Nepal climbs 11 spots up in global corruption index Kathmandu, January 23 Nepal has improved its ranking in corruption perception index by climbing to the 113th spot from the previous year’s 124th. Corruption Perception Index-2019 unveiled by Transparency International has ranked Nepal 113 out... Horoscopes 24 Jan, 2020
Nordic experiences: Challenges galore The Nordic model, however, faces huge challenges such as financial viability of welfare services, demographic change, and more immigration. Bold reform is required to tackle these challenges The Nordic countries (Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, and... 21 Jan, 2020
�Quick buck making mentality promoting graft� Kathmandu, December 9 The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority registered 170 cases of corruption in the current fiscal 2019-20. The CIAA finding is that employees of government offices established with special and specific... Horoscopes 10 Dec, 2019
South Sudan launches mobile money to boost recovery from war JUBA: Angelo Adud needed some persuading to leave his job as a shopkeeper and become a mobile money agent in South Sudan. Yet one week into his new role, the 29-year-old already saw a return on his investment. "This is a new country and digital... Women 26 Sep, 2019
Anti-graft body steps up sting operation against corruption Kathmandu, August 11 The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority arrested Umesh Mandal, a sub-engineer of Nagarain Municipality, red-handed while accepting bribe of Rs 55,000 from a service-seeker in Dhanusha today. CIAA Spokesperson... Horoscopes 12 Aug, 2019
Billions at stake as projects delayed Kathmandu, July 19 The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority today said investment made in 1,848 development projects worth Rs 118 billion was at stake as the projects were not completed on time. The CIAA stated in its report... Travel 20 Jul, 2019
Erosion of academic standards: A decline of ethics There are several ways by which ethics can be injected in the people. The most effective one is its pursuance by those who run the country, and they are the politicians. But Transparency International has labelled the political parties as the most... 10 Jul, 2019
Proposal to form probe commission sent to Cabinet Kathmandu, May 13 The Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation has forwarded a proposal to the Cabinet for the formation of a high-level commission to investigate cases of grab/misuse of public land, including the much-hyped... Travel 14 May, 2019
Opposition terms govt�s policies, programmes �baseless� Kathmandu, May 5 The main opposition Nepali Congress, Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal and Nepal Workers and Peasants Party today came down heavily on the government’s policies and programmes, terming the document ‘baseless’ and ‘brought without... 06 May, 2019
Human rights and corruption: How they affect investment, stability It hurts us all if corruption is preventing foreign investment and holding back development, which we have been promised for half a century and which still feels a long way off Regarding the many news reports that “Donors, investors voice... 05 Mar, 2019
Nepal Police least corrupt among public offices, says CIAA Kathmandu, March 1 If a study recently carried out by the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority is to be believed, units of Nepal Police are the least corrupt among the public offices in the country. According to the study on the... Horoscopes 02 Mar, 2019
EDITORIAL: Strengthening CIAA CIAA should be transformed into a strong institution led by competent officials Corruption has swallowed up every layer of the government’s agencies. Most government agencies dealing with land transaction, transport management have earned a bad name... 26 Feb, 2019
