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Bhatta's business partners on the run as money laundering probe widens

Nepal, May 7 -- Several business partners of businessman Deepak Bhatta, who was arrested in a money laundering investigation, remain on the run as the probe widens into complex financial transactions ... Read More


Around 10,000, including former justices and army chiefs, under asset probe

Nepal, May 1 -- A newly formed high-level Asset Investigation Commission has been handed sweeping powers to probe the wealth of around 10,000 individuals-bringing former Supreme Court justices and for... Read More


Marginalized displaced under heavy security siege

Nepal, April 27 -- The government's use of force to remove structures built along encroached riverbanks in the Kathmandu Valley has led to the large-scale displacement of squatter communities. Without... Read More


Prisons across country hold 10,000 more inmates than capacity

Nepal, April 22 -- Prisons across Nepal are holding more than 10,000 inmates beyond their capacity, yet the issue has not received adequate attention from the Ministry of Home Affairs. Despite the fo... Read More


NC, UML mired in internal power struggles

Nepal, April 16 -- Nepal's two major political forces-the Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN-UML-are facing deepening internal rifts, with leadership disputes and factional battles intensifying in the after... Read More


Is PM Balendra's India visit being prepared?

Nepal, April 15 -- Less than a month after the formation of the new government, speculation is already growing over Prime Minister Balendra Shah's first foreign visit. While the government remains pre... Read More


Gold smuggling scandal fugitive Adhikari now in CIAA's crosshairs

Nepal, March 16 -- Former Director General of the Department of Revenue, Jhalakram Adhikari, who had previously slipped through scrutiny in the gold smuggling scandal, is now in the crosshairs of the ... Read More


Leadership failure by Oli, Lekhak mainly responsible for Gen-Z movement; report silent on action

Nepal, March 8 -- A probe commission led by Gauri Bahadur Karki, formed to investigate the Gen-Z movement, has submitted its report blaming the then government for the unrest. The panel, headed by the... Read More


NC returns to Tiruhutiya Gachhi for a show of strength

Nepal, Feb. 20 -- For years, Nepal's political pulse seemed to fade from open public grounds to the closed comfort of party palaces. After the 2022 general elections, mass gatherings in large public s... Read More


Balendra 'Sah' or 'Shah'? Surname question puts RSP senior leader under spotlight

Nepal, Feb. 18 -- A growing controversy over the surname of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) senior leader Balendra Shah - widely known as Balen - has triggered legal scrutiny and political debate, with... Read More