Lalita Niwas land scam: SC orders to probe decision makers Decisions on the Lalita Niwas land issue were taken during the premiership of Madhav Kumar Nepal and Dr Baburam Bhattarai. Nepal 06 Aug, 2023
Supreme Court rules commuting Koirala's sentence was wrong ​​​​​​​The Supreme Court has released the full text of its judgement passed in the homicide case filed against former DIG of Armed Police Force Ranjan Koirala, ruling that commuting the convict’s sentence was wrong as he had killed his wife in cold blooded and tried to destroy evidence of the crime. Nepal 23 Jul, 2023
EC fines parties failing to submit audit report on time ​​​​​​​The Election Commission has slapped fines ranging from Rs 7,000 to Rs 20,000 on political parties that failed to submit their audit report within the allocated time. Nepal 18 Jul, 2023
Two more arrested in Lalita Niwas land grab scam ​​​​​​​Nepal Police, which recently reopened the Lalita Niwas land grab scam by arresting some high profile people after being pulled up by the government attorney for failing to provide proper evidences against more than 400 accused in the scam, have delved into the case seriously this time around. Police have arrested two more persons linked to the scam. Kathmandu 04 Jul, 2023
EDITORIAL: Lalita Niwas scam The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police reopened the file of the infamous Lalita Niwas land grab scam and arrested seven persons in this connection after a hiatus of two years. Opinion 29 Jun, 2023
Police reopen Lalita Niwas land grab scam The Central Investigation Bureau of Nepal Police today arrested seven persons in connection with the Lalita Niwas land grab scam in which hundreds of land mafia, political leaders and government employees illegally transferred government-owned land in the heart of Kathmandu to private ownership. Nepal 28 Jun, 2023
'An alliance of forces formed with an eye on retaining power' ​​​​​​​Although the top leaders of the Socialist Front comprising the CPN-MC, CPN- US, Janata Samajwadi Party-Nepal and Communist Party of Nepal said this front would be different from past alliances as they had built ideological congruence on many issues, political analysts believe the front is for bargaining on the basis of political power in the Parliament. Nepal 25 Jun, 2023
EDITORIAL: Socialist Front Four left political parties facing an existential crisis have launched the Socialist Front, which is seen by many as a last-ditch effort at staying afloat in Nepal’s fast changing political landscape. Opinion 21 Jun, 2023
Leaders justify formation of Socialist Front ​​​​​​​Four political parties — the Pushpa Kamal Dahal-led CPN-Maoist Centre, Madhav Kumar Nepal-led CPN-Unified Socialist, Upendra Yadav-led Janata Samajwadi Party-Nepal and Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal officially announced the formation of Socialist Front at a programme here today, pledging to achieve the goals of socialism under the current democratic, republican and federal system. Nepal 20 Jun, 2023
SC show cause to PM Dahal, ex-PM Bhattarai ​​​​​​​The Supreme Court has issued a show cause notice to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and former prime minister Baburam Bhattarai in a case filed against them by former Moist child soldiers seeking to prosecute PM Dahal and Bhattarai under war crimes law. Nepal 14 Jun, 2023
Show cause order issued over management of 'disqualified' combatants The apex court has also issued an order that the case be dealt with top priority. Kathmandu 13 Jun, 2023
EDITORIAL: Face the legal action The Supreme Court (SC) has finally allowed the former Maoist child soldiers to file a writ petition at the court seeking legal action against sitting Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and former prime minister Baburam Bhattarai for conscripting minors into the Maoist army during the decade-old Maoist insurgency. Opinion 13 Jun, 2023
