KATHMANDU, Feb 18: The Samajwadi Morcha (Socialist Front), a coalition of five left-leaning political parties, has named Netra Bikram Chand as the coordinator of the Front.

KATHMANDU, Dec 5: The Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has announced a protest program against the issuance of an arrest warrant against General Secretary Netra Bikram Chand (Biplav), and leaders Khadga Bahadur Bishwakarma and Maila Tamang.

KATHMANDU, Dec 5: The District Court Kathmandu on Monday issued a public notice, asking Nepal Communist Party (NCP)'s General Secretary Netra Bikram Chand and other leaders to appear before the court.

KATHMANDU, August 2: The meeting of the Central Committee (CC) of the ruling Maoist Center will be held in Kathmandu from today.

KATHMANDU, June 22: A meeting was held between Prime Minister and Chairman of CPN (Maoist Center) Pushpa Kamal Dahal and CPN General Secretary Netra Bikram Chand. The two leaders met this morning at Baluwatar, the official residence of the Prime Minister Dahal.

KATHMANDU, March 15: Nepal Communist Party (CPN) led by Netra Bikram Chand and CPN (Maoist Socialist ) led by Karnajit Budhathoki have announced unification.

KATHMANDU, March 8; A meeting was held between Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and CPN General Secretary Netra Bikram Chand.

KALIKOT, Feb 28: Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) staged demonstrations against banks and financial institutions in Kalikot.

KATHMANDU, Feb 8: Nepal Communist Party (NCP) General Secretary Netra Bikram Chand is holding a press conference today. General Secretary Chand is going to hold a special press conference this afternoon.

KATHMANDU, Feb 6: General Secretary of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Netra Bikram Chand and leader Khadga Bahadur Biswakarma have held a meeting with Prime Minister and CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal at the prime minister’s official residence in Baluwatar on Sunday evening.

CHITWAN, Nov 20: Cadres of Communist Party of Nepal-led by Netra Bikram Chand set fire on ballot boxes at a polling station in Chitwan's Rapti Municipality.

NEPALGUNJ, Nov 17: Two cadres of the Netra Bikram Chand-led group who were injured in a bomb blast are being treated under police supervision. The explosion took place at around 8:10PM on Wednesday while the cadres were allegedly making a bomb in a house near the health office in Nepalganj Sub-metropolitan City ward number 10 Bhrikutinagar.

KATHMANDU, August 7: CPN-UML MP Pradeep Gyawali has questioned if the government is planning to capture booths in the elections by issuing arrest warrants against Netra Bikram Chand and other leaders of his party.

KATHMANDU, August 1: A 35-day arrest warrant has been issued against Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) General Secretary Netra Bikram Chand.

KATHMANDU, May 9: The Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) has split formally with a dissident leader of the party, Dharmendra Bastola forming a separate party named the CPN (Majority), accusing that the “Chand-led faction is getting stuck in the quagmire of parliamentary politics.”

KATHMANDU, April 27: The Communist Party of Nepal (CPN), led by Netra Bikram Chand, has been split after the party sacked its secretariat members Hemanta Prakash Oli and Dharmendra Bastola, accusing them of going against the party's decisions.

KATHMANDU, Feb 12: The government and the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) led by Netra Bikram Chand today held a discussion on the implementation of the three-point agreement reached earlier between the two sides.

KATHMANDU, Nov 11: The Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) led by Netra Bikram Chand aka Biplab has announced to stage nationwide protests against the recent hike in the prices of petroleum products. The party’s General Secretary Chand announced the protest programs in a statement issued on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, March 22: Chairman of Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) Netra Bikram Chanda ‘Biplab’ has urged the government to expedite the release of their party leaders and cadres currently serving jail terms.

KATHMANDU, March 6: General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN), Netra Bikram Chand, held a meeting with Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa on Saturday morning.

VIDEO: PM Oli and CPN General Secretary Chand jointly addressing agreement signing ceremony

We are committed to honoring three-point pact: Biplab

KATHMANDU, March 5: A three-point agreement which was signed between the government and the Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) was made public on Friday.

NAWALPUR, March 5: General Secretary of Nepal Communist Party (CPN) Netra Bikram Chand 'Biplab' became public after the government lifted a ban on his party. He became public from Daldale of Nawalpur district early Friday morning.

KATHMANDU, March 3: Hours after their first ever formal dialogue, the government and the underground outfit, Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal (CPN), held a second round of meeting on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, March 2: The government has formed a two-member team to hold talks with the underground Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) led by Netra Bikram Chand aka Biplab.

KATHMANDU, Feb 2: The government has revived talks with the banned Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal in an attempt to bring them to the political mainstream.

KATHMANDU, Jan 13: Police have arrested Dharmendra Bastola, chief of Western Command of Netra Bikram Chand ‘Biplab’-led Communist Party of Nepal(CPN) from the bordering area of Makwanpur and Lalitpur districts on Tuesday afternoon, confirmed a senior police officer.

KATHMANDU, Jan 7: Police have arrested three cadres of Netra Bikram Chand ‘Biplab’-led Communist Party of Nepal from Kathmandu on Tuesday night

MANMA, Jan 2: The District Police Office Kalikot has arrested two people along with explosive substances.

Nepal Police says it has been closely working with other security agencies to control the outfit’s activities

KATHMANDU, Nov 22: A key leader of the Netra Bikram Chand-led Nepal Communist Party was arrested from the Kathmandu Valley recently.

KATHMANDU, Feb 13: Police on Thursday arrested Chiranjivi Dhakal, the chairperson of the All Nepal National Independent Students' Union (Revolutionary), the student wing of outlawed Netra Bikram Chand-led Nepal Communist Party.

KATHMANDU, Jan 17: A day after the outlawed CPN(Maoist) led by Netra Bikram Chand claimed that it had seized land belonging to Lalita Niwas at Baluwatar, the government on Thursday said activities of the Chand-led group such as planting bombs and putting up flags were just publicity stunts.

KATHMANDU, Jan 12: Faced with massive police crackdown that has left the party’s organizational structure in shambles in recent months, the outlawed CPN (Maoist) led by Netra Bikram Chand has devised a new strategy to ‘accumulate strength’, while making its presence felt through explosions time and again, according to senior police officials.

SURKHET, Jan 1: Cadres of the Netra Bikram Chand-led Nepal Communist Party and police exchanged fire at Cheneri Taal area in western Surkhet on Wednesday.

DAILEKH, Dec 22: More than a dozen cadres of the outlawed Nepal Communist Party led by Netra Bikram Chand have reportedly kidnapped Dhir Bahadur Shahi, the chairman of Thatikandh rural municipality in Dailekh district, and his spouse Ila Malla Shahi from their home, the District Police Office said on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, Oct 22: Police have arrested Gunaraj Lohani, a leader of Nepal Communist Party led by Netra Bikram Chand.

KAWASOTI, Oct 18: The District Police Office Nawalparasi arrested two cadres of Netra Bikram Chand 'Biplav' Group.

CHITWAN, Sep 12: Police have arrested 16 agitating students from Bhatarpur Medical College including Prakash Chand, son of underground Communist Party Nepal chief Netra Bikram Chand.

SURKHET, Aug 14: A group of cadres of the outlawed Netra Bikram Chand-led Nepal Communist Party detonated an improvised explosive device targeting Chief Minister of Karnali Province Mahendra Bahadur Shahi at Khigma area in Kalikot Pachaljharana rural municipality on Wednesday.

JHAPA, August 12: The  Jhapa Police have arrested 17 cadres of the banned group led by Netra Bikram Chand from various areas of the district.

KATHMANDU, Aug 11: The government appears to be on the offensive against the outlawed Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) led by Netra Bikram Chand, as police continue to arrest key members of the outfit instead of gearing up initiatives for talks.

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KATHMANDU, Aug 6: Police have arrested three leaders of the Chand-led Nepal Communist Party from Battisaputali in Kathmandu on Tuesday.

At a time Nepal Police is being criticized for its failure to arrest the perpetrators of Nirmala Panta’s rape and murder, it has become the subject of public criticism over its alleged role in ‘killing’ Kumar Paudel, Sarlahi district in-charge of the outfit led by Netra Bikram Chand.

KATHMANDU, Aug 2: With back-door talks over talks between the Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party Nepal and government representatives getting nowhere, the semi-underground outfit has turned more aggressive in its disruptive activities in recent days.

KASKI, July 28: A leader of the banned Netra Bikram Chand 'Biplav' group has been arrested by police. District secretary of the group Sujan BK was arrested from Pokhara on Saturday evening.

KATHMANDU, July 26: The government has endorsed the report submitted by a Political Dialogue Committee headed by lawmaker Som Prasad Pandey.

TANAHUN, July 23: Police have arrested two local leaders of the outlawed political outfit led by Netra Bikram Chand group in the district on Tuesday.