EDITORIAL: House obstruction It is unfortunate that the parliamentary proceedings should be obstructed for almost a fortnight now due to the adamancy of the opposition party, the CPN (UML), for a probe panel into the recent gold smuggling case. Opinion 09 Aug, 2023
UML continues obstruction of Lower House ​​​​​​​Despite Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha’s response on the gold smuggling racket, the major opposition party UML obstructed the House again on Tuesday. Kathmandu 09 Aug, 2023
EDITORIAL: Probe from top layer The remaining political career of two former prime ministers — Madhav Kumar Nepal and Baburam Bhattarai — will come to an end, and they will be barred from contesting elections in the future if they are convicted on charges of transferring Lalita Niwas land to individuals through their cabinet decisions. Opinion 08 Aug, 2023
Arrest warrants issued against four former ministers ​​​​​​​Arrest warrants has been issued against four former ministers for their alleged involvement in the Lalita Niwas land grab scam, allowing police to apprehend the ministers when necessary. Kathmandu 08 Aug, 2023
Probe top layer of pyramid, SC tells investigators The Supreme Court has directed investigating agencies probing forgery and organised crime charges in Lalita Niwas land grab case to immediately bring the higher ups (Cabinet decision makers) or people on the top of the pyramid that decided to transfer government land plots to private ownership within the scope of their investigation. Kathmandu 07 Aug, 2023
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
EDITORIAL: Project refinancing Nepal Rastra Bank, the central bank, has agreed to extend the refinancing facility to hydropower projects damaged by floods and landslides in eastern part of the country on June 15 and 16. Opinion 04 Aug, 2023
'Be ready to quit government' ​​​​​​​Prime Minister and Chair of the ruling CPN-Maoist Centre Pushpa Kamal Dahal told party leaders that his government’s policies and actions had given people new hope and the party needed to transform people’s hope into the party’s organisational strength. Kathmandu 03 Aug, 2023
War against misrule, graft won't stop: PM ​​​​​​​Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that the government’s current war against grabbing of public land, misrule, and smuggling will not stop. Nepal 31 Jul, 2023
PM Dahal bats for collective efforts to end ill-practices Currently, the PM Dahal is in Italy to attend the United Nations Food Systems Summit+ 2 Stocktaking Moment taking place at the FAO Headquarters in Rome of Italy. Nepal 26 Jul, 2023
Two more arrested in Lalita Niwas land grab scam Two more people were arrested in the Lalita Niwas land grab scam on Monday. With this, a total of 22 accused are in judicial custody. Kathmandu 25 Jul, 2023
Of garbage and gold: Government has hard time managing both ​​​​​​​Amidst a series of scams grabbing headlines in quick succession, the recent illegal passage of gold from Tribhuvan International Airport and the forced disposal of the valley’s garbage with the help of Armed Police Force and Nepal Police has drawn the attention of the public. Kathmandu 24 Jul, 2023
