KATHMANDU, April 23: Ranjita Shrestha, the chairperson of Nagarik Unmukti Party (NUP), has said that Resham Chaudhary, convicted in the Tikapur murder case, doesn't qualify to be a member of the party.

KATHMANDU, April 21: A case has been filed  in the Supreme Court (SC) regarding the formation of the Sudurpaschim Province government. Laxman Kishore Chaudhary, representing the Resham Chaudhary faction of the Nagarik Unmukti Party (NUP), appeared before the SC  on Sunday to initiate legal proceedings.

KATHMANDU, April 21: The Supreme Court (SC) is set to conduct a hearing on a case filed by Nagarik Unmukti Party (NUP) patron Resham Chaudhary against the party’s chairwoman Ranjita Shrestha and the Election Commission (EC) today.

KATHMANDU, April 2: Ranjita Shrestha, the chairperson of the Nagarik Unmukti Party (NUP), has declared that the meeting called by the faction led by Resham Chaudhary is unauthorized.

KATHMANDU, March 7: The Election Commission (EC) has declined to recognize Resham Chaudhary as the Chairman of the Nagarik Unmukti Party (NUP). Chaudhary was elected as the chairman during the recently concluded convention of the NUP.

KATHMANDU,  Jan 12: Nagarik Unmukti Party (NUP) has elected Resham Chaudhary as its chairman unanimously.

KATHMANDU, Nov 24: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a show cause order regarding the government's remission of sentence to Resham Chaudhary, who was found guilty in the Tikapur massacre.

KATHMANDU, Nov 9: The hearing scheduled to be held today on the case of Resham Chaudhary, who was pardoned by the government, has been postponed. With the hearing process through the automation system, the case against Resham Chaudhary was postponed, said Govinda Prasad Ghimire, information officer of the Supreme Court.

KATHMANDU, August 17: The Supreme Court (SC) has raised serious questions over President Ram Chandra Paudel's controversial decision to grant pardon to former lawmaker Resham Chaudhary, even as a case related to the Tikapur massacre remained under-consideration at the apex court.

KATHMANDU, June 7: The Supreme Court has issued a show cause notice in the name of the government over the granting of general amnesty to Resham Chaudhary, who was found guilty of murder in the Tikapur incident.

KATHMANDU, May 31: The hearing on petition filed at the Supreme Court against the government's decision to pardon the life sentence of Resham Chaudhary, who was found guilty by all three tiers of courts in connection with the Tikapur incident, is scheduled for today.

President Ram Chandra Paudel has granted a pardon to Resham Chaudhary, who is serving a life sentence for his involvement in the brutal murder case in Tikapur in 2015. This controversial decision has raised serious concerns among former bureaucrats, civil society leaders, and the public at large, as it sets a dangerous precedent, promotes impunity, and undermines the rule of law in the country.

KATHMANDU, May 28: The government has decided to recommend to the President to pardon the remaining sentence of Nagarik Unmukti Party (NUP) leader Resham Chaudhary who is serving a life term after being found guilty in the Tikapur massacre of 2015.

KATHMANDU, May 26: The wife of the policeman who lost his life in the Tikapur incident has filed a petition in the Office of President not to grant amnesty to Resham Chaudhary.

KATHMANDU, May 26: The Rastriya Janamorcha Party has demanded the government stop the process initiated to grant amnesty to the leader of Nagarik Unmukti Party (NUP) Resham Chaudhary who is currently in Dillibazar jail serving a life term.

KATHMANDU, May 18: An official meeting of the ruling Nagarik Unmukti Party (NUP) is set to take place today. The party’s General Secretary Ratan Thapa said that the meeting has been fixed at 1 PM and officials available in Kathmandu will attend the meeting.

The latest developments surrounding Resham Chaudhary and his political party, the Nagrik Unmukti Party (NUP), have exposed a clear contradiction between their statements and actions. Chaudhary, currently serving a life term for his involvement in the heinous 'Tikapur massacre,' claims to accept the verdict of the Supreme Court but his party is protesting against it.

KATHMANDU, May 17: Resham Chaudhary, who was found guilty in the Tikapur massacre, has said that the verdict of the Supreme Court is acceptable to him.

KATHMANDU, May 16: The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the decision of the High Court Dipayal to sentence Resham Chaudhary, the mastermind of Tikapur carnage, to life imprisonment.

KATHMANDU, Feb 16: The government is reluctant to release Resham Chaudhary, the founding chairman of Nagarik Unmukti Party (NUP) who is allegedly the mastermind behind the Tikapur carnage.

KATHMANDU, Dec 16: Nagarik Unmukti Party organized a silent sit-in program at Maitighar Mandala, Kathmandu, demanding the release of Resham Chaudhary and other political prisoners of the Tharuhat movement on Friday.

KATHMANDU, Dec 13: All Nepal National Free Students Union (ANNFSU) close to CPN-UML organized a rally against the government’s decision to bring controversial ordinance for the release of the advisor to Nagarik Unmukti Party (NUP), Resham Chaudhary and Mohammad Aftab Alam of Nepali Congress.

KATHMANDU, Dec 13: Prime Minister and Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba is increasingly alienated within his party following his decision to introduce a controversial ordinance that paves the way for releasing convicted criminals serving jail terms under the guise of political cases.

Despite widespread criticisms from various quarters including from his own party, Nepali Congress, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who has expedited internal homework to form a new government under his leadership, has shown no sign of backtracking on his decision.

KATHMANDU, Dec 12: After the government decided to introduce an ordinance granting amnesty to Resham Chaudhary and others, the supporters reached the jail to welcome Chaudhary. The supporters went and sat in front of the prison with garlands and flags of Nagarik Unmukti Party.

KATHMANDU, Dec 12: The government has decided to introduce an ordinance to pave the way for the release of the advisor to Nagarik Unmukti Party (NUP), Resham Chaudhary, who is serving a life sentence for the past five years for masterminding the 2015 Tikapur massacre in which nine people were killed.

KATHMANDU, Oct 12: The complaint demanding that the candidature of Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba from Dadeldhura for the membership of the House of Representatives (HoR) be scrapped has been dismissed stating that it was not in accordance with the law.

KATHMANDU, Oct 10: Reshamlal Chaudhary, who was sentenced to life by the court in a mass murder case, registered his nomination for a membership of the House of Representatives (HoR) through his representative, but according to the law, his candidacy will not be valid.

KATHMANDU, Sept 16: The government has decided to withdraw the cases filed against the accused of the Tikapur massacre that took place some eight years ago. A Cabinet meeting held on September 12 decided to amend the law and withdraw the cases against the accused of the massacre.

KATHMANDU, Jan 3: Resham Chaudhary, who is currently serving jail term in Dilli Bazaar Prison after the court convicted him in connection with the killing of police personnel on duty in Kailali a few years ago, has applied for registration of new party in the Election Commission on Monday.

KATHMANDU, Dec 31: Resham Chaudhary, who is currently serving jail term in Dilli Bazaar Prison after the court convicted him of killing police personnel on duty in Kailali a few years ago, has announced to form a new political party from the jail. His wife Ranjita Shrestha confirmed that Chaudhary is preparing to register the party on January 3 and he has already informed about this to the jail administration on Friday.

KATHMANDU, July 26:  Resham Chaudhary, a member of parliament and executive member of Janata Samajbadi Party, visited the Election Commission (EC) on Monday.

KATHMANDU, June 1: The government and Tharuhat/ Tharuwan Struggle Committee have reached an agreement.

KATHMANDU, March 30: The government on Tuesday held talks with the agitating groups demanding the release of lawmaker Resham Chaudhary.

KATHMANDU, March 29: The government has formed a three-member dialogue team to hold talks with the agitating groups demanding the release of lawmaker Resham Chaudhary.

UDAYAPUR, Mar 4: A nationwide general strike by the Laxman Tharu-led Tharuhat-Tharuwan National Front (TTNF) demanding the release of Resham Chaudhary, a member of the House of Representatives, hit normal life in Udayapur district on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, Sept 23: Ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Sunday said the government is working to scrap the court cases against those involved in the lynching of seven policemen and a toddler during an anti-constitution protest in Tikapur in 2015.

KATHMANDU, March 7: Despite the conviction of House of Representatives Member Resham Chaudhary in the Tikapur lynchings case Wednesday, legal experts have said that he might not lose his parliamentary seat any time soon as he has the right to appeal.

KATHMANDU, March 6: The Kailali District Court on Wednesday sentenced Lawmaker Resham Chaudhary among eleven others with life imprisonment, who were accused of masterminding the Tikapur massacre in August 2015 in which seven police personnel and a little child were killed.

KATHMANDU, Jan 8: The Supreme Court on Monday upheld lower court decisions to keep Resham Chaudhary, the main accused in the Kailali carnage of August 2015, in judicial custody.

KATHMANDU, Jan 7:  Supreme Court (SC) on Monday sanctioned the lower court’s decision on Ratriya Janata Party Nepal (RJP-N) lawmaker Resham Chaudhary, a main accused in the Kailali carnage that claimed lives of seven innocent people including SPP Laxman Neupane and a toddler.

By administering oath of office and secrecy to Resham Chaudhary, who is accused of masterminding the 2015 Tikapur massacre, the government of K P Sharma Oli has made the most serious mistake.

DHANGADHI, Jan 4: Locals of Tikapur have expressed deep dissatisfaction after lawmaker-elect of Kailali constituency-1 Resham Chaudhary, who is also the main accused in the Tikapur carnage, was sworn in as a member of parliament on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, Jan 4: Resham Chaudhary, who is in judicial custody on the charge of masterminding the 2015 Tikapur massacre, has been administered oath of office and secrecy as Member of Parliament on Thursday, more than a year after his election.  Seven policemen including an SSP and a toddler were killed by Tharu protestors in Tikapur of Kailali in August 2015.

KATHMANDU, Jan 4: Although the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) had long been demanding that the government facilitate the administering of oath of office and secrecy to murder-accused Resham Chaudhary, who was elected to the House of Representatives (HoR) from Kailali, the government had so far been dilly-dallying over the matter.

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KATHMANDU, Jan 3: Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) on Thursday took strong exception to the oath-taking ceremony administered to jailed lawmaker of Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal (RJP-N) Resham Chaudhary.

KATHMANDU, Jan 3: Parliamentarian-elect from Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal, Resham Chaudhary from Kailali-1's oath taking ceremony has been postponed to 3:00 PM from 11:30 AM as the Dilli Bazaar Prison is yet to receive a letter of Chaudhary's release. Chaudhary will be administered the oath at the Speaker's Secretariat at Singhadurbar, according to Dilli Malla, press advisor to speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara. However, despite the oath, Chaudhary will still be in prison and won't be able to participate in parliamentary meetings.