Armed
and unrestrained : Wrangling concessions from a pliant
leadership, the army’s professionalism is compromised,
by Deepak Thapa (kp 15/04/2021)
Nepali
state, organizations remain highly vulnerable to cyber
attacks, by Nishan Khariwada (ae 08/04/2021)
Addressing
HR violations : Nepal Police needs to reform, by
Mohna Ansari (ht 23/02/2021)
Private
security companies take a hit as pandemic impacts
their clients’ businesses : Hotels, banks and other
financial institutions have cut down outsourced
security service, according to industry insiders,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 15/02/2021)
Nepal’s
constitutional crisis and mounting security challenges,
by Abhaya Raj Joshi (kh 13/02/2021)
Significance
Of Defence University, by Uttam Maharjan (kp
09/02/2021), Why
Nepal needs a defense university : Formulating a
vibrant defense policy to counter the security threats
can be possible when we have qualified human resources
in the country. The Defense University will do just
that, by Hritik Yadav (rep 16/02/2021) [???]
Campaigners
decry use of force by police on peaceful civic protest
against the House dissolution move : Unwarned,
protesters were hit by water cannons and beaten
up as they marched towards Baluwatar. Earlier in the
day, rights activists were rounded up from same area,
by Anup Ojha (kp 26/01/2021), [The
police action as now ordered by the Oli government is
criminal and a serious violation of basic human
rights. The behaviour of the police has not changed
since the end of the authoritarian royal Panchayat
system!]
Army
chief inaugurates Prithvi Narayan Shah Study Center at
army HQ (rep 11/01/2021) [Is
the army still royal or is it now loyal to the
sovereign people?]
Ill-equipped
Armed Police Force personnel patrolling Hilsa border
area in extreme temperatures, by Chhapal Lama (kp
12/12/2020)
15,748
Women In Security Bodies Rise To Ranks For Leadership,
by Purushottam P Khatri (rn 06/12/2020)
'Vested
interests of politicians demoralizing honest officers
in police organization', by Shivahari Ghimire (rep
26/11/2020)
Assessing
military diplomacy : Naravane’s visit has been seen as
a significant event as it comes at a time when
relations between India and Nepal are at low ends
especially after Nepal issued a new map, by Suresh
Sharma (rep 01/11/2020)
4,500
Nepal Police personnel diagnosed COVID-19 positive so
far (kh 06/10/2020)
8,260
security personnel test COVID-19 positive so far
(rep 04/10/2020), Over
8,000 Security Personnel Infected With COVID-19
(rn 05/10/2020)
Gandaki
assembly endorses bill on provincial police force :
Deputy inspector general of Nepal Police to lead the
provincial police, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp
02/10/2020)
2,197
NA personnel diagnosed COVID-19 positive so far
(kh 26/09/2020)
Why
Nepal should take its security seriously, by
Narayan Adhikari (rep 07/09/2020)
Profit-making
army and Nepal’s democracy, by Bishal Thapa (ae
21/08/2020)
Amid
criticism for its commercial ventures, the Nepal Army
now seeks to invest in projects of high returns: The
national defence force’s insatiable appetite for
business will weaken it professionally and result in
loss of its identity as a trustworthy institution,
security analysts say, by Binod Ghimire (kp
01/08/2020
Developing
Next Generation Border Security System, by Durga
Kunwar and Ravi Dhungel (rn 18/07/2020), Use Of
Technology For Bolstering Border Security, by Kumar
Abhinav (rn 18/07/2020)
Host
of challenges await new police chief Kshetri:
Resolving long-pending hi-profile cases and mending
ties with the public should be high on his agenda,
experts say, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 09/07/2020)
Shared
responsibility: Community Police Partnership can help
the country deal with the coronavirus crisis, by
Sarbendra Khanal (kp 22/06/23020)
Cross-border
small arms trade posing security threat in Tarai
(ht 14/06/2020)
Army
for Covid response raises questions if government is
getting over-reliant on the defence force:
Government’s failure to make it clear why and on what
grounds it is mobilising the Army may mean civilian
authorities are ineffective and incompetent, analysts
say, b y Tika R. Pradhan (kp 07/06/2020)
Nepal
Army patrolling the streets raises alarm, leading many
to question why the defence force was mobilised: The
army says that military police were mobilised to
ensure that its uniform is not misused to breach the
lockdown, but analysts say it could have sought the
help of the Nepal Police, by Binod Ghimire (kp
19/05/2020)
Nepal
Army writes to China to expedite delivery of medical
equipment: It will take at least one more week for the
cargo to arrive if the process is not sped up, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 08/05/2020) [The
Nepal Army should be abolished! In case of a defence
against one of the two big neighbouring countries it
would be completely useless. It is hardly ever up to
other important missions!]
Govt’s
decision to procure weapons draws flak (kh
02/05/2020)
Nepal
Police in federalism: Political interference,
bureaucratic meddling, and favoritism inside the
police organization have perverted leadership
succession and affected organizational integrity,
by Shreya Paudel and Samar SB Rana (rep 19/04/2020)
The
police and federal restructuring: There is a need to
use federalism as an opportunity to address
longstanding security sector reform issues, by
Samar SJB Rana (kp 15/04/2020)
Involving
the army: It is a great idea to call in the Nepal
Army, but only complementary to civilian efforts,
by Bishal Dhakal (kp 12/04/2020)
More
than 11,000 jobs in Nepal Police are vacant: To fill
the vacancies, Nepal Police on January 19 announced a
vacancy notice for 149 inspector and 584 assistant
sub-inspector jobs, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp
26/02/2020)
Nepal
Army fails to spend budget for the expressway again:
Calling bids for complex bridges and tunnels before
the new fiscal year was not possible, Brig-Gen Pandey
says, by Binod Ghimire (kp 18/02/2020)
After
attempts to set up an all-powerful intelligence
department, the government mulls a similar structure
under Army: The Army’s intelligence service will
overshadow the one under the prime minister, security
experts say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 12/02/2020)
Thakur
Gyawali appointed Nepal Police's new chief: He will
remain in office until July 8, 2020, by Shuvam
Dhungana (kp 12/02/2020) [Wow,
he will be in office for almost five months! Very
effective!]
Police
launch new service to win hearts of general public
(ht 24/01/2020)
Year
dotted with plenty of disrepute and few redeeming
moments for Nepal Police: The police-public relations,
which have always been a rocky one, saw no improvement
this past year, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 31/12/2019)
Nepal
Police making strides in community partnership, by
Anjali Subedi (rep 28/12/2019)
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)
Ruling
party members ask leadership to seek clarity on MCC
compact from the US: Opposition to the programme could
not only delay its ratification but also give rise to
diplomatic friction between Nepal and the US,
observers say, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 22/12/2019)
[Good relations with the
immediate neighboring countries are much more
important than being part of US security interests!],
Nepal
to first study strings attached to MCC before joining
it: ‘The country won’t be part of any militarypact in
the guise of any programme’ (ht 22/12/2019)
US
hands over two Skytrucks to Nepal Army (rep
19/12/2019)
Nepal
Police’s lapses were exposed in the Nirmala Pant case:
The Inspector General of Nepal Police on the
department’s public image and what reforms he has
introduced to improve them, by Shuvam Dhungana and
Anil Giri [interview with
Inspector General Sarbendra Khanal] (kp 17/12/2019)
Unsettling
times: The global stability can be secured only by
maximizing US-China-India trilateral cooperation,
by Suresh Sharma (rep 15/12/2019)
Police
want to be friends with the community but they act
more like foes: Time and again, police quickly resort
to baton charges and physical violence to deal with
protests, even when unnecessary, by Anup Ojha (kp
11/12/2019), Nagarik
reporter injured in police assault, by Rajan Shah
(rep 11/12/2019)
Security
Provisions In Constitution, by Bigyan Sharma (rn
06/12/2019)
Smile!
You’re on camera: Nepal Police currently operates
1,200 CCTV cameras inside Kathmandu. They want to
raise the number to 21,000, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp
21/11/2019)
The
fight for fighting crime: Inside the Nepal Police’s
investigation unit: The country’s crime investigation
body has come a long way, but challenges persist,
by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 23/11/2019)
Government
to develop NID as professional intelligence body
(ht 14/11/2019), Intelligence
department to get sweeping powers to carry out
domestic and foreign counterintelligence: Under a
draft amendment currently at the National Assembly,
the department will be able to spy on all foreign
countries, institutions or groups that are deemed
detrimental to national security, by Anil Giri (kp
15/11/209)
Predicament
of police: One harsh reality about the police is that
they are probably never going to achieve a hundred
percent success when dealing with all the different
type of transgressions in the society, by Sarans
Pandey (rep 13/11/2019)
Security
at TIA foolproof, claims govt, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 07/11/2019), Matter
of concern: When the customs at the TIA and along the
borders are considered to be lucrative postings, you
know something is amiss (ht 07/11/2019), US
State Department report pokes holes in security at
country’s only international airport: The report could
be a catalyst for the Nepali security apparatus to dig
deeper and deal with any potential threats, analysts
say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 08/11/2019)
New
bill clearly lays out functions, duties of NSC (ht
03/11/2019)
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)
China
to provide Rs 2.5 billion in military aid to Nepal: It
appears that that defence cooperation will be
prioritised in this ‘strategic cooperative
partnership’ between the two nations, security
analysts say, by Anil Giri (kp 18/10/2019), China
to provide Rs 2.4 billion in military assistance to
Nepal (rep 21/10/2019) [Why??]
Police
unveil Dashain security plan for Valley: People are
requested to inform police before leaving home for
their ancestral places, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp
25/09/2019)
Ruling
party holds hours-long discussion to build a concrete
position on Indo-Pacific Strategy, by Anil Giri
(kp 23/09/2019)
Action
taken against over 2,000 erring cops (ht
19/09/2019)
Govt
set to withdraw Security Council Bill, by Ashok
Dahal (rep 08/09/2019)
Overweight
army officers lose benefits, by Sabitri Dhakal (ht
29/08/2019)
‘Dissolve
Ranger Battalion’ (ht 27/08/2019)
Army
crackdown on forged credentials: Dozens including army
brigadier general may face dismissal, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep 12/08/2019)
Nepal
Army is amending laws so it can get into commercial
activities: Eyeing projects with high returns, the
Army wants to invest the billions it has in its
welfare fund in hydropower projects, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 10/08/2019)
Army
expedites action against soldiers who had defected to
the Maoists: According to the national defence force,
over 450 can face court martial, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 04/08/2019)
MPs
for taxing industries, foreign missions for using
state security (rep 29/07/2019)
More
locals submit illegal weapons in Rukum: 158 weapons
submitted in six months, by Lokendra Khanal (rep
15/07/2019)
Deputy
inspector general likely to lead provincial police:
55,000 police personnel to be adjusted in seven
provinces, while federal police to have 20,000 (ht
11/07/2019)
Nepal
government clears legal hurdles to buying lethal arms
from the US: The procurement process will expedite
now, Nepal Army says, by Binod Ghimire (kp
14/06/2019)
Indo-Pacific
Strategy And Nepal, by Gopal Khanal (rn
08/06/2019)
Lawmakers
condemn govt for security lapses, by Jagdishor
Panday (ht 28/05/2019)
Government
amends defence material supply procedure (ht
22/05/2019)
English
classes to overcome language barrier at TIA (ht
05/05/2019)
Sensitivity
for
security: Nepal needs to understand the gravity of
security threat emanating from its inability to
control cyber crime, by Thaneshwor Chalise (rep
04/05/2019)
429
firearms surrendered (ht 22/04/2019), People
of conflict-affected Rukum villages submit illegal
arms to govt, by Lokendra Khanal (ht 22/04/2019)
Nepali
Army issues gag order to its employees, by
Jagdishor Panday (ht 20/04/2019) [A
generalisation could also prevent the detection of
crimes by the security forces and that in turn would
be a crime by itself!]
46
illegal weapons handed over to police in Dhading
district, by Harihar Singh Rathour (kp 18/04/2019)
People
showing reluctance to submit weapons to DAOs (ht
16/04/2019)
Nepal
Police
says special bureaus in provinces can make
investigation effectiveOfficials attribute low rate of
case settlement to overload of work and staff shortage
faced by bureaus at the centre, by Nayak Paudel
(kp 15/04/2019)
Police
units in dilapidated condition in Achham (kp
06/04/2019)
Government’s
intent
to keep security policy secret raises concerns: The
document has given too much emphasis on army, ignoring
other security agencies, officials who have seen the
document claim, by Binod Ghimire (kp 29/03/2019)
Power
to PM to deploy Army causes unease in defence force:
Experts say government should abide by constitutional
provisions, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 24/03/2019), Reversal
of
democratic thrust: The government is de-democratising
the security sector and weakening democratic oversight
of the security forces, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (kp
25/03/2019)
Bill
to
enable PM alone to recommend army mobilization:
Security Council may recommend security at sensitive
projects, heritage sites (rep 16/03/2019) [??],
Government’s
bid
to vest power to deploy Army in prime minister draws
flak: The main opposition Nepali Congress calls a
special meeting to discuss the provision in the
Bill on Work, Responsibility and Rights of National
Security Council, by Tilak R Pradhan (kp
17/03/2019), Congress
lashes out at proposed law to further empower PM,
by Sanjeeb Phuyal (kp 18/03/2019)
Concerns
grow
over weapons—in good numbers—in possession of Chand
outfit: Two guns seized from a Communist Party of
Nepal leader in Sunsari last week belonged to former
Maoist army, sources say, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
05/03/2019)
Boost
security: The coordinated bomb attacks and vandalism
of Ncell towers point to the weak security situation
in the country (ht 25/02/2019)
Govt
to tighten security: Home minister (ht 04/02/2019)
[??]
Life
in the fast lane: The Nepal Army is overstepping its
mandate, and the fast track has dissatisfied locals,
by Ayushma Basnyat (kp 21/01/2019)
LMC
get proper barracks for first time in 20 years, by
Anup Ojha (kp 10/01/2019)
Proliferation,
misuse of small firearms posing grave threat to
security: Police (ht 10/01/2019)
Army
to
buy 4 choppers worth Rs 6b for VVIPs: Currently, Nepal
Army has two fixed-wing planes and 12 helicopters. The
army plans the number of aircraft to 31 by 2082
(rep 05/01/2019)
Major
Gen Giri up for promotion to lieutenant general,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 26/12/2018)
Government
to clear legal hurdle to US arms deal, by Binod
Ghimire and Anil Giri (kp 24/12/2018) [Nepal's
governments and politicians have always believed that
they are above the law!]
Nepal
Police gets high-tech mobile forensic van (ht
21/12/2018)
US
says Nepal is part of its Indo-Pacific strategy:
Experts say the move could invite friction between
Beijing and Kathmandu, by Anil Giri (kp
20/12/2018), US
seeks key role for Nepal in Indo-Pacific as China ups
forays, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 20/12/2018), Nepal
won’t join US-led Indo-Pacific alliance: Gyawali
(rep 23/12/2018), Gyawali
refutes reports about Nepal joining US Indo-Pacific
strategy, by Anil Giri (kp 24/12/2018),
Nepal
doesn’t have global or regional strategic ambitions:
Foreign minister (rep 24/12/2018)
Govt
mulling over federal police ordinance, by
Jagdishor Panday (ht 14/12/2018) [Why
another ordinance? There is an elected parliament that
is responsible for legislation!!]
Police
ramp up CCTV monitoring, by Nayak Paudel (kp
01/12/2018)
Lalitpur
City Police working conditions deplorable, by Anup
Ojha (kp 30/11/2018)
Oli
adds
teeth to intelligence body: Draft law proposes that
the intelligence chief report directly to the prime
minister and the chief secretary on a regular basis,
by Anil Giri (kp 28/11/2018)
Army’s
indecision leaves key position vacant for months,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 27/11/2018)
Yearly
campaigns not helping police improve image: 1,044
complaints filed against police in three years, by
Shuvam Dhungana (rep 25/11/2018)
Ministry
bars Army from Thai junket, by Binod Ghimire (kp
23/11/2018)
Nepal
Police forms 360 committees: Community Police
Partnership Programme records early success (kp
14/11/2018)
Rural
Kalikot residents complain of weak security situation,
by Pabitra Kumar Shahi (kp 07/11/2018)
Differences
over pay modality delay Army’s bid to buy US rifles,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 07/11/2018)
‘Special
78’
sniff out murderers for Nepal PoliceSecurity force’s
Canine Operations Division honours its best ‘sleuth’
Kushal on Kukur Tihar, by Nayak Paudel (kp
07/11/2018)
Army
to hang fewer portraits at barracks, by Diya
Dhakal (rep 06/11/2018) [Still
a bit royal?]
Understanding
Kautilya
to design Nepal’s security: Political change of 2006
followed by the protracted transition created a great
deal of confusion in redefining national security
policies, by Surya Prasad Khanal (rep 03/11/2018)
Internal
clean-up top priority, says Nepal Police (rep
01/11/2018)
Community-police
partnership can control crimes: IG Khanal, by
Nayak Paudel (kp 29/10/2018)
CoAS
seeks support to end graft in Army: Says micromanaging
affairs of national defence force is unacceptable
(kp 12/10/2018)
Policing
in Nepal: Paradigm shift needed, by Govind Prasad
Thapa (ht 29/09/2018)
Nepal
Police took action against 2,265 errant personnel last
fiscal (ht 20/09/2018)
5,916
personnel quit Nepal Police in four years (ht
10/09/2018)
Gen
Thapa to assume charge as CoAS today, by Jagdishor
Panday (ht 09/09/2018), Thapa
sworn in as new Army chief (kp 10/09/2018)
No
deal
for BIMSTEC military drill: Gyawali; Indian proposal
was ‘rejected by other members’; The House committee
had summoned Minister Gyawali to inquire about the
controversial exercise (kp 08/09/2018) [???], Nepal
withdraws from BIMSTEC military drill, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 09/09/2018) [Why
withdrawal if theres has been no deal before?],
Nepal
Army to participate in BIMSTE C drill as observer,
by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 10/09/2018) [??]
Locals
demand their land back from army: Land used by locals
since 1938 was encroached by the army in 1972, by
Puskar Bhandari (rep 08/09/2018)
City
Police gets shelter after 25 years, by Anup Ojha
(kp 07/09/2018)
Political
meddling rampant in police: IGP (ht 04/09/2018)
Joint
military exercise: Officials, Army defend BIMSTEC
drill plans (kp 03/09/2018), Oli
defends BIMSTEC joint military exercise (kp
05/09/2018), BIMSTEC
war games: Nepal should dispel any unease the exercise
may have aroused among neighbours, by Narendra B.
Rawal (kp 05/09/2018), BIMSTEC
has not agreed to any military pact: Oli (rep
05/09/2018), Joint
army drill plan causes uproar: Two ministries say Army
didn’t consult on BIMSTEC drill, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 06/09/2018), Nepal’s
proposed participation divides the ruling party,
by Sanjeev Giri (kp 06/09/2018), War
games: In a democracy, the army cannot take decision
solely at its own discretion (kp 07/09/2018)
Rite
of reform: Federalisation means devolving power from
the Nepal Police’s central command structure to local
state units, by Govind Prasad Thapa (kp
03/09/2018)
Nepal
Police expands units to all 753 local levels (rep
02/09/2018)
Army
seeks law revision: Welfare forum says tweaking Army
Act 2006 would fetch higher return on investment,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 23/08/2018)
Government
to recommend Thapa as CoAS (ht 20/08/2018), Changing
of the guard: The army’s main role is defending
territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence,
by Binoj Basnyat (kp 22/08/2018)
Army
to receive four US-granted aircraft by 2020: Nepal
Army personnel are already being trained to operate
Sky Trucks (kp 18/08/2018)
New
chief faces daunting task rebuilding Nepal Army’s
image, by Binod Ghimire (rep 10/08/2018), Nepal
Army, Inc, by Rameshwar Bohara (nt 10/08/2018)
Number
of APF personnel quitting job on the rise (ht
02/08/2018)
APF
to establish units in all districts (ht
01/08/2018)
Purna
Thapa is acting chief of Nepal Army (kp
27/07/2018)
The
general’s
seduction: The generals who believe that the army
should be building national infrastructure should also
know that honey-trap seduction is the most basic
strategy in any military playbook, by Bishal Thapa
(rep 24/07/2018)
Private
security firms employ 100k guards, by Krishna
Prasain (kp 03/07/2018)
Govt
to draft laws for fed, provincial police (kp
30/06/2018), Laws
to revamp Nepal Police, APF on the cards (ht
30/06/2018)
Police
start community security drive (kp 17/06/2018), ‘Police
in Every Neighbourhood’ campaign launched (ht
17/06/2018)
AIG
posts cut in police forces (kp 11/06/2018)
Govt
decides to shut UN-DPA office (ht 11/06/2018)
‘KMC
City Police strength inadequate’ (ht 08/06/2018)
MoD
rejects army proposal to extend terms of generals
(rep 05/06/2018)
Nepal
Police to have two more bureaus (ht 31/05/2018)
CIB
plans to set up offices in all seven provinces (ht
24/05/2018)
Fiat
on security coordination among three tiers of govt
(ht 01/05/2018), Ambiguous
directive:
Government directive on Internal Security Management
lacks clarity about the role of provincial internal
affairs ministry in maintaining peace and security
(ht 02/05/2018)
Delibrations
on provincial security strategy start (rep
27/04/2018)
Unity
for
defense: All security forces and organs should
function in unified command control system in case of
crisis or emergency, by Prem Singh Basnyat (rep
19/04/2018)
Questions
hover over Nepal Army’s helicopter purchase: Decisions
made out of compulsion and necessity, NA defends
(kp 16/04/2018)
Govt
calls back all police from VIP house duties: 315
members guarding retired police officers recalled
(kp 14/04/2018)
Terrorist
activities biggest security challenge, says PM (ht
13/04/2018)
DIG
Kharel quits via Facebook (kp 12/04/2018), DIG
Kharel quits police after Khanal appointed as chief
(rep 12/04/2018), The
new chief in town!, by Guffadi (kp 14/04/2018)
Khanal
duo appointed police chiefs (kp 11/04/2017), Govt
appoints Sarbendra Khanal and Shailendra Khanal as
IGPs of NP and APF (ht 11/04/2018)
Police
HQ retracts 57 abused officers, by Manish Gautam
(kp 08/04/2018)
A
Dozen fake examinees held from Army test (kp
25/03/2018)
MoHA
seeks details of police personnel (rep 25/03/2018)
Security
concern: PM should appoint an independent National
Security Advisor capable of supporting security
elements, by Umesh K. Bhattarai (rep 25/03/2018)
Surkhet
district in need of 200 additional cops (ht
23/03/2018)
Enhancing
national
security: In Nepal whose politics and national
security is weakened more by internal factors, the
country must frame security policy by involving
experts, by Prem Singh Basnyat (rep 21/03/2018)
Govt
mulling post of national security adviser (ht
04/03/2018), Govt
mulls
appointing national security advisor: Govt working to
handle sensitive foreign policy and security
matters by one office in liaison with prime
minister (kp 09/03/2018)
DAO
declares six areas in KMC prohibited zones (ht
21/02/2018)
Pokhrel
is city police chief as head office transfers Dhanuk,
by Manish Gautam (kp 13/02/2018)
Govt
devising laws to revamp security agencies, by
Rupesh Acharya (ht 02/01/2018)
Additional
postings needed in Nepal Police (ht 28/12/2017)
Thapa
likely to be appointed Nepali Army chief, by
Rewati Sapkota (ht 04/11/2017)
Chitwan
police understaffed (ht 16/10/2017)
Interpol
to
install biometric security devices in 4 locations: The
devices will verify the travel documents against the
Interpol database to keep track of movements of
persons listed on the red corner notice, by Lal
Prasad Sharma (kp 14/10/2017)
KMC
bolsters city police force (kp 13/10/2017)
APF
to remain under central govt (kp 09/10/2017)
Nepal
Police plans to set up cyber bureau (ht
06/10/2017)
Setup
under
federalism still unclear, but police seek 22,000 more
personnel: Move will inflate police body and benefit
officers with early promotion, by Kosh Raj Koirala
(rep 21/09/2017)
Special
security arrangement for KTM Valley (kp
19/09/2017)
Overkill:
Excessive security personnel in Tarai during Province
2 polls could do more harm than good (kp
14/09/2017)
Temporary
cops threaten protest (ht 29/08/2017)
25
SSPs reshuffled, Dhanuk MPR chief (ht 22/08/2017)
Army
to get 12 more aircraft, by Binod Ghimire (kp
19/08/2017)
Rights
defenders object to Lama’s promotion (kp
18/08/2017)
Army
investment: The national army should remain thoroughly
professional, apolitical and stay away from any
business interests (ht 08/08/2017)
Govt
promotes 11 DIGs to the post of AI (kp 04/08/2017)
[Wow, even one of them is a
Janajati! Very inclusive!]
Federating
Nepal
Police structure discussed (ht 25/07/2017)
3
senior officials file plaints at PSC (kp
24/07/2017)
DSP
Sharma
suspended (kp 20/07/2017)
11
DIGs
recommended for promotion as AIGs: The promotion
committee has also recommended 15 senior
superintendents of police for promotion to the post of
DIG (kp 16/07/2017), Nepal
Police
completes promotion process (ht 19/07/2017), MoHA
moots
adding two more AIG posts (kp 21/07/2017)
Three
VVIPS
have 675 security personnel, spend 18.7 million per
month: 285 security personnel for president alone cost
Rs 8.2 million a month, 305 personnel for prime
minister cost 7.8 million, by KP Dhungana (rep
14/07/2017)
Home
Ministry
to enact reform plan: Roadmap outlines plan to create
new positions in Nepal Police while senior officials
need to do courses to win promotions (kp
12/07/2017)
Minister
all
praise for brave head constable (ht 12/07/2017)
11
AIG
positions approved (kp 11/07/2017), Approving
11
AIG posts a move made in haste? Officials say decision
taken without waiting for the Federal Police Bill,
by Manish Gautam (kp 13/07/2017)
Nepal
Army’s
plan to run FM radio triggers debate, by Anil Giri
(kp 10/07/2017)
Govt
at
a loss over Myadi deployment (kp 02/07/2017)
Armed
Police
Force gets training academy building (ht
01/07/2017)
Cops
to
be promoted upon retirement (ht 30/06/2017)
Home
minister
unveils reform scheme: The 84-point document says
state will use force if highways are blocked in any
form of protest (kp 28/06/2017)
It’s
not right: Historically the security forces in Nepal
have used force, threats and torture to control the
population, by Praveen Kumar Yadav (rep
26/06/2017)
Army
selling
its grounded helicopters: Nepal Army opens bidding
setting the minimum price, including spare parts, at
Rs 1.55 billion, by Binod Ghimire (kp 25/06/2017)
Protecting
unity
NA’s key responsibility: CoAS (ht 24/06/2017) [What about unity in diversity as
well as inclusion? Nepal is not a unitarian state!]
MoHA
begins
process to promote police personnel (ht
23/06/2017), Govt
to streamline police promotions: Sharma (rep
28/0672017)
Security
situation worsening in Mahottari, by Mahesh Kumar
Das (rep 20/06/2017)
Digital
signature
introduced in Nepal Police (ht 16/06/2017)
Police
in
a federal model: Politicians have spent much time
discussing the federal system; now they must focus on
the structure of a federalised police force, by
Subindra Bogati and Julia Strasheim (kp 13/06/2017)
Traditional
roles:
The public feels that the Army was not involved when
strategic decisions were made, by Suresh Sharma
(kp 13/06/2017)
National
security:
Nepal needs to identify ways to counter domestic and
regional challenges and threats, by Binoj Basnyat
(kp 09/06/2017)
NA
mobilised
to ensure security ahead of polls (ht 03/06/2017)
Myadi
recruits
in Surkhet protest pay cut (kp 02/06/2017)
Myadi
recruits
up in arms against police (kp 29/05/2017)
IGP
Aryal
directs cops to adapt to change (ht 25/05/2017)
CoAS
Chhetri holds meetings with senior US Army officials
(rep 22/05/2017)
Moving
with
the times: Nepal’s security forces should be expanded
and diversified to meet new challenges, by Binoj
Basnyat (kp 19/05/2017)
Govt
decides
to restructure Army: Forms team led by Gachhadar to
increase number of local federal units; Tharu people
whose properties were torched following the Tikapur
incident in Kailali in 2015 to get compensation,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 13/05/2017)
Nerve
centre:
With over 100,000 security personnel being deployed
for the local level elections, the election security
cell will serve as the hub, by Manish Gautam (kp
13/05/2017)
Security
beefed
up for local level elections (ht 04/05/2017)
NA
divisional
HQs in all 7 provinces: Khand (kp 27/04/2017)
IG
appointment
row: DIG Silwal detained at police HQ, freed (kp
25/04/2017), Supreme
Court
orders Nepal Police not to probe DIG Silwal (kp
26/04/2017), Silwal
forged
performance report, forensic report says (kp
29/04/2017), DIG
Silwal submitted doctored document to SC: Forensic
report, by Roshan Sedhai (rep 29/04/2017)
Security
chiefs
say measures in place for local elections (kp
19/04/2017)
NP
fails
to arrange dress for temporary police (kp
18/04/2017)
NA
command,
staff course begins (kp 18/04/2017)
IG
Prakash
Aryal instructs officials to work diligently (kp
12/04/2017)
Prakash
Aryal
picked as new Nepal Police chief (kp 11/04/2017)
Modernise
the
military: The country has undergone fundamental
changes, and the Army should keep in step, by
Binod Basnyat (kp 11/04/2017)
Army
ready
to fight any crisis the country faces: Gen Chhetri
(kp 09/04/2017)
Security
in
mess as some in police turn criminals, by Manish
Gautam (kp 04/04/2017)
NSCS
told
to monitor implementation of national security policy
(ht 03/04/2017)
Female
turnout
disappoints EC: Women job aspirants account for only
14pc of total 179,486 applicants, by Manish Gautam
(kp 02/04/2017)
Over
45k
sign up for temp cops in 4 days (kp 29/03/2017)
Officials
discuss
security issues on Monday in view of Morcha protests:
Point to challenges in holding elections in eastern
Tarai districts (kp 28/03/2017), Security
Council
recommends Army deployment for May polls: The decision
should be endorsed by Parliament within a month of the
deployment (kp 28/03/2017)
Finance
Ministry
releases Rs3.4b for election security (kp
27/03/2017)
Additional
security sought in tarai districts for upcoming polls,
by Roshan Sedhai (rep 27/03/2017)
Over
34,000 licensed firearms possessed by public (rep
25/03/2017)
Govt
urged
to appoint IG without any delay: Former IGs of Nepal
Police and security experts warn the leadership void
could affect the chain of command of the law
enforcement agency (kp 23/03/2017)
Poll
security in 8 tarai districts a big challenge (rep
23/03/2017)
NSC
nod
to deploy army for elections (ht 23/03/2017)
SC
quashes
govt decision to promote Chand as IG: Raps it on the
knuckles for failing to pay heed to merit, seniority
during appointment; Paves way for DIG Nawaraj Silwal,
the top contender, to become the Nepal Police chief,
by Manish Gautam (kp 22/03/2017)
Human
versus
national security: National security marginalises the
rationale for all other critical, human-centric
securities; this needs to change, by Mahendra P.
Lama (kp 22/03/2017)
Two-week
long multi-national military exercise begins from
today, by Deepak Kharel (rep 20/03/2017)
No
temp
cops in sensitive districts: Govt (kp 18/03/2017)
Home
ministry seeks security threat reports from districts
(rep 17/03/2017)
Nat’l
security
training for officials, soldiers: 10-day session held
at Army’s Command and Staff College in Shivapuri
(kp 11/03/2017)
1,000
cops
to be deployed in Kathmandu Valley on Holi (ht
10/03/2017)
Withdraw
guns
from public: Home Ministry: Process begins to hold
licensed weapons until local elections are over,
by Manish Gautam (kp 07/03/2017), EC
seeks
operational plan from security agencies (kp
07/03/2017), DAO
asks
licence holders to submit arms until polls (ht
17/03/2017)
Nepal
Police
hands promotion to 282 personnel, transfers 749
(ht 02/03/2017)
To
confront
‘cessionist’ moves: COAS (kp 24/02/2017) [The
army chief should not give political statements!
Besides, RPP policy is the most cesessionist danger as
it divides society by returning to the non-inclusive
royal system!]
Soldier
to
shoulder: The Nepal Army is a close partner in the
development efforts of the Nepali people, by
Suresh Sharma (kp 24/02/2017)
Govt
transfers top cops ahead of polls (rep 23/02/2017)
Rebuilding
police posts starts in Gorkha (rep 21/02/2017)
Road
projects:
Govt told to allot budget for army (kp 20/02/2017)
Nidhi
instructs
security chiefs not to make compromises (kp
15/02/2017)
SSP
Khanal
new police spokesman (kp 15/02/2017)
IG
appointment
gets bogged down in dispute (kp 13/02/2017), Govt
to
furnish clarification in 15 days: Petitioner argues
that Chand ranked third in seniority among the
candidates for the top Nepal Police job (kp
13/02/2017), Supreme
Court stays IGP pick, by Gyan P. Neupane (rep
13/02/2017), SC
issues
second interim order (kp), AIG
Pokhrel
is head of Nepal Police pro tem (kp 14/02/2017), Hearing
on
IGP appointment postponed (kp 20/02/2017)
The
new
chiefs: Nepal Police is not going to change overnight:
Yes, they have changed the colour of their dress from
khaki to blue but the attitude, policing and
brutality continue to remain the same, by
Guffadi (kp 11/02/2017)
NA
building
at Tundikhel attracts public criticism, by Anupm
Ojha (kp 10/02/2017)
Who’ll
be
next police chief ? Cong President Deuba wants Chand,
Home Minister Nidhi pushes for Silwal (kp
09/02/2017), Cabinet
fails
to pick police chief, by Anil Giri and Manish
Gautam (kp 10/02/2017)
Mitigating
risks
of a military approach: The Nepal-China joint military
exercise probably serves Chinese interests, but
does it do the same for Nepal?, by Bhoj Raj Poudel
and Rupak Sapkota (kp 31/01/2017)
Land
hurdle
cleared for setting up Army barracks in Korala: Nepal
Aarmy Spokesperson Tara Bahadur Karki says
construction works will begin shortly, by Binod
Tripathi (kp 28/01/2017)
39
SSPs
reshuffled (kp 27/01/2017)
Interpol
Asia
Conference kicks off in Kathmandu (kp 19/01/2017),
INTERPOL
meet
stresses regional cooperation to combat crime (ht
19/01/2017), Interpol
meet
concludes with a vow to unite against terrorism
(kp 21/01/2017)
Minister
Nidhi
applauds APF role in border security (kp
03/01/2017)
First
Nepal-China Joint Military Drill, by Nandalal
Tiwari (rn 02/01/2017), Just
another
drill: The non- threatening joint exercise with China
will send a message that Nepal Army knows what is best
for it and that no single power can easily influence
it, by Trailokya Raj Aryal (rep 09/01/2017)
Army
plan to buy medium size twin-engine chopper put off,
by Kamal Pariyar (rep 22/12/2016)
Nepal
Army:
All eyes on profits: The security body entrusted with
protecting the nation is overstepping its
constitutional mandate, increasingly turning into a
profit-making enterprise, by Rudra Pangeni (rep
19/12/2016)
3
SSPs, 14 DSPs to be promoted (kp 18/12/2016)
Many
Police
units still operating from tents (ht 05/12/2016)
"Complaints
against police helping in effective policing", by
Kamal Pariyar (rep 29/11/2016)
Busting
police
myths: Around 67 percent people do not trust the
police and 78 percent believe the police do not
understand their issues, by Ayush Joshi (rep
23/11/2016)
Govt
to
deploy police as per federal setup (ht 19/11/2016)
Four
AIGs
assigned roles 7 months after their promotion: Home
Ministery on Tuesday instructed the Nepal Police
headquarters to assign roles to the officials (kp
18/11/2016)
Aryal
dismisses
reports of his possible removal: Reports earlier
suggested possible removal of Aryal before his
retirement date by introducing a new regulation
(kp 17/11/2016)
Metro
Police ‘toothless’ since over a decade (rep
17/11/2016)
Ministry’s
laxity
delays NA barracks construction in Korala, by
Binod Tripathi (kp 13/11/2016)
Security
forces
okayed to operate tank trucks, by Rajesh Khanal
(kp 11/11/2016)
Police,
APF
chiefs in USA for IACP meet: The conference will
discuss challenges faced by police organisations world
over and ways to tackle them (kp 15/10/2016)
Police
story: Initially used to serve the rulers, our
policing systems are still militaristic in their
approach, by Devendra Jung Subedi (rep 06/10/2016)
Army’s
missing
weapons found (kp 24/09/2016) [??]
NHRC
looking
at Nepali Army abuse allegations (ht 09/09/2016)
Strong
army, strong Nepal, by Madan Shahi (rep
06/09/2016)
NA
plans
to invest in hydel sector (kp 17/08/2016)
DAO
declares
prohibited zones (ht 13/08/2016)
Over
1,400
cops face action in 2015/16 (ht 31/07/2016)
Security
forces
on high alert after IS threat, by Lekhanath Pandey
(ht 26/07/2016), Nepal
alerted
against ‘threat’ to Koshi Barrage: Officials in
Kathmandu and Sunsari have confirmed that they had
received intelligence sharing from the Indian side
(kp 27/07/2016)
No
compromise
on national security: PM Oli (kp 15/07/2016)
A
Wake Up Call For Nepal?, by Narayan Upadhaya (rn
06/07/2016)
The
new
face of terror: Risks to Nepal, by Chiran Jung
Thapa (ht 27/06/2016), Threat
of
terrorism: A report says Nepal lacks sophisticated
measures to prevent possible terrorist activit, by
Surya Nath Upadhyay (kp 03/07/2016)
Police
restructuring
proposal could create conflict: Experts, by Manish
Gautam (kp 14/06/2016), Officials
express
strong concerns over provisions (kp 16/06/2016)
Namche
police
post in sorry state, by Kumbharaj Rai (kp
25/05/2016)
Thoughts
on
security: Nepal needs a strategy to ensure the
survival of the state as an independent physical
entity, by Binoj Basnyat (kp 20/05/2016)
Army
faces
questions over actors’ reception (kp 16/05/2016),
NA
told
to explain officers’ presence in TIA to ‘welcome
stars’, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 17/05/2016), Army
defends
security for Bollywood celebrities (kp 17/05/2016)
Country
gets
new National Security Policy, by Kamal Pariyar
(rep 13/05/2016), Filling
a
vacuum: After 26 years of democracy, Nepal looks set
to have a comprehensive national security strategy,
by Narendra Rawal (kp 15/05/2016)
Armed
Police
Force releases its progress report (ht 11/05/2016)
Subtle
art:
Our security agencies continue to carry out their
duties under the organizational structures and
mandates they had during the conflict, by
Shobhakar Budhathoki (rep 11/05/2016)
Small
arms
posing threat to security (ht 01/05/2016)
Rai
promoted
to APF chief (kp 27/04/2016)
Rethinking
security:
Our security policy should be redefined in line with
the concept of human security and federal democratic
system, by Geja Sharma Wagle (rep 25/04/2016)
Moving
into
residential quarter nearly a year after, by Dhruba
Dangal (rep 21/04/2016)
Four
DIGs
promoted (kp 09/04/2016), Rank
insignia
conferred on four AIGPs: Move follows April 8 Cabinet
decision (kp 20/04/2016)
35,264
apply
for 5,444 posts of constable (ht 25/03/2016)
10-day
advanced
national security training concludes (ht
22/03/2016)
Security
concerns
should be addressed politically: Army chief (kp
07/03/2016)
Force
for
good: Does Nepal need an army of 97,000 when economic
development is the state priority?, by Shrijan
Bahadur Malla (rep 07/03/2016)
Policing
the
police: The police must obey the law while enforcing
the law, by Dipendra Adhikari (kp 28/02/2016)
Police
hard
put running mess, thanks to fund crunch (ht
24/02/2016)
NA
seeks
new options as UN scales down peacekeeping missions,
by Kamal Pariyar (rep 17/02/2016)
17
SPs
transferred (kp 15/02/2016)
Copping
on:
A blanket ban cannot be the answer to isolated
incidents that call for a very different approach,
by Deepak Thapa (kp 11/02/2016)
Home
ministry
reshuffles 22 DIGPs (ht 06/02/2016)
Cops
in
Kabadi Bazaar complain of pay discrimination (ht
31/01/2016)
Metro
police
starts maintaining biometric ADR (ht 24/01/2016)
Dilapidated
office
buildings pose threat to police personnel’s lives
(ht 24/01/2016)
Prank
calls
keep control room busy (ht 24/01/2016)
New
prohibited
areas declared in capital (ht 20/01/2016)
Policing
the
police: A better-educated police force does not
necessarily translate into a more community-friendly
one, by Deepak Thapa (kp 14/01/2016)
Federalising
the
Nepal Police: A way out, by Madhukar SJB Rana (ht
11/01/2016)
Female
officers
man police station in Makwanpur: The station with nine
officers is headed by ASI Dil Kumari Kafle, by
Pratap Bista (kp 09/01/2016)
House
committee
raises security issue with bidder selection:
Parliamentary Accounts Committee forms panel to see if
there are irregularities in holding only one firm
eligible (kp 05/01/2016)
Testing
times
for security forces: The natural disaster provided an
opportunity for the security forces to prove
themselves during the time of need, by Kamal
Pariyar (rep 31/12/2015)
Nepali
Army
gets bomb disposal robot (ht 23/12/2015)
New
APF
chief takes charge (kp 21/12/2015) [Not
to
forget, he supported the roal putch a decade ago!!]
APF
chief
Onta faces suspension (kp 18/12/2015), Govt
suspends
APF chief, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 19/12/2015)
PM
Oli
all praise for APF (ht 11/11/2015)
Police’s
new
theory to curb crime; special security plan for
festivals: Kathmandu police chief SSP Bikram Singh
says Broken Window Theory Policing will be implemented
along with the Police Service with Smile campaign
(kp 19/10/2015)
Home
Ministry
unsure of riot control gears procurement: Govt plans
to provide materials worth Rs650 million to the Nepal
Police and the rest for the Armed Police Force'
(kp 06/10/2015)
Smuggling
of
small arms continues unabated in Valley (ht
03/10/2015)
Armed
Police
Force sets up staff college (ht 03/10/2015)
Army
to
guard vital installations (kp 15/09/2015)
Tough
challenges
ahead for new NA chief Chhetri, by Lekhanath
Pandey (ht 10/09/2015), Prez
appoints
Gen Rajendra Chhetri as new army chief (ht
11/09/2015)
Govt
to
procure anti-riot equipment worth billion rupees for
police, APF, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 09/09/2015)
KMC
to
step up police force, by Gaurav Thapa (kp
20/08/2015)
NP
proposes
rechristening of APF (ht 10/08/2015)
Chhetri
is
acting chief of Army (kp 08/08/2015), CoAS
Rana
leaves 3-year career to mixed response, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 12/08/2015), Cabinet
recommends
Lt Gen Chhetri as new CoAS (ht 14/08/2015)
APF
urges
leaders to upgrade its status, by Manish Gautam
(kp 03/08/2015)
432
police
booked for dereliction of duty (kp 03/08/2015)
Police
mobilised
for 1,177 circumstantial incidents of last fiscal in
the Capital (ht 02/08/2015)
112
cops
to face departmental action (ht 01/08/2015)
Nepal
Police
hotline requests free SMS service for public (kp
29/07/2015)
Nepal
Police
calls for clear authority of security agencies, by
Manish Gautam (kp 28/07/2015)
MoFALD:
Submit
details on disaster mgmt (kp 29/07/2015)
IGP:
Police
promotions based on performance (kp 27/07/2015)
Police
oppose
provision of separate force, by Manish Gautam (kp
23/07/2015)
NP
starts
Automated Fingerprint Identification System (ht
11/07/2015)
‘Hamro
Police’
mobile application launched (kp 06/07/2015)
Police-APF
jurisdiction
row escalates (kp 06/07/2015)
HM
Gautam
lashes out at NP for ‘not-up-to-the-mark performance’
(ht 04/07/2015)
Don’t
grant
APF power to arrest, House panel tells Home Minister
(kp 27/06/2015), SAC
tells
authorities not to let APF exercise power that’s
solely with NP (ht 27/06/2015)
Nepali
Army
launches new helicopters (ht 23/06/2015), Despite
two
new choppers, NA air service still short of aircraft
(rep 23/06/2015)
AHRC
objects
to plan to grant policing duty to APF (ht
18/06/2015)
Nepal
Army
says it can purchase arms through embassy, by
Kamal Pariyar (rep 18/06/2015)
After
conflict,
quake leaves many police buildings destroyed (kp
03/06/2015)
Govt
proposal
to amend APF rules opposed (ht 31/05/2015)
Counterterrorism
meet
kicks off in capital (ht 16/04/2015)
APF
gets
govt approval to start Staff College (ht
13/04/2015)
NP
struggling
to relocate Metropolitan Police Range (ht
27/03/2015)
Small
arms
still big threat to security (ht 25/03/2015)
10
NP,
APF officials complete 400-hr basic polygraph training
(ht 21/03/2015)
Reforming
Security Sector: An Antidote To Corruption, by
Pranav Bhattarai (rn 14/03/2015)
National
security
dynamics: Core questions should be settled, by
Umesh K. Bhattarai (ht 13/03/2015)
Maj
Gen
Rajendra Chhetri promoted: To replace CoAS Gen Rana
once he retires in September, by Lekhanath Pandey
(ht 25/02/2015), Chhetri
to
be next CoAS: Cabinet promotes him to lieutenant
general on Tuesday, by Binod Ghimire (kp
25/02/2015), CoAS
Rana
confers insignia on Chhetri (kp 01/03/2015)
Minister
quizzes
UN rep over ‘security alarm’ (kp 25/02/2015)
Responsibility
of
14 DIGs reshuffled (ht 31/01/2015)
38
truant
copsset to face Nepal Police music (ht 25/01/2015)
Newly
promoted
DIGs, SSPs conferred insignia (kp 19/01/2015)
Coming
of
age: Narendra Modi suddenly got off his bullet-proof
vehicle, causing a panic at police command center;
Lack of real time visuals was a problem, by Rajib
Subba (rep 17/01/2015)
SSPs
recommended
for promotion (ht 08/01/2015)
3,503
vying
for 123 posts in APF (ht 14/12/2014)
Over
five
dozen APF officials face departmental music: Four SIs,
one head constable, two assistant head constables, 12
constables get the boot (ht 07/12/2014)
Structure
and
security: Given the emergence of complex,
multidimensional threats, security agencies
desperately need reform, by Geja Sharma Wagle (kp
02/12/2014)
Police,
APF
to get cash in lieu of rations, by Santosh Ghimire
(rep 21/11/2014)
‘Strength
of
female cops will increase’ (ht 13/11/2014)
A
farewell to arms: By signing the Arms Trade Treaty,
Nepal will take one more step towards a safer future,
by Subindra Bogati (kp 11/11/2014)
Chief
of
Army Staff Rana returns home from Brunei (ht
09/11/2014)
Working
style
of Nepal Police not transparent: Report (ht
01/11/2014)
Poking
their
nose: Selective use of established norms will
undermine discipline and further eviscerate the
already highly politicized police force, by
Bhagirath Basnet (rep 30/10/2014)
Security
up
in capital for SAARC Summit: MPCO to deploy 2,500
additional personnel, by Basant Sharma (ht
21/10/2014), Police
scale
up security ahead of Saarc Summit (kp 29/10/2014)
PM
pledges
to strengthen NP’s capacity (ht 19/10/2014)
Nepal
Police
changes uniform (kp 18/10/2014)
Govt
told
to clarify DIG promotion stay (kp 15/10/2014)
NP
‘benefiting’
from lie detector machine (ht 12/10/2014)
Petition
filed
seeking review of SC order on DIG promotion (kp
10/10/2014), Govt
files
writ at SC seeking review (ht 10/10/2014)
Four
Deputy
Inspector Generals to retire today (kp
08/10/2014), Four
DIGs
retire after govt fails to implement SC order (ht
09/10/2014)
NA
gearing
up to setup plant for explosives (ht 08/10/2014)
Tangible
terror:
Government authorities must do more to address the
multiple security challenges Nepal faces, by
Govind Prasad Kusum (kp 06/10/2014)
Start
talking:
Nepal Police reforms (rep 28/09/2014)
AIG
promotion
row climaxes with SC order, by Kamal Pariyar (rep
26/09/2014)
SC
to
govt: promote four more DIGs (kp 25/09/2014), Govt
told
to promote four DIGs: SC tells it to create special
posts if no vacancy (kp 25/09/2014)
Armed
and
dangerous: Alongside control and reduction measures,
underlying causes of the demand for small arms must be
investigated, by Subindra Bogati (kp 25/09/2014)
Army
manufacturing
its own training drones, by Neeraj Chandra Roy
(rep 22/09/2014)
Govt
transfers
37 senior police superintendents (16/09/2014)
Stitch
in
timeThere is an immediate need to come up with a
regional security framework for South Asia that
includes China, by Safal Ghimire (kp 12/09/2014)
Friendly
cops
bolstering relations with public: Behavioural training
for police personnel made them more humble (ht
08/09/2014)
SP
Subedi
lauded for curbing crime, by Shyam Sundar Shashi
(kp 05/09/2014)
13
SSPs
proposed for promotion (kp 02/09/2014), 13
SSPs
recommended for promotion (ht 02/09/2014), Excluded
SSPs
to register complaint (kp 05/09/2014)
Gen
Rana
leaving for four-country tour today (ht
31/08/2014)
64
SPs
transferred (kp 29/08/2014)
Police
post
to exclusively cater to tourists in Bhaktapur area,
by Anup Ojha (kp 27/08/2014)
APF
trains
67 personnel on disaster mgmt (rep 26/08/2014)
SC
orders
govt to explain DIG promotions (kp 25/08/2014)
Nepal
Police
shuffles duties of 112 DSPs (ht 23/08/2014)
Army
pitches
for fifth generation warfare strategy, by Rajan
Pokhrel (ht 21/08/2014)
Supreme
Court
moved against DIG promotion (kp 16/08/2014), SC
moved
against promotion (ht 16/08/2014), DIGs
move
SC against recent promotions (ht 20/08/2014)
Insignia
conferred
on newly promoted AIGs (ht 16/08/2014), Newly
promoted
AIGs assume their offices (ht 17/08/2014)
Expanding
security:
Rhetoric of making Nepal more ‘secure’ by male elites
must be closely critiqued for what it means for Nepali
women, by Seira Tamang (kp 14/08/2014)
Corruption
case
filed against DIG, by Bhadra Sharma (kp
06/08/2014)
GIS
system
to track industrial activities (kp 01/08/2014)
NAked
truth:
The NA has a record of widespread and systematic
violations of human rights perpetrated as part of the
conflict, by Suhas Chakma (rep 27/07/2014)
Digital
checkpoints
set up at Valley transits (ht 25/07/2014)
Factory
owners
demand larger security force, by Rajendra Nath (kp
24/07/2014)
Delay
in
promotion of DIGs affecting entire police department
(ht 20/07/2014)
DIG
Adhikari
transferred to police headquarters (kp
12/07/2014), Home
minister
transfers DIG Adhikari from TIA (ht 12/07/2014), Security
commands
reshuffled in Valley (ht 14/07/2014)
DIG
promotions:
Controversies take new turn, by Kamal Pariyar (rep
04/07/2014)
Peace
Trust
Fund to rebuild 43 police posts (kp 03/07/2014)
CCTV
cameras
will help improvesecurity in Valley, say police
(ht 02/07/2014)
Force
for
good: Armed forces should remain subordinate to
democratically elected government and carry out
mandates given to them by constitution, by S.B.
Malla (rep 30/06/2014)
Apex
court
moved seeking changes in Police Rules (ht
27/06/2014)
Small
arms
a big threat to Valley (ht 23/06/2014)
Nepal
turning
a safer place to live in SAsia (ht 19/06/2014)
Breaking
the
mould: There are two competing approaches to security
prevalent in Nepal; There is a need to develop one
strong and coherent approach, by D.B. Subedi (rep
12/06/2014)
Secure
ties:
A sustainable solution tom security issues can only be
sought through a strong partnership between businesses
and security providers, by Surendra Bir Malakar
(kp 11/06/2014)
Patan
appellate
court stays DIG promotion, by Manish Gautam (kp
10/06/2014), Appellate
Court
stays promotion of six police DIGs (ht
10/06/2014), Court
summons
govt, petitioner: Says it wants to discuss whether to
vacate stay order (ht 12/06/2014), DIG
promotion
hearing begins: Appellate court likely to issue order
today (ht 16/06/2014), Court
lifts
stay on DIG promotion (kp 18/06/2014), Patan
appeal
court vacates stay order (ht 18/06/2014), Promotion
of
DIGs: Discrimination inmarks awarded,says review panel
(ht 20/06/2014)
Singha
Durbar
surveillance system to be strengthened (ht
07/06/2014)
DIGs
want
nomination review, by Manish Gautam (kp
02/06/2014)
Gender-friendly
units
of NP not much of use, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht
01/06/2014)
Seven
DIGs
picked for promotion (kp 28/05/2014), Stalled
DIG
promotions resume, 7 become AIGs, by Kamal Pariyar
(rep 28/05/2014)
Kharel
transferred (kp 27/05/2014), Kharel’s
transfer
puts Election Commission in fix, by Bhadra Sharma
(kp 28/05/2014), EC
full
meeting to decide SSP Kharel’s transfer (ht
29/05/2014), EC
turns
down SSP’s transfer (kp 31/05/2014), Election
Commission
denies permission to transfer SSP Kharel (ht
31/05/2014), Police
headquarters
summons SSP Kharel (ht 01/06/2014), EC
says
SSP Kharel must stay put at MPR (ht 03/06/2014), Probe
panel
wants Kharel transferred (kp 04/06/2014), SSP
Kharel
decides to go on sabbatical (ht 04/06/2014)
Nepal
Police
begins behavioural training (kp 22/05/2014)
Nepal
Police
to host conference against transnational crimes
(ht 13/05/2014)
Security:
A
Renewed Hope, by Abijit Sharma (sp 09/05/2014)
Bicycle-borne
cops
to fight crimes in congested areas (ht 08/05/2014)
Experts
delve
into security challenges (ht 04/05/2014)
NP
begins
DNA test for solving crimes (ht 29/04/2014)
First-ever
Nepali
Army training course for senior officers (ht
26/04/2014)
209
police
personnel in east punished: Move part of
carrot-and-stick approach to bring reforms (ht
20/04/2014)
Democracy,
Trust
Foster Public Security (sp 18/04/2014)
2070:
A
mixed bag for Nepal Police, by Kamal Pariyar (rep
14/04/2014)
NA
trains
303 foreign personnel in 5 years, by Kamal Pariyar
(rep 05/04/2014)
Truth
to
tell: Though useful, there are problems in using
polygraph results as evidence, by SBS Basnet (kp
01/04/2014)
Bad
cops:
Police officers must be made to realize they are there
to protect our rites and liberties and not to harass
us, by Adity Karki (rep 01/04/2014)
NA
seeks
govt support for its 10-yr plan (kp 25/03/2014)
Towards
a
gender-friendly police force, by Weena Pun (kp
23/03/2014)
US
General
Brooks meets CoAS Rana (ht 22/03/2014)
34
traffic
cops face action as part of ‘clean-up drive’ (ht
20/03/2014)
Police
to
start DNA test service from next week (kp
18/03/2014)
Mending
ties
with public: To better relations with civilians, Nepal
Police is planning to impart behavioural training to
its officers, by Manish Gautam and Binod Ghimire
(kp 18/03/2014)
At
2.5
liters a day, police vehicles face acute fuel crunch
(rep 12/03/2014)
158
women
inducted to Nepal Army (kp 11/03/2014)
NA
set
to recruit more female soldiers (kp 23/02/2014)
Goons
netted
after tough cop took city’s charge, by Manish
Gautam (kp 23/02/2014)
Chinese
Army
pledges Rs 500m aid to NA (kp 22/02/2014)
Kaski
district
police to improve cops’ conduct (ht 22/02/2014)
Diversification,
reforms
needed in Army: CoAS (kp 21/02/2014)
Baburam
Kunwar
appointed AG: Promises to control irregularities in
justice delivery (ht 18/02/2014)
Caring
for
soldiers: Welfare activities carried out by Nepal
Army, though commendable, are limited and clearly
insufficient, by Dilip SJB Rana (rep 12/02/2014)
Police
signals
wider use of polygraph tests, by Kamal Pariyar
(rep 11/02/2014)
Ex-rebel
commander
promoted to NA Colonel (kp 07/02/2014), Former
Maoist
fighter now NA colonel (ht 07/02/2014)
National
security
observation centre in offing (kp 02/02/2014)
Paw
patrol:
Nepal’s police service owes a great deal to their
four-legged members, whose assistance in various
operations has proven invaluable, by Weena Pun (kp
01/02/2014)
Rolpa
police
seek to recoup lost public trust, by Kalendra
Sejuwal (rep 31/01/2014)
SSP
Kharel
returns as metropolitan police chief (ht
29/01/2014)
Nepal
Police
ready to use lie detector (ht 22/01/2014), High
hope
on lie detectors (ht 29/01/2014)
Police
strain
under shortage of trained dog handlers, by Kamal
Pariyar (rep 17/01/2014)
Crisis
Call
allowing police to respond quickly, by Sangeet
Sangroula (rep 11/01/2014), Overwhelming
response
to Crisis Call Bouddha (ht 13/01/2014)
Police
to
conduct public hearing (kp 07/01/2014), IGP
pledges
to make police more efficient (ht 07/01/2014), Aryal
announces
sweeping reforms in police force (rep 07/01/2014)
Nepal
Army
comes up with 'gender-friendly' directives (ht
04/01/2014)
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