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TI Report: Corruption rises in Nepal, CPI ranking drops to 107th with a score of 34

KATHMANDU, Feb. 11 -- Nepal has ranked 107th in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2024, with a score of 34 out of 100. Transparency International Nepal (TIN) made public the new report at a pres... Read More


SC dismisses writ petition against Pathibhara cable car construction

KATHMANDU, Feb. 11 -- The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed a writ petition challenging the construction of the Pathibhara cable car. SC Registrar Bhadrakali Pokharel rejected the petition, citing tha... Read More


Nepal contributes USD 11,000 to WHO Regional Emergency Fund

KATHMANDU, Feb. 11 -- The Government of Nepal has contributed USD 11,000 to the World Health Organization (WHO) for its South-East Asia Regional Health Emergency Fund (SEARHEF), a vital funding mechan... Read More


Parliament approves legislation to secure movable assets, personal lending

KATHMANDU, Feb. 11 -- The government is set to streamline all financial transactions, including those made by individuals, to ensure that they fall under a safety framework. This new law will come int... Read More


IT-related goods and services worth Rs 28 billion exported in six months

KATHMANDU, Feb. 11 -- Nepal's export of Information Technology (IT) goods and services is gradually increasing. In the first six months of the current Fiscal Year 2024/25, IT related goods and service... Read More


Media Council becomes 'puppet' under executive control

KATHMANDU, Feb. 11 -- The National Assembly unanimously passed a bill on Monday, placing the Media Council under executive control instead of establishing it as an autonomous body for the overall prom... Read More


No immunity for police assailants: SSP Adhikari

KATHMANDU, Feb. 11 -- The Chief of the District Police Range (DPR), Kathmandu, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Bishwa Adhikari has clarified that anyone involved in assaulting police officers wi... Read More


Lawmaker KC questions govt's efforts for Bipin Joshi's release

KATHMANDU, Feb. 11 -- Rastriya Janamorcha Chairman Chitra Bahadur KC has urged the government to inform the parliament about the steps being taken to secure the release of Nepali student Bipin Joshi, ... Read More


Manushi elected unopposed as Vice President of NSP (Naya Shakti)

KATHMANDU, Feb. 11 -- Manushi Yami Bhattarai has been elected unopposed as the women's vice-president of the Nepal Samajwadi Party (Naya Shakti). Manushi is the only candidate for the women's vice-pr... Read More


Petition filed at Patan court to keep Lamichhane and three others in detention

KATHMANDU, Feb. 11 -- A petition has been filed in the Patan High Court demanding that Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairman Rabi Lamichhane and three others be kept in detention. The High Governme... Read More