Ten arrested with parcel containing cannabis, heroin Ten people have been arrested along with 3.239 kilogrammes cannabis and 268.210 grams brown sugar smuggled in from America through the General Post Office, Dilli Bazaar. Nepal 18 Sep, 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
Challenges persist in real estate sector Despite an uptick in the real estate sector in the recent months, the Land Use Regulation 2022, along with liquidity crunch continues to pose challenges for the realty market, with the number of transactions slumping by nearly 45 per cent. Business 18 Mar, 2023
Uptick in realty sector, but still in turmoil Despite an uptick in the real estate sector last month, the recently introduced Land Use Regulation 2022, along with liquidity crunch continues to pose challenges for the realty market, with the number of transactions slumping by nearly 60 per cent. Business 17 Dec, 2022
Land Use Regulation affects realty The recently introduced Land Use Regulation 2022, which requires the local government to classify the land under its jurisdiction into agricultural and non-agricultural land, has plunged the real estate market in turmoil, with the number of transactions slumping by nearly 50 per cent. Business 09 Nov, 2022
Land Use Regulation 2022 dents property market, say realtors The recently introduced Land Use Regulation 2022 has dented the real estate market, with only 47,028 properties (houses and land) sold across the country in the one month period between mid-June and mid-July. Business 18 Jul, 2022
Realty sector recovery stalls The recovery seen in the realty sector earlier this year seems to be slowing down, with the number of transactions and revenue taking a hit in the recent months. Business 18 Jun, 2022
Liquidity crunch affects realty sector recovery As the commercial banks have tightened loan disbursement to realty sector due to liquidity crunch, the recovery in the sector has only been gradual despite an uptick in real estate activities in the recent times. Business 22 Apr, 2022
EDITORIAL - Investigation stopped The Kathmandu District Attorney’s Office (KDAO) on Monday returned the investigation file submitted to it by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police on the infamous Lalita Niwas land grab scam, stating that the investigation carried out by the CIB was ‘incomplete’. Opinion 12 Jan, 2022
Pandey Kaaji No, this Pandey Kaaji was not a historical braveheart. Nor was he a travel guide. In the late 1970s and early1980s, travel guides were no less vainglorious than Kaajis and Mir Subbas of yore. But this Pandey Kaaji ruled the roost or... 09 Nov, 2020
EDITORIAL: Condemnable act The Nepal Police must strive to develop professional skills to win the confidence of the general people Were it not for the social media, the story of the merciless beating up of a 34-year-old woman – Hima Shrestha – would have gone unnoticed by... 02 Mar, 2020
Knight without armour “Can you walk me home?” a class maid ask of me. It was getting dark and cold on a wintry late afternoon. Pointing at two strangers with the corner of her eyes, she whispered: “These two goons have been following me daily for days now. It is... 12 Feb, 2020
