KATHMANDU, April 13 -- Gurung is under CIB investigation for his role in illegally transferring the ownership of Lalita Niwas land to private individuals

The government has decided to confer one of the highest civilian awards on the proprietor of Bhat Bhateni Supermarket, Min Bahadur Gurung, who is under police investigation for his role in illegally transferring the ownership of government land belonging to Lalita Niwas to private individuals including himself.

Officials at the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) said Gurung is among the 96 persons receiving Suprabal Jana Sewa Shri Third. Each year, the government announces the recipients of various state honors on the occasion of the Constitution Day and confers those honors on the first ...