Ncell’s
tale unraveled: Axiata’s sale or sham? (kh
08/12/2023)
CIAA
summons foreigners involved in two wide-body aircraft
acquisition, by Enika Rai (rep 08/12/2023)
Bhutanese
refugee leader Rizal to remain in jail as he fails to
submit bail amount (kh 07/12/2023)
Balkrishna
Khand to appear before Patan High Court on December 14
(rep 06/12/2023)
Hearing
on writ petition against Oli govt deferred today as well
(rep 06/12/2023) [One legal
decision after another concerning political processes is
delayed, some of them for years. This smacks of
political protectionism!]
PAC
requests details from MoHP for re-investigation of Omni
scam (rep 05/12/2023)
Fake
Bhutanese refugee case: Four accused to be sent to
Department of Money Laundering (kh 04/12/2023), DMLI
and CIAA ensnare those who came out of prison by posting
bail in fake Bhutanese refugee scam (rep 04/12/2023)
Jailed
in connection with Bhutanese Refugee Scam, former home
minister Khand is honored by party! (rep 03/12/2023)
[How deep do Deuba and his NC
want to sink? This has nothing to do with democracy, the
rule of law and morality!]
Three
arrested for scamming people with false promises of
lucrative jobs in Serbia, Malta and Croatia (rep
02/12/2023)
Fake
Bhutanese Refugee Scam: High Court orders remand for
eight people, including Top Bahadur Rayamajhi : Order to
release Sandeep Rayamajhi and Rijal on bail (rep
01/12/2023), Two
judges split on ex-minister Khand’s judicial custody :
High Court upholds former deputy PM Rayamajhi’s custody.
A third judge will decide on Khand, a former home
minister, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 02/12/2023) [???]
Construction
companies 'influencing' senior govt officials to snatch
contract of Rs 25 billion in Kathmandu-Terai fast track
project, by Dilip Paudel (rep 29/11/2023)
Government
employee arrested on charge of forgery (kh
29/11/2023)
DAO,
Parsa addresses 438 cases
related to loansharking (kh
27/11/2023)
CIAA
files corruption case against
former Deputy Mayor and eight
others of Ramdhuni Municipality,
Sunsari (kh 27/11/2023)
Police
nab fraud for making false
promises of employment in
Portugal (kh 26/11/2023)
Dream
of going to UK shattered as
unscrupulous agent deceives more
than 50 people, by Sabita
Khadka (rep 26/11/2023)
Former
King Gyanendra unveils statue of King Prithivi Narayan
Shah in Birtamod (with photos) (kh 25/11/2023)
CIAA
files corruption case against 12 officials for allowing
construction of hotel inside CNP (rep 23/11/2023)
33
kg of gold imported through Lamabagar checkpoint in six
shipments (kh 22/11/2023)
SC
urges action against political corruption in broker
license distribution (kh 22/11/2023)
Controversial
contractor Rauniyar joins UML (kh 21/11/2023) [Long live party-affiliated
corruption! Membership of two political parties means
double protection!]
Parliamentary
Committee seeks birth certificate details of AIG Gyawali
(rep 19/11/2023)
How
a provincial government squandered tax money : More than
Rs330 million in taxpayer money allocated for the
construction of cold storage facilities in Lumbini
Province has gone to waste, by Ghanshyam Gautam (kp
17/101/2023)
CIAA
recommends accountability for consumer committees and
tole sudhar samitis (rep 14/11/2023)
NA
Major General Pandey resigns amid controversy over
altered date of birth (kh 10/11/2023), Nepal
Army general Pande resigns over conflicting birth dates
: Tara Dhoj Pande was in line to become the army chief
after General Prabhu Ram Sharma’s retirement next year
(kp 11/11/2023)
Police
gather further evidence in second round of investigation
in Fake Bhutanese Refugee Case (kh 09/11/2023)
CIAA
suspects involvement of former Ministers Basnet and
Karki along with Chief Secretaries in irregularities
during TERAMOX procurement, by Tapendra Karki (rep
08/11/2023)
CIAA
seizes documents of PRIA amid allegations of financial
irregularities (rep 07/11/2023)
CIAA
issues directive to govt for effective project
management (kh 03/11/2023), CIAA
directs all governments not to allocate funds for
half-baked projects : Warns public officials of action
if they disburse budget by abusing their authority
(kp 03/11/2023)
Prisoner
pardoned by President arrested for extortion : The
accused, with a lengthy criminal history, had served
four and a half years in prison before being pardoned by
President Paudel on Republic Day, by Ramesh Kumar
Paudel (kp 02/11/2023) [What is
the background for pardoning convicted criminals? Always
a political one?], SC
overturns President’s decision to provide amnesty to
Regal : Orders Regal's immediate arrest (kh
02/11/2023), Yograj
Dhakal “Regal” arrested (kh 02/11/2023), Cabinet,
President face setback as top court overturns disputed
pardon : Supreme Court says decision to forgive murder
convict Yograj Dhakal was constitutionally and legally
flawed, by Anil Giri (kp 03/11/2023)
Govt
grants fail to benefit targeted groups (rep
31/10/2023)
Lawmaker
Paudyal insists on waging joint fight against corruption
(kh 30/10/2023)
Banke
police arrest one on charge of defrauding people by
pretending to be a CIAA employee (kh 28/10/2023)
Farm
subsidies ending up in wrong hands, report says : The
probe panel said that more than 70 percent of the
subsidies in Lumbini province had been misappropriated,
by Ghanashyam Gautam (kp 20/10/2023)
The
Unequal Balance of Power : Kathmandu's Dual Standard on
Rule Enforcement, by Nabraj Lama (rep 19/10/2023)
CIAA
recommends barring indicted people from election, by
Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 19/10/2023), Poll
candidates : The issue is one of
integrity of those contesting
the three tiers of elections
(ht 20/10/2023)
Fraudulent
practices uncovered at APF petrol pump, by Arun Bam
(rep 19/10/2023)
CRN-2023:
71.7 percent perceive political leaders' roles in
corruption (rep 15/10/2023) [see report
by Alternative Foundation]
Court
sends Rahul Mahara, son of former speaker
Krishna Bahadur Mahara, to jail : The district
court of Kathmandu on Friday decided to send
Rahul Mahara to judicial custody in connection
with a gold smuggling case (nlt 13/10/2023)
Complaints
related to federal affairs top the CIAA list
(ht 12/10/2023)
House
scrambles to revise anti-money laundering laws as
grey-listing looms : Urgent need to address concerns
pointed out by Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 12/10/2023) [see Mutual
Evaluation Report by APG]
RSP
Chair Lamichhane showers questions against CIAA Chief
Commissioner Rai (kh), Gagan
Thapa expresses discontent over party bias in CIAA
Commissioner appointments (kh 11/10/2023) [Party
political CIAA infiltration to "protect" the corrupt
politicians!]
Why
we need value-based education : A robust moral
foundation in early education helps combat corruption in
Nepal, by Pushpa Raj Joshi (kp 11/10/2023)
Women's
rights activists hold protest at Maitighar, demanding
re-imprisonment of Regal (rep 11/10/2023), Presidential
pardons and their impact on victims and society: A call
for justice, by Aesha Bajracharya (rep 11/10/2023)
Allegation
of Rs 4.9 million embezzlement at School (rn
11/10/2023)
House
panel approves money laundering prevention bill (rep
11/10/2023)
Gold
smuggling: Case filed against Rahul Mahara, three others
(kh 11/10/2023)
Challenges
of Stopping Capital Flight, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
10/10/2023)
Ensure
Justice To Chetan's Widow, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
08/10/2023)
CIB
recommends prosecution of three, including former
Speaker Mahara’s Son (kh 08/10/2023),
Mahara’s son, other 3 to be prosecuted in 9kg gold
smuggling : Former Speaker Mahara was not recommended
for prosecution as the police avoided interrogating him
as a possible offender in the Lalita Niwas scam, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 09/10/2023)
CIAA
files cases against seven individuals, including Madhes
province then minister (rn 08/10/2023), Corruption
at Jhalanath Khanal Institute of Health Sciences: CIAA
files case at Special Court against 7 including
ex-minister (rep 08/10/2023), Corruption
scandal engulfs Jhalnath Khanal Institute’s snake
breeding program; Former Minister among 7 accused
(kh 08/10/2023), Venomous
snake farm gets CIAA bite (ae 09/10/2023)
Challenges
Of Rooting Out Corruption, by Bam Dev Sharma (rn
07/10/2023)
Corruption
in National Payment Gateway: CIAA files case against
seven people including Secretary Marasini (rep
02/10/2023), CIAA
files case against nine including sitting secretary on
corruption charges (rn 02/102023), Secretary
among nine charged in payment gateway scandal : The
National Payment Gateway System bought for $1.98 million
to digitise all financial transactions remains unused,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 03/10/2023), CIAA
files cases against high-ranking govt officials on
corruption charge (rep 03/10/2023), Corruption
in National Payment Gateway: CIAA decides not to
prosecute nine officials (rep 03/10/2023)
RSP
leaders seek President’s attention to reconsider
immunity granted to murder convict (kh 02/10/2023)
CIAA
submits annual report for FY 2022/23 to President Paudel
(rep 02/11/2023)
CIAA
implicates three including two PADT member
secretaries in Pashupati Jalhari
misappropriation case (kh 01/10/2023), Sitting,
ex-Pashupati officials charged with corruption :
They are accused of mishandling 1.49 kg gold
while installing a golden cover at the base of
Shivalinga, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
02/10/2023)
Lamichhane
questions bonus allocation by struggling NOC
(rep 01/10/2023)
Ruling
coalition and main opposition UML inch closer on
high level committee to probe gold smuggling
(kh 01/102023) [Political
parties, whose high-ranking politicians seem to
be involved, are not suited to solve this crime.
This is the responsibility of the CIB and the
courts!], Govt
establishes high-level inquiry commission led by
Judge Dilliram Acharya to probe gold smuggling
(kh 01/10/2023), Commission
formed to investigate recent gold smuggling
cases : The four-member commission, led by
former High Court Chief Judge Dilli Raj Acharya,
has been given three months to submit its
findings (kp 02/10/2023), Commissioned
to fail? People doubt the new panel formed to
investigate gold smuggling can do its job well (kp
03/10/2023)
Bhairahawa
Airport land scam: Rupandehi administration launches
probe (kh 29/09/2023)
Black
money pouring in as ‘investment’ in the guise of FDI
(kh 28/09/2023)
RSP
Chair Lamichhane criticizes President Paudel for
releasing party-fostered criminals (kh 28/09/2023)
Concerns
over ‘misappropriation’ of revenue from ISBN
distribution (kh 27/09/2023)
SC
issues show cause order for not filing case against
former PM duo Nepal and Bhattarai (kh 26/09/2023), Court
issues show cause for not prosecuting ex-PMs in land
scam : Supreme Court Justice Binod Sharma issued the
notice to the government on Tuesday (kp 27/09/2023),
SC's
concern : The SC must pursue with the interrogation of
Nepal and Bhattarai to learn the truth (ht
28/09/2023)
No
deal yet on high-level gold smuggling probe : UML says
police bureau might’ve conducted fair probe but fails to
clear suspicions that those behind the smuggling won’t
be prosecuted, by Binod Ghimire (kp 25/09/2023), Blinded
by gold
Ruling and opposition parties continue to bicker over
the gold scam probe amid a sinking economy (kp
25/09/2023)
Loan
shark victims start filing cases against alleged
perpetrators : As many as 55 complaints were registered
in a week, according to the inquiry commission (kp
24/09/2023)
CIAA
files corruption case against former Simraungadh Chief
Administrative Officer, others (kh 24/09/2023)
Petrol
smuggling via tankers in attempt to bypass customs
(24/09/2023)
Nepotism
within state-sponsored corruption: Contradicting
Wilson's Theory of Altruism, by Pushpa Raj Joshi (ht
21/09/2023)
DoMLI
initiates probe as concerns of suspected money
laundering arise over Tiger Palace Resort acquisition,
by Tapendra Karki (rep 21/09/2023)
'Constitution,
a document of compromise' (ht 21/09/2023)
8,849
individuals and firms blacklisted during mid-July and
mid-September on banking fraud (rep 20/09/2023)
Govt
extends Colonel Adhikari’s term secretly again (rep
19/09/2023)
Gold
smuggling gang shifts tactics to hide precious metal in
motorcycle brake pads (kh 18/09/2023)
An
open letter to PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal on three corruption
scandals and one ‘mega-scandal’, Nilamber Acharya,
Suryanath Upadhyay, Surya Prasad Shrestha, Sushil Pyakurel
and Kanak Mani Dixit write to Nepal’s prime minister
urging him to take up corruption scandals with utmost
seriousness (nlt 17/09/2023)
Probe
commission files case against 55 loan sharks : Out of
26,000 complaints, only about 4,000 complaints were
resolved (rep 17/09/2023)
Case
registered against 29 individuals in 60 kg gold
smuggling scam (rep 17/09/2023), 29
prosecuted for gold smuggling
Nine of the defendants are foreigners including seven
Chinese, an Indian and a Belgian, bny Anup Ojha (kp
18/09/2023)
Police
accused of leaking sensitive
information amid ongoing
criminal investigations, by
Arun Bam (rep 17/09/2023)
Incomplete
probe : Gold smuggling through TIA will continue as long
as leaders are spared from an inquiry (ht
15/09/2023), Process
to form high-level commission in recent 60 kg hold scam
forwarded: PM Prachanda (rn 15/09/2023) [What
is needed, Mr Dahal, is an independent judicial enquiry,
not a high-level commission of the political parties
that are obviously involved in the case!]
Man
arrested for fraudulent foreign employment promise to UK
(kh 15/09/2023)
Tarun
Dal leader Lama under police scrutiny in 1 kg gold
smuggling case (rep 14/09/2023)
CIB
to continue investigation into gold smuggling case
(kh 14/09/2023), Police
reveal transnational and political ties in gold
smuggling : Central Investigation Bureau for initially
prosecuting 29 individuals over 60kg gold case, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 14/09/2023)
Chinese
gang operated 7 companies for gold smuggling in Nepal:
CIB (kh 13/09/2023), CIB
reveals additional 302 kg gold was smuggled into Nepal
prior to 60 kg gold smuggling episode (kh
13/09/2023), Ready
Traders smuggled 302 kg of gold into Nepal: CIB (rep
13/09/2023)
US
job promise turns nightmare for many. Nepali agent
arrested : Victims say they paid between Rs2.5 million
and 7.5 million to Hasta Gautam and his agents to be
smuggled, by Anup Ojha (kp 12/09/2023)
Justice
for all : Was it just to indict Gurung who had legally
bought the land at Baluwatar and paid taxes? (ht
12/09/2023)
Investigation
into 60 kg gold smuggling case reaches final stage, CIB
preparing to submit report soon (kh 12/09/2023)
Tax
official arrested with Rs 2.6 million from Nepalgunj
Airport (kh 11/09/2023)
TIA
staff launch protest against probe on customs officials
on gold smuggling scam : Nepal Police has been probing
the potential involvement of the TIA customs staffs in
60 kg gold smuggling scam (nlt 11/09/2023)
More
than Rs 3.3 mln corruption case filed against Officer of
BPKIHS (rn 11/09/2023)
Gold
smuggling case: CIB raids residence of Chinese national
(kh 11/09/2023)
Kathmandu
Court grants bail to 17 Individuals, including
Bhatbhateni proprietor Gurung (kh 10/09/2023),
Court orders the release of all 18 arrested in Lalita
Niwas land grab case : A single bench of District Court
Judge Bhola Nath Dhakal on Sunday ordered the release of
17 on bail and one on general date (kp 11/09/2023)
District
Court expected to deliver verdict on Lalita Niwas Land
Grab Case following conclusion of hearing (kh
10/09/2023),
Prime
minister says thousands of land grab cases will be
probed : Statement comes amid suspicions the Cabinet is
trying to save coalition leaders alleged in scams from
prosecution (kp 10/09/2023) [???]
60
kg Gold Smuggling Case: CIB grills BIDH Lab owner
Bhimkant Bhandari (kh 10/09/2023)
Government
official held for accumulating illegal property worth Rs
46mn (ht 10/09/2023)
APG
report on Nepal's anti-money laundering measures
launched, advising high-level commitment (rep
10/06/2023)
60
kg gold smuggling case: Three govt employees including
TIA customs officer arrested (rep 09/09/2023), Three
customs staffers held in gold smuggling case : With the
latest arrests, the number of individuals caught in the
July gold scam has reached 30 (kp 10/09/2023)
One
more individual arrested in gold smuggling case (kh
08/09/2023)
Ring
of gold smuggling revolves around Maoist leaders and
activists, with more than 60 people under investigation,
by Tapendra Karki (rep 06/09/2023), Who
are the Maoist leaders and activists behind the gold
smuggling network?, by Tapendra Karki (rep
06/09/2023)
Land
mafias usurp Banara locals’ settlement, by Raj Karan
Mahato (ae 06/09/2023)
Hospital
inside ‘Hotel Vienna' owned by Dawa, running illegally,
by Tapendra Karki (rep 06/09/2023)
Fake
papers used to smuggle gold, Hong Kong tells Nepal :
Central Investigation Bureau sends senior police officer
to Hong Kong to follow the gold smuggling trail, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 05/09/2023)
60
kg gold smuggling case: CIB takes statements from Dipesh
Pun and Rahul Mahara (rep 05/09/2023), Gold
smuggling: Sons of prominent Nepali leaders under
scanner (kh 06/09/2023), CIB
interrogates Dipesh, son of former Vice President Pun,
in gold smuggling case : Last week, the CIB had arrested
Rahul Mahara, son of senior Maoist leader Krishna
Bahadur Mahara (kp 06/09/2023)
Technological
hurdles complicate investigation into gold smuggling,
by Tapendra Karki (rep 05/09/2023)
12
unscrupulous traders in Kathmandu slapped with cash
fines of more than Rs 700,000 (rep 04/09/2023)
CIAA
registers case against three at Special Court (rn
03/09/2023)
Govt
urged to take graft control measures (ht 03/09/2023)
Woman
arrested with 1 kg of gold (nlt 03/09/2023) [Sounds
like abuse by corrupt rich people!]
Police
investigate possible connections between former Vice
President's Son and gold smuggling case, by Tapendra
Karki (rep 02/09/2023)
Entrepreneurs
In Corruption Landscape, by Rameshwar Baral (rn
01/09/2023)
9
kilos of gold concealed in e-cigarettes in possession of
Daojin Wang, by Tapendra Karki (rep 01/09/2023)
Court
Rules Out Fund To Lawmakers : There is no gainsaying the
fact that powerful politicians and ministers do exercise
disproportionate influence in the allocation of national
budget in Nepal, by Mukti Rijal (rn 31/08/2023)
Manpower
companies duping people in the name of foreign
employment (rep 30/08/2023)
Maoist
Center Vice Chairman’s son, Rahul Mahara, taken into CIB
custody (kh 30/08/2023), Ex-Speaker
Mahara’s son held in gold smuggling case : Police say
they are recording Rahul Mahara’s statement over his
alleged involvement in the racket (kp 31/08/2023)
Coalition
for corruption : Power equations may change, but the
unfair practices of the political syndicates perhaps
won't, by Mohan Guragain (kp 29/08/2023)
Lawmakers’
concerns arise over Prime Minister’s daughter’s
participation in High-Level meetings (kh 29/08/2023)
Residences
built for province chiefs and CMs in Kathmandu against
federalism: Experts, by Bhuwan Sharma (rep) [This
is another proof that the thinking of politicians
continues to be centrist and not federalist!], Do
provincial officials really need lavish abodes in the
federal capital? Earlier this week, the prime minister
unveiled seven buildings for chief ministers and
province heads in Lalitpur, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
01/09/2023)
Gold
smuggling saga unfolds: District Prosecutor demands CIB
probe into Krishna Bahadur Mahara and son (kh
28/08/2023)
Lalita
Niwas land grab: Case filed against
fraudulence, organized crime charges
dismissed (kh 27/08/2023), 310
charged with forgery in Lalita Niwas
land scam : Investigators rule out
organised crime for lack of evidence,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 28/8/2023)
Govt
attorney’s office to prosecute Secretary
Raut (rep 27/08/2023)
SC
order on pork barrel fund irks NC, UML,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 26/08/2023) [This shows where
corrupt thinking and acting is at home!],
Good
riddance : Supreme Court order on pork barrel funds is a
major step towards curbing corruption (kp
28/08/2023)
Nepal
gets Gold Medal for corruption : There is national
consensus among politicians only when it comes to
protecting each other from prosecution (nt
25/08/2023)
A
case against high level gold smuggling probe panel :
Historically, reports presented by such probe panels
have been hidden from the public eye, and their
recommendations conspicuously unheeded, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (ae 25/08/2023)
US
raises concerns over NAC's wide-body aircraft purchase,
by Tapendra Karki (rep 25/08/2023)
Nepal’s
Chaotic Corruption Circus, by Akhilesh Tripathi (rep
24/08/2023), Nepal
becoming a hub for international smuggling, corruption:
Shekhar Koirala (kh 24/08/2023)
Lalita
Niwas Case: CIB recommends 286 defendants, including
Bijay Gachchdar and Min Bahadur Gurung (kh
24/08/2023)
DoI
Director General Adhikari pulled over in reserve pool
for allegedly having contact with Dawa Lama (rep
24/08/2023)
SC
issues interim order halting for Constituency
Infrastructure Development Fund (kh 23/08/2023) [Another issue of political
corruption finally stopped!], Court
blocks pork barrel fund both in centre and provinces :
Interim order questions if lawmakers doing the work of
the executive would undermine separation of powers
principle, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 24/08/2023),
MPs
criticise court order on constituency development fund :
Constitutional experts, however, disagree with the
lawmakers’ criticism, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp
25/08/2023)
Ex-ministers
among 238 on CIB list for land scam prosecution :
Ex-prime ministers Nepal and Bhattarai spared in police
report on Lalita Niwas probe submitted to district
attorney, by Prithvi Man Shrestha and Anup Ojha (kp
23/08/2023) [It is a big step that politicians of
the second level are prosecuted for their potential
crimes, but those of the top level continue to enjoy the
protection of those currently in power, who only change
within the circle of the top level anyway. Otherwise, it
could be that the top brass of politicians will soon
disappear from the scene altogether!], Mere
formality? A fair probe demands that everyone
involved in the Lalita Niwas scam be
investigated impartially (ht 23/08/2023),
CIB
recommends legal action against 238 individuals, by
Tapendra Karki (rep 23/08/2023)
Corruption
Drive Will It Reach Logical End?, by Narayan
Upadhyay (rn 22/08/2023), Make
People Feel Good Governance, by Uttam
Maharjan (rn 22/08/2023) [???]
CIB
submits its probe report on controversial Lalita Niwas
land-grab scam to district attorney (rep 22/08/2023)
Criminal
intent : The decision to transfer top cops probing
corruption scams is aimed at protecting corrupt leaders
(kp 21/08/2023) [Whoever orders
such transfers in the current situation should also be
convicted of political corruption!], Two
SSPs investigating Fake Bhutanese Refugee case called to
Headquarters (kh 21/08/2023) [????]
Soft
state syndrome: Precursor to state failure, by
Pushpa Raj Joshi (ht 21/08/2023)
Lalita
Niwas land scam: 18 arrested ones to stay in custody for
three more days (kh 21/08/2023)
Corruption
blamed for plunge in foreign investments in Nepal :
Capital inflow fell by 67.88 percent to Rs5.96 billion
in the past fiscal year, according to Nepal Rastra Bank,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 21/08/2023)
Lalita
Niwas land grab case: CIB records statements of former
PMs Madhav Nepal and Baburam Bhattarai (kh
21/08/2023), Strongest
hint yet two ex-PMs will be spared in land scam
: Instead of grilling as suspects, CIB recorded
statements of Nepal and Bhattarai as government
witnesses, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
22/08/2023)
Nepal
writing to Hong Kong customs again seeking smuggled gold
details : The Department of Customs in Kathmandu had
earlier sought information from the Hong Kong
authorities over the precious metal and is awaiting
response, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 21/08/2023), Gold
recovered from Tribhuvan International Airport verified
as 24-carat pure (rep 21/08/2023)
Transfer
of top cops probing refugee scam rings alarm bells :
Prime minister presented proposal and passed it despite
DPM Shrestha’s objections, home ministry official says,
by Anil Giri (kp 20/08/2023) [This
is what the so-called top politicians mean by ruthlessly
clearing up corruption!]
CIB
preparing to submit report on Lalita Niwas land grab
case (kh 20/08/2023)
NC
General Secretary Thapa objects to exclusion of
statements in Lalita Niwas Case (kh 20/08/2023)
Holes
in government’s anti-corruption drive : Prime minister
and Maoist leaders say pressure coming from fellow
leaders and coalition, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
19/08/2023)
Seven
arrested for falsifying educational certificates to
enroll in MBBS program (rep 19/08/2023)
Anti-corruption
drive rattles political parties, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (ae 18/08/2023)
SC
questions President’s amnesty for Resham Chaudhary in
Tikapur incident (kh 17/08/2023),
Full
text of SC verdict damns Resham Chaudhary, by Ram
Kuamr Kamat (ht 17/08/2023), Court
rules pardon in criminal cases under political cover
illegal : The ruling would be considered while passing
verdicts in petitions challenging presidential pardons,
say experts, by Binod Ghimire (kp 18/08/2023), Granting
amnesty to those guilty in criminal cases
unconstitutional: SC, by Bhasa Sharma (rep
18/08/2023)
FWU
padlocked for one month (kh 17/08/2023)
9,590
govt employees to face action for not disclosing
property details (ht 17/08/2023)
How
much corruption is too much? Corruption at the highest
echelons of government is nothing new in Nepal, by
Paban Raj Pandey (kp 16/08/2023)
Labor
permits being issued based on fabricated documents
(ae 16/08/2023)
Fabrication
of refugee documents in Nepal is concerning: US State
Department, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 16/08/2023)
Towards
open governance and civic participation : There is a
long way to go for Nepal to build integrity in state
institutions and eradicate corruption, by Narayan
Adhikari and Blair Glencorse (kp 15/08/2023)
Gold
Scam Heats Up Politics, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
15/08/2023)
Congress
and UML still far apart on high-level gold probe :
Coalition tasks CIB, but UML insists on setting up elite
panel, by Anil Giri (kp 15/08/2023) [The
decision on this investigation must not be in the hands
of politicians and parties who may be involved in the
crime or want to gain their personal advantages from it!]
Seized
gold weighs 60.789 kg after removal of attachments : The
central bank has yet to melt the gold to determine the
actual quantity, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
15/08/2023)
Probe
the Maharas : If the government is to retain
credibility, it must look into their role in the 9kg
gold-smuggling case (kp 14/08/2023), PM
Dahal affirms willingness to face arrest if implicated
in corruption case (kh 14/08/2023) [Nepotism,
covering up for criminal elements and preventing the
investigation of crimes along with justice for the
victims also come under the heading of corruption, Mr
Dahal!], Golden
defiance: Mahara stays unbowed amid alleged gold
smuggling link, by Ishwar Dev Khanal (kh 15/08/2023)
18
new victims step forward in Bhutanese refugee
scam (kh 15/08/2023)
Congress
MPs criticise government for Sharma’s arrest,
Lama’s appointment : Nepali Congress lawmakers
convened in the Capital for their parliamentary
party meeting on Sunday (kp 14/08/2023)
Congress
dissidents join UML to demand high-level gold probe :
Some experts, however, fear if such a panel doesn’t have
honest professionals, police investigation could be
derailed, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 14/08/2023), NC
stands against forming high-level judicial
committee to investigate 100 kg gold smuggling
case (rep 14/08/2023)
CIB
takes statement from former Chief Secretary Paudel
(kh 14/08/2023), CIB
interrogates ex-chief secretary Paudyal on Lalita Niwas
scam : CIB says they asked Paudyal about the knowledge
he had on the matter when he was in the position, by
Anup Ojha (kp 15/08/2023)
Former
PM Nepal denies involvement in Lalita Niwas land grab
case : Affirms unwavering support in investigation
process (kh 14/08/2023)
NT’s
Interconnection Contract with Huawei raises concerns
over lack of financial bidding, by Manoj Ghimire (kh
14/08/2023)
CIB
arrests doctor mistakenly for alleged fake credentials
(kh 13/08/2023)
Two
Chinese nationals arrested in 100-kilos gold smuggling
case (kh 11/08/2023)
NC
lawmaker MP Sunil Sharma arrested from Golfutar (kh
10/08/2023), CIB
arrests one more doctor in alleged fake certificate
scandal (kh 11/08/2023), Government
critic Congress MP held for fake certificates : Nepal
Police says it had received a letter from the National
Examination Board on July 21, 2021 regarding Sharma’s
academic certificates, by Anil Giri (kp 11/08/2023),
CIB
arrests one more doctor on allegations of fake
educational certificate acquisition (kh 11/08/2023),
Kathmandu
District Court orders release of NC lawmaker Sunil
Sharma (kh 11/08/2023)
Consumer
committees plagued by rampant irregularities, by
Bishna Prasad Neupane (ae 10/08/2023)
Individuals
apprehended in Lalita Niwas land-grab scam to be
detained for another seven days (rep 09/08/2023)
Lalita
Niwas land grab scam : Master plan for PM's residence
expansion was made during PM Dahal’s tenure, by
Tapendra Karki (rep 09/08/2023)
The
legitimacy of having an independent investigation
commission, by Narayan Manandhar (rep 08/08/2023)
Many
benefits, some risks in latest verdict of Supreme Court
: There is a tradition of taking controversial proposals
to the Cabinet so that the CIAA would not investigate
them, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 08/08/2023)
Court
clears way for probing ex-PMs in Lalita Niwas scam :
Landmark verdict allows police to investigate former
prime ministers Madhav Kumar Nepal and Baburam Bhattarai,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 07/08/2023), Probe
top layer of pyramid, SC tells
investigators, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 07/08/2023),
Lalita
Niwas land grab: District court issues arrest warrant
against four former ministers : The court order paves
the way for Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) to arrest
these former ministers and speed up the investigation
process (nlt 07/08/2023), Arrest
warrant issued against four former ministers
including NC leader Gachchhadar, by Tapendra
Karki (rep 07/08/2023)
Govt
provided around Rs 27.5 million in financial aid
in two months : Misuse of government’ funds in
the name of financial aid, by Tapendra Karki
(rep 07/08/2023)
Controversial
former lawmaker Lharkyal Lama appointed
vice-chairman of Lumbini Development Fund : The
Maoist Centre leader had earlier been charged
with several crimes, including possession of
illegal firearms, accumulating disproportionate
property, and possession of dual citizenship and
passport (kp 07/08/2023)) [The
proximity of political parties to crime
continues unabated!]
Government
forms medical committee for VIP, VVIP care (kh
06/08/2023) [Why is this
non-inclusive group of predominantly male Khas Arya
given special treatment?], Stop
Health Expense Payment For Politicians, by Shyam P
Lohani (rn 06/08/2023)
DRI
faces difficulties recovering contact details as Dawa
Chhiring’s phone gets formatted (kh 05/08/2023)
At
long last, police to be assigned gold smuggling probe :
After over two weeks of investigation for revenue
leakage, government decides to examine scam for
organised crime, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
05/08/2023)
Shop
raided and sealed on charge of black marketeering
chemical fertilizer (rep 05/08/2023)
Politicians
and land mafia join hands to encroach Pokhara lakes :
Despite court orders to conserve the natural water
bodies in the lake city, the government remains
indifferent, turning a blind eye as political elites and
individuals persistently seize public land to erect
concrete structures, by Smita Adhikari (ae
04/08/2023)
Calls
grow at Maoist central committee meeting to book its
corrupt leaders : Party’s downfall was inevitable due to
the disconnect between its ideology and actions, says
Lekhnath Neupane, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 04/08/2023)
Wanted
in Lalita Niwas land-grab scam, these businessmen are
absconding (rep 04/08/2023)
CIB
to investigate smuggled gold case, by Tapendra Karki
(rep 04/08/2023)
Maoists
seek probe into leaders’ assets : Prime Minster Dahal
smug about government’s achievements, vows to continue
anti-corruption drive. Leaders accused of nepotism in
hiring personal secretaries, by Anil Giri (kp
03/08/2023)
Govt
doles out Rs 25 million in ‘financial aid’ in a month,
Rs 5.5 million spent on President’s treatment alone
(rep 03/08/2023) [Corruption and
nepotism all in one!]
Central
bank bought over 375 kg of seized gold in last five
years : Gold seized last month is yet to be melted to
determine the actual weight as DRI is focussed on
investigation, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
03/08/2023)
Two
persons arrested in Lalita Niwas case released
(kh 03/08/2023)
Govt
rejects another committee to probe into gold
smuggling case (kh 03/08/2023)
Contractors
hit streets seeking payments : Federation of
Contractors’ Association of Nepal says
government owes them Rs50 billion in dues from
last fiscal year, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 02/08/2023)
Bhutanese
refugee scam: Khand, Rayamajhi others appeal at Patan
High Court seeking release from jail (kh
01/08/2023), ‘VIPs’
seek redress in Patan High Court against district
court’s order (rep 02/08/2023), 15
persons in judicial custody appeal at high court seeking
release (ht 02/08/2023)
Will
a high-level committee help police inquest in the latest
gold smuggling case? In the past, such committees failed
as often as they succeeded, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 01/08/2023)
Arrest
of Dawa Tsering hints at possible political connections,
by Tapendra Karki (rep 31/07/2023), Associating
my name with Dawa Tsering is an attempt to assassinate
my character: Barshaman Pun (rep 31/07/2023), Arrest
of a Chinese national in gold smuggling case indicates
complicity of Maoist leaders : Photos and videos making
rounds on social media indicate Dawa Chhiring possibly
had close connections with Maoist leaders including the
former Vice President Nanda Kishor Pun (nlt
31/07/2023)
Unauthorised
translation and piracy of foreign books thrive in Nepal
: The phenomenon has not just hurt creativity but also
caused losses to authorised translators and publishers.
There is law but implementation remains lax, by
Upendra Raj Pandey (kp 31/07/2023)
Survey
officer faces charges of corruption (rn 30/07/2023)
Gold
smuggling case: Hotel owner Chhiring arrested from
Thamel (kh 30/07/2023)
Why
are the property details of the prime minister and
ministers kept secret? (rep 29/07/2023)
DRI
suspects gold smuggling even in earlier metal imports :
Ready Trade Pvt Ltd, one of the firms suspected in the
smuggling of seized gold, had imported nearly two tonnes
of goods in the two months prior to July 18 (kp
29/07/2023)
Anyone
involved in corruption regardless of their family or
party affiliation won't be spared: DPM Shrestha (rep
29/07/2023) [Unfortunately, real
politics continues to look completely different!]
The
Golden Triangle, by Narayan Manandhar (rep
28/07/2023)
Frauds
in co-operatives : Harsher Punishment Requires As
Deterrent, by Narayan Upadhyay (kp 28/07/2023)
Financing
corruption : Costly electoral campaigns contribute to
corruption, as winners make every effort to recover
expenses (kp 27/07/2023) [All
this covered and tolerated by the oh so anti-corruption
minded party leaders!]
Delay
in investigation of Maoist cantonment scam raises
concerns (ae 27/07/2023)
Number
of foreign junkets of ministers and secretaries on the
rise despite govt’s pledge to adopt austerity measures
(rep 27/07/2023)
Police
prevented from probing Judge Gautam, by Tapendra
Karki (rep 26/07/2023)
DRI
seizes several cartons labeled as brake shoes from a
house in Kamalpokhari (rep 26/07/2023)
Poll
body takes action against candidates failing to report
campaign spending : It has imposed fines ranging from
Rs7,000 to Rs20,000 on political parties failing to
comply with legal provisions, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
26/07/2023) [This smacks of political corruption,
for which the fines are ridiculous!]
Seized
gold yet to be melted to determine exact quantity : Mint
Division says DRI has yet to make a written request
(kp 26/07/2023)
DRI
seeks police help in gold haul probe : But no
investigation on organised crime in the smuggling case
immediately despite calls for such a probe, say police,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 25/07/2023), Gold
Smuggling Exposes Lax Security, by Narayan Upadhyay
(rn 25/07/2023)
Fraudster
arrested for swindling millions, promising USA
employment (kh 24/07/2023)
Minister
Modi and Secretary Pushkar lock horns over red
attendance slip and transfer dispute, by Bhuwan
Sharma (rep 24/07/2023)
Whose
gold is it? It is time to act decisively to control
smuggling of any kind through the TIA (ht
24/07/2023)
Controversial
businessman Deepak Malhotra’s company has access to CCTV
cameras at TIA!, by Tapendra Karki (rep 24/07/2023)
One
more arrested in connection with Lalita Niwas land-grab
scam (rep 23/07/2023), Former
survey official arrested in connection to Lalita Niwas
Land Grab Scam (kh 23/07/2023), Two
more arrested in connection with Lalita Niwas land-grab
scam (rep 24/07/2023)
Eight
sued for submitting fake credentials for govt jobs
(ht 23/07/2023)
Gold
smuggling via international airport hints at big
collusion : The Department of Revenue Investigation has
started its own probe but police have yet to join the
effort, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (22/07/2023), Tribhuvan
int’l gold port : The latest bust shows Nepal
remains a transit state for trans-national gold
smuggling (kp 22/07/2023), Gold
smuggling case: TIA officer suspended for negligence
(kh 22/07/2023), 100kg
Gold Smuggling Case: One more customs official suspended
(rep 22/07/2023), Six
more packages being X-rayed for possible gold : After
opening of metal packs, laboratory tests will be
conducted today for confirmation, investigators say,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 24/07/2023), Six
more arrested in connection with recent gold haul : The
Department of Revenue Investigation has so far arrested
16 individuals for theur alleged involvement in
smuggling 100kg gold from Tribhuvan International
Airport (kp 24/07/2023)
Former
Land Revenue Officer arrested following SC order; CIB
seeks 16 other accused (kh 21/07/2023)
Lalita
Niwas Land Grab Scam: SC orders Secretary Raut’s release
(kh 21/07/2023), Court
refuses to free ex-poll : commissioner,
Bhatbhateni owner in Lalita Niwas scam : But releases
Secretary Krishna Bahadur Raut saying there is no reason
to keep him in judicial detention, by Binod Ghimire
(kp22/07/2023)
Gold
smuggling: Probe committee formed to investigate the
scam : A six-member probe committee has been formed to
investigate the case of smuggling of around 100 kgs of
gold. The committee has been directed to submit report
within five days (nlt 20/07/2023), Gold
seized from TIA transported to Mint Division of Nepal
Rastra Bank (kh 20/07/2023), Patan
District Court grants 10-day remand for six people
arrested in alleged gold smuggling (kh 20/07/2023),
Gold
smuggling case: Two more arrested from Koteshwar (kh
20/07/2023)
Ensuring
Justice To Usury Victims, by Namrata Sharma (rn
19/07/2023)
Ex-Speaker
Mahara father-son duo ‘embroiled’ in gold smuggling
network!, by Tapendra Karki (rep 18/07/2023)
Failing
on money laundering : For the last 15 years, Nepal has
faced the constant risk of slipping into the FTAF’s grey
or black list, by Achyut Wagle (kp 18/07/2023)
Impunity
by law: Government bent on amending law to withdraw
criminal cases against political parties and groups :
This is not the first time the government has tried to
ram a faulty legal provision to withdraw criminal cases
against political parties, groups, leaders and cadres
(nlt 17/07/2023)
All
17 arrestees sent for five more days in custody (ht
17/07/2023)
Tuladhar
re-arrested for Lalita Niwas Land Grab after bail in
Fake Bhutanese Refugee scam (kh 16/07/2023)
Get
Tough With The Corrupt : In fact, corruption at high
places is destroying the nation and making the people of
this impoverished nation poorer, by Lok Deep Thapa
(rn 14/07/2023)
One
more arrested in connection with fake Bhutanese refugee
scam (rep 13/07/2023)
SC
orders police to produce Secretary Raut in court within
24 hours (rep 13/07/2023)
Lalita
Niwas Land Grab case: Samarjung Company’s assistant
accountant arrested (kh 12/07/2023)
CIAA
files case against 13 people for corruption (rep
12/07/2023)
DoFE
refuses to file complaints against defrauding manpower
companies, by Sabita Khadka (rep 12/07/2023)
Accounts
officer nabbed with bribe money (kh 12/07/2023), CAO
among eight booked for graft (ht 12/07/2023)
Two
more ex-employees arrested in Lalita Niwas Land Grab
case (kh 11/07/2023), Lalita
Niwas Land Grab case: CIB nabs former DG of Land Reforms
Department (kh 11/07/2023)
CIAA
arrests school chairman and principal with Rs 16,000
bribe money (rep 11/07/2023)
Experts
call for probing Arzu Rana in refugee scam : Police
identify a voice in the leaked audio as of defendant
Sandesh Sharma. Rana had dismissed the audio as fake,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 10/07/2023)
Two
individuals arrested in connection with Lalita Niwas
land grab case (kh 09/07/2023), Communication
secretary Raut arrested in Lalita Niwas land grab scam
(rep 09/07/2023), Three
more including secretary arrested in Lalita Niwas scam
CIB arrests communications secretary Krishna Bahadur
Raut, ex-head of Samarjung Company Lok Hari Ghimire and
survey officer Dhruva Aryal, by Anup Ojha (kp
10/07/2023)
Corruption
case filed against eight people including chief
administrative officer (rep 09/07/2023)
Instances
of financial irregularities go unabated in Pashupati
property, by Dilip Poudel (rep 09/07/2023)
Crime
and/or Punishment in Nepal : Big heads roll for the
first time in corruption crackdown, but bigger heads are
being deliberately spared, by Sonia Awale (nt
07/07/2023)
Supreme
Court gives green light to CIB for probing Fraud and
Organized Crime (kh 07/07/2023)
Nepal,
which doesn’t have even a single ship, spends over Rs 90
million annually on ship management!, by Bhuwan
Sharma (rep 07/07/2023) [Corruption
in its purest form!]
Lalita
Niwas land grab: Arrest warrants issued against five
former govt Secretaries (kh 07/07/2023)
The
woman power, by Narayan Manandhar (rep 06/07/2023) [Positions that allow access to
large-scale corruption are overwhelmingly in the hands
of male Khas Arya. This does not mean, however, that
other groups in society would be any less vulnerable if
they had a fair share in the allocation of such posts!]
Nepal’s
missing feedback culture : Institutions must be prepared
to receive feedback and continuously strive for
improvement, by Bijaya Mani Paudel (kp 06/07/2023)
How
Prithvi Shah scams US $4 million from US citizens with
false FDI promises : Sher Bahadur Deuba-led government
suspended governor instead of investigating Shah’s scam,
by Pramodh Raj Sedhain (kh 05/07/2023)
Lalita
Niwas land grab scam : Court allows probe under
organised crime (ht 05/07/2023)
Court
extends custody of nine accused in Lalita Niwas land
scam : Police permitted to probe them for organised
crime in addition to document forgery case (kp
05/07/2023)
The
‘plan’ behind preparations to grab 15 ropanis of NAMUDA
land (rep 05/07/2023)
Lalita
Niwas land grab scam: PMO facilitated issuance of stay
order by SC, by Tapendra Karki (rep 04/07/2023), Lalita
Niwas Land Scam : Culprits Must Face Punishment, by
Narayan Upadhyay (rn 04/07/2023)
NRCS
prepares for election as corruption files gather dust
(ae 03/07/2023)
‘The
CIAA should have prosecuted former prime ministers too’,
interview with Khem Raj Regmi (kp 03/07/2023)
Three
more people arrested in connection with Lalita Niwas
land grab scam (rep 03/07/2023), Additional
two arrests made in Lalita Niwas Land Scam (kh
03/07/2023)
Six
booked for graft in irrigation project (ht
03/07/2023)
NBA
announces protest against Court employees, to defy
proceedings except in detention cases (kh
02/07/2023)
Anti-corruption
Drive Intensifies, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
02/07/2023)
NVC
recommends action against 9,590 govt employees for not
submitting property details (kh 02/07/2023)
Pappu
Construction operator Hari Narayan Rauniyar nabbed
(ae 30/06/2023), Former
lawmaker and Pappu Construction owner Hari Narayan
Rauniyar arrested (rep 30/06/2023), Notorious
contractor arrested for illegally selling crusher plant
: Hari Narayan Rauniyar is the owner of Pappu
Construction and also a former lawmaker, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (01/07/2023)
Special
Court finds former NOC Director Gopal Bahadur Khadka
guilty (rep 30/06/2023), Gopal
Khadka, ex-chief of Nepal Oil Corporation, convicted of
corruption : A full bench of the Special Court gave
Khadka 15 months’ jail, imposed a Rs91.91 million fine,
and ordered confiscation of his property equal to the
fine (kp 01/07/2023)
Anti-Corruption
in Crisis, by Narayan Manandhar (rep 30/06/2023), Observers,
even opponents praise Dahal government's anti-corruption
campaign : Probe into Bhutanese refugee scam and
reopening of the Lalita Niwas land-grab case seen as
bold steps of the government, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
30/06/2023)
Spare
no one : People suspect that while ‘small fry’
fall into legal net, ‘big fish’ in Lalita Niwas
scam will get away (kp 29/06/2023), Min
Bahadur Gurung and his family own over 29
ropanis of Lalita Niwas land: CIB (rep
29/06/2023), Lalita
Niwas scam : Ex-PMs Nepal and Bhattarai must be
held accountable for the Lalita Niwas land grab
case (ht 29/06/2023), Nothing
but the truth (ae 30/06/2023), Lalita
Niwas Land Grab Case: Former PMs can also be
summoned for statement, by Tapendra Karki
(rep 02/07/2023), My
interest is not linked to Lalita Niwas land
scam: Dr Bhattarai (rep 02/07/2023)
Judicial
Council appealed not to make court recruiting
center for relatives and cadres (kh
28/06/2023)
Lalita
Niwas Scam: Former Election Commissioner Sudhir Kumar
Shah arrested (kh 27/06/2023), Three
arrested in Lalita Niwas land grab scam released on
Tuesday (kh 27/06/2023), Seven
arrested in Lalita Niwas land grab case (ae
27/06/2023), Three
of seven arrested in connection with the Lalita Niwas
land grab scam released (rep 27/06/2023), Seven
held in Lalita Niwas land scam : Former election
commissioner Sudhir Shah and Bhatbhateni supermarket
owner Min Bahadur Gurung among those arrested Tuesday,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha and Anup Ojha (kp 28/06/2023), 143
ropanis of Lalita Niwas land transferred illegally
(rep 28/06/2023), Police
reopen Lalita Niwas land grab scam (ht 28/06/2023),
Police
issue arrest warrant against 406 individuals in
connection to Lalita Niwas land scam : The Central
Investigation Bureau of Nepal Police, following the
green signal from the Kathmandu District Court, issued
warrant against these individuals (nlt 28/06/2023),
Court
remands four accused in Lalita Niwas scam to seven days
in custody
They are accused of forging government documents with
the intent of transferring the ownership of the
government land located at Lalita Niwas, Baluwatar, in
the name of private individuals, by Anup Ojha (kp
29/06/2023)
Five,
including Bhat-bhateni Supermarket owner Gurung,
arrested, by Tapendra Karki (rep 27/06/2023)
Police
nab one more person connected in Fake Bhutanese Refugee
Case (kh 26/06/2023)
CIAA
files corruption case against PADT’s former Member
Secretary Pradeep Dhakal (kh 26/06/2023), Due
process flouted while installing gold Jalahari at
Pashupati : Anti-graft body’s weight measurement showed
no major shortfall in Jalahari gold quantity, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 27/06/2023), CIAA
discovers discrepancy in weight of gold Jalhari at
Pashupatinath Temple, by Bhuwan Sharma (rep
27/06/2023)
Pashupati
premises evacuated as CIAA launches investigation into
gold used in Pashupatinath Temple’s Jalhari (kh
24/06/2023)
564
cases of usury settled through compromise, commission
says : In most cases, loan sharks have agreed to return
seized lands to victims after reaching a compromise on
payment, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 24/06/2023)
11
booked for graft (ht 23/06/2023)
Government
has hamstrung CIAA to promote corruption by BP Aryal
(ae 22/06/2023)
Pork
Barrel Projects Hurt Public Interest, by Mukti Rijal
(rn 22/06/2023) [Open corruption
in its purest form, backed by the top politicians of all
political parties!]
Construction
of Zipline in Ghyampe Danda poses a risk of landslide
(rep 21/06/2023)
Cabinet
under fire for dropping case against teacher’s attackers
: Chalaune on hunger strike protesting decision to
withdraw attempted murder case against pro-Congress
students, by Anup Ojha (kp 20/06/2023) [Incessant
corruption and covering up of crimes by the so-called
top politicians and their non-inclusive political
parties!], Rights
activists, varsity professors demonstrate in support of
assistant professor Chalaune : Chalaune is on a hunger
strike against the government’s decision to withdraw
case against his assaulters, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
20/06/2023)
Tax
evasion scam: Special Court verdicts 9 years and 1 month
imprisonment to Mahat, and 9 years to Dhakal (kh
20/06/2023), Convicted
former office bearers of Tax Settlement Commission
sentenced to nine years in jail
Stakeholders say those responsible for forming the
commission should also be brought to book, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 21/06/2023), Big
corruption : "Setting up the TSC to settle tax disputes
was not a good practice in the first place" (ht
22/06/2023)
Protecting
vulnerable refugees : A failure to prosecute the
culprits in the fake Bhutanese refugee case may tarnish
Nepal’s image, by Neetu Pokharel and Som Niraula (kp
20/06/2023)
CIAA
files chargesheet against DoWRI Director General on Rs
30 million misappropriation allegation (kh
19/06/2023)
Two
arrested in Fake Bhutanese Refugee Case transferred to
Money Laundering Department (kh 19/06/2023)
A
Fish Rots from its head, by Narayan Manandhar (rep
17/06/2023)
Narayan
Municipality under scrutiny for misappropriating Rs 180
million (rep 17/06/2023)
Kathmandu
District Court concludes detention-related hearing on
Fake Bhutanese Refugee scam (kh 16/06/2023),
Fake
Bhutanese refugee scam: 16 accused, including Rayamajhi
and Khand, sent to pre-trial detention (kh
16/06/2023),
Big
shots charged in fake refugee scam sent to jail :
Kathmandu District Court remands 16 including former
ministers while releasing two on bail, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 17/06/2023)
Govt
attorneys making responsive pleading (rep
16/06/2023)
Chair
KC slams govt for allocating extra budget for home
districts of limited leaders (kh 15/06/2023)
Dhankuta
community schools charge students despite free education
: Schools say the budget allocated by the government is
insufficient to pay teachers, by Ramesh Chandra
Adhikari (kp 15/06/2023)
Misuse
of properties belonging to Pashupatinath temple on the
rise: Lawmaker Ale (rep 15/06/2023) [unproven allegation]
Doctor
accused of overcharging (ht 15/06/2023)
Beyond
the fake refugee scam: The rot ran deep in refugee camps
even during the 90s : A Bhutanese refugee activist
exposes how the government officials and police abused
their authorities instead of addressing genuine concern
of the Bhutanese refugees in the camps, by Ram Karki
(nlt 14/06/2023)
US-based
Bhutanese Diaspora community writes a collective letter
to Nepal’s Home Minister : The Bhutanese Diaspora
community has appealed to the government, the court and
people of Nepal for justice to Tek Nath Rizal (nlt
14/06/2023)
What
impedes Nepal’s infrastructure governance? In Nepal,
there is a tendency of awarding projects to individuals
who have personal connections with those in power
without adequately considering their standards or
capabilities, by Anmol Purbey (nlt 14/06/2023)
Why
politicians in Nepal go abroad for medical treatment,
by Pabitra Sunar (rep 14/06/2023) [The
question also arises as to how they pay for this if,
apart from their party office, they only hold a public
office very rarely and for a short time, which is
supposedly also only modestly remunerated.]
Unmasking
corruption : Undermining good governance, by Prabin
Kumar Yadav (ae 12/06/2023)
Cooperatives
close, leaving depositors in hardships : Although
cooperatives and microfinance firms started closing from
early March, district administration was unaware until
depositors filed complaints, by Tripti Shahi (kp
12/06/2023)
Depositors
hit the streets as cooperative operators cheat them :
Police investigator suggests blocking their bank
accounts. Experts say the problem deepened after Covid
pandemic, by Anup Ojha (kp 11/06/2023)
Govt.
will take stern action against wrongdoings and
corruption: PM (kh 10/06/2023) [Continued
nepotism among the ruling male Khas Arya and strict
denial of the promised social inclusion are a very
special form of corruption. Will the government change
this even today, Mr. Dahal? The people do not need
foolish talk, but active action!]
NC
lawmaker KC accuses Oli govt of transferring Rs 47
billion belonging to Nepalis to Swiss Bank (rep
10/06/2023) [unproven allegation]
Official
of National Public Health Laboratory arrested with bribe
of Rs 50,000 (rep 09/06/2023)
Four
including former DCO chief booked for graft (ht
09/06/2023)
Lawyers
of defendants in fake Bhutanese refugee scam claim
selective prosecution : They claim some high-profile
suspects were not prosecuted despite being named by
defendants as beneficiaries of the scam (kp
08/06/2023), Hearing
on whether to remand the defendants in fake Bhutanese
refugee scam continues : Countering government
prosecutors, lawyers argue that the accused cannot be
punished in the matter that has no legal basis (kp
09/06/2023)
Two
arrested on charge of foreign employment fraud in
Kathmandu (rep 07/06/2023)
Mediciti
hospital employees arrested on charge of
misappropriating over Rs 26 million (rep 07/06/2023)
Investigation
on gold scam involving Pashupati Jalhari reaches final
stage (rep 07/06/2023)
Got
the guts? RSP lawmakers have a chance to set a sterling
precedent by rejecting CDF funds for its lawmakers
(kp 07/06/2023) [If the RSP
really stands by it, this corrupt practice of the
established parties will be properly exposed!]
Petitioner’s
lawyers demand investigation on high-level leaders
allegedly involved in scam (kh 06/06/2023)
‘Singapore
dream’ costs over Rs 100 million to 39 youths from
various parts of the country, by Sabita Khadka (rep
06/06/2023)
Usury
probe panel receives more than 21,000 complaints : Most
were registered in nine Tarai districts, with only a few
complaints lodged in hill districts, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 06/06/2023)
Can
RSP walk the talk on scrapping pork barrel fund? It has
brought a motion against the fund, but has yet to decide
whether it will accept the fund if efforts fail (kp
06/06/2023)
Bail
hearing on fake Bhutanese refugee scam begins today
(kh 04/06/2023), Court
grants 3 days to public prosecutors and 6 days to
defendants’ lawyer for remand arguments (kh
04/06/2023), Bhutanese
refugee scam: District court may decide in 10 days
whether to remand defendants in custody : After
recording statements from the accused, arguments from
the lawyers on both sides start on Sunday (kp
05/06/2023)
Revealed:
The intermediaries and companies behind Nepal Airlines
USD 216 million Airbus purchase : A new investigation by
CIJ Nepal and Finance Uncovered reveal the key
individuals and opaque offshore structures behind one of
the biggest and, arguably, most controversial business
deals ever conducted in Nepal, by Deepak Adhikari
and Rudra Pangeni (nlt 02/06/2023)
Fake
Bhutanese Refugee case: District court takes
statements of 18 accused (kh 02/06/2023)
Chudamani
Sharma found guilty in revenue leakage case,
acquitted of illegal wealth acquisition (kh
01/06/2023), 3
tax settlement officials including Sharma
convicted of corruption : A hearing scheduled
for June 8 will determine punishment for them,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 02/06/2023)
Controversial
pork barrel fund revived after two years :
Former member of planning body terms the budget
anti-federalis, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
30/05/2023), MPs
can only recommend projects in CDF – Finance
Minister Mahat (kh 30/05/2023) [Nevertheless,
this opens up opportunities for only directly
elected MPs to profile themselves with a view to
fu)ture elections, which is a form of
corruption. This system must be abolished
once and for all!]
Rice-short
residents of Saipal demand a food depot : Rice-supplier
private firm Jalpa Devi Supply Company is accused of
selling subsidised rice on the black market, by
Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 30/05/2023)
‘As
the case is open, top leaders may still be prosecuted’,
interview with former Deputy Inspector General Hemanta
Malla Thakuri on different dimensions of the fake
Bhutanese refugee scam and its investigation (kp
29/05/2023)
Ill
intention evident right from task force formation on
Bhutanese refugees, watchers say : Government
authorities had gone ahead with their plan despite the
UNHCR’s clarification that third-country resettlement of
the refugees left behind would not happen, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 28/05/2023)
Indrajit
Rai returns to custody without giving statement at court
(kh 28/05/2023)
Human
Rights and Peace Society holds protest in front of
Singha Durbar, by Prasan Gurung (rep 28/05/2023)
This
is how millions worth embezzlement happened in Pashupati
Jalhari, by Bhuwan Sharma (rep 28/05/2023)
Experts
oppose lawmakers’ demand for pork barrel fund :
There are allegations of misuse of the money
provided under the controversial fund known
Local Infrastructure Development Partn))(ership
Programme, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp
27/05/2023) [This fund
serves the exclusive profiling of the
non-inclusively selected and directly elected
members of parliament and must be described as a
special kind of corruption.]
Ungreasing
the wheels of corruption: Three Lessons for
Nepal, by Alok K Bohara (rep 27/05/2023)
Police
arrest one more suspect in refugee scam : Two
accused Dulal and Rai record their statements at
court. Retired cop urges for public pressure for
fair probe, by Anup Ojha 27/05/2023)
Sincere
Efforts Needed To Build Nepal, by Lok Deep Thapa (rn
26/05/2023)
Fake
Bhutanese Refugee case: Statements in court to start
from today (kh 26/05/2023)
Fake
Bhutanese refugee scam: Another absconder arrested
(kh 26/05/2023)
Police
to continue refugee scam probe : The accused and other
suspects may face additional charges based on new
revelations in the case, by Anup Ojha (kp
26/05/2023)
Civil
society demands independent probe in fake refugee scam :
Former judges, bureaucrats, academicians and rights
activists signed a joint letter to draw the government’s
attention (kp 25/05/2023)
Fake
refugee scam is a grand design to tarnish reputation of
genuine Bhutanese refugees, says Tilak Rai, Acting
Chairperson of Bhutanese Refugee Representative
Repatriation Committee : ‘This scam has a deep political
motive to project the genuine Bhutanese refugees as
illegal ones. The scam and those involved in it are
trying to hamper our ultimate goal of repatriation with
dignity and honor.’ (nlt 25/05/2023) [interview]
Nepal
Police denies involvement of Inspector General as
high-profile arrest and lawsuits pile up (rep
25/05/2023)
Investigation
into Fake Refugee Scam is Incomplete (rep
25/05/2023)
Fake
Bhutanese refugee scam: 14 still at large (kh
25/05/2023)
Rayamajhi
kingpin, Khand tried to return bribe: Charge sheet : The
Kathmandu attorney’s office has charged 30 persons with
four types of crimes in fake Bhutanese refugee scam,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 25/05/2023)
The
crux of the matter, by Narayan Manandhar (rep
24/05/2023)
Rayamajhi,
Khand and Pandey may be investigated for 60 more days,
by Tapendra Karki (rep 24/05/2023)
Fake
Bhutanese refugee scam: Four different cases filed
against 30 individuals (ae 24/05/2023)
Report
shows increasing vulnerability of Nepali migrant workers
: Nepal and its labour-receiving countries have
effectively failed in ensuring the migrant workers’
rights, experts say, by Pawan Pandey (kp 24/05/2023)
Fake
Bhutanese refugee scam: HURPES stages sit-ins in 22
districts in protest (kh 24/05/2023)
16
arrested being taken to court for another remand
extension today (rep 23/05/2023), Fake
Bhutanese refugee scam: custody for 16 continues for two
more days (kh 23/05/2023), Refugee
scam-accused may face charges besides fraud,
organised crime and treason : District Court,
Kathmandu on Tuesday extended the judicial
custody of those arrested by two days, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 24/05/2023)
A
common man’s view of corruption, by Cilla Khatry (ae
22/05/2023)
Enough
is enough : The general public’s level of frustration
over corruption is very high, by Paban Raj Pandey
(kp 22/05/2023)
The
high-profiles who appeared on the investigation radar
but were not prosecuted, by Arun Bam (rep
22/05/2023)
Cop
terror in Tarai border points rampant, by Bal
Krishna Sah (ht 22/05/2023)
Police,
attorney in a rush to file charges in refugee scam : As
per the law, all 32 accused must be tried in court by
Wednesday, but investigators have yet to conclude probe,
by Anup Ojha and Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 22/05/2023), 32
people involved in fake Bhutanese refugee scam: Police :
Police submitting report to District Attorney Office
today (kh 25/05/2023), Police
submit investigation report on Fake Bhutanese Refugee
case (kh 22/05/2023)
Everest
Bank Fraud Case: Operation In-charge admits his
involvement in the fraud during initial investigation
(rep 22/05/2023)
Vigilance
after refugee scam : The responsible people of the
political parties and the bureaucracy have established
an uncanny alliance, by Abhi Subedi (kp 21/05/2023)
Fake
Bhutanese refugee scam: Police fail to submit
investigation report (kh 21/05/2023)
CM
Jamkattel adds six ministers from NC, two from Unified
Socialist (kh 21/05/2023) [An
irresponsibly high number of ministers, just to satisfy
the power demands of politicians and parties, and this
despite empty state coffers! This is also a form of
corruption!] [related to Bagmati Province]
Govt
employees, trade union leaders with access to
‘higher-ups’ become liaison officers, by Bhuwan
Sharma (rep 20/05/2023)
26-year-old
govt official’s connection to Chinese national
involved gold smuggling in Nepal (kh 20/05/2023)
ApEx
Explainer: Understanding Bhutanese refugee scam,
by Pratik Ghimire (ae 19/05/2023)
Fake
Bhutanese refugee scam: There is more to it, by
Pushpa Raj Joshi (ht 19/05/2023)
No
one is above the law but some crime accused seem to be,
in Nepal (nlt 19/05/2023 ) [The
way they still present themselves as waving superstars
even in this situation is repulsive!], Accused
of fake Bhutanese refugee scam to face five different
offenses, by Arun Bam (rep 19/05/2023)
Fair
probe is a must (ae 19/05/2023)
Role
Of Women In Corruption Control, by Ramesh Dahal (rn
19/05/2023)
Rs
760 million duped luring of foreign jobs: DoFE (kh
19/05/2023)
Need
To Enhance CIAA’s Credibility, by Mukti Rijal (rn
18/05/2023)
Bhutanese
refugee leader Teknath Rijal arrested (kh
18/05/2023), Fake
Bhutanese refugee case: Shamsher Miya and Teknath Rizal
to be detained for two days (kh 18/05/2023), Teknath
Rizal detained in connection with fake Bhutanese refugee
scam : Nepal Hajj Committee chief Shamsher Miya also
nabbed for his alleged involvement in fake refugee
documentation, by Anup Ojha (kp 19/05/2023)
Of
scammers and experts : The role of experts in the
highest levels of government has been revealed
completely, by Deepak Thapa (kp 18/05/2023)
No
cantonment corruption; will face jail if proven: PM
Dahal : Reaffirms govt’s commitment to accomplishing
remaining tasks of peace process (kp 18/05/2023)
Peace
Initiative Bhutan demands swift action to punish the
perpetrators of fake refugee scam : The organized crime
orchestrated by high-ranking Nepali politicians and
bureaucrats has caused immense harm to legitimate
Bhutanese refugees and undermined the integrity of the
refugee resettlement process, the US based organization
said, by Arjun Pradhan (nlt 18/05/2023)
Fake
Bhutanese refugees scam: Haj Committee Chair Miya
arrested (kh 18/05/2023)
CIAA
to inspect fertilizers auctioned by customs in collusion
(rep 18/05/2023)
From
Bribery to Nepotism: Fighting Back Corruption in Nepal,
by Nisha Jha (rep
17/05/2023)
Political
parties urged to not disrupt investigation into fake
Bhutanese refugee scam (ae 17/05/2023)
Rayamajhi,
Khand, others to remain in custody for another 3 days
(kh 17/05/2023)
Lessons
to learn from fake Bhutanese refugee scam : Current
discourse on the fake Bhutanese refugee scam misses two
important points: We need limited government, and Nepali
people want to leave the country, by Prakash
Maharjan (nlt 17/05/2023)
Time
To Demonstrate True Leadership, by
Namrata Sharma (rn
17/05/2023)
Police
not to submit report on Wednesday : Preparing deadline
extension for 14 in custody (kh 17/05/2023)
SC
issues short-term interim order not to implement the
decision to give 2 lakhs rupees to Maoist ex-militants
(kh 16/05/2023)
Calls
to probe Maoist cantonment scam growing : Prime Minister
Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s Maoist party has been accused of
misusing funds meant for combatants, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 16/05/2023)
BRRC
demands fair probe into fake Bhutanese refugee scam
(kh 16/05/2023)
Fake
Refugee Scam : Fraud Exposes Organised Crime, by
Narayan Upadhyay (rn 16/05/2023)
More
govt employees complying with property details
submission requirement (ae 16/05/2023)
Foul
play suspected after District Government Attorney’s
Office instructs police to complete investigation by
Tuesday, by Arun Bam (rep 15/05/2023)
Lawmakers
air views against fake Bhutanese refugee scam (rep
15/05/2023)
In
Nepal, rage against grand larceny : Lawmakers,
intellectuals and commoners are uniting against attempts
of top leadership to dismiss the fake Bhutanese refugee
scam (nlt 15/05/2023)
No
refuge, no shelter : Nepal will be confronted on the
international arena for inviting the present imbroglio,
by Semanta Dahal (kp 15/05/2023), ‘As
the US is also involved, it is difficult to dismiss
refugee scam’, interview with Surya Nath Upadhyay,
former chief commissioner of the Commission for
Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) (kp 15/05/2023)
Let
Refugee Scam Probe Take Its Course, by Ballav Dahal
(rn 15/05/2023)
Controversial
Amendment Bill that sets five-year statute of limitation
on corruption cases being reverted to parliamentary
thematic committee (rep 15/05/2023)
Police
issue arrest warrant against former Home Minister
Thapa’s son Pratik (kh 14/05/2023), Former
Home Minister Khand and 11 others remanded in custody
for four days : The Kathmandu District Attorney Office
has also directed the Nepal Police to complete the
investigation within four days (nlt 14/05/2023), Top
Bahadur Rayamajhi arrested (kh 14/05/2023),
Absconding
UML leader Rayamajhi arrested : The former deputy PM was
on the run since May 4, by Anup Ojha (kp
15/05/2023), Top
Bahadur Rayamajhi arrested from hideout, by Ujjwal
Satyal (ht 15/05/2023), Fake
Bhutanese Refugee Scam: Former lawmaker Angtawa
Sherpa surrenders to Police (kh 15/05/2023)
‘Corrupt,
beware!’: Protests against refugee scam continue : The
scam, in which 875 Nepalis were swindled of millions of
rupees on the promise of being sent to the US, forces
people to hit the streets decrying the network of
corruption, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 14/05/2023)
'Fake
Bhutanese refugee case should not be handed over to CIAA
until police conclude investigation', interview with
Shankar Prasad Koirala (rep 14/05/2023)
Education
branch head of rural municipality in Kalikot receives Rs
400,000 in bribe for construction of school building
(rep 14/05/2023)
Suspicion
of financial irregularities in new broker license, SBAN
demands investigation (rep 14/05/2023)
In
the jungle of corruption, by Narayan Manandhar (rep
13/05/2023)
Top
Bahadur Rayamajhi arrested (kh 14/05/2023
Bhutanese
languishing in camps decry Nepali leaders’ deceitful
substitution of genuine refugees : Refugees living in
Jhapa and Morang districts of eastern Nepal lament those
in power are trying to profit from their miseries,
by Parbat Portel (kp 13/05/2023)
TI
Nepal lauds investigations into fake Bhutanese refugee
scam (kh 13/05/2023)
Rot
at the top : Everything you need to know about Nepal’s
fake refugee scandal (but were too indifferent to ask),
by Shristi Karki (nt 12/05/2023)
Fake
Bhutanese refugee scam tarnishing Nepal’s image
internationally, by Ishwar Dev Khanal (kh
12/05/2023)
Congress
shrugs off calls to suspend Khand : General secretaries
Gagan Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma are in favour of
immediate suspension while the majority of
office-bearers wants to wait until a final court verdict,
by Anil Giri (kh 12/05/2023) [Already
now, all his offices and functions should be resting
until the final clarification!]
Is
the FBI actually investigating the fake Bhutanese
refugee scam? Or is it everyone’s guess? Many Nepalis
believe that Nepal Police and anti graft agencies have
massively compromised over the last few decades due to
constant political interference. Has the government
decided to proceed with the investigation process
following pressure from the US authorities? (nlt
11/05/2023)
Experts
laud arrests, say will be watching progress : They
caution against the possibility of party honchos coming
together to protect their accused colleagues, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 11/05/2023), People
protest against Bhutanese refugee scam : Civil
society members accuse leaders of misusing state
funds, authority, by Anup Ojha (kp
11/05/2023), Skeletons
tumbling out : Probe into the Bhutanese refugee
scam needs constant vigilance from media and
civil society (kp 11/05/2023),
Pressure
mounts on the government to get to the bottom of fake
refugee scam : Calls are growing on the government from
all sides to take action against everyone involved in
the case, by Anil Giri (kp 11/05/2023)
‘There
should be no 5-year statute of limitation on corruption
cases’ (rep 10/05/2023), TI-Nepal
draws attention on bills to amend two commissions
(kh 10/05/2023)
UNHCR
expresses serious concern over the fake Bhutanese
refugees scam : The UN agency has made it clear that the
Bhutanese refugee resettlement process from Nepal was
formally closed on December 31, 2016 and that there was
no possibility to start the process again (nlt
10/05/2023)
Don't
make the mistake of handing the Bhutanese refugee case
to CIAA: Lingden (rep 10/05/2023)
Former
Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand arrested : Khand's
personal secretary Narendra KC also arrested (kh
10/05/2023), Fake
Bhutanese refugee scam: Former Home Minister Khand
brought to Police Range for investigation (kh
10/05/2023), Former
home minister Khand remanded in judicial custody for
four days (rep 10/05/2023), UML
suspends Secretary Top Bahadur Rayamajhi (kh
10/05/2023), Top
Bahadur writes to Parliament Secretariat seeking sick
leave (kh 10/05/2023), Two
more middlemen involved in fake Bhutanese refugee scam
arrested (rep 10/05/2023)
Concerns
grow over Nepal’s global image after Bhutanese refugee
scam : How can its neighbours be assured Nepal’s corrupt
system can address their legitimate security interests,
experts ask, by Anil Giri (kp 09/05/2023)
Unholy
nexus: A billion-rupee scam exposes ugly connivance of
politicians to dupe public : The Home Ministry is
supposed to control forgeries. But the fake Bhutanese
refugee scam has exposed the alleged involvement of
political leaders at the helm of the ministry in power
misuse (nlt 09/05/2023), PM
Dahal, Deuba and Oli hold talks at Baluwatar (kh
09/05/2023) [Discussing how to
protect top politicians in the scam?], Police
raid UML Secretary Rayamajhi’s house (kh
09/05/2023), Police
nab two more in fake Bhutanese refugees case (kh
09/05/2023)
The
nexus of crime and politics : Political leaders are
protecting corrupt individuals, goons, real estate
developers, and tax evaders, among others, a former
police officer claims, by Ajabi Paudyal (ae
08/05/2023), MPs
trade barbs in House over top-level corruption : UML
challenges government to investigate tampering of tax
rates last year and corruption in Maoist cantonments,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 08/05/2023)
Two
people arrested earlier were released under political
pressure when NC leader Khand was home minister: Former
AIG Sharma (rep 08/05/2023)
Despite
a CIAA investigation underway, construction process of
Kalanki-Balkhu road moves forward (rep 08/05/2023)
How
60 people from Dang chasing American dreams were
swindled out of millions of rupees, by Devendra
Basnet (rep 08/05/2023)
Reforming
Anti-Corruption Legislations, by Narayan Manandhar
(rep 07/05/2023)
Dahal
commits to getting to the root of fake refugee scam :
The prime minister hints of undue pressure to spare
politicians named in fake refugee documentation (kp
07/05/2023)
Manufacturing
refugees : The fake documentation case highlights the
criminalisation of politics and bureaucracy in Nepal
(kp 05/05/2023)
CIAA
Chief Rai likely to be dragged into fake Bhutanese
refugee issue (kh 04/05/2023) [!!??],
Fake
Bhutanese refugee scam: 106 people file complaints
against fraud for over Rs 230 million (kh
04/05/2023)
Dahal’s
graft probe should begin with his own actions, say
experts : Anti-graft commission formed through a
political decision can only prepare reports, but not
punish anyone, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 03/05/2023)
Former
Home Minister Thapa’s security advisor Indrajit Rai
nabbed for fraud (kh 02/05/2023), Former
MP Rai arrested for sending Nepalis to US as Bhutanese
refugees (rep 02/05/2023), Arrest
warrants issued for Top Bahadur Rayamajhi, his son, and
Ram Bahadur Thapa’s son in relation to fake refugees
scam : The court has issued an arrest warrant against
them in connection with an investigation into a scam
that defrauded Nepalis by falsely promising to send them
to the United States as Bhutanese refugees (nlt
03/05/2023), Police
issues arrest warrant against UML Secretary Rayamajhi,
son on Bhutanese refugee fraud case (kh 03/05/2023),
Police
call Secretary Pandey in connection with Bhutanese
refugees related fraud (kh 03/05/2023), Police
arrest Secretary Tek Narayan Pandey of Vice President’s
Office (rep 03/05/2023), Ex-minister,
sitting officials implicated in refugee scam :
Investigators suspect more government officials and
relatives of political leaders could also be involved,
by Anil Giri (kp 04/05/2023), All
those involved in Bhutanese refugee fraud case should be
punished: UML Chairman Oli (kh 04/05/2023), UML’s
Oli objects to the arrest warrant against Rayamajhi :
Police say the arrest of the party secretary and former
minister was delayed due to political pressure, by
Anil Giri (kp) [This is typical
once again. Politics and crime are often very close!],
Fake
Bhutanese Refugee Scam: Police preparing to arrest about
a dozen more people including ‘VIPs’ while lobbying
starts to protect the accused (rep 05/205/2023)
Provision
to protect the corrupt, say critics, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 30/04/2023)
FATF
skeptical on Nepal’s efforts on money laundering
preventions; carried out three onsite inspections last
year (rep 30/04/2023), FATF
blacklist: Act before it is too
late (rep 02/05/2023)
Independent
lawmaker Singh calls for ending policy-level and
institutionalized corruption (kh 29/04/2023)
Royal
treatment in a republic (ae 28/04/2023)
Decision
to distribute funds to unqualified fighters is wrong:
Madhav Nepal (kh 28/04/2023) [!!!],
Govt
decision to provide Rs 200,000 to disqualified former
Maoist combatants slammed (rep 28/04/2023)
NA
allegedly procuring weapons worth Rs 6 billion from
China without competitive bidding process, by Ishwar
Dev Khanal (kh 26/04/2023)
Audit
report says ride-hailing companies operating illegally :
There are 25 such companies operating in Nepal using GPS
and digital platforms but none of them is registered,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 26/04/2023)
Over
9,000 govt employees fail to submit property details
(kh 25/04/2023)
Dr.
Wagle voices for political corrections (kh
25/04/2023)
Amendments
registered in HoR to keep private sector out of CIAA’s
radar (ae 25/04/2023) [???]
Teachers
miss out on Chaitra pension as pay for ex-combatants
gets priority : Around 18,000 retired teachers failed to
receive monthly pay owing to budget shortfall, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 22/04/2023)
CIAA
files corruption case against eight people including
former chief survey officer (rep 22/04/2023)
FNCCI
against keeping private sector under CIAA, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 22/04/2023) [Of
course!]
Rabi
Lamichhane’s awarding of ID deal under dual probe : The
then home minister had pressed ahead with the process
despite officials expressing serious doubts, by Anil
Giri (kp 20/04/2023)
(Un)Fair
Treatment (rep 20/04/2023) [Don't
worry, in future, without exception, all Nepalis will be
brought for medical treatment by charter flights at
state expense.]
EC
publishes names of 74 candidates not submitting election
expenses (kh 19/04/2023)
Nearby
houses start cracking as tall building is erected among
dense settlement in Bagbazar (rep 19/04/2023)
Arrest
warrant issued against former NOC chief Khadka’s witness
: Gopal Bahadur Khadka has been accused of illegally
amassing property worth Rs186.6 million (kp
18/04/2023)
Iron
pill purchase case: Loss of Rs 110 million to the state,
by Tapendra Karki (rep 18/04/2023)
Audio
Exposes Corruption At High Level, by Narayan
Upadhyay (rn 18/04/2023)
Public
Financing of Elections Could be a Game-changer for Nepal,
by Alok K Bohara (rep 18/04/2023)
Over
Rs25 billion foreign aid spent in unproductive sectors:
Auditor general : Development Cooperation Policy-2019
aims to utilise foreign aid in infrastructure and areas
that contribute to sustainable development (kp
17/04/2023)
Security
Printing Press Corruption case: CIAA files Rs
690 million case against CEO Bikal Paudel
(kh 16/04/2023), Nine
persons booked on charge of corruption in
purchase of equipment for security printing
press (nlt 17/04/2023), Nine
booked for corruption in procurement of
equipment for security printing press : Paudel,
executive director of Security Printing, and
others charged with corruption, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 17/04/2023)
CIAA
starts probe after suspicion of corruption in
Kalanki-Balkhu road project (rep 16/04/2023)
OAG
questions NA regarding Rs 2.76 billion spent on
topics unrelated to Fast Track project (rep
16/04/2023)
Auditor’s
report says royal regime minister had also
reduced rent of Kathmandu Fun Park : Another
ex-minister is sentenced to jail for awarding
the contract of amusement park without
competitive bidding, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 15/04/2023)
Nine
booked for huge revenue embezzlement (ht
15/04/2023)
How
deep is the rot? The CIAA would do well to widen
the scope of its investigation into Dhaka Kumar
Shrestha (kp 14/04/2023)
Anti-graft
case registered against nine with chief
administrative officer (kh 13/04/2023)
Bill
aimed at tackling private sector corruption gets
National Assembly nod : Once the bill is
endorsed by the lower house, the Commission for
the Investigation of Abuse of Authority will be
able to investigate private firms linked to
public interest, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
12/04/2023), Should
CIAA jurisdiction include private sector?,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 12/04/2023), Positive
beginning: RSP’s pledge to support state agencies in
investigating the alleged bribery by its MP set a new
standard in Nepali politics (nlt 13/04/2023)
Why
do leaders fear to declare their wealth? Anti-corruption
activists say the anti-graft bodies should show some
teeth and investigate the properties of government
ministers and high-level officials if they refuse to
disclose their assets. by Sumit Dhungel (ae
12/04/2023)
CIAA
files corruption case against LRO employees
(rep 12/04/2023
Audio
of RSP MP Dhaka Shrestha allegedly asking Durga
Prasai Rs 20 million leaked (kh 09/04/2023),
RSP
suspends its MP Dhaka Kumar Shrestha after audiotape of
him demanding Rs 20 million from Durga Prasai (rep
09/04/2023), RSP
lawmaker gets the axe for soliciting bribe (ht
10/04/2023), Second
audiotape of RSP lawmaker Shrestha released (rep
11/04/2023), Suspended
Swatantra Party lawmaker now on corruption watchdog’s
radar : The tradition of exchanging positions of power
for money will promote policy corruption, experts say,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 12/04/2023)
Binod
Choudhary’s illegal construction of apartments troubles
locals (kh 09/04/2023), LMC
to take legal action against Summit Apartments (rep
10/04/2023), Summit
Apartments land subsidence issue enters Parliament :
Lalitpur Metropolitan City said Wednesday it moved two
affected households. A team of engineers to assess
damage caused by the illegal construction (kp
13/04/2023)
Caveats
Of Fund Allocations To MPs, by Mukti Rijal
(rn 06/04/2023)
Sinners
of Sikta : Those who botched the national pride
irrigation project should not be allowed to get
away this time (kp 06/04/2023)
Lumbini’s
Buddhist meditation centre was built last year,
but its roof is already leaking : Officials
decry ‘gross negligence’ by the contractor
assigned to build the centre, by Manoj
Paudel (kp 05/04/2023)
After
Deuba, Dahal hesitates to publicise his property details
: Though public unveiling of property details is a
voluntary act, it is an established practice in mature
democracies, by Binod Ghimire (kp 05/04/2023)
CIAA
challenges Special Court’s clean chit to ex-minister and
20 others : Anti-graft body claims evidence was ignored
to exonerate those accused of corruption in Sikta
Irrigation Project, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
05/04/2023)
Road
blacktop wears off in two weeks of construction
(kh 04/04/2023)
Five,
including the ex-chairman of GJADC, convicted of
corruption (kh 04/04/2023)
Fake
SEE examinee of Rautahat mayor arrested (rep
02/04/2023), Son-in-law
caught sitting for SEE as proxy for mayor
Mayor of Dewahi Gonahi Municipality in Rautahat has been
accused of sending his son-in-law for an examination,
by Shiva Puri (kp 02/04/2023), Mayor
who used proxy candidate for SEE exam yet to be arrested
(ht 07/04/2023)
CIAA
files graft case against former government officer : The
anti-graft body has charged former non-gazetted first
class officer Raghunath Ghimire of amassing properties
worth over Rs21 million illegally (kp 02/04/2023)
Special
Court finds seven people including Land Revenue officer
guilty of corruption (rep 02/04/2023)
PM
Dahal to dole out Rs 9 billion to party cadres (rep
22/03/2023), Parties
yet to seal a deal on Cabinet expansion : Prime Minister
Dahal claims no decision has been made to distribute
money to disqualified Maoist combatants, by Anil
Giri (kp 23/03/2023) [All these
politicians care about are endless fights for power and
posts! A strange understanding of democratic politics!],
Nepal’s
Maoist-led government all set to distribute millions to
its cadres as Nepali Congress watches in silence :
Maoist have a history of misusing public money. The
Maoist-led government, yet again, is set to distribute a
huge sum of money to its cadres amid the economic
doldrums, by Durga Lal (nlt 23/03/2023), Maoist
betrayal and reparations : Channelling support to
ex-child soldiers through the Maoists would be like
asking the fox to guard the chicken coop, by Kul
Chandra Gautam (kp 29/03/2023)
NBSM
takes action against 7,944 traders who tampered with
measuring scales (rep 20/03/2023)
Special
Court clears 27 defendants including factory owners of
graft charges : Industrialists were charged with causing
revenue losses by extracting more limestone than
permitted (kp 18/03/2023)
As
CIAA becomes weak, corruption thrives : A cursory look
at the CIAA documents also shows where its focus lies
when it comes to curbing and investigating corruption
cases. People are registering more and more complaints
with the CIAA, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae
17/03/2023)
Anti-money
laundering grouping asks Nepal to curb private sector
corruption : Stakeholders say doing so could make
businesses feel harassed and vitiate an already dicey
business climate, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
16/03/2023)
Joint
Efforts Needed To Fight Corruption, by Shyam Prasad
Mainali (rn 04/03/2023)
Anti-money
laundering: Nepal at risk of slipping into gray list
(ae 03/03/2023)
Police
bureau recommends prosecution of Prithvi Bahadur Shah
and associates : Calls grow to make former finance
minister Sharma accountable for trying to offer
political protection to Shah, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 02/03/2023), Two
more high-ranking army officers arrested in connection
with Major General Shahi’s case (rep 02/03/2023), Prithivi
Shah to be prosecuted on four charges (ht
02/03/2023), Major
general who challenged retirement convicted of graft : A
court martial decided to boot out Prem Shahi and take
departmental actions against two colonels for their
involvement in financial irregularities, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 03/03/2023)
Above
the law? Former Prez and PM receive millions from the
state coffer : Nepal’s Public Health Service Act
explicitly prohibits financial assistance for treatment
of political leaders. In practice, successive
governments have been providing millions for treatment
of some powerful politicians without formulating
guidelines (nlt 01/03/2023)
Nepali
Congress lawmaker, nine others convicted of corruption
(ht 01/03/2023)
CIAA
files case of corruption against 17 people (rep
26/02/2023)
Nepal
Children’s Organization’s land scam: Will parliament be
able to conduct a meaningful deliberation on the issue?
Nepal Children’s Organization had acquired the land with
the aim of providing child friendly shelters and spaces.
Now the land is being used by a business group with
support from office bearers appointed by powerful
politicians (nlt 26/02/2023)
Ex-speaker
Agni Sapkota's son appointed as foreign affairs advisor
to PM Dahal (rep 21/02/2023) [He
seems qualified, but you can't quite shake a feeling of
nepotism. A woman from the Dalit community would never
stand a chance if she were equally qualified!]
Govt
presents bill in parliament that, if passed, will help
legalize illegal wealth, by Dilip Poudel (rep
16/02/2023) [Hurray for the
arch-corrupt politicians!]
CIAA
files corruption case against customs officer KC (kh
16/02/2023)
CIAA
calls for an end to corruption under the guise of
Cabinet’s policy decisions : Prime Minister Dahal
promises to make efforts to amend existing
anti-corruption laws in line with UN Convention, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 12/02/2023)
Tribhuvan
International Airport GM Thakur suspended over
audio leak case (kh 10/02/2023), TIA
General Manager suspended for ‘demanding bribe’
from international airlines (rep 11/02/2023)
The
Media and Fight Against Corruption in Nepal,
by Rajendra Prasad Koirala (rep 10/02/2023)
CIAA
challenges Special Court decision at apex court
(ht 10/02/2023)
EC
is yet to pay Rs 2 billion to various private sector
service providers for election expenses (rep
10/02/2023) [???]
Cut
Off Tentacles Of Corruption, by Uttam
Maharjan (rn 07/02/2023)
Political
Match-Fixing, by Narayan Manandhar (rep 04/02/2023)
Nepal
moves up corruption index, slightly : Transparency
International report shows the country continues to
remain among most corrupt nations, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 01/02/2023) [see CPI],
Nepal’s
Corruption Crisis (rep 01/02/2023)
Conflict
of interest: Taken for granted in Nepal, by Pushpa
Raj Joshi (ht 30/01/2023)
Anti-Corruption
Drive: Preventive Vs Punitive, by Narayan Manandhar
(rep 27/01/2023)
CIAA
files graft case against four for their alleged
involvement in embezzling fund, by Govinda KC (rep
26/01/2023)
Corruption
as usual : The Yeti Airlines crash has again brought
Nepal into the global limelight for the wrong reasons,
by Sujeev Shakya (kp 24/01/2023)
Opposition
leader in parliament to get Rs 61,000 in monthly salary,
several other perks and benefits (rep 24/01/2023) [Deuba personally happy again?]
CIAA
recovers expensive liquors and large sum of money from
airport chief’s office (kh 23/01/2023), Police
nab domestic terminal chief Chudal on corruption
allegations (kh 23/01/2023)
Ruling
coalition fails to ensure inclusiveness in Cabinet :
Political parties won’t ensure inclusion, unless it’s
made mandatory by amending the constitution, says expert,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 21/01/2023) [This
reflects the basic non-inclusiveness of all political
parties! Nepal is still not a democracy, but an
oligarchy dominated and controlled by male Khas Arya.]
Meeting
halls and viewing towers built with billions of rupees
find no use (rep 21/01/2023)
Seven
booked for graft (ht 13/01/2023)
Former
CIAA commissioner Raj Narayan Pathak found guilty of
corruption; Court slaps jail term and Rs 3.9 million in
fine (nlt 12/01/2023), CIAA
ex-commissioner Raj Narayan Pathak gets over 3 years in
jail for graft : Lambodar Neupane, former chair of Nepal
Engineering College, gets three years jail. Both ordered
to pay a Rs3.9 million fine each (kp 13/01/2023), Former
CIAA commissioner convicted of graft, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 13/01/2023)
Not
your time : The public wants the defeated candidates to
stay out of Parliament for the next five years (kp
09/01/2023)
Parties,
leaders or MPs should not exert pressure and influence
probe into corruption: Rabi Lamichhane (rep
09/01/2023)
Why
can't CIAA probe Cabinet decisions, asks apex court,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 05/01/2023), Govt
and CIAA : The govt must take policy decisions only in
the public interest confined to the existing laws
(ht 06/01/2023)
Smuggling
rife in Tarai district in collusion with customs
officials, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 05/01/2023)
Brave
New World, by Bimal Pratap Shah (rep 04/01/2023)
Dahal
promoting daughters at the expense of party leaders :
Dissatisfaction is growing in the CPN (Maoist Centre)
due to the party chief’s manifest bias towards his
family members. He has always handpicked party officials,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 03/01/2023) [Nepotism
is a special form of corruption that can be found in all
parties!]
Military
police detains Major General Shahi, who is due to retire
tomorrow, in barracks for investigation, by Tapendra
Karki (rep 03/01/2023), Major
general who moved court over retirement detained : There
is a difference of one year in Prem Shahi’s date of
birth in different documents submitted to the Army
(kp 04/01/2023)
Nepal
risks being ‘greylisted’ for abetting money laundering :
An Asia-Pacific regional watchdog recently visited Nepal
for two weeks to assess the country’s response to money
laundering and terror financing, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 02/01/2023)
Human
rights orgs urge govt to control corruption
(kh 31/12/2022)
Former
MPs yet to return their 'insignia', by Ishwari
Subedi (rep 31/12/2022)
DSP
Thag Bahadur KC arrested on extortion charge : The CIB
officers have been investigating KC's alleged
involvement in extortion by abusing his position and
power, by Ghan Shyam Hautam (kp 27/12/2022)
Smuggling
of goods taking place in collusion with customs
officials, by Madan Thakur (rep 25/12/2022)
Corruption
Must Not Be Tolerated, by Yug Bahadur (rn
23/12/2022)
Complaint
filed at CIAA against EC officials (rep 22/12/2022)
Police
nab two bookmakers, found transecting over Rs 30 million
(kh 19/12/2022)
Former
rural municipality chief among seven booked for graft
(ht 19/12/2022)
Graft
rampant in land offices : Government measures
ineffective. Without involving middlemen service-seekers
have slim chances of getting prompt services (ae
15/12/2022), The
all-important APG visit : The report by the Asia-Pacific
Group on Money Laundering (APG) will be crucial for
Nepal as it would determine whether the country will be
in status quo or not (ae 15/12/2022)
Wives,
cronies and company : Old parties’ leaders have given
more ammunition to those who argue that PR is
irredeemably corrupt (kp 12/12/2022)
Government
to issue ordinance to free Resham Chaudhary : His
release is the Nagarik Unmukti Party’s main precondition
for supporting the ruling coalition (kp 12/12/2022)
[Ordinances to create
majorities capable of governing are
democratically questionable. An amnesty does not
absolve Chaudhary of possible guilt. He is
entitled to justice! Only a court should decide
on this, not power-hungry failed politicians.],
NC
cannot bear the burden of govt’s wrong decision; the
ordinance is wrong: Gagan Thapa (kh 12/12/2022), Ordinance
was introduced to mainstream political parties and
groups willing to discard violence: Minister Karki
(kh 12/12/2022) [Even you don't believe in this nonsense!],
Supporters
reach jail to welcome Resham Chaudhary, by Prasan Gurung
(rep 12/12/2022), NC
General Secretary Sharma opposes ordinance brought to
free Resham Chaudhary (kh 12/12/2022), Govt
to recommend President Bhandari to issue Civil Code of
Criminal Procedure (First Amendment) Ordinance-2079 BS
(rep 13/12/2022) [May political
corruption never end in Nepal!], Party
members demand immediate withdrawal of ordinance brought
to amend Civil Criminal Procedures Code 2074 BS, by
Bhuwan Sharma (rep 13/12/2022), Ordinance
on pardoning political prisoners draws flak, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht (13/12/2022), Supreme
Court Bar objects to new ordinance, demands instant
withdrawal (kh 13/12/2022)
Amid
political transition, Nepali Army trying to purchase 27
APCs from China opaquely (kh 12/12/2022)
Most
corruption complaints related to local levels: CIAA
(kh 11/12/2022), CIAA
receives more complaints from local levels (rn
11/12/2022)
Banks
told to prepare risk matrix to tackle money laundering
and terror financing : Nepal Rastra Bank’s new
guidelines require banks to assess risks related to
banking products and services, customers, delivery
channels and geographical locations, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 05/12/2022)
CIAA
files cases against 11 people for substandard
construction work (ht 04/12/2022)
Exploitation
fears as more contractors become lawmakers :
Stakeholders say contractor-turned lawmakers could
misuse their influence to skew laws and policies in
their favour, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
28/11/2022)
[Teachers and other people in
the public service are not allowed to run, but people
who have a great economic advantage from their election
are!]
Corruption
and Covid-19, by Anushka Nepal (ae 24/11/2022)
Everything
you need to know about the controversial Constituency
Development Fund (nlt 18/18/2022) [A
fund exclusively for directly elected MPs who were
previously nominated in an extremely socially
non-inclusive way by the high-caste leadership of the
parties!]
CIAA
moves Supreme Court against Special Court decision
(kh 16/11/2022)
How
did a controversial Chinese company get a contract to
construct Fast Track? (kh 14/11/2022)
Unsustainable
spending : The populist policy of generous cash handouts
could ultimately bleed the state coffers dry (kp
09/11/2022)
Low
conviction rate prompts CIAA to appeal at top court in
record numbers : Watchdog says it has appealed in 122
cases since the start of the current fiscal year, which
is more than double the appeals it filed in the whole of
fiscal year 2021-22, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
09/11/2022)
Senior
Sub Inspector arrested along with bribe, by Surendra
Yadav (rep 04/11/2022)
EC
directs PM’s office to postpone PM Deuba’s Dadeldhura
trip (kh 02/11/2022) [An
excellent example of the high-handedness and
irresponsibility of Nepali politicians! Of course, even
a prime minister has to finance his election campaign
himself or through his party.]
Use
of government vehicles by federal and provincial
ministers barred in election campaign (kh
02/11/2022)
Contractors
with deep pockets are wading into electoral politics :
Among the parties, Nepali Congress has fielded most
contractors for first-past-the-post seats of lower house,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 20/10/2022)
NC
row: Disgruntled camp wants names of Arzu and Manju to
be removed from PR list (kh 30/09/2022)
Four
federal ministers and three secretaries on foreign
junkets, by Bhuwan Sharma (rep 29/09/2022)
Madhes
Province reports registration of highest complaints of
corruption (kh 29/09/2022)
CIAA,
Pokhara, records 1,118 complaints (rn 29/09/2022)
16
people arrested for charging more than prescribed fares
from passengers (rep 28/09/2022)
Culture
of Corruption in Lieu of Public Service, by Udaya R
Wagle (kh 26/09/2022)
Strengthen
CIAA To Curb Corruption, by Ballav Dahal (rn
26/09/2022)
CIAA
files graft case against six people including head of
Land Revenue Office (rep 24/09/2022)
Police
in political quagmire: Pandering to tastes of parties
while in service, becoming politician after retirement,
by Arun Bam (rep 23/09/2022)
CIAA
settled 17,169 complaints in 2021-22 (ht 23/09/2022)
Conviction
rate in graft cases at record low : Anti-graft body says
Special Court scrapped corruption cases based on sting
operations (kp 22/09/2022)
Corruption
on the rise in Nepal (rep 22/09/2022)
Political
parties continue to abuse proportional representation
system : Many nominees in the closed lists submitted to
Election Commission have repeatedly occupied positions
of power, by Binod Ghimire (kp 21/09/2022)
Mayors
fly to Kuala Lumpur as government seeks to limit foreign
trips by local officials : Local officials welcome new
policy to discourage unofficial and non-essential visits,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 21/09/2022)
CIAA
files corruption case against under-secretary : BB
Airways CEO who is an accused in Lauda lease scam,
charged with paying bribes, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 19/09/2022)
Investigation
underway on big corruption cases: Commissioner Silwal
(kh 16/09/2022)
Pappu
Construction fails to build bridge, govt breaks contract,
by Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 16/09/2022)
11
booked for embezzling state fund meant for teacher
training (ht 14/09/2022)
City
gives Nepal Army and Nepal Police 10 days to pay due
rental taxes : Officials say Army and Police
headquarters have been running businesses from their
premises but have not paid taxes (kp 09/09/2022)
Kathmandu
metropolis pursues big tax evaders : City gives 17 firms
10 days to pay taxes. On Sunday it wrote to 7 casinos to
clear entertainment tax in a week, by Anup Ojha (kp
07/09/2022)
Why
have PM Deuba and his ministers not disclosed their
property details?, by Bhuwan Sharma (rep 06/09/2022)
Upholding
the rule of law : Actions that took on unauthorised
construction were seen as a victory against corruption,
by Sujeev Shakya (kp 06/09/2022)
CIAA
books high court registrar for embezzling state funds
(ht 03/09/2022)
15,409
govt employees fail to submit property details on time
(ht 02/09/2022)
School
education is free but public schools are forced to raise
fee : Politicians themselves admit party leaders are
unwilling to give due attention to public schools
because many leaders have invested in private academic
institutions, by Binod Ghimire (kp 28/08/2022) [An aspect of corruption!]
Over
9,000 candidates of local-level poll in Karnali province
yet to submit expenditure details (kh 26/08/2022)
CIAA
shows concern over construction of a bridge where there
is no road, by Narahari Sapkota (rep 23/08/2022)
Mid-day
meal budget misused in Kalikot : Government schools in
the district say they are spending the meal money to pay
salaries to privately-hired teachers, by Tularam
Pandey (kp 19/08/2022)
CIAA
gets notice for inaction on graft : Refusal to act lets
brigadier general, former ambassador to US go scot free
(ht 18/08/2022)
115,131
local election candidates yet to submit expenditure
statements (kh 17/08/2022)
Mayor
Balen’s question to Prachanda: Is it ethical for you to
stay in the house of a contractor who did not fulfil
commitments? (kh 16/08/2022)
17
Poverty Alleviation Fund officials found guilty of
corruption : Anti-graft body on April 17, 2016 had filed
a case against 36 officials, accusing them of
misappropriating Rs43.4 million; 19 have been acquitted
(kp 15/08/2022)
How
the state is failing the poor as they fall prey to loan
sharks : Poor access to finance lies at the root of the
problem just as shylocks enjoy nexus with the people in
power to fleece poor communities in rural areas, experts
say, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 13/08/2022)
Hefty
salary hike proposed for these five VVIPs! (rep
10/08/2022)
CIAA
files corruption case against 5, including then Chief of
Infrastructure, Dev Office Rautahat (kh 08/08/2022)
Why
do DGs and secretaries change when ministers change?,
by Bhuwan Sharma (rep 07/08/2022)
Madhes
CM's office staff accused of corruption (ht
04/08/2022)
Rs
60 million embezzled while purchasing boots for Nepal
Police, by Tapendra Karki (rep 03/08/2022)
CIAA
arrests Under Secretary Nepal along with Rs 2.2 million
bribe money (rep 03/08/2022)
‘Sudden
rise in prices has led to corruption’ (rep
03/08/2022)
Acquittal
of the finance minister: Overshadowed by partisan
politics, by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht 02/08/2022)
‘The
situation wherein people have to pay bribes to
middlemen to get passports should end
immediately’ (rep 28/07/2022)
Dirty
money everywhere: Is Nepal on the verge of being
blacklisted for money laundering? (nlt
26/07/2022)
Irregularities
in grants, too, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 24/07/2022)
Midday
meal scheme in corruption controversy in Madhes
districts : Hundreds of students in Sarlahi and Rauthat
have been deprived of their meals owing to alleged
misuse of funds, by Om Prakash Thakur and Shiva Puri
(kp 22/07/2022)
Weak
spine a threat for Nepal : Our functionaries lacking the
spine to stand for Nepal has been a chronic problem
spanning decades, by Devendra Gautam (ae 26/07/2022)
Criminalised
politics, politicised institutions : Leaders need money
to finance elections to secure victory for their
cronies, relatives and sycophants, by Achyut Wagle
(kp 19/07/2022)
11
kg of gold disappeared when Jalhari was placed in
Pashupatinath (kh 16/07/2022)
Revealed:
Businessman Bhatta is mastermind behind controversial
arms procurement deal for Nepal Police (rep
15/07/2022)
CIAA
registers case against seven for irregularities in
livestock market (kh 12/07/2022)
Govt
buying weapons worth Rs 840 million in times of economic
crisis (rep 10/07/2022) [To
keep discontented civil society under control or for
what?], Massive
corruption at play as govt expedites arms procurement
worth millions of rupees for Nepal Police, by
Tapendra Karki (rep 11/07/2022), Weapons
Purchase Case: House committee gives three days to home
ministry to furnish details (rep 12/07/2022)
Height
of irresponsibility: Gandaki province chief minister’s
reckless display of profligacy in the middle of economic
crisis : Even as the country staggers under the economic
slowdown and rising inflation, the Gandaki province
government has indulged in reckless profligacy. Is Nepal
another Sri Lanka in the making?, by Nishan
Khatiwada (nlt 10/07/2022)
Judicial
Council expels High Court Judge Shah (rep
09/07/2022)
CIAA
takes an engineer under control for taking bribe, by
Dinesh Subedi (rep 09/07/2022)
CIAA
files graft case against nine including former Deputy
Mayor of Biratnagar (nlt 08/07/2022), Biratnagar's
ex-deputy mayor among nine booked for graft (ht
08/07/2022)
Tax
exemption on sanitary pads introduced to benefit Prime
Minister's son (rep 08/07/2022)
High-profile
corruption cases pending at Supreme Court for two
decades, by Bhasa Sharma (rep 08/07/2022)
How
the Special Court swiftly acquits ‘big fish’ : Experts
say corruption will persist so long as political
appointees rule the roost in law-enforcement agencies,
by Surendra Kafle (ae 07/07/2022)
CPN
(Maoist Center) forms 125-member politburo : The list of
politburo members announced by Prachanda includes his
daughter, daughter-in-law, brother, and personal
secretary (nlt 07/07/2022) [Nepotism
in its purest form!]
The
case of alleged financial crime exposes compromised
morality of some bureaucrats. Are there provisions to
hold them accountable? Nepal’s Civil Service Act (1993)
has provisions regarding the removal or dismissal of
government employees from service. Top bureaucrats,
however, often skip action by taking advantage of their
political connection and shifting the blame toward
politicians (nlt 05/07/2022)
Taking
a 'corrupt judiciary' by its horns, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 03/07/2022)
Court
official arrested along with bribe, by Narahari
Sapkota (rep 01/07/2022)
Breaching
laws, govt released Rs 9m for Jhalanath Khanal’s abroad
medical treatment : The amount was released illegally as
Section 30 of the ‘Public Health Service Act 2018’
states that expenses should not be provided for foreign
treatment (nlt 24/06/2022)
Former
govt official held for amassing illegal assets (ht
24/06/2022)
Court
halts enforcement of new rules on extraction of stones,
sands and pebbles : A government move to ease extraction
rules has drawn criticism for allowing crusher plants to
come closer to forests, villages and rivers inviting
environmental, health and landslides concerns, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 23/06/2022)
Principal
fraudulently appoints teachers, refuses DAO's summons
(ht 23/06/2022)
17,
including former TMO chiefs, booked for graft (ht
23/06/2022)
Judicial
Council calls meeting as a leaked audio conversation
between a judge and lawyer making a deal of Rs 20
million to release Ichchha Raj on bail creates ripples
(kh 22/06/2022), Bar
Council calls emergency meeting to discuss audio leakage
related to former Bar Treasurer Pokhrel (kh
22/06/2022), Leaked
audio clip of judge, lawyer talking kickbacks exposes
rot in the judiciary : Judge Koirala and lawyer Pokhrel
are heard discussing taking a cut totalling Rs20 million
to secure release of Ichchha Raj Tamang on a bail of
Rs100 million, by Binod Ghimire (kp 23/06/2022), District
court judge in bribery scandal, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 23/06/2022), In
the dock, again : The justices should remain true to the
ideals of impartiality and incorruptibility (kp
24/06/2022), Justice
for sale : As long as judges are appointed on the basis
of political affiliation, the judiciary will not improve
for the better (ht 24/06/2022)
Dozens
of Chinese contractors blacklisted; scams unbridled,
by Krisdhna Timalsina (kh 20/06/2022)
Nepal’s
‘great’ leap backward : World order is changing fast.
Nations are framing strategies to deal with the unknown
that is emerging. In Nepal, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur
Deuba is busy defending his corrupt Finance Minister,
by Bikash Sangraula (nlt 19/06/2022)
Embossed
plate company involved in scam : Bangladeshi firm making
embossed license plates in Nepal was blacklisted for
fraud by the World Bank, by Ramesh Kumar (nt
10/06/2022)
Ex-Vice
Chancellor of BPKIHS Dr Rauniyar cleared of graft
charges (rep 09/06/2022)
Government
continues policy of using cooperatives in construction
projects amid corruption concerns : The policy first
announced last year has yet to be implemented in the
absence of necessary legal provisions, by Prithvi
man Shrestha (kp 06/06/2022)
32
elected reps sued on corruption allegations; five caught
red-handed in current fiscal year (kh 11/05/2022)
All
roar, no bite: Poll body says will monitor spending.
Experts doubt : The Election Commission has announced it
will deploy officials to monitor campaign expenditures,
but analysts say they see little chance of action
against overspending, a key source of corruption, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 09/05/2022)
Trade-based
money laundering : We need not wait for a financial
disaster to combat this upgraded form of money
laundering, by Dwaipayan Regmi (kp 09/05/2022)
Dahal’s
theatrics and his fixation with Bharatpur stoke
discontent in party : Insiders allege Pushpa Kamal Dahal
is all about his family and kin at the expense of the
CPN (Maoist Centre), by Tika R Pradhan (kp
06/05/2022)
CIAA
files case against five including chief administrative
officer (rn 04/05/2022)
A
troubled agency called Nepal Police, thanks to Nepali
politicians : Country’s key law enforcement agency faces
controversies because of political parties’ vested
interests, by Anil Giri (kp 03/05/2022)
Covid
response fund releases money after 14 months : The fund
remained idle during the second and third waves due to
political wrangling, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
03/05/2022)
Complaint
lodged at CIAA against KMC deputy mayoral candidate
Sunita Dangol (kh 03/05/2022), Season
of lies : The range of dissemination possible in the
social media age helps amplify false information (kp
06/05/2022)
Whose
election is it anyway? Kin and clan networks will once
again play a formidable role in determining victory
margins, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 29/04/2022)
Fighting
Corruption Through Cartoons, by Kundan Aryal (rn
29/04/2022)
CIAA
files complaint against six including a forest officer
in Surkhet (kh 26/04/2022)
Alliance
for local polls raises spectre of the notorious
‘all-party mechanisms’ : The so-called all-party
committees were a tool for the parties to share the
spoils, and experts fear a repeat of the practice that
will degenerate into kleptocracy, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 23/04/2022)
Congress
faces revolt in grassroots bodies over seat-sharing
decision : Disgruntled leaders and cadres in several
units vow to defy alliance and contest local elections
as independents, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 23/04/2022) [The top politicians of all major
parties continue to practise the centralist state!]
Anti-money
laundering body to seek US data on Shah’s suspicious
money : Finance Minister Janardan Sharma has been in
question for his alleged attempts to release the money
whose source even the central bank is trying to
ascertain, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 23/04/2022)
NC’s
Joshi faction to forge electoral alliance with UML in
Tanahun (kh 17/04/2022), CPN-UML
to support Joshi's son (ht 18/04/2022) [Here,
too, nothing more than flawless nepotism!]
Landless
see ploy in distribution of temporary land ownership
papers ahead of local elections : Local representatives
distributed 1,197 temporary land ownership documents to
landless families in Shuklagandaki and Bandipur last
week, by Samjhana Rasaili (kp 15/04/2022)
Ambassadorial
appointments: Unqualified, yet fortunate individuals,
by Ishwar Dev Khanal (kh 13/04/2022) [Nepotism
as usual!]
CIAA
files graft cases against 14 individuals (kh
13/04/2022)
Rising
campaign spending : Failure to ensure financial
transparency will facilitate corruption and
cronyism (kp 12/04/2022)
Acting
land revenue chief held with Rs 500,000 bribe (kh
11/04/2022)
Congress
leader Shashank Koirala asked to furnish clarification
over his Rs60 million remark : The amount spent is much
higher than the ceiling of Rs2.5 million set for an
individual candidate (kp 11/04/2022)
President
nominates Dahal as NA member (kh 08/04/2022) [Nepotism at its best!]
NRB
officials demanded USD 30,000 from Shah to release money
he received from US in his account: FinMin Sharma
(rep 08/04/2022)
Two
govt employees held with bribe money (kh 06/04/2022)
Nepali
public sees ‘view towers’ in rural areas as misplaced
spending : Observers and experts say scarce funds should
have been used in necessary infrastructures like health
facilities and schools, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp
02/04/2022)
CIAA
files cases against 13 officials of Likhu Tamakoshi
Rural Municipality on corruption charge (rep
31/03/2022)
CIAA
files graft case against six persons, including ex-chair
of TU Service Commission Koirala, for alleged
irregularities (kh 29/03/2022)
Case
filed against 6 TU officials for altering exam results
(rep 29/03/2022)
Irregularities,
ill practices rampant in Rautahat local levels (ht
26/03/2022)
NSU,
Tarun Dal stage protest against PM Deuba : Koirala
faction is irked by party president's recent nomination
(ht 26/03/2022) [Nepotism,
undemocratic party statutes and non-inclusive
nominations instead of elections are the typical
features of all political parties and their factions!]
NVC
for graft control, austerity, good governance (ht
24/03/2022)
9,611
taxi drivers penalised in fiscal 2020-21 (ht
23/03/2022)
CIAA
raids Bhimdatta Municipality office, confiscates
documents for investigation (rep 21/03/2022)
More
public post holders submit property details across
country (ht 21/03/2022)
Corruption
case filed against former acting chief of transport
office, eight others (rep 18/03/2022)
‘Impartiality’
in public appointments : The obvious resultant pitfalls
thereof are mismanagement and unchecked corruption,
by Achyut Wagle (kp 15/03/2022)
Budget
for populist projects in election year a pattern,
observers say : There are fears the current Deuba
government too could include such projects in the
upcoming budget, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
14/03/2022)
Land
fraud case: Seven including ward chair arrested (kh
13/02/2022)
CIAA
files corruption case against land-revenue official
Basnet (kh 13/03/2022)
CIAA
files corruption case against former minister Ram Kumar
Shrestha (kh 27/02/2022)
Vehicles
brought with taxpayers' money gathering dust in govt
offices (Photo Feature) (rep 26/02/2022)
Democracy:
An Antidote To Corruption, by Shyam Prasad Mainali
(rn 10/02/2022)
Man
accused of fraud is CEO of Nepal Ban Nigam Ltd (rep
09/02/2022)
Donors’
Role in Controlling Corruption, by Shyam Prasad
Mainali (rep 07/02/2022)
Revealed:
In the letter to MCC, PM Deuba and Prachanda had
categorically promised to ratify Nepal Compact
immediately : ‘We will jointly request the speaker of
the House of Representatives to plan for the tabling of
the compact for the ratification as soon as possible,’
reads the letter, by Nishan Khatiwada (nlt
03/02/2022)
Political
economy of patrimonialism : Deuba has failed in making
an honest attempt to disentangle the interwoven knots of
structural corruption, by CK Lal (kp 02/02/2022)
Hospital
employees found involved in producing fake PCR reports
(rep 02/02/2022)
Dr.
KC files supplementary petition with DLMI against CJ
Rana (kh 01/02/2022)
Haphazard
excavation of riverbed continues in Sarlahi :
Contractors flouting standards mentioned in the
contract, causing long-term damage to the ecology of
Lalkhandehi river, villagers say, by Om Prakash
Thakur (kp 31/01/2022), Licence
to plunder : Despite numerous reports of illegal
extraction of riverbed materials, nothing seems to stem
such activities (kp 01/02/2022)
Province
1 government decides to split 7 ministries into 12
(kh 31/01/2022) [This is a waste of money for the pure satisfaction
of power interests]
Public
Accounts Committee looks into purchase of Nepali mission
building in Washington (kh 28/01/2022)
Investigation
initiated against Principal of Seti Technical Institute
in Doti (kh 28/01/2022)
Government
officials, businessmen charged with corruption : Some of
the country's renowned names in business are accused of
causing losses to the state (kp 27/01/2022)
CIAA
books dept of mines DG for graft (ht 27/01/2022)
VCs
flay government decision to appoint ministry staff at
BPKIHS (ht 27/01/2022) [The
system has long been in need of change: neither a king
nor a prime minister belongs at the head of a university
or similar institution This is the only way to avoid
political interference and nepotism!]
Nepal’s
position in corruption index remains unchanged : Nepal
ranks 117th among 180 countries and territories in the
latest Corruption Perception Index. The country is
behind Bhutan, India and Sri Lanka in South Asia, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 26/01/2022), Corruption
flourishing : With the CPI showing no improvement,
whatever has happened to our leaders' repeated pledges
not to tolerate corruption? (ht 27/01/2022) [This
is like the peace process: perpetrators and others
responsible will never bring about improvement!]
Transparency
International ranks Nepal 117 on corruption perception
index (rep 25/01/2022)
PADT
to revoke agreement that allowed Batas Group to operate
hotel in Nepal-India Friendship Dharamshala, by
Minraj Bhandari (rep 25/01/2022)
Govt
preparing to spend additional Rs 240 million to decorate
new ministers’ quarters (rep 23/01/2022) [Corruption
in its purest form!]
Save
Narayanhity From Commercialisation, by Ritu Raj
Subedi (rn 23/01/2022)
Prime
Minister’s Office blacklists seven construction
companies (kh 20/01/2022)
Shocking
revelation : It proves that the persons assigned to
vaccinate the public had sold them in the black market
for personal gain (ht 20/01/2022)
Unscrupulous
traders start black marketeering of medical supplies
amid soaring cases of coronavirus (rep 19/01/2022)
CIAA
to probe allegations against Dhurmus-Suntali Foundation
accused of embezzling funds meant for cricket stadium
(rep 16/01/2022)
Lalita
Niwas scam: CIB intensifying further investigation
(kh 15/01/2022)
Financial
disclosure: Imperative for anti-corruption initiatives,
by Khagendra Prawaha (ht 14/01/2022)
Subedi
couple released (ht 13/01/2022)
Why
case filing in document forgery in Lalita Niwas land
grab scam has been delayed : Police submitted documents
so as to move case by January 11; district attorney
office returns it for more investigation, says statute
of limitations not applicable, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 12/01/2022), Investigation
stopped : It seems that the attorney's office is under
pressure from the powers that be which do not want the
case to move forward (ht 12/01/2022)
Ghorahi
Sub-Metropolis allocates Rs 10 million for ‘travel
expenses’ (rep 07/01/2022)
Charge-sheet
ready : Land mafias would not have dared grab the govt
land without a nexus of the politicians, bureaucrats and
even justices (ht 06/01/2022)
Government
admits sugar mills still owe Rs80 million to farmers :
Himalayan Sugar Mill, Annapurna Sugar Mill, Lumbini
Sugar Mill and Indira Sugar Mill have not paid sugarcane
farmers for their crops, officials say, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 05/01/2022)
Anti-corruption
body sues 10 persons for supplying substandard
fertiliser : Cases have been filed at a time when the
country is facing an acute shortage of chemical
fertilisers, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
03/01/2022), CIAA
files cases against 12 high ranking officials of
Agriculture Inputs Company on charge of supplying
substandard fertilizer (rep 03/01/2022), Substandard
fertiliser scam: CIAA books 10 (ht 03/01/2022)
End
interference in security bodies, CIAA tells home
ministry (ht 02/01/2022), Stop
interfering : Frustration runs high among those police
personnel who don't have the connections or money to
influence their promotions and transfers (ht
03/01/2022)
INC
Nepal demands investigation of assets of former CJs, and
SC Judges (kh 29/12/2021)
CIAA
demands financial transaction documents from NTB (kh
29/12/2021)
Medical
colleges snub Medical Education Commission under
political protection : Colleges are demanding higher
fees from MBBS students ignoring the fee structure fixed
by the regulator, by Binod Ghimire (kp 27/12/2021)
Burden
on state coffers : Various perks and privileges for each
additional minister add an extra burden on the already
stretched budget (kp 27/12/2021)
Embezzlement
by employees at Hulak Bachat Bank has snatched
vulnerable groups of their savings, by Basanta
Pratap Singh (kp 23/12/2021)
Two
main accused in Lalita Niwas land grab case arrested :
They were on the run after a graft case was filed at the
Special Court (nlt 22/12/2021)
CIAA
raids office of Changunarayan Municipality (kh
15/12/2021)
Cronyism
in Nepali politics : We have seen the lives of people
who became close to politicians transform dramatically,
by Sujeev Shakya (kp 14/12/2021)
Passengers
are being charged for trolley service at Kathmandu
airport : Airport officials say they are unaware of the
issue and vow to deal with it immediately, by Anup
Ojha (kp 12/12/2021)
Six
construction companies blacklisted (rep 09/12/2021)
Urea
Fertilizer Imported On Subsidy Allegedly Misused (rn
09/12/2021)
Nepal's
e-governance pipe dreams : An automated system will make
the stream of illegal income dry up for politicians and
bureaucrats, by Achyut Wagle (kp 07/12/2021)
Institute
scrutiny system to curb fake credentials: CIAA (ht
06/12/2021)
Audit
shows huge irregularity at Chhabdi Barahi cooperative
(ht 6/12/2021)
CIAA
files chargesheet against two for embezzling school’s
funds (rep 29/11/2021)
Office
Chief responsible to control corruption: CIAA Chief Rai
(kh 26/11/2021)
After
complaints, police cracking down on overcharging bus
operators : Metropolitan Traffic Police Division says
more than 400 bus operators have been fined in one
month. Consumer rights activists unconvinced sporadic
crackdowns will solve the problem, by Anup Ojha (kp
23/11/2021)
Parties’
opaque finances are cause for concern as they fuel
corruption : Poll body plans to implement ‘accounting
format’ to ensure transparency, but experts are not
hopeful. A strong law is a must to make parties
accountable, observers say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 22/11/2021)
Dispute
among people’s representatives deprives students of
textbooks : Chhinnamasta Rural Municipality in Saptari
has not yet released the budget for the education sector,
by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 16/11/2021) [Such
irresponsible politicians should not be called
"representatives of the people"!]
Corruptions
in local governments still alarming: CIAA report
(rep 16/11/2021)
Who
is stalling reforms? We need to stop involving
'cartelpreneurs' in policy discourses around reforms,
by Sujeev Shakya (kp 16/11/2021)
Two
ward members arrested on charge of seeking Rs 150,000
bribe from Users’ Committee (rep 15/11/2021)
Half-baked
projects : Politicians use incomplete projects as bait
to entice the people to vote in their favour (kp
11/11/2021)
Action
being taken against those overcharging passengers
(kh 10/11/2021)
People
face hard time getting tickets to fly out from Bajura
airport : Middlemen have been buying tickets from
airlines and selling them at higher prices, local
residents say, by Arjun Shah (kp 01/11/2021)
Over
100 days since taking office, ministers yet to disclose
their assets : Campaigners say revealing property is
first step for public position holders to show they are
transparent and fair, by Binod Ghimire (kp
30/10/2021) [Keeping all doors
open for political corruption!]
Mudhe-Charikot
road upgradation remains incomplete even after six years
: Work began in 2015 but is nowhere near completion
because of the negligence of the construction companies,
by Kedar Shiwakoti (kp 28/10/2021)
Sale
of substandard sweets rampant in Valley as Tihar
festival approaches (rep 28/10/2021)
Government
comes up with austerity plan but doubt remains about its
implementation : Past experience shows the austerity
measures are thrown into the backburner with change in
government, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 26/10/2021),
Tampering
with public procurement : The procurement regime needs a
complete overhaul, but the motive and method are
doubtful, by Achyut Wagle (kp 26/10/2021), Practising
austerity : A country that relies on foreign aid should
not allocate money for extravagant perks and benefits
(kp 28/10/2021)
Nepal’s
youngest brother Saroj picked as CC member of Unified
Socialist (kh 18/10/2021)
Vehicles
Overcharging Passengers On BP Highway, by Babu Ram
Devkota (rn 10/10/2021)
Civil
Cooperatives operators including Ichchha Raj Tamang
arrested (kh 05/10/2021)
Sixteen
Nepalis have illegally invested in offshore companies in
overseas tax havens : An international investigation has
revealed how many Nepali business persons and companies
have used tax havens to stash wealth and avoid taxes,
by Krishna Acharya and Ramu Sapkota (rec 03/10/2021), Chaudhary
Group’s investment in tax haven countries: Legal or
illegal? CG among 11 other firms pouring investments in
tax haven countries (rep 04/10/2021), Devouring
democracy : This visible inequality fuels anger and
resentment, which in turn offers the perfect platform
for the rise of authoritarians (ae 07/10/2021)
Elections
are costly and fuel corruption. But there has been no
check : Overspending has become a norm but poll body has
failed to curb practice, observers say, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 02/10/2021) [There
is even a politician who has twice in the past nine
months initiated new elections in a completely
superfluous manner and ultimately in vain, thus causing
great costs to the state!]
Half
a dozen traders face music for selling outdated goods
(kh 01/10/2021)
Authorities
may no longer fast-track procurement of medical goods :
They will now have to follow regular procurement process,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 30/09/2021)
CIAA
raids Province 2 CM’s office (kh 29/09/2021)
165
drivers, riders held for trying to bribe cops (ht
27/09/2021)
No
need to disclose investment source raises money
laundering risk : Even though intent of not seeking
source of investment may be good, it can have
consequences, officials say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 27/09/2021), Move
on infra investment opposed (ht 27/09/2021), Thief’s
route : The non-disclosure provision is just a garb to
provide sanctuary to a narrow, exclusive circle (kp
28/09/2021)
Hand-picking
leadership in sister wings, parties undermine democracy
: Political observers say appointing the leadership—be
it in the mother parties or in the sister wings—reflects
the dwindling democratic practice among the parties,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 24/09/2021)
Revenue
Department files cases claiming Rs24.74 billion in lost
taxes : Cases involve use of fake value added tax
receipts and foreign currency misuse by firms and
individuals, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 24/0/2021)
New
rule may prevent conflicts of interest in user groups :
Elected officials, office-bearers of political parties
and government staff, among others, may be denied seats
on user committees for public projects, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 23/09/2021)
Pappu
Construction slapped with cash penalty of Rs 50 million
for low quality construction (rep 23/09/2021)
Gachchhadar
accuses UML chair Oli of taking revenge via false
allegations on Baluwatar land scam (kh 22/09/2021)
Two
including police held for taking bribe from Indian
tourists (kh 21/09/2021)
The
Sher Bahadur Deuba government’s decision to confer
medals on Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana and
justices Anil Kumar Sinha, Sapana Pradhan Malla, and
Bishwambhar Shrestha has drawn flak from the legal
sector : Constitution Day honour for CJ, justices
draws flak (ht 20/09/2021), SC
Bar urges govt not to distribute honorary titles to
influence judges (kh 21/09/2021) [However,
judges should also refuse to accept such awards!]
Controversial
amendment to Income Tax Act: Manipulation to legalize
illegal property, by Dilip Ppudel (rep 19/09/2021)
Constitution
Day award ceremony draws widespread criticism (rep
19/09/2021)
Buy
Mountain Dew, you get Maintan Dew. Trademark
infringement is on the rise : Number of trademark
infringement cases has increased by more than 50 percent
in three years, officials say, by Krishana Prasain
(kp 17/09/2021)
Social
security allowance : Call to curb fake beneficiaries,
duplication (ht 16/09/2021)
70%
migrant workers say they will not choose same recruiting
agency again (kh 16/09/2021)
Four
years on, construction of bridge in limbo (kh
16/09/2021)
Police
nab Youth Federation leader on fraud allegation (kh
15/09/2021)
Court
puts brakes on arbitrary hirings at public entities,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 13/09/2021)
Consumer
fraud increases in run-up to festival season : In the
last few months, several cases of deceptive business
practices have been revealed, insiders said, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 12/09/2021)
Corruption
continues to plague local levels (ht 12/09/2021)
SC
issues interim order not to implement appointing expert
member of NOC (kh 10/09/2021)
Ambassadorial
appointments: Need of qualification, expertise,
skills, by Nir Bahadur Karki (ht 07/09/2021)
Nepal
Shipping Office spends Rs 28.2 million in a year without
doing any works (rep 06/09/2021)
Securities
Board of Nepal caught in yet another insider trading
scandal : The government has started a probe for delayed
disclosure of key financial details of 51 high risk
companies, which reportedly allowed certain people privy
to the board’s decision to sell their stocks at higher
rates, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 05/09/2021)
Unilever
Nepal under scanner: Tea plant sealed for importing date
expired tea from India (kh 03/09/2021)
Hearing
on murder case against Speaker Sapkota deferred again
(rep 01/09/2021)
SC
issues show cause order on writ relating to JN Khanal’s
medical expenses (kh 01/09/2021)
Unsavoury
soup of cooked books : The disgraceful picture
portrayed by the auditor general’s report reflects lack
of accountability, by Achyut Wagle (kp 31/08/2021)
Doctors
at Trauma Center complain about unjust promotion of
low-ranking employees (kh 29/08/2021)
Unified
Socialist Chairman Nepal advises UML Chair Oli to
consult Auditor General’s report : Says the report has
list of irregularities under Oli government (kh
29/08/2021)
Number
of blacklisted firms nearly doubled last fiscal year ;
Contractors of many sick projects were added to the
blacklist. Some of the blacklisted firms are owned by
politically-connected individuals, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 25/08/2021)
Government
yet to pay Nepal Airlines for last year’s Omni chartered
flights : Payment remains stalled while the carrier
faces acute financial problems due to flight suspensions,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 23/08/2021), Piling
arrears : Unless there is a change in the attitude of
those in power, it would be futile to expect good
governance (ht 23/08/2021), Rein
In Arrears (rn 23/08/2021)
Auditor
General’s report points out anomalies in pandemic
management and procurements : The report also pointed
out a substantial differences in the prices of
medical goods procured by the government agencies to
combat Covid-19 in the fiscal year 2019-20, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 22/08/2021), State
treasury misused on pretext of peace, security, OAG
report says (ht 22/08/2021), Nepal’s
bureaucracy seriously lacks accountability: 58th annual
report of OAG (rep 22/08/2021)
Home
Minister and Home Secretary spent over Rs 14.8 mln on
intelligence (kh 21/08/2021)
Govt
money meant for the poor being spent on treatment of
politicians (rep 18/08/2021)
Govt
preparing to impose five-year imprisonment for selling
substandard food items (rep 18/08/2021)
People
forced to buy drug used to treat severe Covid-19
patients in black market : Patients paying up to 17
times the government approved price for Tocilizumab, a
drug that is in short supply; Malpractice also common in
private hospitals treating Covid-19 patients,
by Arjun Poudel (kp 18/08/2021)
CIAA
raids Narayani Hospital in Birgunj (kh 16/08/2021)
Special
court convicts Minister’s secretary on corruption
(kh 13/08/2021)
CIAA
carries out raid at BPKIHS to probe alleged
irregularities (kh 12/08/2021)
Unleashing
the potential of Nepali sports : Since the monarchical
days, the Olympics have been a junket for near and dear
ones, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 10/08/2021)
Department
of Roads gives details of over 150 sick projects to
anti-graft body, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
09/08/2021)
The
networking of politics: families, funds, and favoritism,
by Rajib Neupane (rec 08/08/2021)
Politics
and Business, by Narayan Manandhar (rep 07/08/2021))
Target
groups left out from Covid-19 vaccination campaign in
Bhimdatta Municipality : Locals accuse health workers
deployed at vaccination sites, people’s representatives
and municipal employees of stealing vaccines for family,
friends, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 03/08/2021)
Sugarcane
farmers resort to agitation again after government
breaks promise : Farmers say sugar mills still owe them
Rs250 million that includes the subsidy amount given to
them by the government, by Krishana Prasain (kp
02/08/2021)
CIAA
asks Sebon to provide all documents related to issuance
of primary shares via book building (rep
01/08/2021), Employees
union seeks probe into alleged insider trading, by
Sebon Chairman Dhungana (rep 01/08/2021), Chiefs
of stock market and market regulator under probe for
alleged insider trading : Securities Board chair and
Nepal Stock Exchange CEO are accused of insider trading
after their kin bought the shares of Sarbottam Cement
which is preparing to issue IPO, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 02/08/2021), Tame
the beast : Recent controversies in the stock market
have raised doubts among investors (kp 03/08/2021)
Quality
watchdog books 100 firms for adulteration : Among those
hauled to court are drinking water plants, bakeries and
biscuit manufacturers, and oil and ghee producers, a
report said, by Krishana Prasain (kp 01/08/2021)
Public
Procurement Monitoring Office to monitor procurement
process online : Office will be able to see whether the
officials involved in public procurement are qualified
enough to assess bids, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
30/07/2021)
Sugarcane
farmers in capital once again to protest as sugar
factories fail to clear their dues (rep 29/07/2021)
Finance
ministry seeks clarification from Sebon over suspected
insider trading by board’s high ranking official
(rep 29/07/2021)
Case
filed against five individuals including ex-planning
chief (kh 28/07/2021)
Heritage
activists welcome anti-corruption body probing Pashupati
jalahari installation : In February, the Pashupati Area
Development Trust had replaced the receptacle at the
base of the Shiva Linga with a golden 96-kg one inside
the temple defying a court order (kp 26/07/2021)
For
Nepali sports officials, Olympics again provides an
opportunity for junket : Officials claim there was no
controversy in selecting the delegation but promising
talents were left behind. Those in Tokyo do not
represent the sports Nepal is competing in, by
Prajwal Oli (kp 23/07/2021)
Cops
under scanner for collecting tax illegally (ht
22/07/2021)
Don’t
bear medical expenses of the leader’s treatment abroad:
Gagan Thapa (kh 21/07/2021)
Vigilance
centre gets more responsibility but not enough funds and
personnel : The centre has been asked to conduct
technical audits of all infrastructure projects worth
over Rs100 million, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
21/07/2021)
Centres
run out of jabs once again as recipients are those other
than from target groups : Health workers say they are
threatened and pressured to administer single-shot
J&J jabs to those close to political leaders and
other influential people, by Arjun Poudel (kp
21/07/2021)
As
long-route buses are garaged, small vehicles are
fleecing passengers : Some unscrupulous vehicle
operators are misusing travel passes meant for
emergencies and charging passengers up to three times
the normal fare, by Anup Ojha (kp 20/07/2021)
Govt
collected over Rs 33 million in fines from firms
flouting consumer law in FY 2020/21 (rep 20/07/2021)
Vehicles
overcharging passengers on the pretext of Covid-19
restrictions : Transport operators say the problem will
not be resolved as long as there is a ban on long-haul
passenger vehicles, by Anup Ojha (kp 17/07/2021)
NC
Vice President Gachchhadar turns up at court (kh
14/07/2021), NC
leader Gachhadar released on Rs 1 million bail (kh
14/07/2021), Bijaya
Kumar Gachhadar, an accused in Baluawtar land scam,
released on Rs1 million bailThe Congress vice-president
is released a day after his party president Deuba was
appointed prime minister, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 15/07/2021), Gachhadar
posts million-rupee bail (ht 15/07/2021), Four
judges of Special Court transferred (kh 17/07/2021)
CIAA
begins probe into use of 108-kg gold (ht 11/07/2021)
Professional
irregularities are growing in universities, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 09/07/2021)
Govt’s
decision to bear treatment costs of Ex-PM Khanal against
law, by Sunil Sapkota (rep 08/07/2021), NC
leader Thapa accuses PM Oli of sanctioning UML leader
Khanal’s abroad medical expense in contravention with
law (kh 10/07/2021)
Finished
at last Construction delays and project extensions have
become all too common (kp 07/07/2021)
Traffic
police step up action against transporters overcharging
passengers (kp 02/07/2021)
The
corrupting culture of ‘chiya kharcha’, by Cilla
Khatry (ae 01/07/2021)
Eight
persons face music for charging exorbitant fare (kh
30/06/2021)
Himalayan
Reinsurance Company: Rs 1 billion ‘deal’ for operating
license (rep 27/06/2021)
Apex
court issues interim order not to appoint Yuvraj Karki
as ambassador (kh 27/06/2021) [Prime
Minister Oli loves to bend the constitution and laws to
suit himself!]
Irregularities
suspected in embankment construction (ht 24/06/2021)
NRNA,
Japan, facing financial irregularities dispute (kh
23/06/2021)
CIAA
files case against Chudamani Sharma, three others at
Special Court (kh 23/06/2021), Anti-graft
body files Rs1 billion graft case against three for
granting illegal tax waivers : Chudamani Sharma, Lumba
Dhwaj Mahat and Umesh Dhakal face corruption charges for
a second time in nearly four years, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 24/06/2021)
Government
agrees to grant affiliation to B&C Medical College :
Despite protests against affiliation, the prime
minister-headed commission has asked for the necessary
paperwork to be completed within a week, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 12/06/2021) [Nepotism
at the highest level!], Citizens’
movement condemns threat on medical education commission
executive : Brihat Nagarik Andolan alleges that the
prime minister and ministers have been exerting undue
pressure on Dr Giri to approve affiliation to B&C
College (kp) 13/06/2021), Former
VCs condemn PM's pressure tactics (ht 16/06/2021) [This is a particularly serious form
of nepotism and corruption, as it was initiated by the
Prime Minister who is still in office!]
Wealth
communism : That Gyawali’s asset declaration should
surprise Nepalis itself is a surprise, by Deepak
Thapa (kp 10/06/2021)
One
held for fake hand sanitizer business, two absconding
(kh 08/06/2021)
MoHP
calls for complaints, action against over-charging
health organisations (kh 08/06/2021)
Govt
amends eligibility criteria for ambassadors to make
space for ‘relatives’ (kh 06/06/2021)
Small
business owners say they never see budget funds :
Allocations are announced for cottage, small and medium
entrepreneurs every year but nobody knows where the
money goes, insiders say, by Krishana Prasain (kp
31/05/2021)
Authorities
told to regulate extraction of natural resources (ht
27/05/2021)
Private
hospital bills give poor Covid-19 patients the shivers :
Hospitals are overcharging patients up to three times
the rates fixed by the government. Yet no action has
been taken, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 23/05/2021)
Afno
manche, all over again in Nepal : If any of you wants a
government/bureaucratic job in the next two years,
profess your loyalty to the UML, then join a clique,
then prove your loyalty to your leader, by Trailokya
Raj Aryal (ae 19/05/2021)
Army
ignores House panel’s directive, forges deal for
expressway : Bypassing the directives of the House
committees is an act of defying the sovereign entity,
experts say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 16/05/2021)
Cabinet
recommends 11 envoys for various countries : Of the
recommendations, nine are political appointees while
only two are from the foreign service (kp
15/05/2021) [This is nepotism in its purest form! Only those
who have the Oli party book shall be appointed to
representative foreign posts for which only top
diplomats are qualified!]
Police
bust racket selling fake Oximeter in Kathmandu (rep
11/05/2021)
The
sting operations : It is very difficult to say what
possible impacts the ban will have on the
anti-corruption drive, by Narayan Manandhar (kp
11/05/2021)
NVC
recommends action against 18,170 public office holders
(ht 08/05/2021)
Police
HQ takes action against high officials over financial
irregularities (kh 07/05/2021)
Health
Ministry refutes news reports on the involvement of govt
in COVID-19 vaccine procurement scam (rep
07/05/2021), Vaccine
procurement scandal is not just a case of corruption but
a ‘crime’: MP Thapa (rep 07/05/2021)
Fighting
Corruption In Time Of Pandemic, by Mukti Rijal (rn
29/04/2021)
Lawmakers
across parties for continuing pork barrel funds : They
say misuse of the funds in some places doesn’t mean the
Local Infrastructure Development Partnership Programme
has failed across the country, by Binod Ghimire (kp
28/04/2021) [The system implies
high levels of political corruption, as it only helps
handpicked mainly male directly elected MPs to secure
future re-election!]
Govt
warns action against the labs levying high charge for
COVID test (kh 27/04/2021)
NA
pushes fast-track project ahead by disregarding
parliamentary panel’s directive : PAC instructs Ministry
of Defense to stop procurement process and re-initiate a
transparent one but the Ministry mysteriously keeps mum,
by Gajendra Basnet (kh 26/04/2021)
Supreme
Court bars anti-graft agency from conducting sting
operations : The bench says such an act is against the
constitutional and legal provisions and the principle of
the criminal justice system (kp 21/04/2021), CIAA
can no longer carry out sting operations: SC : 400 cases
to be dismissed (kh 21/04/2021)
An
old mindset prevails : Public confidence in federalism
is waning because of the Constituency Development
Programme, by Khim Lal Devkota (kp 21/04/2021) [The CDP is an instrument of
political corruption by the non-inclusive male ruling
oligarchy!]
Drugstore
operator arrested for selling illegal drugs, by
Maheshwor Chamling Rai (rep 18/04/2021)
Election
Commission earns disrepute over communist party
legitimacy indecision : The commission has time and
again failed to resist influence despite being a
constitutional body, observers say, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 17/04/2021)
Tax
authorities bust fake VAT bill racket : Individuals
associated with more than 170 firms charged with tax
evasion amounting to Rs22 billion, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 15/04/2021)
Baskota’s
recommendation to House committee raises concern about
conflict of interest : The ex-minister, who was
embroiled in a Rs700 million bribery scandal, has been
recommended as a member of the Public Accounts Committee,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 12/04/2021) [This is probably part of Oli's way of fighting
corruption!], Accountability?
What? The Baskota case shows how little politicians care
about public opinion (kp 13/04/2021) [KP Oli stands out in a particularly
negative way. He can be bluntly described as a protector
of corruption!], Performance
contract blues : Such contracts have failed due to the
lack of ownership and concrete incentives, by Achyut
Wagle (kp 13/04/2021)
Poverty
Alleviation Fund was scrapped, but it still exists. What
does it do? The fund created at the height of insurgency
has lost its relevance with local governments in place,
officials admit, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
06/04/2021)
Oli
rushes to inaugurate 165 road projects without their
preparatory works complete : Observers term prime
minister’s move a populist ploy aimed at securing his
political position, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
04/04/2021)
PAC
asks govt to recover dues of dedicated feeders and trunk
lines from industries (rep 04/04/2021)
Lack
of urgency to investigate Omni case raises concern : The
anti-graft agency appears toothless when it comes
to high profile corruption cases, observers say, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 02/04/2021)
Public
hearing by Greater Civic Agitation : The disgrace that
was!, by Bihari Krishna Shrestha (kh 02/04/2021)
Kumari
Chowk Office moves to recover government dues : It needs
to get back Rs2.24 billion in unpaid royalties, taxes
and loans from 115 firms and individuals after they
flouted its latest ultimatum to pay up, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 02/04/2021)
Court
seeks copies of Cabinet decisions made during Madhav
Nepal and Baburam Bhattarai’s tenures in relation to
Lalita Niwas land transfers : The two former prime
ministers are among a number of key people spared by the
anti-graft body which last year filed corruption cases
against 175 individuals, including three former
ministers, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 29/03/2021),
SC
orders CIAA to submit latter's decision not to file
charge-sheets against former PMs Nepal, Bhattarai over
Lalita Niwas land scam (rep 29/03/2021), Court
seeks copies of Nepal’s and Bhattarai’s Cabinet
decisions relating to Lalita Niwas case : The two former
prime ministers were among key people spared by the
anti-graft body which last year filed graft cases
against 175 individuals, including three former
ministers, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 30/03/2021)
Pre-departure
orientation centres are not training migrant workers,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 29/03/2021)
Open
border: Fuel smuggling continues unabated (kh
19/03/2021)
Salyan
hospital charging exorbitant fees : Local residents
complain that the medical fees at the district hospital
and private hospitals are the same, by Biplab
Maharjan (kp 17/03/2021)
Politicians
influencing constitutional body decisions comes to light
once again : As a minister implicitly admits the
Election Commission was ‘pressured’, analysts say
independent bodies are increasingly being brought under
the control of the executive, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 09/03/2021)
Security
of VIPs in Nepal: Need vs. Obsession, by Abhaya Raj
Joshi (kh 05/03/2021)
Oli’s
unconstitutional House dissolution leads to unwanted
burden on state treasury, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 28/02/2021) [Thank you, Mr
Oli! Nothing is too expensive for you to maintain your
power, but you, like the other top politicians, do not
care about the country and its people!]
Two
petitions filed at Supreme Court against Pashupati
golden jalahari case : Prime minister had pledged Rs 300
million to install a golden jalahari at the temple,
by Anup Ojha (kp 24/02/2021), SC
issues interim order against Jalahari installation at
Pashupatinath (kh), President
Bhandari reaches Pashupatinath to begin installation of
golden ‘Jalahari’ (kh 24/02/2021) [???],
Court
issues stay order after President unveils golden
Jalahari at Pashupati temple : Two petitions were filed
at the Supreme Court against the government’s decision
to release a large sum of money from the state coffers
to the temple, by Anup Ojha (kp 25/02/2021)
Initiating
development projects after poll notice is abuse of
resources, analysts say : Week-long plan of laying
foundations of five industrial estates begins even as
progress of ongoing projects is poor; Oli has warned
of agitation if the court decides against
dissolution of Parliament, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 23/02/2021)
480
million rupees spent to decorate Prime Minister’s Office
(rn 23/02/2021)
153
local bodies yet to submit COVID-19 relief expenditure
details to the ministry, by BP Aryal (rep
21/02/2021)
AICL
in hot water for awarding Rs 1.36bn contract to
under-qualified firm (ht 18/02/2021)
Contractors
negligent in supply and sale of rice in remote Karnali
districts : People say contractors don’t transport rice
in time and when they do, the grains are of inferior
quality, by Chandani Kathayat and Raj Bahadur Shahi
(kp 11/02/2021) [Disinterest of
the Oli government to control this and ensure supply to
the people!]
National
Development Agenda Obscured, by Mukti Rijal (rn
04/02/2021)
Despite
concerns, government releases budget for projects chosen
by lawmakers : Rs6.56 billion has been released for
Local Infrastructure Programme even as House has been
dissolved and polls announced, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 28/01/2021) [Taxpayers'
money to former MPs of a parliament now dissolved by the
PM, who were once handpicked as candidates by the party
leadership in a non-inclusive manner : Corruption cannot
be practised any better!], Pork
barrel politics : Spend the Rs6.56 billion on vaccines,
not some dubious partnership programme (kp
29/01/2021)
Public
perception of corruption rises further in Nepal; the
country becomes fourth most corrupt country in South
Asia (rep 28/01/2021), Nepal
ranks 117th in global Corruption Perceptions Index
(kh 28/01/2021)
Police
arrest Rakesh Agrawal, owner of Annapurna Sugar Mill,
for not paying to cane farmers (rep 28/01/2021)
Nepalis
being sent to Qatar for security jobs via illegal
routes, officials suspect : The circulation of an
electronic copy of a ‘Police Army Staff’ visa issued in
the name of a Nepali national even without proper
permits from the government raises concerns, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 25/01/2021)
Staffers
in Dhanusha rural municipality hold sit-in demanding
their pay, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 23/01/2021)
Polluted
politics : If driver exhalation is checked for alcohol,
why not vehicle exhaust for pollutants? Governance
failure. Corruption (nt 22/01/2021)
Sugarcane
farmers to resume protest to get paid in
full : Both the government and the sugar mills are
refusing to disclose the details of the payments
made so far, by Krishana Prasain (kp 22/01/2021)
Two
court employees arrested with bribe in Rupandehi (kh
22/01/2021)
Nepal
to rely mostly on foreign aid to buy Covid-19 vaccines
for its people, officials say : Rs48 billion has been
estimated for vaccines. Government, however, says it
won’t have a resource crunch for midterm elections,
which will cost it as much as Rs 20 billion, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 22/01/2021) [??????],
Rs
100 billion: The cost of Nepal’s next parliamentary
election, by Ashok Dahal (ae 22/01/2021)
Students
launch protest against alleged swindling by two colleges
in Rukum (West) : The agitating students have padlocked
TNT Technical College and Syarputal Engineering College,
by Hari Gautam (kp 21/01/2021)
Way
to address the concerns of sugarcane farmers, by
Ayushma Maharjan (rep 21/01/2021)
City
police accused of taking kickbacks from street vendors,
by Anup Ojha (kp 19/01/2021)
Sugar
mills fail to clear outstanding dues within govt
deadline (ht 19/01/2021), NHRC
urges govt to pay sugarcane farmers pronto (ht
21/01/2021)
Sugar
mills are gradually clearing years-long dues, government
says, but farmers contest the claim : With the deadline
for payment on Monday, sugarcane farmers say they want
to know how much each farmer has been paid. There are
also differences on how much is actually owed, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 18/01/2021)
Despite
austerity rules, recurrent expenditure continues to
surge : Financial Comptroller General Office warns of
action against public offices not following austerity
measures, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 08/01/2021)
Inspector
suspended for receiving bribe (ht 08/01/2021)
Baluwatar
land scam: Several accused have secured release on low
bail, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 04/01/2021)
Lumbini
Sugar Mill Starts Clearing Payment Dues After Owner Got
Arrested (rn 03/01/2021), Sugar
factories ‘show interest’ in paying cane farmers after
the arrest of Lumbini Sugar Mills owner, by Rekha
Bhusal (kh 03/01/2021) [Obviously,
this is the only language these criminals understand!]
Cane
farmers complain about delayed payment from mills : The
government made a deal on Monday and said their payments
were being processed, by Krishana Prasain (kp
01/01/2021)
No
end of corruption : A corruption-free society is
possible when the powers that be and the CIAA are
committed to ending it from all layers (ht
31/12/2020)
Former
BoK branch manager convicted of fraud (ht 312/2020)
Five
charged with embezzling millions of rupees (ht
30/12/2020)
CIAA
offers 16-point suggestion to combat corruption (ht
27/12/2020)
Labour
recruiter netted in sting raid, by Upasana Khadka
(nt 25/12/2020)
CIAA
files corruption cases against 1,212 individuals in FY
2019/20 (kh 25/12/2020)
Corruption
in local governments still remains unchecked: CIAA
(rep 24/12/2020)
NHRC
calls for paying outstanding dues to sugarcane farmers
(ht 23/12/2020)
Sugarcane
farming declines in Mahottari (ht 23/12/2020) [This reaction has been overdue for
long!]
Protesting
farmers unconvinced they will be paid soon despite
assurances from the government (kp 20/12/2020) [Who would believe a government of
constant liars?]
Workers
still pay hefty sums for jobs abroad : Even years after
‘free visa and free ticket’ policy was rolled out,
most workers haven’t benefited from it, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 19/12/2020)
PAC
urges CIAA to probe irregularities into medical supplies
procurement : Health Minister Dhakal denies his
involvement (kh 18/12/2020), There
were irregularities in Omni deal, parliamentary
committee concludes : Public Accounts Committee asks the
Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority to
look into the case, by Binod Ghimire (kp
19/12/2020), Shree
Ram Sugar Mills starts clearing dues : Rs 319.1m
deposited; Rs 77.3m transferred to farmers’ accounts
(ht 19/12/2020)
House
panel wants sugar mills to clear all arrears within a
week : The House committee directs the government to
take action against mills showing laxity in
settling farmers’ dues, by Krishana Prasain (kp
18/12/2020)
Police
issues arrest warrant against operators of four sugar
mills (rep 17/12/2020)
PAC
summons Health Minister Dhakal over irregularities in
medical supplies procurement (kh 17/12/2020)
CIAA
files corruption case against River Control Project
Chief (kh 17/12/2020)
CIAA
files Rs 70 million graft case against three employees
at Land Revenue Office (kh 15/12/2020)
Judicial
custody of former anti-graft body chief raises questions
over appointments : Unless appointments are made in a
transparent way without political motivations, the
trend of choosing a person lacking qualifications will
continue, observers say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
15/12/2020) [A consequence of the total party politicisation of
all areas of public life by an anti-democratic
generation of male high caste top politicians], Crime
and punishment : Basnyat’s arrest has proved that
corruption is not possible without a nexus between
politicians and bureaucrats (ht 15/12/2020), Most
defendants in Baluwatar case have been released either
on bail or general dates : Former Deputy Prime Minister
Gachhadar and key middlemen including Ram Kumar Subedi
and Sobha Kanta Dhakal are yet to present themselves to
the court, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 16/12/2020)
Former
CIAA Chief Commissioner Basnyat remanded to judicial
custody (kh 13/12/2020), Former
anti-graft body chief Deep Basnyat sent to judicial
custodyThe agency he once headed had filed corruption
charges in a case when he was a secretary in 2010,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 14/12/2020)
Coca
Cola manufacturer accused of evading capital gains tax
(rep 13/12/2020)
The
bitter story of sweet sugarcane: Farmers not paid for
past seven years (rep 13/12/2020), Sugarcane
farmers are back in the Capital as Oli administration
broke its promiseThe government failed to make sugar
mills pay the farmers their dues despite an agreement.
They saw no option and came to Kathmandu to protest
demanding payments, by Krishana Prasain (kp
14/12/2020), ugarcane
farmers refuse to sit for talks as the government
dilly-dallies : Home and industry ministers show
lukewarm response to farmers, with one promising ‘lawful
action’ against mill owners and the other saying
infiltration by ‘middlemen’, by Krishana Prasain (kp
16/12/2020)
Five
firms accused of embezzling Rs 410 million using fake
VAT bills (rep 03/12/2020)
PM
Oli obstructing anti-graft bodies to investigate
corruption cases, alleges civil society body (rep
28/11/2020)
Food
trading company uncertain whether to file legal case
against dishonest rice supplier : The supplier was
recently caught transporting subsidised rice meant for
the people in Karnali Province to Bhaktapur, by
Kalendra Sejuwal (kp 28/11/2020)
Rs
one million graft case filed against NEA engineer
(kh 27/11/2020)
Recruiting
agencies suspect foul play in Qatar hirings : Nepal
Association of Foreign Employment Agencies says a few
agencies have formed a syndicate to exclusively send
workers to the Gulf country, by Chandan Kumar Mandal
(kp 26/11/2020), Raids
of four manpower agencies expose ‘syndicate’ to supply
workers to Qatar (rep 27/11/2020)
CIAA
Needs Committed Leadership, by Mukti Rijal (rn
26/11/2020)
Corruption
cases up by 58 per cent (ht 25/11/2020) [see Transparency
International report (24/11/2020)], 84
percent of people in Nepal think that government
corruption is a big issue: TI report (rep
25/11/2020), Transparency
International report unacceptable: Government : Says it
is politically motivated (kh 29/11/2020) [??????]
Owner
of Nepal Engineering College Neupane arrested on charge
of duping people (rep 25/11/2020)
Haj
Committee Chair alleged of irregularities worth millions
of rupees (kh 25/11/2020)
दलीय
सहमतिमा भ्रष्टाचार ! सत्तामा रहनेहरू नागरिक असन्तुष्टि
दबाएर राज्यसंयन्त्र आफ्नो नियन्त्रणमा राख्ने
गैरलोकतान्त्रिक अभ्यासमा अभ्यस्त हुँदैछन्
[Corruption in party consensus! Those in power are
becoming accustomed to the undemocratic practice of
controlling the state apparatus by suppressing civil
dissatisfaction], by Shyam Prasad Mainali (ap 22/11/2020)
Govt
blacklists half a dozen errant contractors, vendors
(rep 21/11/2020)
Local
level staffers told to sign commitment letter (ht
20/11/2020)
Bullion
traders asked to record details of buyers in high value
transactions : Directive is aimed at making business
transparent and discouraging money laundering, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 14/11/2020)
Govt.
To Bear Treatment Cost Of Former DPM KC (rn
12/11/2020) [It's still decisive
if you are a politicion or an unimportant normal
citizen. The latter should even pay for Covid tests
according to Oli doctrine!]
Rani
Jamara project warns contractor of legal action : The
contractor completed over 95 percent of works but hasn’t
shown up at site for a year, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 11/11/2020)
Sugarcane
farmers demand clearance of dues (ht 11/11/2020), Farmers’
woe : This has happened largely because the government
has failed to crack down on the industrialists for
duping the farmers (ht 12/11/2020)
Empty
food depots force Mugu folks to buy rice at higher price
: Subsidised rice meant for the villages hit by food
shortage is being sold elsewhere, by Raj Bahadur
Singh (kp 10/11/2020)
प्रधानमन्त्रीसहितको
भ्रष्टाचार छानबिन [Corruption investigation
including the Prime Minister] , by Bhairav Risal (nag
09/11/2020)
सार्वजनिक
खपतको अभिव्यक्ति र राजनीतिक भ्रष्टाचार : भ्रष्टाचार
बढ्दै जाँदा नेपालमा पनि हङकङमा जस्तै जनता स्वतःस्फूर्त
सडकमा निस्किएर भ्रष्टहरूउपर कारबाहीको अभियान प्रारम्भ
हुनेछ [Expression of public consumption and
political corruption : As corruption grows, people in
Nepal, like in Hong Kong, will spontaneously take to the
streets and launch a campaign to crack down on the
corrupt.], by Shyam Mainali (np 09/11/2020)
भ्रष्टाचार
नियन्त्रणमा सेवाग्राही : स्थानीय तहसम्म सुशासन कायम गर्न
नसक्दा सरकारको विश्वसनीयता र साख कमजोर हुँदै गएको छ
[Service recipients in corruption control : The inability
to maintain good governance at the local level is
weakening the credibility and credibility of the
government] , by Shiva Ram Neupane (ap 09/11/2020)
30
Sting Operation In 6 Months By CIAA (rn 08/11/2020)
Engineer
at Belkotgadhi Municipality arrested on charge of
corruption (rep 08/11/2020)
Remdesivir
costing Rs 5,600 being sold for more than Rs 40,000,
by Tapendra Karki (rep 08/11/2020)
Supplier
under investigation for illegal export of subsidised
rice : Police arrested the accused on Tuesday and have
remanded him in custody for seven days for a probe,
by Kalendra Sejuwal (kp 04/11/2020)
Blacktopped
road in Gorkha peels off in just one day of its
construction, by Narhari Sapkota (rep 02/11/2020)
No
price tagging lives : Citizens must realise that in a
corrupt state, the onus to remain alive is on themselves
(kp 02/11/2020)
Unscrupulous
activities continue to rise despite an uptick in market
inspections : n current fiscal year alone, from mid-July
to October end, the department has fined 197 firms a
total of Rs9 million, by Krishana Prasain (kp
01/11/2020)
Subsidised
rice meant for Karnali illegally exported to other
provinces : A truck carrying 250 quintals of subsidised
rice on its way to Bhaktapur from Surkhet was seized by
police, according to the chief district officer, by
Kalendra Sejuwal (kp 31/10/2020)
Corruption
overshadows good deeds in Nepal Army (kh 22/10/2020)
New
provisions on parliamentarians' fund will encourage
irregularities, experts say : With a new working
procedure coming into effect, there is high risk of
lawmakers choosing their own people as consumer
committee members to spend the funds, critics say,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 21/10/2020)
Kulman
Ghising, Bonnie Henry and Bamdev Gautam : Nepal’s
biggest challenge is not poverty. It is the impunity
with which politicians operate, by Naresh Koirala
(kp 18/10/2020)
Dashain
allowance for House members draws flak (ht
18/10/2020), Lawmakers
relinquish Dashain allowance following criticisms
(kh 18/10/2020)
Passengers
leaving Valley overcharged even after fare hike reversed
: There are not enough passengers to cover operation
costs and fuel expenses, long haul bus operators say,
by Anup Ojha (kp 18/10/2020)
Head
constable, wife caught red-handed with bribe money
(ht 17/10/2020)
Who
pocketed nine billion rupees commission in Budhi Gandaki
Project?, by Himal Lamsal (rep 15/10/2020)
People
in growing numbers getting insured against COVID-19, but
claim settlement by insurance companies very slow
(rep 14/10/2020)
Jhalanath
Khanal Foundation’s Antivenom Center is misusing
taxpayers’ money to buy luxury items worth millions
(rep 14/10/2020)
Cane
farmers demand payment of outstanding dues from sugar
mill : The Sugarcane Producers Association says that
Shree Ram Sugar Mill in Rautahat, which closed two
months ago, has Rs410 million in outstanding dues to
farmers, by Krishana Prasain (kp 12/10/2020), Honour
thy farmer : Sugarcane producers are deep in debt as the
government looks away (kp 13/10/2020)
Dailekh
residents accuse local units of misappropriating
Covid-19 fundsDespite the high expenditure, the local
governments did not deliver on their promise, say
locals, by Jyotee Katuwal (kp 09/10/2020))
Combating
Corruption In Nepal, by Mukti Rijal (rn 08/10/2020)
Graft
case filed against 15 including Bheri Hospital staffers
(kh 08/10/2020)
Expired
food items worth Rs 1 million seized from Kathmandu’s
Kalopul (rep 08/10/2020)
Substandard
mechanisms : Businesses are out to cheat when the
government mechanisms are flawed and weak (kp
06/10/2020)
Govt
officials surprisingly lenient toward key players of
‘expired chocolates scam’ : Officials let go the eight
individuals arrested by police after raids on three
houses full of expired food items in Kalanki since
Thursday (rep 05/10/2020)
Debate
rages over current relevance of the anti-corruption
commission : There is no alternative to making the
constitutional watchdog effective, and for that
choosing the right person to head it is imperative,
experts say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 04/10/2020)
Eight
held for tampering with expiry dates of food items,
cosmetics : Head of Vishal Group’s local distributor
among those arrested (ht 03/10/2020), Police
discover another house full of expired food stuff in
Kalanki (rep 04/10/2020)
Increasing
the number of ministries to pacify dissidents sets
poor precedent, experts sayIt would not only go against
the spirit of constitution but also federalism and
provinces could follow suit in future, they say, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 30/09/2020) [Such an unconstitutional and in any case
completely superfluous procedure must be strictly
prohibited by the SC. Nepal is not a playground for the
pointless power struggles of politicians.]
Budget
duplication and irregularities in road projects go
unchecked in Dailekh districtLocals have raised
questions about the poor monitoring and evaluation of
the development projects by the local authorities,
by Jyotee Katuwal (kp 30/09/2020)
Aviation
mafia eyeing NAC’s ground handling income (rep
29/09/2020)
CIAA
seizes municipality’s documents on charge of embezzling
COVID-19 fund (rep 29/09/2020)
Dr
KC v State, Round 19 : The irony of the most powerful
government in Nepal’s democratic history working for
medical mafia is not lost on anyone (ae 25/09/2020)
The
FinCEN Files: Nepali banks and companies transact
billions of rupees through dubious channels (kh
21/09/2020), Dirty
Money Flow And Fragile Democracy, by Namrata Sharma
(rn 23/09/2020)
Arbitrary
awarding of Constitution Day honours draws widespread
flak : Writers who praised the prime minister and the
driver of the chief secretary among 594 awarded for
contributing to national life in the past year, by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp 20/09/2020) [Long
live the nepotistic oligarchy of Nepal!], Honour
sans honour : National honours have become an object of
ridicule rather than a matter of pride (kp
21/09/2020), Nepali
society and meritocracy : The question of Kulman
Ghising’s reappointment shows how Nepalis actually value
meritocracy, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 22/09/2020) [This is more a misconduct of corrupt
politicians who have lost all sense of morals and values
than of Nepalis as such!]
Not
to reappoint Kuman Ghising a height of corruption:
Mishra (kh 16/09/2020)
Insurance
companies are cheating the people, and destroying their
own credibility during pandemic, by Rudra Khadka
(rep 16/09/2020)
Omni
gets off lightly being blacklisted for just a year
instead of three yearsThe company has been penalised for
delay in supplying medical equipment to fight
Covid-19 but not for delivering inferior quality rapid
diagnostic test kits, officials say, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 15/09/2020)
CIAA
files graft case against ex-BPKIHS VC Balbhadra Prasad
Das for amassing property worth Rs 77.19 million
illegally (rep 15/09/2020)
CIAA
under public scrutiny as outgoing chief puts NOC land
scam case on hold (rep 15/09/2020)
Selling
of date-expired food items rampant in Valley (rep
15/09/2020)
Fake
PCR reports made (ht 15/09/2020)
Anti-graft
body had relied on inconclusive video evidence to file
case against a junior civil servant who committed
suicide : The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of
Authority did not produce any witnesses in court though
it had claimed in the chargesheet that witnesses
had vouched Rs 1,000 had changed hands, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 14/09/2020)
Anti-graft
body in the spotlight as questions arise over its
independence : The constitutional body is largely
failing to function as per its mandate because
over-politicisation has meant officials often
serve their political masters, analysts say, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 13/09/2020)
Bridges
to hell : As defaulting contractors remain scot-free,
bridges continue to pose a threat to life and property
(kp 10/09/2020)
How
a multi-billion rupee railway trackbed corruption scam
was exposed and ultimately brought down, by Krishna
Gnawali (rep 08/09/2020)
Nepal’s
patronage economy : Government-led capital expenditure
projects are overwhelmingly selected by patronage and
corruption, by Bishal Thapa (ae 04/09/2020)
How
to spot a genius : Nepotism and favouritism have been
the bane of Nepali polity for centuries. It is not going
away any time soon, by Deepak Thapa (kp 03/09/2020)
CIAA
summons whistle-blower in Baskota audiotape scandal
(ht 03/09/2020)
A
number of firms that cheated consumers refuse to pay
cash fines determined by market regulator (rep
29/08/2020)
Youth
dies in police custody in Rautahat : The family of the
deceased accuses police of ill-treatment while police
rule out allegation, by Madan Thakur (rep
27/08/2020)
Financial
irregularities suspected in construction of isolation
centre, by Jyotee Katuwal (kp 27/08/2020)
Four
persons booked for graft (ht 27/08/2020)
Save
the Children faked data to receive Rs. 230 million from
the Global Fund, says Health Ministry, by Sunil
Sapkota (rep 26/08/2020)
Implementation
of projects under Investment Board is drawn-out process
: The new Act will further inhibit the board’s
functioning that is already throttled by rigmarole of
bureaucracy, officials say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 25/08/2020)
Government
lacks system to monitor builders’ bid capacity : The
monitoring body says it is updating software to enforce
bidding capacity criteria, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 24/08/2020)
Will
CJ's new initiative end corruption in the judiciary?,
by Ananta Raj Luitel (rep 23/08/2020)
Commerce
department collects over Rs 1 million in fines last week
from unscrupulous traders (rep 15/08/2020)
Nepal
Bar Association calls for a mechanism to control
corruption in the judiciary: It has concluded that the
justice delivery process under the incumbent leadership
of Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana is not
satisfactory (kp 11/08/2020)
Writ
petition registered at Patan High Court against Bhatta’s
appointment as CEO of Investment Board: The writ seeks
interim order barring Bhatta to work as CEO (kp
11/08/2020), Patan
High Court issues interim order barring Sushil Bhatta
from assuming office as CEO of investment board: The
court has summoned the two parties in the case for a
hearing on August 16 to decide the legitimacy of
Bhatta’s appointment, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
12/08/2020)
CIAA
Holds Government Employee With Bribes Of Rs 1 Million
(rn 10/08/2020)
Despite
coronavirus infections, anti-graft body keeps accused in
its own custody: Officials say they are taking safety
measures to prevent the disease from spreading, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 08/08/2020)
Stadium
construction continues despite the use of substandard
material, by Rajan Gaunle (ae 07/08/2020)
Bhatta’s
appointment despite criticism puts a spotlight on
problem inherent in the system: Oli’s decision to
appoint Sushil Bhatta the IBN chief has run into
controversy, but analysts say it comes as a continuation
of Nepal’s parties’ trend of handpicking people of their
choice disregarding merit and process, by Anil Giri
(kp 05/08/2020)) [Long live
nepotism and corruption in Nepalese political circles!]
PM
Oli’s IT consultant Asgar Ali’s illegal activities get
government’s amnesty: Activities include 4G expansion
discard to foreign currency misappropriation and Bitcoin
operation. by Gajendra Basnet (kh 05/08/2020)
The
chase for gold: The connivance of security officers in
yellow metal smuggling exposes the faultlines of
policing in Nepal (kp 03/08/2020)
Congress-aligned
professors, students padlock Tribhuvan University
office: Ruling party appointing key officials without
consulting other parties, they allege, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 30/07/2020)
Kathmandu
Police created a “fake incident site” in 14-kg yellow
metal case, by Ashim Neupane (rep 30/07/2020)
FNCCI
agro offshoot under CIAA scanner (ht 29/07/2020)
Government
defends licences issued to firms engaged in ‘networking
business’: Networking businesses in the past had
swindled billions by illegally expanding their network
in a pyramid style, by Krishana Prasain (kp
27/07/2020)
‘CIAA
should be allowed to investigate corruption in private
sector’, by Kamal Subedi (rep 27/07/2020)
With
over three dozen positions to fill, Oli, Deuba want to
share spoils: Experts warn such appointees will be loyal
to politicians, not constitutional bodies, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 26/07/2020) [Most leading politicians
in Nepal have neither understanding nor interest in
democratic processes! They are only interested in personal
advantages and power!]
Bhat
Bhateni Supermarket fined Rs 300,000 for selling expired
bottled water to a government agency: Four bottling
plants in Kathmandu were also sealed for failing to
comply with consumer protection regulations while two
were fined, by Krishana Prasain (kp 25/07/2020)
Procurement
worth Rs 72 billion made without competition, reveals
OAG report (ht 25/07/2020)
Murder-convict
former DIG Koirala released from jail (rep
23/07/2020) [???], Attorney
general questions Supreme Court verdict on Koirala case:
The former DIG of the Armed Police Force convicted of
murdering his wife was released Thursday following top
court’s order, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 24/07/2020) [Doubts about the constitutional
action of the judiciary!], Calls
grow louder to impeach Chief Justice Rana: Verdict to
commute a wife murderer’s sentence erodes people’s trust
in judiciary, legal practitioners say, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 25/07/2020)
66.64pc
corruption cases settled: CIAA (ht 22/07/2020)
‘Home
minister, officials misusing state fund’ (ht
19/07/2020)
Unfortunate
Truth, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km 17/07/2020)
Anti-graft
body arrests seven persons in two days (ht
17/07/2020)
Cases
filed against six people for Rs3.82b revenue dodging:
According to the department, the company dodged customs
duty amounting to Rs1.71 billion, value added tax (VAT)
amounting to Rs592.81 million and income tax including
capital gain tax amounting to Rs121.43 million, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 16/07/2020)
House
committee to seek clarification from minister on
procurement deal with Omni: Health ministry officials
involved in the procurement defend it saying they
adopted a fast-track process to get the essential goods
at the earliest, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
15/07/2020)
CIAA
arrests information officer of Joshipur Rural
Municipality (kh 14/07/2020)
CIAA
books 10 persons for graft (ht 10/07/2020)
Ward
chair’s hand suspected in fertiliser black marketing
(ht 10/07/2020)
Procurement
monitoring office seeks clarification from Department of
Health Services and Omni for second time: The office has
said that the department’s failure to follow due
procedure while terminating the contract with Omni has
complicated matters, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
09/07/2020)
Federal
government stops releasing budget for constituency
development programme: The move comes after the
government decided to transfer the saved amount for
fighting Covid-19, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
06/07/2020)) [Finally! This is
nothing else but political corruption in the interest of
a non-inclusive male highcaste elite!]
Controversial
provisions in corruption-related bills to be revised but
private sector to remain under the purview of anti-graft
body: Opposition leaders and the private sector continue
to object to the bills, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
30/06/2020)
Government
yet to pay Nepal Airlines Rs 20.4 million in charter
costs: The carrier could really use the money as its
revenues have been slashed by the pandemic, officials
say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 29/06/2020)
National
Assembly committee to review CIAA bill after protest
from private sector: The private sector had lobbied hard
with the senior leaders of ruling and opposition parties
to stop the bill, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
28/06/2020)
Govt
backtracks on plan to bring private sector within CIAA’s
legal ambit (rep 26/06/2020)
Ruling
party agrees to hold CIAA amendment bill in order to
build consensus: The decision came in response to
widespread criticism from both the opposition and
private sector, which believes that it will ruin the
investment climate, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
25/06/2020), Watch
your Act: The proposed amendment to the CIAA Actputs
democracy in danger (kp 25/06/2020)(
Amendment
bill to allow CIAA to investigate private sector lands
in Upper House despite criticism: The opposition and
analysts believe that the amendment is politically
motivated and could be used to conduct witch-hunts
against private individuals and institutions, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 24/06/2020)
Federal
lawmakers retain key role in distribution of funds to
fight Covid-19 pandemic at local level: A former auditor
general warns the system will lead to misuse of funds
and mismatch in priorities, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 24/06/2020)
State
plunder during a pandemic: A systemic annihilation of
the entire anti-corruption system will have far graver
consequences than a single instance of corruption,
by Achyut Wagle (kp 23/06/2020)
Surveillance
vehicle worth Rs 50 million being purchased for Prime
Minister, by Tapendra Karki (rep 23/06/2020)
Public
Accounts Committee begins investigation into Omni
Group’s procurement of medical supplies: A preliminary
report by the committee has implicated Health Minister
Bhanubhakta Dhakal and chief advisor Dr Khem Karki in
irregularities in the procurement process, by Tika
R. Pradhan (kp 23/06/2020)
Inspector
among four booked for graft (ht 21/06/2020)
House
committee says health minister, advisor sealed
controversial Omni deal: Advisor had no legal authority
to negotiate the deal, prices were too high, says
preliminary report, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
20/06/2020)
Nepal’s
anti-graft body continues its sting operation (ht
18/06/2020)
Reports
suspect police negligence, political protection for
murderers in Rukum killings: They doubt a strong case
will be presented to prosecute the perpetrators, by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp 17/06/2020)
Bardiya
farmers are being forced to buy unnecessary variant of
fertilisers: Farmers are turned away from shops for
refusing to buy two kinds of fertilisers, by Thakur
Singh Tharu (kp 14/06/2020)
Oli
peddles in mistruths and sidesteps criticism before
Parliament: Responding to lawmakers on Wednesday, Oli
stated that Nepalis have “stronger immune systems” and
refused to furnish details of the Rs10 billion spent
fighting Covid-19, by Anil Giri (kp 11/06/2020) [His Majesty, PM Oli, does not
consider it necessary and appropriate to give an account
of the use of more than 73 million Euros!], Prime
minister’s advisor reveals expenditure report but no one
knows where it came from: Government officials have
professed ignorance about a report published on social
media breaking down the amount the government has spent
so far in fighting Covid-19, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 14/06/2020)
Surveyor
booked for accumulating illegal assets (ht
10/06/2020)
Huge
price difference in health equipment purchased by Army
and Department of Health Services, by Sunil Sapkota
(rep 08/06/2020)
New
law proposes disqualifying all companies owned by
blacklisted individuals from participating in public
bids: The bill also proposes action against officials
responsible for delay in public works, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 06/06/2020)
Kathmandu
city officials fixing pavements that don’t need fixing,
locals allege: Ward representatives, however, say they
are utilising the budget, and accusations against them
are politically motivated, by Anup Ojha (kp
05/06/2020)
Social
media users blast planned renovation works at
President's Office calling it ill-timed (rep
02/06/2020) [???]
Why
NA not feel the brunt of corruption?, by Gajendra
Basnet (kh 31/05/2020)
Constituency
development fund given continuity despite widespread
criticism (rep 28/05/2020) [Long
live political corruption!]
Corruption
in private sector needs probe but so does corruption in
political parties, say experts: An amendment to the
anti-corruption law seeks to widen the jurisdiction of
the CIAA to include the private sector but political
parties also need scrutiny, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
25/05/2020)
Grocery
store sealed for selling fertiliser illegally: The shop
owner was charging Rs2,000 for a sack of fertiliser
which normally costs Rs785 (kp 25/05/2020)
CIAA
books five persons for corruption (ht
23/05/2020)
Corruption
in the epidemic: Double jeopardy, by Prem
Lamichhane (kh 22/05/2020)
Scrap
Lawmakers’ Fund To Fight Corona, by Mukti Rijal (rn
21/05/2020))
Public
Procurement Review Committee to look into alleged
irregularity in selection of consultant for Nijgadh
expressway: The committee is set to hear from the army
and the complainants on Friday, by Binod Ghimire (kp
07/05/2020)
Procurement
of medical supplies from China uncertain, by
Gajendra Basnet (kh 05/05/2020)
Firms
slapped with Rs 7 million in fines during lockdown:
Surgical stores were issued the most fines, worth Rs
1.74 million, by Krishana Prasain (kp 03/05/2020)
Government
likely to continue local infrastructure development
programme fund despite criticism: The way the money is
spent, however, will be changed in the new fiscal year,
says National Planning Commission, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 01/05/2020) [The only reason
why these funds are channelled through the directly
elected deputies, who are not responsible for local
development at all, is to ensure their re-election at
the next elections, i.e. political corruption! Besides,
the incumbent PM naturally wants to keep the MPs in
line!]
Forest
Consumers Committee chair held with Rs 50,000 bribe
(kh 01/05/2020)
CIAA
raids Bharatpur Corona Hospital (kh 28/04/2020), CIAA
raids Bharatpur Corona Hospital Staff caught on camera
stealing equipment, by Tilakram Rimal (ht
29/04/2020)
PAC
starts probe into procurement process of medical kits
throught Omni (ht 27/04/2020)
Government
extended deadline of sick projects by a year, but
contractors say Covid-19 has stalled all works: Public
contractors say they need yet another deadline extension
of at least six months to complete the projects, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 26/04/2020)
Mahakali
Hospital scraps tender with supplier after the latter
provided old and rusty ventilator: The hospital had
invited a tender of Rs 5.7 million three weeks ago to
purchase a ventilator, patient monitors, and blood gas
analysers, among other medical equipment, by Bhawani
Bhatta (kp 23/04/2020)
Public
procurement monitoring office blacklists 50 contractors
and suppliers: More requests were filed this fiscal due
to an amendment made made to the public procurement
regulation, officials say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 22/04/2020)
Kalaiya
mayor arrested on charge of selling substandard lentils:
Police on Saturday sealed a grocery store run by Raya
and sent the sample of the lentils to the Regional Food
Technology and Quality Control Office in Hetauda for a
quality test, by Laxmi Sah (kp 22/04/2020), Kalaiya
mayor held on charge of selling substandard lentils,
released on bail: The mayor was taken into custody after
the laboratory test of the sample confirmed that the
lentils were of substandard quality, by Laxmi Sah
(kp 24/04/2020)
Locals
beat up ward office representative accusing him of
nepotism in relief distribution: Relief distribution
programmes in other parts of the district have also
courted controversy, while some wards are yet to
coordinate any efforts, by Abdesh Kumar Jha (kp
21/04/2020), Five involved in distribution of relief held
(ht 21/04/2020)
Mayor
of Kalaiya in hot water for selling four-year-old stock
of lentils for relief: Police on Saturday sealed a
grocery store run by the mayor citing substandard
quality of lentils sold, by Laxmi Sah (kp
20/04/2020)
State-owned
FMTCL selling underweight rice in Jumla, by Dhan
Bahadur Budha (rep 18/04/2020)
Lawmakers
agree to use parliamentary funds to combat coronavirus:
Meeting of the Business Advisory Committee agrees that
the government failed to take effective measures on time
to prevent the spread of Covid-19 (kp 15/04/2020) [This fund for the directly elected
predominantly male high caste MPs in order to safeguard
their future re-election is a case of corruption either
and should be abolished immediately!]
IAA
begins probe into medical procurement deal (rep
10/04/2020), Procurement
monitoring office seeks clarification from Omni as to
why it should not be blacklisted: The company, accused
of irregularities in the procurement and supply of
medical equipment for Covid -19 emergency, has 30 days
to submit a response, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
13/04/2020), TI
Nepal seeks action against officials in medical
procurement scam (ht 13/04/2020)
Government
to roll out rapid testing kits without waiting for
assessment results: There is political pressure to use
these test kits to justify the deal with Omni and also
bring the controversial company back for more
procurement deals, officials say, by Arjun Poudel
(kp 09/04/2020)
Shanker
Group owner Agrawal arrested for overpricing thermal
guns: Medical equipment suppliers suspect foul play as
many of them ordered thermal guns from China, but none
of them received their cargo, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 08/04/2020), Thermal
gun blackmarket accused Agrawal linked to financial
irregularities (rep 09/04/2020), Shanker Group owner
Agrawal arrested immediately after district court releases
him on bail: On April 7, a team from the Metropolitan
Police Crime Division had arrested Agrawal from Naxal for
selling infrared thermometers, which cost around Rs 3,000
to 3,500 per unit, at Rs 16,000 each (kp 01/05/2020)
Payment
gateway bought for Rs 250 million dumped to promote
eSewa, by Sunil Sapkota (rep 07/04/2020)
One
after another, Oli's key aides court controversy
(rep 05/04/2020), Fire
the corrupt people (rep 05/04/2020) [There
have to be severe judicial consequences as well!]
Govt
scraps contract with Omni Group: Didn’t receive medical
equipment in time; COVID testing kits don’t meet
standards set by the World Health Organisation; Govt
flayed for ordering kits that are known for showing
false negative results (ht 02/04/2020)
Kathmandu
Press accuses its site developer of removing a news
article without consent: The article had alleged the
involvement of the sons of the Defence Minister and the
prime minister’s chief advisor, along with Oli’s IT
consultant, in procuring medical equipment from China
(kp 02/04/2020)
Feel
some shame: Corruption in the time of crisis (rep
02/04/2020)
Army
rushes to pick consultant for Expressway as nation
combats coronavirus: Law flouted while selectiung Korean
firm (rep 02/04/2020), Nepal
Army selects consultant for Kathmandu-Tarai expressway
by violating procurement guidelines: Complaint says army
officials completed contract negotiations, which would
normally take two weeks, within three hours, by Anil
Giri (kp 03/04/2020)
CIAA
mum over suspicious procurement of medical kits (ht
01/04/2020)
Financial
irregularities suspected in procurement of medical
equipment from China, by Sunil Sapkota (rep
29/03/2020), Provincial
lawmaker Poudel files case at CIAA against Minister
Dhakal (kh 01/04/2020), Complaint
lodged against Health Minister Dhakal at CIAA (ht
02/04/2020)
The
anti-corruption watchdog has a choice: Officials at the
CIAA need to understand that history may judge them for
protecting corrupt leaders, by Dinesh Pant (kp
25/03/2020)
Gandaki
province chief minister and six out of seven ministers
make public their property details: The ministers
disclosed their assets after two years against the
requirement to do so within 60 days of taking office,
by Pratiksha Kafle (kp 19/03/2020)
Financial
irregularities plaints against PMAMP (ht 18/03/2020)
Police
confiscate over a million surgical masks stockpiled for
sale in the black market: The confiscated masks will be
available in the market for sale at regular prices in a
week’s time, said the chief district office, by
Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 17/03/2020)
Former
land revenue officer sent to judicial custody (ht
17/03/2020)
PAC
directs CIAA to probe security press deal case (ht
14/03/2020), Parliament
body tells govt to scrap security press deal with France
(rep 14/03/2020)
Profiteering
in troubled times: Consumer courts are needed to stop
unscrupulous practices (kp 12/03/2020)
Politics,
Money And Corruption, by Mukti Rijal (rn 12/03/2020)
Three
booked for graft (ht 12/03/2020)
Beyond
one's means: Politicians indulge in corruption to
recover steep campaign costs (kp 11/03/2020)
Absconding
contractor surrenders to police (ht 11/03/2020)
Four
pharmacies fined Rs 800,000 for selling surgical masks
at high prices: An inspection team was dispatched after
receiving a consumer complaint, officials said, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 11/03/2020)
Parties
spend millions on elections, facilitating corruption and
criminalisation, experts say: The Election Commission
plans to institute software to track party finances but
officials themselves are sceptical if it will do any
good, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 09/03/2020)
Revenue
Investigation body issues public notice to firms
involved in suspicious transactions: Most of the firms
were allegedly involved in the transaction of fake VAT
bills, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 08/03/2020)
Government
issues 35-day ultimatum to non-paying casinos and
hotels: The defaulting firms have been told to settle
their overdue royalties and taxes totalling Rs 1.57
billion with penalty and interest, by Sangam Prasain
(kp 07/03/2020)
SC
seeks clarification on funds distributed to lawmakers
(rep 07/03/2020) [This systemis
corruption in its purest form: The almost exclusively
male and predominantly high-caste directly elected
representatives receive state funds to secure their
re-election and satisfy their clientele!]
Defense
minister, army chief skip House inquiry meeting (rep
06/03/2020)
1,000
bighas of public land in Dang’s Tulsipur have been taken over
by illegal settlers: Study: National
Vigilance Centre says the land plots were captured with
the backing from local political parties, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 04/03/2020)
Fallout
of favor (rep 01/03/2020)
Ex-Minister
Baskota files defamation case against Swiss company
agent Mishra (rep 29/02/2020)
PM
Oli weighs in to defend bribe-accused Baskota (rep
28/02/2020) [The chief of the
executive should not interfere in judicial processes! In
democratic states the principle of separation of powers
applies!]
Special
Court convicts ex-minister Sanjay Sah of corruption,
money laundering (rep 28/02/2020)
Congress
President Sher Bahadur Deuba refutes involvement in
leasing out Nepal Trust’s Tahachal land: Deuba says the
Oli administration is trying to divert attention after
being embroiled in controversies and irregularities,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 27/02/2020)
Anti-corruption
body tells police to suspend 16 personnel: The personnel
allegedly seized 422gm smuggled gold and kept it for
themselves, the anti-corruption body said, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 27/02/2020)
In
Salyan, agriculture grants fail to reach farmers: While
the budget allocated to them is being misused, most
farmers in the district remain unaware of the grants
meant for them, by Biplav Maharjan (kp 27/02/2020)
Zero
Tolerance Of Corruption, by Siddhi B.
Ranjitkar (km 26/02/2020)
Attempting
to deflect blame, Nepal Trust points to past governments
as also complicit: A white paper issued by the Nepal
Trust alludes to the alleged culpability of former prime
ministers Dahal, Deuba and Bhattarai, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 26/02/2020)
Janata
Party demands parliamentary probe into graft allegations
against Baskota: Congress joins in and seeks
clarification from Oli on corruption scandals (kp
26/02/2020)
After
two failed attempts and a corruption scandal, passports
to again be procured through a global tender: With the
stock of passports fast running out, the Department of
Passports has no choice but to consider calling for a
global tender, by Anil Giri (kp 26/02/2020)
In
Lamjung, people’s representatives lobby to resume
illegal crusher industries: The industry owners and
construction contractors are pressuring the municipality
office to reopen them, by Aash Gurung (kp
25/02/2020)
Anti-graft
body gets numerous complaints seeking investigation into
Baskota: The complaints have also sought investigations
into the roles of Prime Minister and other bureaucrats,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 24/02/2020)
Oli
must shoulder responsibility for Baskota, say party
members and anti-corruption campaigners: The prime
minister finds himself in a tenuous position, given that
Gokul Baskota is a close aide and many believe that he
cannot have acted without Oli’s approval, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 22/02/2020)
Baskota
resigns following leaked audiotape where he is heard
negotiating a ‘commission’: If prosecuted and indicted,
Gokul Baskota, the communication minister and Oli’s
close confidante, will be liable for up to 10 years in
prison, by Binod Ghimire (kp 21/02/2020), Public
Accounts Committee puts a halt to the security printing
project: The committee was considering forming a
subcommittee to advise the government on ways to move
forward but a corruption scandal involving a sitting
minister has put the brakes on the project, by Anil
Giri (kp 21/02/2020), Rotten
to the core: Gokul Baskota must be thoroughly
investigated, and so should the facilitator of the
alleged bribe (kp 21/02/2020), Halt
process of establishing security press: PAC (ht
21/02/2020), Minister
Baskota resigns after audiotape scandal: Was negotiating
kickbacks with a Swiss equipment supplier, by Roshan
S. Nepal (ht 21/02/2020), PM
should announce probe: Law experts (rep), Act
tough: The CIAA and PAC must launch thorough
investigations into the security printing press scam
that has cost the job of a minister (ht 21/02/2020),
Minister
Baskota himself acted as agent in procurement, by
Sunil Sapkota (rep 21/02/2020), Minister
Baskota forced to resign in bribe scandal (rep
21/02/2020), PM
should announce probe: Law experts (rep 21/02/2020)
7
contractors including Pappu Construction in govt
blacklist (rep 20/02/2020)
Engineer
faces corruption case for amassing illegal properties:
The commission had started an investigation on Jitendra
Kumar Chaudhary, the immediate chief divisional engineer
at the Biratnagar Divisional Road Office, on the charge
of amassing property amounting to Rs 39.94 million
illegally, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 18/02/2020)
Department
fines importer and sellers of fake paddy seeds: The
bogus Garima seeds resulted in crop losses worth Rs230
million during the 2019 growing season, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 18/02/2020)
Three
govt employees booked for submitting fake academic
credentials (ht 17/02/2020)
Despite
completion of one third of sick projects, progress in
troubled government contracts remains dismal: As many as
1,202 projects with a combined contract value of Rs86.44
billion continue to be sick, corruption watchdog’s
latest report shows, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
16/02/2020)
Ward
chair among six booked for graft (ht 16/02/2020)
Supreme
Court issues show cause for exonerating Madhav Kumar
Nepal and Baburam Bhattarai on Lalita Niwas land scam:
Single bench of Chief Justice Rana demanded an
explanation from the anti-graft commission within 15
days, by Binod Ghimire (kp 15/02/2020), CIAA
gets SC notice on land grab probe (ht 15/02/2020), SC
issues show cause notice to CIAA for sparing ex-PMs in
land scam (rep 15/02/2020)
Special
Court summons Lalita land scam accused (rep
15/02/2020)
Many
elected officials in Karnali Province are facing graft
and power abuse charges, data shows: As per the data
available at the CIAA provincial office in
Birendranagar, complaints have been filed against the
representatives of all the local units of the province,
by Chandana Kathayat (kp 14/02/2020)
Parliamentary
panel to probe former CoAS Chhetri: Sub-panel of good
governance committee recommends CIAA, DoMLI
investigation into case, by Umesh Poudel (ht
14/02/2020)
Failure
to indict Poudel and Regmi in land grab could set a
dangerous precedent, say legal experts: All of the 175
indicted in the Lalita Niwas scam could argue for equal
treatment before the law if they too pledge to return
their property like Poudel and Regmi did, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 13/02/2020)), What
is the land scam that has shaken the government’s seat
all about? The story of Lalita Niwas, which involves
multiple administrations right from the early days of
king Mahendra’s Panchayat, by Mohan Guragain (kp
13/02/2020), Petition
filed seeking to indict Nepal, Bhattarai (ht
13/02/2020), Petition
challenges sparing of ex-PMs in land scam (rep
13/02/2020)
Judge
Gautam files petition challenging his indictment in land
grab case (ht 13/02/2020)
Central
bank likely to ask banks exposed to Lalita Niwas scam to
provision for losses: Thirteen commercial banks have
outstanding loans worth Rs 1.1 billion issued to
indictees of the case, b y Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
12/01/2020)
Zero
Tolerance Of Corruption, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km
12/02/2020)
17,127
public post holders fail to submit property details
(ht 12/02/2020)
Civil
Bank chair faces money laundering investigation (ht
12/02/2020)
‘Tendency
to file graft cases with ill intention up’ (ht
2/02/2020)
Govt,
public, guthi land encroached (ht 12/02/2020)
Anti-graft
body has no concrete plans to pursue investigation into
Airbus revelations: Although numerous other countries
have initiated their own investigations into Airbus’
admission of paying bribes, Nepali authorities are
uncertain about how to proceed, by Sangam Prasain
(kp 11/02/2020) [Leading
personalities must be spared in any case!]
A
decision that benefits a few individuals cannot be a
policy decision, judges and lawyers say: The anti-graft
body had let off two former prime ministers on
corruption charges citing ‘policy decisions’, which many
say the Lalita Niwas decisions are clearly not, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 11/02/2020), In
the Lalita Niwas case, it's catch some, spare some: The
ruling party is making a mockery of the rule of law, but
the opposition's actions deserve rebuke too (kp
11/02/2020)
Scrapping
of sub-agents from foreign employment leads to drop in
fraudulent cases: The Foreign Employment Department has
recorded less number of individual cases, but they still
continue to operate through indirect channels, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 11/02/2020)
Corruption
weakens democracy. Nepali people need to harness power
of social media to pressure the government to fight
corruption to improve the level of democracy. Failure to
prevent corruption contributes to deepening crisis of
democracy, by Subarna Shakya and Bimal Pratap Shah
(rep 10/02/2020)
Recent
graft charges and subsequent debate indicate erosion of
political culture: Ruling and opposition parties
squabble over anti-corruption watchdog’s decision, but
none is talking about ways to root out corruption,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 10/02/2020), Congress
objection to anti-graft body’s move may be right, but
the means is wrong, analysts say: Instead of raising its
voice against systemic problems and corruption in
Parliament strongly, the main opposition is resorting to
House obstruction, by Anil Giri (kp 10/02/2020)
LRO
reclaims plots allotted to Paudel, Regmi (ht
10/02/2020)
They
threaten to burn us alive: Nakkhu locals, by Subhash
Ghimire (rep 10/02/2020)
Implicating
head of govt over corruption charge remains a far cry
(rep 09/02/2020)
Former
ministers and middlemen facing graft charges in Lalita
Niwas land grab also being investigated for money
laundering: Department of Money Laundering Investigation
says the probe revolves around money the accused had
made by using graft amount, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 09/02/2020), Ownership
of Baluwatar land belonging to Paudel and Regmi quietly
transferred to govt’s name (rep 09/02/2020), Collusion
between govt and CIAA in Lalita Niwas land grab case: Dr
Koirala (rep 09/02/2020)
Under-construction
bridge at Tikuliyaghat develops cracks: The
under-construction bridge in Tikuliyaghat deadline has
not been extended but the construction work is still
incomplete, by Shiva Puri (kp 09/02/2020)
Scrap
agreement with contractors who fail to meet project
deadline: MoEWRI (ht 09/02/2020)
Recently
asphalted Charpane-Narayanchok-Jayapur road develop
cracks: Some sections of the six-kilometre road are
riddled with potholes, say locals, by Arjun
Rajbanshi (kp 08/07/2020)
Local
governments mired in corruption, reveals CIAA survey
(ht 08/02/2020)
Quality
watchdog cites 13 cement and steel factories for
violations: The Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology
has released its report for the first half of the
current fiscal year, by Krishana Prasain (kp
08/02/2020)
Anti-graft
body’s corruption charges called into question for being
politically motivated: Anti-corruption activists and
former bureaucrats say that the commission has failed to
indict the politically powerful, by Tika R. Pradhan
(kp 07/02/2020), NC
obstructs HoR proceedings claiming political vendetta in
land grab case action, by Roshan S. Nepal (ht
07/02/2020), Nepali
Congress accuses anti-graft body of witch-hunt in Lalita
Niwas land scam: Why were Madhav Nepal and Bishnu Poudel
spared, but Gachhadar charged, opposition asks, by
Anil Giri (kp 07/02/2020), Questions
galore: The CIAA has filed a corruption case against 175
persons in the Lalita Niwas scandal, but has given
political protection to a few (ht 07/02/2020), Experts
question CIAA Lalita probe sparing some high-profile
parties (rep 07/02/2020), DoMLI
probing assets of those accused (ht 07/02/2020), Recovery
of Rs 2.41bn loan uncertain: BFIs have used illegal
Lalita Niwas plots as collateral (ht 08/01/2020)
Families
of labourers who lost their lives on the job in Parbat
await compensation: Eight workers died in the last seven
months. None of their families has received the
compensation amount, by Agandhar Tiwari (kp
07/02/2020)
Three
former ministers among 175 individuals indicted over
Lalita Niwas land scam: Bijay Kumar Gachhadar, Dambar
Shrestha and Chandra Dev Joshi face corruption charges
over the illegal transfer of government land into
private hands, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
06/02/2020), Gachhadar
among 175 booked for land grab: Politicians, prominent
businessmen, including Bhatbhateni owner, among those
named by CIAA in Lalita Niwas scam (ht 06/02/2020),
CIAA
books 175 for corruption in Lalita Niwas land-grab case
(ht 06/02/2020) [list of names], CIAA
files case at Special Court against 175 in Lalita Niwas
land scam, by Ananta Raj Luitel (rep 06/02/2020), Gachchhadar
suspended as MP, Congress cries foul (rep
06/02/2020)
Medical
colleges continue to overcharge students while
authorities remain passive: Students say the Medical
Education Commission has not taken any action despite
receiving complaints against some colleges, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 06/02/2020)
Municipality
staffers arrested with bribe (ht 05/02/2020)
Political
corruption: State funding of parties needed, by Jiba
Raj Pokharel (ht 04/02/2020)
Airbus
admits to paying at least 340,000 euros in bribes to
Nepali officials: A settlement reached by Airbus with
financial authorities in France, UK and US alludes to a
total financial commitment of $1.8 million and says the
payment is ‘likely to qualify as bribery of a foreign
public official’, by Sangam Prasain (kp 04/02/2020),
Nepali
officials have no plan on how to proceed with Airbus
bribery revelations: Countries around the world launch
formal investigations into the planemaker’s local
connections, Nepal doesn’t have a game plan, by
Sangam Prasain (kp 05/02/2020)
Bureaucrats
who resign days before their retirement receive salaries
and an increase to their pensions: A clause in the Civil
Service Act allows bureaucrats who joined civil service
before November 6, 1992 to retire voluntarily and
receive these perks, by Anil Giri (kp 04/02/2020)
CIAA
amendment bill: CIAA empowered beyond constitution: A
number of provisions in bill appear to be unwarranted,
by Ram, Kumar Kamat (ht 02/02/2020), Comply
with statue: The proposed CIAA bill must be compatible
with the constitution, which has given it powers and
defined its jurisdiction (ht 03/02/2020))
Contractor
dismissed, fined for delaying road project, by
Dinesh Subedi (rep 02/02/2020)
NCP
CC members demand top leaders disclose their property
(rep 01/0/2020)
CIB
submits land grab probe report to MoHA (ht
01/02/2020), CIB
report on Baluwatar land scam exonerates top
politicians: Suggests legal action against bureaucrats,
middlemen (rep 01/02/2020)
Mobile
lab van gathering dust for seven months (ht
01/02/2020) [???]
Statute
of limitations for filing corruption cases may promote
graft, experts say: The government has registered a new
bill with the provision at the National Assembly
Secretariat, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 31/01/2020)
LRO
office assistant accused of embezzling Rs 8.98 cr
(ht 31/01/2020)
Govt
seeks more teeth to make market inspection effective
(rep 31/01/2020)
Shailung
Construction was fined for project delay, but government
body is unsure whether it should recover the fine
amount: Shailung is being fined Rs150,000 per day since
October for the delay of upgrade and expansion of
Kamalbinayak-Nagarkot road, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 29/01/2020)
Corruption
in healthcare: It’s killing Nepalis, by Chandni
Jaishwal (ht 29/01/2020)
Four
persons booked on corruption charge (ht 29/01/2020)
Provincial
minister Jha puts in paper (ht 29/01/2020)
Social
Welfare Council powerless in controlling high
administrative cost of foreign NGOs: The administrative
costs were as high as 65 percent in some projects,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 28/01/2020)
Manufacturers
of building materials fail to give reason for price
hike: The Department of Commerce, Supplies and Consumer
Protection Management had given them until Monday to
provide an explanation, by Krishana Prasain (kp
28/01/2020)
Control
corruption (rep 27/01/2020)
Nepal
climbs 11 spots up in global corruption index (ht
24/01/2020) [see TI
report 2019] [This is not
really noticeably reflected by reality!], Nepal
still among most corrupt countries (rep 24/01/2020),
Nepal
improves in annual global corruption ranking, but
remains alongside countries with significant corruption:
With a score of 34, Transparency International ranks
Nepal 113th, 11 spots higher, compared to last year
(kp 25/01/2020)
Procurement,
recruitment of teachers at Sanothimi Campus were done
without following Tribhuvan University rules, Vigilance
Centre says: The Centre had conducted an investigation
after it received a complaint about several alleged
irregularities at the Campus, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 22/01/2020)
Today
is the last day for sugar mills to clear overdue
payments to farmers: But there is little chance that the
sugarcane growers will get their money, officials said,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 21/01/2020), Deadline
arrives but sugar mills still owe farmers Rs800 million:
Farmers have been duped by sugar mill owners in the past
but this time they were betrayed by the government too,
they say, by Krishana Prasain (kp 22/01/2020), Sugar
producers deceive farmers yet again: Pay farmers only Rs
160 million despite making promises to clear over Rs 1
billion in dues by Tuesday (rep 22/01/2020)
The
federalisation of corruption: Corruption has seeped into
every tier of government. But to sustain the federal
system, it must be eradicated, by Achyut Wagle (kp
21/01/2020)
Public
vehicles fleecing passengers (ht 21/01/2020)
Corruption
complaints against local units on the rise in Makwanpur:
In the first six months of the current fiscal year, the
CIAA Hetauda office has received 841 complaints
reporting abuse of authority, by Subash Bidari (kp
19/01/2020)
Corruption
is thriving in Province 5, watchdog officials say: A
study conducted by the CIAA this year states most of the
corruption takes place during the implementation of
infrastructure projects, by Amrita Anmol (kp
19/01/2020)
Misuse
of govt land rife in Surkhet, by Nagendra Upadhyaya
All
commercial banks to now report suspicious transactions
via goAML: goAML is software built specifically by the
United Nations to assist in combating money laundering
and terrorism financing, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
16/01/2020)
Hope
and despair in Nepal: The country is struggling to cope
with rampant corruption, but the emerging youth give
some hope for the future, by Pramod Mishra (kp
16/01/2020)
Corruption
thriving at the local level, surveys by anti-graft body
show: Experts say office bearers are engaging in a
conflict of interest, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
15/01/2020), CIAA
to act tough on corruption (ht 15/01/2020)
Cycle
of corruption: Corruption erodes the trust of the people
in the govt, the parties and the service-providers, and,
above all, it impedes development (ht 15/01/2020)
Graft
complaint against MEC vice-chair (ht 15/01/2020)
Eight
booked for inflicting huge loss to ADBL (ht
15/01/2020)
Anti-graft
body wants anti-money laundering department under it:
Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority says
corruption and money laundering are interlinked, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 14/01/2020), CIAA
submits report, eyes more powers: Seeks authority to
probe ‘improper acts’ of public office holders, private
organisations (ht 14/01/2020), CIAA
sued 814 persons for graft totaling Rs 4b (rep
14/01/2020)
Cabbies
continue fleecing passengers in Kathmandu Valley (ht
13/01/2020), Stricter
rules needed: The existing rules must be changed to
ensure that the cabbies stop fleecing the passengers and
take them to their destinations as and when required (ht
14/01/2020)
Medical
commission ‘fails’ to enforce refund of excess fee to
students: Protesting students demand a probe against
commission’s Chair Dr Shree Krishna Giri over an
allegation that he demanded bribes, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 12/01/2020)
House
panel starts probe into financial anomalies in security
printing press (ht 07/01/2020)
Sudan
scam guilty Shambhu Bharati out on Rs 142 million bail,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 06/01/2020) [??],
Corruption
convict Bharati released before completing jail term
(rep 06/01/2020)
24
ropanies of Rani Mahal’s land encroached upon: Report;
The National Vigilance Centre says ownership titles have
been tampered with in collusion with employees of
District Land Revenue, District Survey Office and the
then VDC office, by Madhab Aryal (kp 05/01/2020)
Gas
bottlers flout govt safety regulations: Consumers at
risk as regulator fails to take action, by Rajesh
Khanal (rep 05/01/2020)
80%
of verdicts in work abroad scams go unimplemented:
Complex nexus of manpower agencies and feckless
government bodies result in insurmountable suffering for
victims, by Bhasha Sharma (rep 05/01/2020)
Nepali
farmers gather bumper paddy harvest of 5.55 million
tonnes: Experts say the government might have
manipulated the data to show it is on track to achieve
its ambitious 8.5 percent growth target, by Sangam
Prasain (kp 04/01/2020) [??]
BPKIHS
starts probe into electricity tariff collection by
unauthorized department, by Rohit Rai (rep
04/01/2020)
Katahariya
mayor, 20 others fined for citizenship fraud (ht
03/01/2020)
Contractors
can get extensions on delayed projects, but they cannot
participate in new bids: Newly-amended Public
Procurement Regulation has set the new rule for builders,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 02/01/2020)
CIAA
detains suspended CDO (ht 02/01/2020)
‘If
I lose my land, I will hang myself’: Owed more than Rs1
billion by sugar mills, sugarcane farmers are afraid
their creditors will begin seizing their land, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 01/01/2020), Arrest
absconding mill operator: Govt (ht 01/01/2020), Stop
the sugar scam: For years, the sugar cartel has been
duping everyone–from the poor farmers to the country’s
prime minister (kp 02/01/2020), Govt
to make mill owners pay farmers’ dues (ht
02/01/2020), Clear
the dues: Instead of lifting the farmers out of poverty,
the unscrupulous ways of doing business only pushes them
deeper into debt and destitution (ht 03/01/2020), Sugarcane
farmers end protest as government promises payments:
Farmers and Industry Ministry reach a deal on setting up
a task force to study an automated pricing system for
sugarcane, by Krishana Prasain (kp 04/01/2020)
House
panel tells government to make sugar mills pay farmers
their money: Protesting cane growers from Sarlahi say
they have not been paid for five years, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 31/12/2019)
Former
TMO chief, inspector held for corruption (ht
29/12/2019)
When
drug companies, pharmacies and doctors all benefit,
patients pay the price: Drug companies are marking up
the prices of their medicine to recoup their unethical
investments in doctors and retailers, by Arjun
Poudel (kp 28/12/2019)
Nepal
Trust awarded Yeti Holdings prime Kalimati land also
(rep 28/12/2019)
Government
amends public procurement regulation for the fourth time
in seven months amid pressure from the contractors: The
Cabinet meeting on December 23 amended the regulation,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 27/12/2019)
Police
personnel are resigning in the thousands every year and
it’s becoming a problem: The primary factor for
resignations is that many are dissatisfied when they are
passed over for promotions due to corruption, nepotism
or politicisation, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp
26/12/2019)
Recruiting
agencies charging up to Rs500,000 for security guard
jobs once again exposes exploitation of workers: Despite
labour pacts with various labour countries for zero cost
jobs, not much has changed on the ground, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 26/12/2019)
Pappu
Construction halts work on under-construction bridge in
Tikuliya Ghat again: The construction company is
demanding payments be made to it first, despite it not
completing its work, by Shiva Puri (kp 26/12/2019)
NC
Kailali publishes report on irregularities, corruption
in local levels (ht 25/12/2019)
Pappu
gets permission to repair damaged Jabdighat bridge: The
435-metre long bridge over the Babai river had caved in
even before it was handed over to the government
authorities., by Kamal Pnthi (kp 23/12/2019)
How
Yeti Group benefited from its connections with PM Oli,
by Sunil Sapkota (rep 23/12/2019), Lawmakers
seek govt reply on Gokarna resort, Kalapani (kp
24/12/2019), Questionable
conduct (rep 24/12/2019), DPM
Pokharel claims Gokarna Resort lease extended legally:
Downplays Nepal Trust Act amendment to favor Yeti Group
(rep 27/12/2019), Party
nexus shows as some tourism bodies defend Yeti Holdings
(rep 27/12/2019), Oli
defends decision to award Gokarna Resort to Yeti
(rep 29/12/2019), Yeti
Holdings eyeing Hima Griha in Pokhara, by Sunil
Sapkota (rep 29/12/2019), Flawed
defense: PM's favor to Yeti Group (rep 30/12/2019)
Insurance
firms overcharge migrant workers over premium duration:
Poor services, overcharging and limited options show
insurance companies discriminate against Nepali migrant
workers, the foreign employment department says, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 22/12/2019)
Private
cars drive taxis away from Bhaktapur: An estimated 400
private second-hand cars and vans are being operated in
Dudhpati, Bhaktapur Durbar Square, Kamalbinayak, Thimi
and Sallaghari, by Anup Ojha (kp 21/12/2019)
Bridge
contractor resumes work after 6 years, by Sher
Bahadur Jero (rep 21/12/2019)
NCP
head office housed illegally in Pasang Lhamu Foundation
building, by Sunil Sapkota (rep 21/12/2019)
Fake
bill scam: DRI seeks Rs 1.95bn from Varun Beverages
(ht 20/12/2019), Varun
Beverages pays Rs1.6 billion bail to prevent arrest of
its officials over tax fraud case: The Department of
Revenue Investigation had on Tuesday filed a case
against seven current and former officials of the
company for evading tax worth Rs649.6 million by
producing fake VAT bills, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 21/12/2019) [This must not
prevent them from being punished by a law court!]
Pappu
Construction leaves a bridge incomplete over the
Trishuli river: Hundreds in Tanglichok, Makaisingh,
Batase and the surrounding areas in Gorkha have been
affected by the construction delay, by Hariram
Uprety (kp 21/12/2019)
Youths
protest irregularities (ht 19/12/2019)
Nepali
migrant workers continue to remain exploited and
ill-informed about their jobs: In a random survey at
Kathmandu airport, National Human Rights Commission
finds migrant workers are still paying hefty fees for
overseas jobs, and remain ill-informed about working
conditions, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 19/12/2019)
Guthi
Sansthan officials held for corruption (ht
18/12/2019)
CIAA
chargesheets BPKIHS staff (ht 18/12/2019)
NC
lawmakers move SC against discrimination in pork barrel
fund (rep 17/12/2019))
CIAA
officials’ six-day training begins in India (ht
17/12/2019)
Stop
arbitrary Appointment of Teachers: CIAA (ht
16/12/2019)
Construction
of building for Madan Bhandari University starts before
Parliament endorses its bill: Project to be funded by
the Nepal government after the Chinese government turns
down proposal, by Binod Ghimire (kp 15/12/2019) [Respect of laws obviously does not play any role
for the NCP-led government!]
CIAA
implicates relatives of corruption-accused official
(rep 15/12/2019)
27
errant contractors have been blacklisted so far this
fiscal year and the list could grow: Officials expect
record-high cases of blacklisting with the recent
amendment to the Public Procurement Regulation, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 14/12/2019)
Karnali
Province sees rise in corruption cases: The residents of
the province have lodged several complaints with the
anti-graft body, by Jyoti Katuwal (kp 14/12/2019)
Anti-graft
watchdog books Tatopani Customs Office chief: Accuses
him of embezzling Rs 10.56 crore (ht 14/12/2019)
Shortlisted
nominees for six vice-chancellor posts are close to the
ruling party: If political association were to have
primacy over merit, what was the point of announcing
vacancies, experts ask, by Binod Ghimire (kp
13/12/2019) [This is a
very special kind of political corroption as practised
by Nepal's top politicians!]
MPCD
police inspector held with bribe (ht 13/12/2019)
Illegal
extraction of riverbed materials goes unchecked in
Bajhang: Rampant extraction in Bajhang has increased
erosion risk of infrastructures like bridges and roads,
say locals, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 13/12/2019)
Corruption
charge against ex-Dolakha CDO brings the spotlight back
on anti-graft body Commission for Investigation of Abuse
of Authority recommends suspension of its former
employee, Khagendra Prasad Rijal, for alleged
bribe-taking, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
11/12/2019), Suspend
CDO Rijal, CIAA instructs govt (rep 11/12/2019)
Forty-two
years on, Lumbini Master Plan is still incomplete: The
plan is expected to be completed within the next three
years, with authorities recently hiring a new consultant
company for the job, by Madhav Dhungana (kp
10/12/2019)
‘Quick
buck making mentality promoting graft’ (ht
10/12/2019)
Worrying
signals in the economy: Policy failures and the
inability to mitigate the increase of corruption will
hit Nepal’s economy hard, by Achyut Wagle (kp
10/12/2019)
Corruption
watchdog tells government to either terminate sick
contracts or speed up construction works: As many as
1,848 contracts related to seven ministries worth a
cumulative Rs118 billion have been found to be sick,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 09/12/2019), Govt
to penalise erring contractors (ht 09/12/2019)
Nepali
Congress is in decline because its leaders are corrupt:
Revitalising the party would threaten the interests of
these leaders and dismantle the mechanisms through which
they accumulate power and money, by Ajaya Bhadra
Khanal (kp 09/12/2019)
CIAA
tells local bodies to adhere to Public Procurement Act
(ht 09/12/2019)
Patan
Campus procured goods without tenders for two
consecutive years, says National Vigilance Centre:
Campus chief claims the procurements were made in line
with Tribhuvan University’s procurement rules, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 07/12/2019)
Dolakha
CDO accused of corruption (ht 06/12/2019), Graft
accused CDO recalled to MoHA (ht 07/12/2019)
Public
vehicles overcharging passengers in Bajhang: Although
the local administration has fixed the rate for public
vehicles driving on blacktopped roads at Rs5 per km and
on dirt roads at Rs8 per km, most of the jeeps charge
eight times more, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp
05/12/2019)
Rendered
without work, Poverty Alleviation Fund is now seeking
money to run climate change-related programmes: Despite
an earlier decision to scrap the agency after local
governments were installed, it continues to exist and it
is seeking a new role, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
04/12/2019)
CIAA
questions local levels' spending (ht 04/12/2019)
Anti-graft
body wants local governments to make policy to prevent
illegal leasing of public school lands: Different
reports show encroachment of school lands is increasing
across the country, by Binod Ghimire (kp 04/12/2019)
CIAA
charge-sheets 11 individuals (ht 03/12/2019)
Pappu
Construction beset by a series of setbacks after its
owner was suspended as a lawmaker: The company has been
denied at least one almost sure contract while some of
the contracts it had won were terminated after
Rauniyar’s suspension, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
02/12/2019)
Curbing
corruption: Faulty election system of First Past the
Post is one of the main reasons responsible for
motivating political corruption, by Kul Ratna
Bhurtel (rep 02/12/2019)
After
public shaming, road authority warns contractors to rush
remaining work: Of the 17 road contracts awarded under
the second phase of line of credit, work has only been
completed on five projects, according to officials,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 30/11/2019)
Cop
caught red-handed (ht 30/11/2019)
For
long-haul drivers, long hours on the road and no help in
case of accidents: Though stipulated by law, injured
drivers and the kin of the deceased rarely receive any
financial assistance from their employers or the
government, by Parbat Portel and Samuel Chhetri (kp
29/11/2019)
Former
anti-graft body chief abruptly suspended investigations
into a dozen lawmakers and government officials, records
show: Deep Basnyat, who headed the Commission for
Investigation of Abuse of Authority between 2016 and
2018, is being probed for money laundering, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 29/11/2019)
209
people arrested for offering bribes to on-duty officers
in last 14 months: People caught for driving offences
and smuggling goods are most likely to offer bribes to
get away, police say, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp
27/11/2019)
Nayab
Subba booked for graft (ht 27/11/2019)
CIAA
starts detailed probe of 100 worst projects, contractors
(ht 27/11/2019)
Agricultural
Development Bank staff booked for banking fraud: CIAA
seeks to recover Rs 2.71 billion from eight accused
(ht 26/11/2019)
Donor
complicity: A troubling emergence in Nepali politics:
Donors and multilateral institutions must not continue
to ignore corruption to fulfil their own objectives,
by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (kp 25/11/2019)
Shaming
defaulting contractors may have worked, but it signals
system failure: Contracting firms get off scot-free
despite their poor performance because most of the
owners enjoy political patronage, experts say, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 24/11/2019)
Siraha
Land Revenue Office chief caught taking bribe (ht
23/11/2019)
267
persons booked for corruption (ht 22/11/2019)
Medical
colleges overcharge students by the millions but face no
consequences: As most college operators have close
relations with political parties, they face no action
for charging exorbitant fees that are against
regulations, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
21/11/2019), Home
Ministry instructs police to arrest medical college
owners if they fail to refund students: College
operators refuse to budge and insist the set fee ceiling
is not scientific, by Binod Ghimire (kp 26/11/2019),
Medical
colleges to reimburse students, by Sabitri Dhakal
(ht 27/11/2019)
Medical
colleges overcharge students by the millions but face no
consequences: As most college operators have close
relations with political parties, they face no action
for charging exorbitant fees that are against
regulations, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 21/11/2019)
Shopkeepers
of Chabahil halt vehicular movement (ht 21/11/2019)
[Criminal neglect by an
incompetent government!]
A
local unit in Rukum (West) spends Rs 750,000 in foreign
junkets: The money would have been better spent on
development projects for roads and drinking water, say
locals, by Hari Gautam (kp 21/11/2019)
Revenue
Investigation Department files cases on multi-billion
rupee tax evasion scam: More than 900 firms are under
investigation for purchasing fake VAT bills, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 16/11/2019)
Electricity
poles stand in the middle of the road in Sarlahi: The
notorious Pappu Construction is the contractor for the
project, and has used substandard materials for the
construction as well, say locals, by Om Prakash
Thakur (kp 15/11/2019)
Eight
arrested for bribery in CIAA’s sting operation: Role of
PM Oli, who is patron of Nepal Trust, under scrutiny for
serving interests of business group (ht 15/11/2019)
Annual
rent of Durbarmarg land worth billions is just Rs 5
million, by Sunil Saokota (reo 15/11/2019)
Power
at play to extend Gokarna Forest Resort lease for Yeti
Holdings, by Sunil Sapkota (rep 14/11/2019), Yeti
Holdings secures 25 year lease extension of Gokarna
Forest Resort (rep 15/12/2019)
Enraged
locals slam contractor for dilly-dallying in expanding
Bhaktapur-Nagarkot road, by Krishana KC (rep
14/11/2019)
Elected
representatives start operating heavy equipment on their
own, by Madhusudhan Guragain (rep 14/11/2019)
National
Reconstruction Authority spent just 65 percent of its
budget last fiscal year: Officials blame the use of
existing government mechanisms to channel the funds for
subpar spending, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
13/11/2019) [??]
Rs
42 million Siraha dam collapses five months after it was
built: Locals suspect use of substandard construction
materials, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 13/11/2019)
Medical
colleges charged extra fees of nearly Rs3 billion in
three years, a new report says: As some colleges
received fees without providing bills, there has also
been tax evasion, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
11/11/2019)
Anti-graft
body asks government agencies to furnish progress report
on ‘sick projects’: The commission is investigating
around 100 critically sick projects, by Perithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 11/11/2019)
State
Minister of Sudurpaschim Province Prakash Rawal resigns
over fraud investigation: Rawal is an elected provincial
lawmaker of the Nepal Communist Party from Kanchanpur
Constituency-3 (A), by Arjun Shah (kp 11/11/2019)
Banks
are required to maintain databases on high-profile
persons but bankers say government agencies do not
cooperate: A centralised database of high-profile
persons could plug loopholes in the system, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 10/11/2019)
Just
four months into repair, the Sindhuli section of the BP
Highway is already riddled with potholes: Immense
traffic, especially of heavy goods carriers, has taken a
toll on the recently repaired road, road authorities say,
by Raj Kumar Karki (kp 09/11/2019)
Locals
living around Urlabari-Rabi road section suffer from
health complications caused by dust pollution: The road
has been under construction for the last seven years
with no sign of completion, by Deo Narayan Sah (kp
09/11/2019)
Political
lobbying on to create new AIG post to secure promotion
for IGP's aide (ht 09/11/2019)
DPM
Yadav exerts pressure on acting VC to pick his kin as
BPKIHS registrar, by Rohit Rai (rep 09/11/2019)
Authorities
discover new changes to old ways of illegally
transferring money: Hundi traders are now using Indian
shopkeepers along the border to exchange foreign
currency for Nepali rupees, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 08/11/2019)
NA
top brass involved in Tarai Fast Track graft: Former
major general Khand likely to be arrested soon, by
Umesh Poudel (ht 08/11/2019)
Industrialist
Roop Jyoti arrested (ht 08/11/2019), Police
arrest renowned businessman Roop Jyoti and daughter
Suruchi, along with 9 others, on fraud charges: Police
had issued an arrest warrant against Jyoti last December
based on complaints filed against him, by Shuvam
Dhungana (kp 09/11/2019), Industrialist
Jyoti remanded to police custody for five days (ht
11/11/2019), Private
sector organizations condemn arrest of industrialist
Roop Jyoti (rep 11/11/2019), Arrest
warrant issued against Padma Jyoti (ht 12/11/2019),
Industrialist
Jyoti remanded to police custody for five days (ht
14/11/2019)
End
this pomposity: VIP culture is fundamentally
undemocratic, deeply demeaning to the people and is
against the principle of equality, by Laabhesh Thapa
(rep 06/11/2019) [In a
democratic state, the elected representatives of the
people have to serve the people and not vice versa!]
Main
contractor out of contact, construction in limbo, by
Sarita Shrestha (rep 06/11/2019)
Local
deputies: Less into development politics; In Nepal,
leaders are taken as budget holders, who are efficient
in diverting the national resources to their
constituencies. This has made policy makers an extra
structure above the constitution in terms of
distributing money, by Anirudra Neupane (ht
05/11/2019)
Truckers’
syndicate against mandatory VAT, by Rekha Bhusal
(rep 04/11/2019) [?????]
Dr
Dharma Kant Banskota set to be appointed Tribhuvan
University vice-chancellor: The education minister-led
search committee will choose top officials among the
applicants in the other seven universities, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 03/11/2019) [Never
ending political nominations and nepotism!]
Nepalgunj
prison inmates complain of misconduct: The inmates have
submitted a demand note to the local administration
accusing the jailer of bribery, by Madhu Shahi (kp
02/11/2019)
NVC
introduces online system for submitting property details
(ht 02/11/2019)
Time
to critically examine Nepal’s VIP culture: People are no
longer going to tolerate the authorities’ tantrums and
want to be treated as equal beings (kp 31/10/2019)
Candidates
yet to submit election expenses (ht 31/10/2019) [after 2 years!!]
New
rule means contractors need to use bank credit in public
construction projects: Contractors lobbying against the
provision say it limits their ability to participate in
more bids and adds up to their costs, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 31/10/2019)
New
mothers in Adanchuli Rural Municipality deprived of
state-announced incentives for two years: Under the
government’s ‘Safe Motherhood Programme’, new mothers
and their newborns are provided free medical treatment,
transportation allowance and cash incentives for
antenatal checkups, by Chhapal Lama (kp 27/10/2019)
Nepal
Army is investigating alleged corruption in
Kathmandu-Tarai expressway: Former Major General
Yogendra Khand and his team are under probe, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 26/10/2019)
Agriculture
Knowledge Centre starts legal action against the dealer
who sold fake paddy to farmers in Chitwan: In total,
fake Garima brand paddy was planted in 906 bighas of
land in Chitwan, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp
26/10/2019)
How
cooperatives made billions embezzling collateral land,
by Rudra Pangeni (rep 24/10/2019)
Two
elected ward chiefs on the run for the past three months
on fake citizenship charge: Administrative, as well as
development, works affected because of the absence of
ward chiefs in Birtamod and Bhadrapur municipalities,
by Arjun Rajbanshi (kp 20/10/2019)
A
commission formed to deal with controversies in medical
education is itself mired in controversy: The Medical
Education Commission is allowing affiliations to nursing
colleges, despite a law that disallows any affiliations
until existing medical institutions are mapped, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 19/10/2019)
Gandaki
Province yet to make ministers’ property details public:
High-level officials must make public such details
within 60 days of taking office, by Pratiksha Kafle
(kp 19/10/2019)
Labour
office stops pursuing fraud cases: Victims despair as
authority to probe foreign employment swindling cases
transferred to District Administration Office, by
Binu Timsina (kp 19/10/2019)
MoF
seeks details of stalled, incomplete, defunct projects
(ht 19/10/2019)
CIAA
starts investigation in Majhuwagadhi Forest
deforestation case: Two years ago, more than 400 trees
were cut down to open a road from Kalika Bhagwati Temple
to the Majhuwagadhi area, by Dambar Singh Rai (kp
17/10/2019)
Passengers
rarely report taxi drivers for overcharging, traffic
police say: Most cabbies in Kathmandu refuse to go by
taximeters and set their own fares, by Shuvam
Dhungana (kp 16/10/2019)
Jeep
entrepreneurs fleecing passengers (ht 15/10/2019) [after more than three months!]
Congress
lawmaker Mohammad Aftab Alam arrested in relation to
2008 Rautahat blast: The politician faces charges of
burning those injured in the explosion alive in a brick
kiln, by Shiva Puri (kp 14/10/2019)
Six
years on, completion of drinking water project still
uncertain, by Madhusudan Guragain (rep 14/10/2019)
Distributive
nature of Constituency Development Fund in provinces set
to continue: Authorities in Gandaki Province defend the
provision, saying that the allocation would help
complete small unfinished projects, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 11/10/2019)
Saved
from flooding, National Vigilance Centre lab yet to come
into operation: Officials say no effort has been made to
prevent inundation of the flooding, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (06/10/2019)
Corruption
rife in billions that govt spends on free kidney care,
by Shree Ram Subedi (rep 02/10/2019)
Rautes
begging to celebrate Dashain despite welfare funds worth
millions, by Devendra Basnet and Govinda KC (rep
01/10/2019)
Government
plans to impose severe penalty against companies that
fail to develop anti-money laundering mechanism: Ahead
of Nepal’s compliance evaluation next year, the
government moves forward to strengthen enforcement
mechanism, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 29/09/2019)
Anti-corruption
campaigner Gyanendra Shahi attacked in Chitwan: Shahi
was one among the passengers who criticised Minister of
Tourism Yogesh Bhattarai for causing a delay to a
Kathmandu-bound Buddha Air flight in Nepalgunj earlier
this month, by Ramesh Kumar Poudel (kp 29/09/2019),
Protest
staged expressing solidarity with Gyanendra Shahi
(ht 01/10/2019)
Many
traders found not issuing bills to shoppers, says
government body: The Department took action against 170
unscrupulous traders during mid-July to mid-September
period, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 28/09/2019)
Government
bars lawmakers from funding infrastructure projects
linked to political parties: Cabinet has endorsed a new
working procedure for using funds under Local
Infrastructure Development Programme, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 27/09/2019)
High
court’s show cause against Biratnagar Metropolis for
providing additional funds to people’s representatives:
The metropolis has to bear Rs1.03 million for uniform
allowance and around Rs1.8 million for fuel and
telephone allowances annually, by Binu Timsina (kp
25/09/2019)
Police
arrested 11 people, including former CEO of Bank of
Kathmandu, on banking offence charges: The Central
Investigation Bureau said it is investigating how
officials sanctioned a loan against fraudulent papers,
embezzling millions in the process, by Shuvam
Dhungana (kp 23/09/2019)
Parliamentary
panel probes graft cases in Province 2: Six different
teams of the committee reached the project sites and
started probe into the matter, by Ajit Tiwari (kp
23/09/2019)
Indian
contractor slow to start construction of embankment on
Narayani river: Several villages in Baniyi Tribedi Rural
Municipality are at risk of inundation in the absence of
a concrete embankment, by Narayan Sharma (kp
23/09/2019)
MBBS
students protest in Maitighar after colleges refuse to
pay heed to their concerns: After weeks of pressure,
Chitwan Medical College agrees to refund the extra
amount it had charged; Gandaki Medical College yet to
agree, by Binod Ghimire (kp 22/09/2019), Refund
additional fee or get ready for action, government tells
medical colleges: Medical colleges who are at fault have
been given a month to ensure all payments be made to
students who have paid more than the ceiling amount,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 24/09/2019)
Tax
authorities say defaulters’ bank accounts will remain
frozen: Despite adopting measures last year, many are
yet to clear their dues, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
22/09/2019)
Consumer
committees to be barred from major projects: The
government’s decision comes in place as the committees
have been found to be misusing funds and sub-contracting
in collusion with contractors, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 21/09/2019)
Where
do pricey gifts received by our VVIPs go?, by Kosh
Raj Koirala (rep 20/09/2019)
MEDPA
in crisis: ‘Over 70% multi-billion rupee anti-poverty
training went to party henchmen’, by Shree Ram
Subedi (rep 19/09/2019)
Public
vehicles on the Mid-hill Highway charging exorbitant
fares: Passengers are forced to pay anywhere between
Rs600 and Rs700 one- way tickets, far exceeding the fare
ceiling fixed by the Department of Transport for highway
buses, by Prakash Baral (kp 18/09/2019)
Buddha
Air’s flight was delayed because minister’s aide
misinformed airport about their location, sources say:
Two officials familiar with the conversation between
Nepalgunj airport and the airline’s office in Kathmandu
said the additional delay was caused by protesting
passengers, by Samuel Chhetri and Sangam Prasain (kp
16/09/2019), Minister
Bhattarai kicks up another row, by Arpana Ale Magar
(ht 16/09/2019), Political
And Financial Implications Of Holding up A Flight,
by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km 17/09/2019)
Mishra
seeks probe into property of leaders, high-level
officials (ht 16/09/2019)
Former
BKPIHS VC Das released on bail (ht 16/09/2019) [????]
Revenue
Investigation Department readies case against fake VAT
bill purchasers: There have been deals of such bills
amounting to Rs10 billion, in one of the largest revenue
evasion scams, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
14/09/2019)
China
prioritizes PM’s area while making investments:
Investment in industrial area and river control, by
Yubaraj Bibash (rep 14/09/2019)
To
control ticket scalpers, police make it mandatory for
ticket counter operators to wear uniform and identity
card: The move has been brought into effect to control
ticket scalping ahead of Dashain, by Anup Ojha (kp
14/09/2019)
Shailung
Construction evades govt blacklist with ‘Dahal’s
backing’, by Himal Lamsal (rep 14/09/2019)
Lawmakers’
impartiality questioned as they recommend increase in
MBBS quotas for medical colleges: Despite commitment,
the Speaker has failed to ensure lawmakers are not
assigned in the committees where they can have a
conflict of interest, by Binod Ghimire (kp
12/09/2019)
Despite
poor track records, companies continue to receive
lucrative public works contracts: Shailung Construction,
owned by Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s landlord, has received
numerous contracts despite dismal performance on almost
every project it’s handled, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha and Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 12/09/2019), Awarding
contracts to tarnished firms is mocking the taxpayer:
Contractors under political umbrellas deserve
prosecution for their failures; but instead, they
receive numerous public construction contracts (kp
13/09/2019)
Recruiting
agencies ‘using migrant workers to siphon off US dollar
abroad’: Country's foreign exchange reserve depleted by
Rs64 billion in the last fiscal year compared to the
preceding year, according to the central bank, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 11/09/2019) [But it is also true that nobody can go abroad with
$500 in cash! Everybody knows this. The Nepali citizen
Khadka Prasad Sharma Oli recently went to Singapur twice
for expensive health treatment. Has he been checked and
arrested at TIA? All citizens are equal before the law!]
Overcoming
corruption and impunity: We need policies for
development, rule of law and human security that can get
results in spite of corruption and impunity, by
Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (kp 09/09/2019)
Two
offices of Road Department award separate contracts for
the same road: Department officials say such duplication
may happen due to lack of clear demarcation of
jurisdictions among the centre, province and local govt,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 09/09/2019)
In
Kaski, local representatives have little outcome to show
from their trips abroad: Pokhara Mayor Man Bahadur GC
has spent around two and half months on foreign trips,
many of them for trivial conferences, by Deepak
Pariyar (kp 09/09/2019)
Training
centre in Sindhuli ‘overcharging’ students: The
Ratmata-based Technical Training Centre is allegedly
charging students Rs32,000-40,000 more than the fees set
by the government, by Sujata Lama (kp 09/09/2019)
Three
persons booked for graft (ht 07/09/2019)
PM’s
arrival at TIA delays flights one hour, by Sujeeta
Pradhan (rep 07/09/2019) [This
royal bad habit must be ended at once!]
Chairman,
secretary of Paldevi Community Forest held on charge of
illegal logging and timber smuggling: Around 100 green
Saal trees amounting to 3,000 cubic feet were cut down
in Paldevi Community Forest one and a half months ago,
by Narayan Sharma (kp 06/09/2019)
Former
lawmaker arrested (ht 06/09/2019) Absconding
former lawmaker Karki arrested (rep 06/09/2019)
Ex-Karnali
minister released on bail in banking offence case:
Khadka Bahadur Katri, sacked provincial minister for
physical infrastructure development, appeared before the
court on Wednesday 22 days after the court order to do
so in three days, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
05/09/2019)
CIAA
summons 58 individuals in Lalita Niwas land grab case
(ht 05/09/2019)
Shailung
Construction among builders warned for poor progress in
road projects: The construction firm owned by Sharada
Prasad Adhikari, the landlord of NCP Co-chairman Pushpa
Kamal Dahal, is currently holding contracts for over
half a dozen road projects, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 03/09/2019)
Despite
being a voice of sustainable development, Bajhang CDO
relieved of duties and transferred to Morang: The
transfer came into effect after local lawmakers made
frequent trips to the Home Ministry seeking his transfer,
by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 03/09/2019)
At
Medical Education Commission, there’s already a fleet of
luxury vehicles, but no officials to ride them:
Concerned over extravagance, experts and officials
wonder if the regulatory body needs another entity to
regulate it, by Binod Ghimire (kp 01/09/2019)
Shambhu
Bharati of the Sudan scam arrested (ht 31/08/2019)
Case
filed against six, including chiefs of health, road
offices (ht 31/08/2019)
Biratnagar
campus chief under fire for selling campus books to
scrap dealer: The campus chief admitted to selling a
total of 12 quintal books and thesis papers at the rate
of Rs 8 and Rs 4 per kilo respectively, by Binod
Bhandari (kp 30/08/2019)
Vehicles
of just 6 VVIPs to be allowed on TIA domestic apron
(rep 30/08/2019)
Guthi
Sansthan says it is ‘working’ to reclaim the guthi land
sold by a priest: The priest claims the land in
Siddharthanagar had been his personal property even
before he assumed that post, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(28/08/2019)
Dealing
with syndicates : As long as the market-related
inefficiencies that actually gave rise to syndicates
remain, the transportation syndicates will rise again,
in one form or another, by Biswo Poudel (rep
26/08/2019)
Nine
firms blacklisted by Public Procurement Monitoring
Office in the first 45 days of this fiscal year: More
firms are likely to fail to complete projects on time
despite their deadlines being extended by a year, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 25/08/2019)
Guthi
Sansthan was in dark for years about how its land was
being used: National Vigilance Centre’s investigation
found that the land was being exploited for commercial
purpose, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 24/08/2019)
Cases
of irregularities in driver’s license distribution in
Birgunj on the rise: Middlemen have been ‘active’ in
facilitating driving license for those who fail the
trial, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 24/08/2019)
NOC
too secretive for a public company: The corporation has
stopped sharing its profit-loss details since it started
making gains, by Sujan Dhungana (ht 24/08/2019)
Misinformation
Or The Truth, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km 23/08/2019)
Fake
bank guarantee cases are rare, but they are happening:
At least two such incidents have already been
identified, officials say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 23/08/2019)
Public
post holders told to submit property details (ht
23/08/2019)
In
Nepal, your social and political standing dictates the
applicability of laws: The principle of equality before
the law was established in 1963, and yet rules are
applied differentially, by Deepak Thapa (kp
22/08/2019)
Despite
concerns, top officials in universities are set to be
appointed on political sharing: The government is
ignoring the recommendations made by a panel it had
formed in May, by Binod Ghimire (kp 21/08/2019) [After the abolition of the
authoritarian monarchy, which in the recent history of
the country was mainly responsible for the exclusion of
the majority of the Nepalese population, the
non-inclusive political parties dominated by male Bahun
have infiltrated the entire state apparatus in a very
short time. This is undemocratic, completely
irresponsible and highly politically corrupt!]
Sacked
Karnali minister has a long business and political
history: A week after the court’s arrest order, police
fail to locate the whereabouts of Khadka Bahadur Khatri,
who has connections with the NCP leadership, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp)
Retired
government employees see a rise in pensions thanks to
salary hike of incumbent staff: Government may have to
spend additional Rs1.3 billion to cover increased pay,
Pension Management Fund says, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 21/08/2019)
How
the public procurement process derails the economy: It
took 15 years to pass the Public Procurement Act, the
provisions of which have been largely ignored, by
Achyut Wagle (kp 20/08/2019)
Fake
credential cases top list of plaints (ht 19/08/2019)
Corruption
under control, says Minister Baskota (ht 18/08/2019)
[This strange man obviously
lives in a different world!]
How
farmers’ groups siphoned hundreds of thousands by faking
documents of the dead: Three prominent farmers’ groups
in Jhapa falsified documents to draw funds from the
government’s spring paddy assistance programme, by
Arjun Rajbanshi (kp 17/08/2019)
19
petrol pumps face action (rep 17/08/2019)
Despite
steep fines, taxis continue to cheat customers: If
customers complain to the police via social media or in
person, they are ready to take action, say traffic
police personnel, by Anup Ojha (kp 17/08/2019)
Driving
Nepal deeper into debt: Government SUVs drive along
roads in advanced stages of disrepair because budgets
have been misspent on expensive cars, by Ramesh
Kumar (nt 16/08/2019)
Indicted
Karnali minister’s fate hangs in balance: Police told to
produce him before high court within three days (ht
15/08/2019), Karnali
chief minister sacks tainted minister (ht
16/08/2019), Sacked
Karnali province minister, who faces banking offence
charge, fails to appear before court: Khadka Bahadur
Khatri’s whereabouts are unclear and police say there
are no orders to arrest him, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 19/08/2019), Deadline
to produce sacked provincial minister Khatri at Patan
High Court ends (ht 20/08/2019)
Errant
LOs to be disqualified for life: Tourism minister
(rep 15/08/2019)
Graft-accused
former civil servant found dead: Police believe it could
be suicide, making it the third case in two months where
people under probe took their own lives, by Dilliram
Khatiwada (kp 13/08/2019)
Education
consultancy swindles over Rs 11 million, by Ujjwal
Satyal (ht 13/08/2019)
Panel
to probe vehicle procurement anomalies, by Jagdishor
Panday (ht 13/08/2019), Give
a thorough probe: It would not bode well should it be
found that irregularities occurred in the legislature
(ht 14/08/2019)
Suspend
police personnel accused of corruption: Special Court
(ht 13/08/2019)
Commission
gets less than expected complaints (ht 13/08/2019)
Dismantling
cartels and ‘cartelpreuners’: Signs are emerging that
will make cartels in Nepal lose their clout, by
Sujeev Shakya (kp 13/08/2019)
Eight
government employees face court cases for abetting
traders to evade revenue last fiscal: Officials said
this is the first time government staff are facing such
action although they were liable to minor actions in the
past, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 12/08/2019)
Questions
remain over PM Oli’s health as he returns today: In the
interest of transparency and accountability, the prime
minister’s health status should be made public, along
with his expenses and who paid for them, by Anil
Giri (kp 12/08/2019)
Anti-graft
body steps up sting operation against corruption (ht
12/08/2019)
Army
crackdown on forged credentials: Dozens including army
brigadier general may face dismissal, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep 12/08/2019)
No
more cash on the nail: The government’s decision to grant
mobilisation advance to contractors only after they
commence work is much-needed (kp 12/08/2019)
How
Road Department officials traced their building’s
ownership history: The department had abandoned its
building and was preparing to build a new building in
Minbhawan—until it found out it didn’t have to, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 11/08/2019)
13
ropanis of public land sold in Kavre: The former ward
chairman of the erstwhile Saradabatase VDC had
registered the land of Setimati Sapkota Pakha Forest in
his name on September 25, 1998, by Nagendra Adhikari
(kp 11/08/2019)
How
the government bowed down to contractors: All key
demands of the contractors were addressed as the public
procurement regulation was amended three times in two
and a half months, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
08/08/2019), Top
bureaucrats are thwarting investigation into transport
entrepreneurs, officials say: At least six
office-bearers of former transport committees have been
under investigation since last year, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 10/08/2019)
When
politicians go to foreign lands, who pays? The prime
minister is currently in Singapore with a seven-member
team. While the government says he is paying his own
way, many are sceptical, by Anil Giri (kp
07/08/2019)
114
ropani police academy land transferred to Prez Office:
PMO (rep 06/08/2019) [Why???]
BPKIHS
VC, nephew booked for graft (ht 05/08/2019)
CIAA
raids Western Regional Hospital (ht 05/08/2019)
Suspected
suicides by people under graft probe highlight need to
revamp investigation process: Anti-corruption activists
say the corrupt should not be spared, but agencies
should be careful while filing charges and making the
names public, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
04/08/2019)
Politicians’
self-centred attitude could put federalism in peril, say
experts: Public post holders are increasing their pay
and perks instead of spending more on public goods,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 04/08/2019)
Government
to slash contractors’ advanceThe decision comes on the
heels of complaints regarding public contractors
misusing advance pay, officials say., by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 03/08/2019)
Cabbies
continue to fleece passengers (ht 03/08/2019)
CIAA
arrests 5 cops with bribes (rep 03/08/201p9)
In
absence of consumer court, businesses keep getting away
with selling substandard products: Although dozens of
restaurants and companies are found selling contaminated
and low quality food, lengthy administrative process
results in little action, by Rajesh Khanal and
Krishana Prasain (kp 31/07/2019)
Local
bodies collect service charge for 'no service' (rep
31/07/2019)
Government
witness faces graft case for changing statement: The
incident should discourage other witnesses from lying to
the court to protect defendants, officials say, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 31/07/2019)
House
sub-committee begins discussion on the issue of unpaid
electricity bills: Nepal Electricity Authority says 25
factories need to be forced to disgorge an estimated
Rs10 billion, by Prahlad Rijal (kp 30/07/2019)
Oli,
Dahal to go abroad (ht 30/07/2019) [Both
will hopefully pay for these trips out of their own
pockets and not export more than the 1500 dollars
allowed by their government!]
Builders
complain about tax authority freezing their bank
accounts: Those having tax liability face action such as
export-import ban and travel restriction, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 29/07/2019)
Public
procurement decisions are taken through the Cabinet to
avoid scrutiny, chief of anti-graft body says: In an
exclusive interview, Nabin Ghimire said his office is
undecided on interrogating former prime ministers over
Cabinet decision on Lalita Niwas scandal, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 28/07/2019) [Corruption in order to protect the
corrupt!] [see interview
with Nabin Ghimire]
Access
to power decides where embankments get built: Report
(rep 28/07/2019)
Police
personnel undeterred by CIAA sting operations (ht
26/07/2019)
Data
shows significant revenue and expenditure progress, but
economists cry foul: Revenue and expenditure targets
were considerably revised, leading new figures to show
marked progress, economists say, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 24/07/2019)
Thai
group dupes four more Nepali students, by Sabitri
Dhakal (ht 22/07/2019)
‘Well-connected’
liaison officers behind Everest scams, by Bhadra
Sharma (rep 22/07/2019)
CIAA
and Prevention of Corruption Act: New drafts propose
amendments; This will enhance CIAA’s scope for action
(ht 21/07/2019), More
teeth for CIAA: CIAA is getting more legal teeth even to
launch an inquiry on corruption in the private sector
using public money as shares (ht 22/07/2019)
200
persons held by CIAA in fiscal 2018-19 (ht
21/07/2019)
Three
arrested with undeclared money (ht 21/07/2019)
Billions
at stake as projects delayed, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
20/07/2019)
CIAA
received over 24,000 corruption complaints in FY 2075-76
(rep 20/07/2019)
Two
former ministers and a sitting lawmaker among 351 people
charged with corruption, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
20/07/2019)
Lalita
Niwas land scam probe now at final stage: CIAA (rep
20/07/2019)
Disgraced
anti-graft official Pathak under investigation for money
laundering: Raj Narayan Pathak resigned as a CIAA
commissioner over a bribery scandal in February, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 18/07/2019)
Priests
of various temples involved in illegal selling of Guthi
land, by Suresh Yadav (rep 17/07/2019)
Ex-vice
chancellor of BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences
among eight charged with corruption, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 16/07/2019), CIAA
books former vice-chancellor of BPKIHS, seven others for
graftSeeks to recoup Rs 40.8 million from the ex-VC
(ht 16/07/2019)
Irrigation
office chief held with bribe (ht 16/07/2019)
Revenue
Investigation Department identifies new group involved
in faking and selling VAT bills: Investigations show
fake VAT bills worth over Rs8 billion were sold to more
than 600 firms, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
13/07/2019)
BPKIHS
Vice Chancellor arrested (rep 13/07/2019)
CIAA
files corruption case against seven persons, including
four police officers (ht 13/07/2019)
KC
demands halt to vice-chairperson appointment in medical
commissionIrregularities would flourish and regulations
would turn into a mess if incompetent people or
stalwarts of political parties are appointed as vice
chairman, the orthopaedic surgeon says, by Arjun
Poudel (kp 12/07/2019), ‘Appointment
procedure for Medical Education Commission faulty’
(ht 12/07/2019)
Cabinet
plans to award $16m ID card project to French company
without bidding process: Public procurement law mandates
a public call for bids while awarding contracts above
one million rupees, by Anil Giri (kp 11/07/2019), More
rules were violated in awarding national ID contract to
French companyAlthough provisions require bidder to
provide full security bond at contract signing, IDEMIA
was given more time to submit the bond, by Anil
Girci (kp 12/07/2019)
Closure
of nutrition rehabilitation centre puts children’s lives
at risk: Rapti Academy of Health Sciences has been
fraught with irregularities since its establishment last
year, by Arjun Poudel (kp 11/07/2019)
CIAA
files case against three for altering exam grades
(ht 09/07/2019)
Corruption
in road project: Main contractor sub-contracts road
project for half the cost, by Suman Malla (rep
09/07/2019)
156
drivers, riders arrested for bribe attempts (ht
07/07/2019)
Preventing
resource drain: Cut non-essential agencies, by Mukti
Rijal (ht 05/07/2019)
Nepal
barely plays 50 different sports, but hosts nearly 200
sports associations: Organisations are used primarily to
go abroad under the guise of competing in
international events, players and officials say., by
Prajwal Oli (kp 04/07/2019)
10
Tribhuvan University officials face graft charge for
manipulating scores in job exams:The Commission for
Investigation of Abuse of Authority found 33 answer
sheets had been tampered with, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 04/07/2019)
TU
confirms its official took bribes to manipulate scores
of a student University official: Ram Bahadur
Karmacharya and Patan Multiple Campus student Surendra
Koirala are in the CIAA custody, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 03/07/2019)
Seized
by the corrupt: Yes, previous governments were also
corrupt—but the Nepal Communist Party came to power to
clean the system, by Naresh Koirala (kp 03/07/2019)
Sub-engineer
arrested with bribe (ht 03/07/2019)
Special
Court acquits 4 former chiefs of APF (ht 02/07/2019)
Bribery
rampant in government offices, by Upendra Yadav (rep
01/07/2019)
Supreme
Court asks government to show cause why Rs 60 million
was allocated to lawmakers: The constitutional bench of
the top court has demanded clarification within a week,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 29/06/2019), SC
notice to govt on pork barrel fund, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 29/06/2019), Fund
For The Lawmakers, by Mukti Rijal (rn 04/07/2019)
Nepal
is mired in corruption: The kleptocratic network here
touches all aspects of society, making it almost
impossible to destroy, by Deepak Thapa (kp
27/06/2019)
Obstacles
To Ending Corruption, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km
27/06/2019)
Lalita
Niwas land grab: CIAA summons 86 individuals to record
statementsThe anti-graft body has published notice only
for those it could not contact, leaving many
high-profile names (ht 27/06/2019)
CIAA
investigates stadium upgradationThe anti-graft body has
seized all related documents (ht 27/06/2019)
Around
2,500 contractors to get last deadline extension: As per
the regulation, those failing to complete the work
within a year will have their contracts terminated,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 26/06/2019)
NCP
misusing NA chopper in Karnali (kp 25/06/2019)
Years
on, CIAA still struggles to collect Joshi case documents
(rep 25/06/2019)
Chaudhary’s
shackling shows how state treats its citizens
differently, rights defenders say: District court had
convicted Chaudhary, who won the 2017 elections
from Kailali, of inciting the 2015 Tikapur violence,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 23/06/2019)
In
latest fake VAT bill scandal, revenue department charges
15 individuals: Suspects are accused of evading Rs 2.9b
in taxes, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 22/06/2019)
Potential
telecommunications contract winner includes tainted
Malaysian firm: Co-venturer Nuemera is facing a lawsuit
over the biggest data breach in Malaysia (kp
22/06/2019)
Sanjeev
Karna, 12 others booked for graft (kp 21/06/2019)
Budget
allocated thrice for the same road, by Pushpa Raj
Joshi (rep 21/06/2019)
Tainted
firm in the race to become the consultant for Dharahara
reconstruction Seventh amendment to the Public
Procurement Regulation opens door for the
corruption-accused ERMC (P) Ltd to vie for the
consulting job, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
20/06/2019)
Finance
ministry transfers Rs 85m in two months to finance
foreign junkets: Rs 21 million transferred to pay for PM
Oli's visit to Vietnam and Cambodia alone (rep
19/06/2019)
Private
health centers charging exorbitant fee for dengue test:
Patients forced to pay Rs 1500 to Rs 2500 for testing
kits which costs Rs 248 (rep 19/06/2019)
Procurement
monitoring office blacklists47 firms in 11 months of
current fiscal year: Such moves will bar
under-performing contractors from participating in
additional government contracts, officials say, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 18/06/2019)
Windstorm
victims protest after their names went missing from the
beneficiary list: Protesters claim people’s
representatives removed their names for political
reasons as they supported a different political party,
by Pawan Yadav (kp 16/06/2019)
Another
Pappu Construction bridge found to be substandard: A
parliamentary committee discovered that the bridge over
Bagmati River in Tinkune had used faulty piles, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 15/06/2019), Action
sought against Pappu Construction: A field visit report
prepared by House sub-panel reveals major
discrepancies in Bagmati Bridge at Tinkune (ht
15/06/2019)
NA
members shun association with HoR MPs on pork barrel
fund, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 14/06/2019) [This
is a system of highest level corruption either!]
10
persons booked for corruption (ht 13/06/2019)
Budget
allocation draws HoR flak: Constituencies represented by
top leaders get major chunk, say ruling, opposition
during House discussion, by Jagdishor Panday (ht
12/06/2019)
Karnali
spends Rs 2b development budget on vehicles, by
Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 10/06/2019)
Politicians
are their guardians but they live in orphanages or pick
yarsa (rep 08/06/2019)
Govt
picks envoys to Australia, Qatar, Bangladesh and Spain
(rep 08/06/2019) [Continued nepotism and political nominations for
important diplomatic positions!!], In
recommending four ambassadors, Cabinet goes against
foreign ministry’s criteria: Mahesh Dahal, Narad
Bhardwaj Wagle, Banshi Dhar Mishra and Dawa Futi Sherpa
have been named as ambassadors to Australia,
Qatar, Bangladesh, and Spain respectively, by Anil
Giri (kp 10/06/2019), Government’s
latest picks for envoys court controversy (rep
10/06/2019), Faulting
on ambassador appointment (rep 12/06/2019)
Top
court warns anti-graft agency of action for not abiding
by its order: Commission for Investigation of Abuse of
Authority told to furnish the file related to Govinda
Raj Joshi in 15 days, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
07/06/2019), Joshi’s
case pending at apex court for six years (ht
07/06/2019)
Corruption
thrives in development projects due to lack of
monitoringMost projects in Sudurpaschim Province are
selected to appease party activists, officials say,
by Pant (kp 05/06/2019)
Public
land grab investigation: High-level commission begins
work (ht 04/06/2019)
SC
moved to abrogate pork barrel fund, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 03/06/2019)
JC
files corruption case against former judge
Upadhyay (ht 03/06/2019)
Contractors
in firing line as parliamentary committee hints at
enforcing new procurement regulations: The new
regulations state that no contract may be extended
beyond half of the original period, preventing norm of
indefinite deadline extensions, by Prahlad Rijal (kp
01/06/2019)
Wide-body
probe turning defunct before even getting started,
by Bhadra Sharma (rep 01/06/2019)
Graft-tainted
HC judge nominee in the soup: SC orders to procure files
containing corruption complaint against him
(ht 01/06/2019)
When
system corrupts: I realized that the corrupt system has
corrupted everyone—from the powerful people to commoners,
by Prem Lamichhane (rep 01/06/2019)
TIA
immigration officer booked for graft (kp 31/05/2019)
Allocation
of Rs 60 million to lawmakers draws public ire: The pork
barrel spending will cost the state Rs 9.9b, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 30/05/2019) [Continued
corruption and taking advantage of male high-caste
parliamentarians, who are put up by the male Brahmin
leaders at the top of the parties! Uncontrolled money
distribution in arbitrary and uncoordinated development
projects is not the task of the legislators!], Constituency
Development Fund increased by 50 pc despite criticism:
Each FPTP lawmaker to get Rs 60 million (rep
30/05/2019), Finance
minister defends pork barrel funding, but analysts are
unconvinced: Khatiwada faces criticism for bowing to
pressure and giving Rs60 million each to lawmakers to
spend in their constituencies, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 31/05/2019),
Finance
minister defends funds for lawmakers, by Sagar
Ghimire (rep 31/05/2019)
Financial
anomalies in drinking water project, by Prakash
Singh (kp 29/05/2019)
Genuine
victims deprived of housing reconstruction grant after
many families use fraudulent documents to misuse aid:
Local officials told the Post that three or four members
of a single family have received the reconstruction
aid, and they are using the newly built homes as
shelter for their livestock, by Nagendra Adhikari
(kp 28/05/2019)
Two
caught with bribe money of Rs 35,000 in Jhapa (ht
28/05/2019)
Nepali
Army sacks graft-tainted colonel (ht 26/05/2019) [He has to be sentenced by a public
law court!]
Sudurpaschim
Province spends a major chunk of its budget on buying
vehicles for people’s representatives: An activist
claims that local units are purchasing vehicles for the
sake of commission (kp 25/05/2019)
Panchayat-era
minister says Lalita Niwas land owners were compensated
49 years ago, by Matrika Dahal (ht 23/05/2019)
Contractors
evade tax for river extraction, by Arjun Oli (rep
22/05/2019)
Gross
misuse of budget in the name of users’ groups: Over Rs
100 billion non-transparent spending, by Matrika
Dahal (rep 20/05/2019)
Mid-Hill
Highway Projectoffice seeks clarification from erring
contractors: The project directorate has warned builders
of blacklisting and contract termination, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 19/05/2019)
Haste
makes waste at Sikta Irrigation project: Vested interest
of former director blamed, by Arjun Oli (rep
19/05/2019)
Contractors
oppose law barring graft-accused to bid govt projects
(rep 19/05/2019) [Nepal cannot
develop without flourishing corruption???], Amended
public procurement regulation may lead to summary
termination of contracts, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 21/05/2019), Contractors
charged with graft to be barred from fresh bidding
(kp 21/05/2019)
Retired
DSP Baburam Adhikari and three land revenue officials
face corruption charges, by Nayak Paudel and Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 18/05/2019), Retired
land revenue officer accused of grabbing 590 ropani govt
land, by DB Budha (rep 18/05/2019), CIAA
summons 11 persons over 590 ropani land grab case,
by DB Budha (rep 23/05/2019)
TU
anthropology department misused USAID fund: Probe,
by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 16/05/2019)
Lawmakers
lobby for hiking constituency development fund: If
allotted as per the demand, budget for them will reach a
whopping Rs 21 billion, by Binod Ghimire (kp
14/05/2019) [A very special form of corruption!], Stick
to your mandate: MPs should stick to legislating
and let local units carry out development plans (kp
15/05/2019), Cancel
constituency development program (rep 19/05/2019), ‘Distribution
of projects for development unfair’, by Tekendra
Deuba (ht 22/05/2019)
Tainted
TU registrar Upreti promoted to professor; TU Service
Commission Chairman Chaitanya Sharma promoting nepotism:
TU officials , by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep
13/05/2019), Saving
TU from infamy (rep 14/05/2019)
Average
daily capital spending at Rs 41 million: Experts say
withholding payments may be an indication of corrupt
motives (rep 13/05/2019)
New
bill to tighten noose on civil servants causing revenue
losses: It has provisions to immediately suspend anyone
found to be colluding with businessmen, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 12/05/2019)
Supplier
accused of stealing 1000 quintals of subsidized rice,
by Lokendra Khanal (rep 09/05/2019)
Anti-graft
agency files another case against already disgraced
officer: Suresh Adhikari, suspended officer of
Itahari Transport Management Office, is charged with
illegally amassing property worth Rs51m this time,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 07/05/2019)
Only
10
percent of Poor ID cards distributed in seven years:
While households not identified as poor have already
received their cards, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
06/05/2019)
Against
popular perception, Oli claims to have checked
corruption, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 05/05/2019)
CIAA
interferes to reopen illegal crusher plant, by
Nagendra Upadhyay (rerp 05/05/2019)
Traffic
police to remove illegal ticket counters, by Anup
Ojha (kp 05/05/2019)
DSP
Dhungel suspended for suspected association with a
robber, by Nayak Paudel (kp 04/05/2019)
Misuse
of government vehicles goes unchecked in Sudurpaschim
Province (kp 03/05/2019)
Land-grab
allegation baseless: Rana family (ht 03/05/2019), 'Land-grab
culprits will be brought to book’ (kp 03/05/2019)
Parliamentary
committee to monitor two bridges constructed by
Pappu Construction (ht 03/05/2019)
4
ropani at Dhobi Khola illegally registered in names of
individuals, by Prashanta Lamichhane (rep
03/05/2019)
Army
awards tender for boots to party failing criteria,
by Anil Yadav (rep 02/05/2019)
Prime
minister defends NCP general secretary (ht
01/05/2019) [It cannot be what
must not be!]
Elected
officials collude with land mafia to sell land plots,
by Bharat Jarghamagar (kp 30/04/2019)
NCP
MPs want hike in pork barrel spending, by Jagdishor
Panday (ht 30/04/2019) [The
uncontrolled and self-interested investment of money by
the MPs elected under the FPTP system is a grave and
very special form of corruption!!], No
to
pork barrel: The CISP has faced criticism in the past as
it is largely geared towards giving the elected
lawmakers an edge during the elections and purchase
votes with patronage (ht 30/04/2019)
Fake
VAT
bill scam, which is under probe, estimated to be worth
over Rs 7 billion: Failure to take timely measures and
non-implementation of laws encouraged fraudsters
to continue practice, experts and officials say, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 29/04/2019)
Mockery
of
socialism: Prime Minister committed to zero tolerance
against corruption when he took office in 2017. Now this
commitment is mocking at his face for his administration
has failed to control corruption, by Prakash Acharya
(rep 29/04/2019)
18
land revenue officials sent to judicial custody, 12
still at large, by Arjun Oli (rep 29/04/2019)
Oli’s
spokesman is unaware of Parajuli-led investigation
panel’s status, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 29/04/2019)
Medical
colleges
charging high fees may soon face government action:
Parliamentary sub-committee will begin recommending
action against money-grabbing colleges, by Nayak
Paudel (kp 29/04/2019)
After
public
outcry, authorities demolish illegal structures: But
people who had rented the sheds built at Khula Manch
paying hefty amounts of money say they have been
left in the lurch, by Anup Ojha (kp 28/04/2019)
CIAA
to investigate railway property encroachment (ht
28/04/2019)
Government
loses
large swathes of land to enchroachers: 66,000 square
metres of seven government offices encroached upon by
individuals for private housing and other purposes,
auditing body says, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
26/04/2019)
GMC
chair Aryal released after posting bail (ht
23/04/2019)
Why
corruption
endures: Failure to secure justice through the
transitional peace process provides the moral
justification that sustains corruption in Nepal, by
Bishal Thapa (rep 23/04/2019)
Jumping
on the gravy train: The linkages between Nepal’s private
sector and corruption is increasing, by Ajaya Bhadra
Khanal (kp 22/04/2019)
Selling
prices
of Lalita Niwas land were falsely undervalued to evade
taxes: Govt records show land was sold for just Rs
800,000 per ropani, by Matrika Dahal (rep
22/04/2019)
Pressure
mounts
on ruling party to take action against general
secretary: Bishnu Poudel’s Baluwatar land deal has put
him into a controversy but leadership is maintaining
silence, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 21/04/2019)
Medals
for sale, by Guffadi (kp 20/04/2019)
Firms
involved in supplying two A330s given one-week summon
extension, by Sangam Prasain (kp 19/04/2019), CIAA
summons foreign firms (ht 19/04/2019)
Lalita
Niwas
Land Scam: Big businesses involved in Lalita Niwas land scam;
Nearly 100 individuals own 114 ropani of Lalita Niwas land
(rep 18/04/2019), Govt
prepares to scrap all controversial cabinet decisions on
Lalita Niwas land (rep 19/04/2019)
Complaints
about irregularities at local level on the rise, CIAA says,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 17/04/2019)
Land
revenue officials, brokers go out of contact, by
Matrika Dahal (rep 16/04/2019)
Kathmandu-Hetauda
Tunnel Highway: Govt neglect puts public money at risk
(rep 16/04/2019)
Flaws
in
government mechanism led to misappropriation of funds,
auditor general’s report says: The flaws reflect weak
implementation of laws by the KP Sharma Oli
administration, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 15/04/2019)
Irrigation
department misusing project budget (ht 15/04/2019)
Land
mafia grab 243 bighas of watershed land acquired by govt
long ago, by Rohit Rai (rep 15/04/2019)
People
above poverty line benefit from poverty alleviation
programs, by Himnath Devkota (rep 15/04/2019)
Seed
importer charging different prices for same product:
Farmers (rep 15/04/2019)
A
year mired in big time corruption (rep 14/04/2019)
Land
grab cases to be probed (ht 14/04/2019)
'Mafia'
grabbed 1,860 ropani govt land in 6 yrs post-Panchayat,
by Matrika Dahal (rep 14/04/2019)
Community
school denies students their exam results for failing to
pay fees, by Narahari Sapkota (rep 14/04/2019)
Government
audit highlights dubious accounting practices by
emergency rescue agencies, hospitals, by Sangam
Prasain (kp 14/04/2019)
Huge
profit margin of telecom companies raises OAG’s eyebrow,
by Sagar Ghimire (rep 14/04/2019)
Parliament
Secretariat spent millions illegally: OAG, by
Jagdishor Panday (ht 14/04/2019), Reckless
expenses have gone up, says OAG report (ht
14/04/2019), 116
state bodies bypassed Public Procurement Act, by
Prahlad Rijal (kp 14/04/2019)
Govt
decorating
Bhatbhateni owner Gurung with high state honor: Gurung
is under CIB investigation for his role in illegally
transferring the ownership of Lalita Niwas land to
private individuals, by Matrika Dahal (rep
13/04/2019)
Construction
materials meant for highway sold elsewhere illegally,
by Chhabilal Tiwari (rep 13/03/2019)
Sikta
Irrigation Project: Land illegally transferred to
private individuals, by Arjun Oli (rep 12/04/2019)
Land
brokers ‘capture’ 15 bighas of Guthi land in Janakpur,
by Suresh Yadav (ht 12/04/2019)
Fraud
cases in the name of foreign employment on the rise in
Jhapa district, by Parbat Portel (kp 11/04/2019)
NCP
Gen Secy Paudel among those involved in Lalita Niwas
scam, by Matrika Dahal (rep 10/04/2019), Billions
in bank loans issued with Lalita Niwas land as
collateral, by Matrika Dahal (rep 11/04/2019), Lalita
Niwas land grab case to be probed, by Jagdishor
Panday (ht 12/04/2019), ‘Nepal-led
govt facilitated land grab in 2010’ (ht 13/04/2019)
Judge
accused of accepting bribe, by Abadhes Kumar Jha (kp
10/04/2019)
Medical
colleges charging extra fees even from govt scholarship
holders, by Anita Shrestha (ht 07/04/2019)
DoFTQC
files 136 cases against businesses selling low quality
food (ht 07/04/2019)
City’s
broomer
machines cleaning VVIP areas only: Kathmandu
Metropolitan City officials say they are still imparting
training to the machine drivers, by Anup Ojha (kp
07/04/2019)
Police
reveals
the names of individuals accused of leaking SEE question
papers: Two police officers at the district office were
involved in stealing the papers, a preliminary
investigation finds, by Binod Ghimire (kp
05/04/2019)
Jha
and Moktan file applications at anti-graft agency, PM’s
Office, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 05/04/2019)
Review
electoral system for good governance, says CIAA chief
(ht 03/04/2019)
114
ropani of Lalita Niwas land worth billions captured by
individuals now under CIB probe, by Matrika Dahal
(rep 03/04/2019), 20
land
revenue officials under probe over Lalita Niwas land
grab: 24 Kathmandu District Land Reform officials also
under CIB scanner, by Matrika Dahal (rep
04/04/2019), Lalita
Niwas land grabbed after due compensation already
provided, by Matrika Dahal (rep 05/04/2019)
House
sub-committee
finds irregularities in Taragaon Hotels: Recommends PM
office to look into ownership transfer of 150 ropani
land (rep 03/04/2019)
Judicial
Council’s
judge picks draw flak from a section of legal
fraternity: Senior advocates question competence of
appointees and accuse the council of promoting nepotism
akin to Rana regime, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
03/04/2019)
Gandaki
Med College officials released on bail, by Lal
Prasad Sharma (kp 02/04/2019) [??]
Local
units of Kavre spending extravagantly for elected
representatives and officials, by Madhusudhan
Guragain (rep 01/04/2019)
Jha
spared in Nepal Engineering College corruption case for
cooperating in probe, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
29/03/2019)
Anti-graft
body
summons five international firms over Airbus deal: House
committee investigation had found wide-body jet deal
cost Nepal Airlines Rs4.35b in losses, by Sangam
Prasain (kp 28/03/2019)
Corruption
rampant in Janakpur labour office, by Santosh Singh
(kp 28/03/2019)
CIAA
chargesheets
ex-commissioner Pathak: Its probe finds he accepted a
bribe of Rs 7.8 million from Nepal Engineering College
director (ht 27/03/2019), Disgraced
anti-graft commissioner Pathak faces corruption case,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 27/03/2019)
Medical
colleges accused of charging extra fee from students to
be probed, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 27/03/2019)
Businesses
fleecing
consumers: Sellers, restaurateurs in capital illegally
adding value added tax to retail, menu prices of
products, food items, by Sujan Dhungana (ht
27/03/2019)
Corruption-accused
appointed adviser to provincial government, by
Suryamani Gautam (ht 26/03/2019)
Gandaki
Med
College officials, who are accused of fleecing students,
still at large: Police say they are searching for nine
individuals, including the college principal, by
Nayak Paudel (kp 25/03/2019)
Waling
mayor
says they will sue Michael Kobold if the fire truck is
not delivered: German watchmaker had promised multiple
firefighting vehicles for Nepal and raised thousands of
dollars, by Tsering D Gurung (kp 23/03/2019)
A
man who embezzled money at all three offices he worked
since 2015: The account officer faces charge of
misappropriating millions from state coffers, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 22/03/2019)
Anti-graft
watchdog
faces scrutiny as bribe cases involving its staff grow:
The involved officers will be prosecuted, the agency’s
spokesperson Pradeep Koirala says, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 20/03/2019)
Irregularities
reign
supreme at Poverty Alleviation Fund: Agency established
to combat poverty under probe for misappropriating Rs185
million, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 19/03/2019)
Anti-graft
body to probe stock trading software deal, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 19/03/2019)
Eight
years
on, construction of the Kamala river bridge yet to
complete: A joint venture of the disreputed Pappu
Construction was contracted to complete the bridge by
the fiscal year 2015-16, by Raj Kumar Karki (kp
18/03/2019)
E-procurement
system
on cards to keep tabs on contractors: Builders have to
update the government on the projects they have bagged
and the progress made, officials say, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 15/03/2019)
President,
public and precedence, by Gunjan Upadhyay (rep
15/03/2019)
Anti-graft
agency to mobilise teams to catch corrupt government
staff, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 14/03/2019) [Please start at the top!]
More
students
file fraud case against Gandaki Medical College chair
Khuma Aryal and 10 others: The number of students
registering the case against the college administration
has reached 54, by Nayak Paudel (kp 12/03/2019)
Public
entities
are recommending errant contractors for blacklisting
more than ever: Amid growing media and public scrutiny,
the government agencies can no longer overlook
contractors’ shortcomings, officials say, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 12/03/2019)
Consultant
hiring process scrapped for Dharahara reconstruction:
Bidder evaluated first faces case of corruption from
CIAA, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 11/03/2019)
Video
of frustrated citizens defying roadblock for President
sparks discourse over VIP movements, by Anup Oja (kp
07/03/2019) [This is a special form of corruption by arrogant
party politicians with royal ambitions!!]
Students
file
fraud case against Gandaki Medical College: They have
charged college officials with raking in millions by
charging them exorbitant fees, by Nayak Paudel (kp
04/03/2019)
The
big fish in our midstHow is it that corrupt figures
participate in our society with their heads held high?,
by Sailesh Tiwari (kp 04/03/2019)
Nepal
Police least corrupt among public offices, says CIAA
(ht 02/03/2019)
Graft
cases against local units continue to surge: CIAA study,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 28/02/2019)
Police
inspector faces probe over charge of bribery (ht
27/02/2019)
MoHA
recalls personnel being used as orderlies (ht
27/02/2019)
Strengthening
CIAA: CIAA should be transformed into a strong
institution led by competent officials (ht
26/02/2019)
Professors
demand action against bribe-accused PU dean, by
Binod Subedi (rep 26/02/2019)
150
consultancies
sent over 700 Nepalis to an Australian institute without
accreditation: Education consultancies are asked to
furnish details of the number of students they sent to
the Australia Institute of Business and Technology,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 26/02/2019)
Monitoring
the monitors: Fewer people are filing complaints with
the anti-graft body, reflecting its fading trust, by
Narayan Manandhar (kp 25/02/2019)
CIAA
plans dubious means to nab corrupt (ht 25/02/2019)
Teacher,
former VDC secy booked for corruption (ht
25/02/2019), Graft
cases filed against teacher, former VDC secy (ht
26/02/2019)
Wide-body
aircraft scam probe underway: CIAA chief (rep
25/02/2019)
Pappu
construction owners released on bail of Rs 1.75 crore
each (ht 25/02/2019) [???]
Delayed
service,
bribery continue to mar government offices: Survey finds
service delivery is better in offices of Baitadi
compared to Okhaldhunga and Chitwan districts, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 24/02/2019)
Anti-graft
body arrested 154 govt employees for bribery last fiscal
(ht 24/02/2019)
CIAA
says use of fake credentials for govt jobs on the rise
(ht 23/02/2019)
CIAA
arrests jailer for bribery (ht 23/02/2019)
Complaint
filed to probe properties of tainted anti-graft official
and ‘his associates’, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
22/02/2019)
Nominated
lawmakers angry as they are not allowed to spend Rs
40m, by Binod Ghimire (kp 21/02/2019) [This
once again means that the option is predominantly for
male Tagadhari leaders only, expecially male Bahuns!
Nevertheless, development investment is not the task
of elected legislators, it only helps to promote
corruption!]
Passengers
obliged to change multiple vehicles in Dolpa-Nepalgunj
route, by Bishnu Prasad Devkota (rep 21/02/2019)
Getting
off easy: Corrupt officials get to resign and go
scot-free, fuelling impunity (kp 21/02/2019)
Probe
opened into graft charge against Pathak (ht
20/02/2019)
Back
to
misrule: If Prime Minister Oli wants to make the country
prosperous on the foundation of corruption and misrule,
he will surely fail, by Nilam Sangroula (rep
19/02/2019)
Anti-graft
official’s
bribe case exposes how corruption thrives: Governance
experts say letting go Pathak will perpetuate impunity,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 17/02/2019), CIAA,
MPs least interested to implicate Pathak in bribery case
(rep 17/02/2019), Prosecute
Raj Narayan Pathak (rep 17/02/2019), CIAA
discusses probe in Pathak’s graft case (kp
18/02/2019), Take
further
action: Pathak’s resignation must not make him a free
man; he must face charges of corruption and abuse of
authority (ht 18/02/2019), CIAA
consults AG on Pathak investigation (ht 19/02/2019,
Attorney
general
says CIAA can probe Pathak corruption case: Anti-graft
agency sought the office’s opinion if laws allowed it to
prosecute him, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
19/02/2019), Graft
watchdog puts fallen commissioner Pathak under probe:
Three-member committee is announced to look into bribery
scandal, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 20/02/2019), New
footage shows Pathak planned to flee (ht
21/02/2019), Rs
7.8 million in sweets boxes: ‘Pathak was planning to
extort Rs 250 million from local governments of Province
2’. ‘His brother Shubh Narayan took Rs 1.5 million for
securing college affiliation’, by KP Dhungana (rep
21/02/2019), Who
carried out sting against Pathak? (ht 23/02/2019)
CIAA
flooded with graft complaints in far-west (ht
17/02/2019)
Cops
crack down on motorists offering bribe (ht
16/02/2019), Nepal
Police intensifies action against bribers, bribe-taking
cops, by Biken K Dawadi (rep 16/02/2019)
Anti-graft
agency
official stares at impeachment over corruption:
Commissioner Raj Narayan Pathak faces charge of taking
bribe to ‘settle a case’, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
15/02/2019), Impeachment
looms over CIAA Commissioner Pathak (rep
15/02/2019), Anti-corruption
commissioner resigns over bribery scandal, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 16/02/2019), Pathak
puts in his papers, prez accepts (ht 16/02/2019), CIAA’s
Pathak resigns under bribery cloud: But will he be
booked? (rep 16/02/2019)
Corruption
at policy making level worries anti-graft body (ht
15/02/2019)
JC
names justice to probe bribery charge against judge
Baniya (rep 15/02/2019)
Checking
Resource Misuse, by Mukti Rijal (rn 14/02/2019)
Tackling
Corruption for Good Governance, by Uttam Maharjan
(rn 14/02/2019)
Eight
people face corruption cases for revenue dodging, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 14/02/2019), CIAA
books customs officer, seven others for corruption
(ht 14/02/2019)
NOC
ex-chief out on Rs 25-million bail (ht 13/02/2019) [Obviously, his corrupt practices
have been more lucrative than that for him ridiculous
amount! There are 186.6 million Rs accumulated on his
bank account!!], NOC
ex-chief Khadka freed after posting Rs 20.5 million bail
(rep 13/02/2019)
Corruption
everywhere: Barely any sphere in Nepal remains secure
from the clutches of unblushing bribery and nepotism,
by Madhab P Khanal (kp 11/02/2019)
Pappu
scam
pegs back construction of central bank’s Baluwatar
office: Given the contractor’s poor track record,
officials at the bank are skeptical, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 10/02/2019)
CIAA
suggests measures to fight corruption (ht
10/02/2019)
‘Corruption
rampant in public offices’ (ht 09/02/2019)
Government
advised to probe corruption in private sector (kp
07/02/2019)
Say
watt? Perhaps our elected officials are taking their
duty to ‘take charge’ too literally (kp 07/02/2019)
Watchdog
draws
authority’s attention to one-roomed houses: Transparency
International-Nepal alerts the reconstruction body about
the suspected bid of families to build small houses to
claim the grant, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
05/02/2019)
Ex-minister
among 14 people dragged to court in graft case: CIAA has
charged them with irregularities worth Rs315m, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 05/02/2019), CIAA
files corruption case against 14 persons (ht
05/02/2019)
Corruption
at high level: Political will lacking to control it,
by Ram Dayal Rakesh (ht 04/02/2019)
Federal
Socialist
Forum-Nepal lawmaker (ht), 7 projects worth Rs 351
billion for PM's constituency: Jhapa-5 is by far the
largest recipient of federal projects under PM Oli,
by Yuvraj Biwas (rep 04/02/2019)
Two
Sajha Swasthya cooperative staff suspended for
irregularities, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
04/02/2019)
As
dirty
cash flow review nears, Nepal scrambles to make and
amend 50 laws: Country runs the risk of being
blacklisted if it fails to prepare legislation
compatible with global standards, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 03/02/2019)
54
MPs change PAs after parliament paid latter through bank,
by Ashok Dahal (rep 03/02/2019)
Mafia
1 KC 0, by Guffadi (kp 02/02/2019), Dr
KC ends fast-unto-death, slams govt for 'policy-level
corruption' (ht 02/02/2019), Dr
KC ends fast after 24 days, accuses Oli of dishonesty
(rep 02/02/2019)
CIAA
files case against NEA deputy director (ht
02/02/2019)
Cheating
cabbies paid Rs 20m in fines in six months (rep
02/02/2019)
Graft
case filed against TMO staffers (ht 01/02/2019)
District
court official held for graft, by Nayak Paudel (kp
01/02/2019)
Corruption
rampant
in local governments: Anti-graft body; Municipalities,
rural municipalities are among the most corrupt
agencies, CIAA survey shows, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha(kp 31/01/2019)
NC
to continue with pressure campaign to probe shady
Aircraft deal, by Sanjaya Lama (kp 31/01/2019)
Nepal
falls
two places to 124 on Corruption Perception Index: The
political leadership prioritised serving the interests
of those who run syndicates and contractors with poor
track records, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
30/01/2019), Nepal
slips two notches in global corruption index (ht
30/01/2019), Graph
keeps falling: Nepal has slipped from corrupt to
more corrupt in global rankings (kp 31/01/2019) [And this under a government that one
year ago has claimed to eradicate corruption!],
TIA
radio operator booked for amassing Rs 14 cr (ht
30/01/2019)
CIAA
files case, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 30/01/2019)
Congress
mum on wide-body deal: Aircraft purchase scam issue
missing from minutes at Deuba’s behest, party insiders
say, by Anil Giri (kp 29/01/2019) [This
proves the hypocrisy of Nepalese politicians. Civil
society is much more effective if the political parties
do not participate!]
1,848
projects worth Rs 118 billion fail to meet completion
deadline: CIAA (ht 29/01/2019)
Rural
roads being constructed in Rolpa without following
procedures, by Dinesh Subedi (ht 28/01/2019)
Anti-graft
body opens detailed investigation on Airbus A330 deal
(kp 25/01/2019), |