Nepal, Feb. 13 -- Corruption in Nepal shows no sign of going down, as substantiated by the corruption perceptions index (CPI) made public by Transparency International on Tuesday. According to the latest study of the international organisation, Nepal scored just 34 of 100, which is a poor performance. The country, which scored 35 and ranked 108th out of 180 countries last year, is now in the 107th position. The global average remains 43 this year, while a country scoring less than 50 is considered to have relatively more corruption. Nepal in the past decade has been far below the mark.

The CPI report paints a bleak picture of Nepal's governance. In the review period, CPN (Maoist Centre) chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal was prime minister until m...