office of the Attorney General has decided not to proceed with the passport-fraud case related to Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairman Rabi Lamichhane.

CHITWAN, March 11: The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has directed its leaders and cadres to carry out activities connecting with the people's daily life.

KATHMANDU, March 13: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairman  Rabi Lamichhane has clarified that his party is in no hurry to join the government.

KATHMANDU, Feb 25: Presidential candidate Ram Chandra Paudel has held a meeting with Chairman of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Rabi Lamichhane.

KATHMANDU, Feb 15: The District Government Attorney Office has decided that filing a complaint against the chairman of Rastriya Swatantra Party, Rabi Lamichhane,  is not necessary.

KATHMANDU, Feb 14: The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) led by Rabi Lamichhane has decided not to join the government ‘anytime soon’ even though the ruling CPN-UML is exerting pressure on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to bring the party onboard the government.

KATHMANDU, Feb 9: The District Government Attorney Office, Kathmandu, has started an investigation into the passport submitted by the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairman Rabi Lamichhane to the Passport Department. The office has started an investigation into the complaint regarding the misuse of the Nepali passport obtained by Lamichhane using an invalid citizenship certificate.