Top 10 News Headlines in Nepal for Sunday, Chaitra 1, 2082

Ratopati March 15, 2026

Top 10 News Headlines in Nepal for Sunday, Chaitra 1, 2082

Today, Sunday, Chaitra 1, 2082. We present the top 10 main events of the day in Ratopati.com's regular feature 'Ten News at Ten'—

Today's main news includes two far-reaching decisions by the Sushila government, political parties submitting their proportional representation lists to the Election Commission, the Supreme Court declining an interim order in the Dhanusha-1 dispute, RSP planning to amend its bylaws to make Balen the parliamentary party leader, demands to publish the investigation commission's report, and the case against the withdrawal of Rabi Lamichhane's indictment being placed 'in the pending list' (Heredaherdaima), among others.

1. Two Far-Reaching Decisions by the Sushila Government
With the results of the House of Representatives elections already public, the government led by Sushila Karki has made two far-reaching decisions. As the time to hand over responsibility to the new government approaches, the cabinet meeting held on Sunday decided to nominate Home Minister Omprakash Aryal as a member of the National Assembly. The cabinet meeting also decided to nominate Adarsh Kumar Shrestha as the Chairman of the National Nature Conservation Trust.

2. Political Parties Submitted Proportional Representation Lists to the Commission
Six political parties that crossed the threshold in the recently concluded House of Representatives proportional representation election have submitted the list of individuals to become proportional representation members according to their respective seat allocations to the Election Commission. The Commission will verify these lists, check for cluster compliance, and then announce the elected members.

3. Supreme Court Did Not Issue Interim Order in Dhanusha-1 Dispute
The Supreme Court refused to issue an interim order regarding the dispute over the candidacy cancellation of RSP's Kishori Sah in Dhanusha-1 during the House of Representatives election. Hearing the related writ on Sunday, the Supreme Court declined to issue an interim order.

4. RSP to Amend Bylaws to Make Balen Shah Parliamentary Party Leader
The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is going to amend its bylaws to make Balen Shah the parliamentary party leader. The party announced that it will hold a central committee meeting to amend the bylaws and appoint Shah as the parliamentary party leader.

5. Demand to Make the Commission's Report Public
Activists from the Genji Alliance protested in the capital on Sunday, demanding the publication of the report from the investigation commission formed to probe the crackdown during the Genji movement.

6. Case Against Withdrawal of Rabi Lamichhane's Indictment Placed 'In Pending List'
The writ petition against the withdrawal of the indictment against Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairman Rabi Lamichhane has been placed 'in the pending list' (Heredaherdaima). Since the hearing on the writ at the Supreme Court could not be concluded on Sunday, it was placed 'in the pending list.'

7. Rukum East DSP Yadav Under Investigation
An investigation has been launched against DSP Umashankar Prasad Yadav of the District Police Office, Rukum East. For the investigation, he has been removed from his responsibility at the District Police Office and ordered to report to the Lumbini Provincial Police Office.

8. Madhes-Centric Parties at Their Weakest State in History
Madhes-centric parties have reached their weakest state in history. According to the results of the recently concluded House of Representatives election, Madhes-centric parties failed to win a single seat and also could not cross the threshold in the proportional representation category. Various comments are being made within these parties regarding the election results.

9. Case Filed Against Former Director General of Revenue Investigation Department
The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a corruption case against the former Director General of the Revenue Investigation Department, Jhalakram Adhikari.

10. Kitchen Has Become Expensive
There is an artificial shortage of gas in the market, along with an abnormal price hike in edible oil and rice. This has made the kitchen expensive for Nepalis.