EDITORIAL: House resumes After nearly a month of obstruction by the opposition, business resumed in the House of Representatives (HoR) on Wednesday after the government agreed to form a commission to probe into the gold smuggling cases that have rocked the country in recent times. Opinion 25 Aug, 2023
House resumes after govt agrees to form probe commission ​​​​​​​Business at the House of Representatives resumed on Wednesday after the government agreed to form a commission to probe gold smuggling cases, including the 100 kg, nine kg and 33 kg gold smuggling cases. Kathmandu 24 Aug, 2023
EDITORIAL: Mere formality? After dillydallying for a fortnight, the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) recorded the statements of former prime ministers Madhav Kumar Nepal and Baburam Bhattarai on Monday as ordered by the Supreme Court. Opinion 23 Aug, 2023
238 persons indicted; two former PMs get clean chit ​​​​​​​Central Investigation Bureau of Nepal Police, ending almost two months of investigation into the Lalita Niwas land grab scam, submitted its report to Kathmandu District Government Attorney’s Office, indicting 238 people as defendants, including four former minister who had recommended transfer of government land to private ownership, to the government. Kathmandu 23 Aug, 2023
Lalita Niwas land scam: CIB presents report to District Government Attorney Office Office Chief Achyutmani Neupane confirmed that it received the report regarding the land scam from the CIB. Kathmandu 22 Aug, 2023
CIB quizzes former PMs Bhattarai, Nepal The Central Investigation Bureau of Nepal Police, which has been investigating the Lalita Niwas land grab scam, today quizzed former prime ministers Baburam Bhattarai and Madhav Kumar Nepal. Kathmandu 22 Aug, 2023
Soft state syndrome: Precursor to state failure In his novel Hard Times published in 1854, renowned English novelist and social critic Charles Dickens paints a vivid portrayal of a fictional Victorian industrial metropolis called Coketown. In the novel, Coketown is described as a town with weak governance, and a segment of its elite society is depicted as morally and financially corrupt. Opinion 21 Aug, 2023
Nembang justifies House obstruction ​​​​​​​Vice-chair of CPN-UML Subas Chandra Nembang says parliamentary regulations do not allow any party to obstruct House of proceedings, but despite this, parties obstruct parliamentary proceedings from time to time. Kathmandu 20 Aug, 2023
RSP, RPP lobbying to end House deadlock While the country is grappling with floods, dengue and conjunctivitis, it has been more than three weeks that regular activities of Parliament have been disrupted. Nepal 19 Aug, 2023
CIB will take a call on probing Mahara: PM ​​​​​​​Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Tuesday told editors that he had told the home minister and inspector general of police that the Central Investigation Bureau must take a call on CPN-Maoist Centre leader Krishna Bahadur Mahara. Nepal 16 Aug, 2023
Leader Bhattarai calls for high-level investigation to curb corruption Nepal Samajwadi Party Chairperson Dr Baburam Bhattarai pointed out the need of a high-level investigation committee to curb corruption. Nepal 13 Aug, 2023
Custody extended for arrestees in Lalita Niwas land grab scam ​​​​​​​Kathmandu District Court on Wednesday allowed police to keep all 20 accused arrestees of the Lalita Niwas land grab scam in judicial custody for seven more days. Kathmandu 10 Aug, 2023
