Hundreds executed in Nigeria: AI ABUJA: Police in Nigeria carry out hundreds of extra-judicial killings every year and only those who can afford to pay bribes can guarantee their safety from execution or torture, Amnesty International said Wednesday. "The Nigeria Police Force is... Women 09 Dec, 2009
Nepal 121st on list of corrupt countries Kathmandu, March 20:Nepal ranks at the bottom 121st position on the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2008 published by Transparency International.Nepal scored 2.7 in 2008, slightly above than in 2007 when it had scored 2.5. Countries scoring below... 20 Mar, 2009
Law Minister’s potion to fight corruption Kathmandu, December 9: Minister for Law, Justice and Constituent Assembly Affairs Dev Gurung today said that there was an urgent need to formulate a national strategy in order to effectively fight corruption in the country.“We have to handle... Travel 10 Dec, 2008
Progress in corruption control: TI Kathmandu, Sept 23: Releasing its Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2008, the Transparency International (TI) today said Nepal has made progress in corruption control. According to the CPI, Nepal climbed to 121st position this year from 131st position... Travel 24 Sep, 2008
Downhill ride Nepal’s standing as the 50th most corrupt country in Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2007 has once again brought the country into sharp focus. Out of the 180 countries under study, Nepal scored 2.5 on the scale of... 27 Sep, 2007
TOPICS : Hope for a corruption-free Nepal Nepal notched up 121st position in the list of 163 countries listed in the Transparency International (TI) Corruption Perception Index 2006, which was made public on November 6 the world over, making no improvement in its 2005 score of 2.5 out of a... 09 Nov, 2006
Just bad Nepal’s current world ranking on corruption is anything but a cause célèbre for rejoicing. Transparency International’s corruption perception index 2006 (CPI) has placed Nepal in the 121st position out of 163 nations, indicating rampant... 07 Nov, 2006
Getting it right next time In the 12 years of democracy, one of the biggest public grievances was corruption by public officials. The years were characterised by unstable coalition governments and the emergence of a powerful bureaucracy. But public accountability was weak, as... 06 Apr, 2006
Six feet under The latest Transparency International (TI) survey states that corruption in Nepal has jumped over the past one year, at least vis-a-vis other countries. The country has slipped 27 places compared with last year. If TI’s Corruption Perception Index... 19 Oct, 2005
Corruption and quality of Indian mercy Ranjit Devraj India is a country notorious for middlemen who specialise in siphoning away development funds. And voluntary agencies are struggling to ensure that the deluge of monetary aid pouring in for the survivors of the tsunami actually reach the... 17 Jan, 2005
