Scrap CIDP: A drain on taxpayers� money It is argued that there is gross misuse of the CIDP fund because none but the lawmakers basically decide how, where and when to use it to warm their own pockets and those of their cadets Recently, a writ was filed at the Supreme Court to annul the... 09 Jan, 2020
LIDPP budget allocation in limbo Khotang, November 12 The allocation of budget under Local Infrastructure Development Partnership Programme has been affected with the election code of conduct coming into force for the upcoming by-election in Khotang. The Consultation Committee... Travel 13 Nov, 2019
EDITORIAL: Bad precedent The pork barrel spending will neither strengthen democracy nor will ensure fiscal discipline When Finance Minister Yubaraj Khatiwada presented budget estimates for the fiscal year 2018-19 on May 29, he tried to curtail to some extent the pork barrel... 19 Jun, 2018
Pork-barrel politics in provinces too Kathmandu, June 17 As feared, provincial governments have followed in the footsteps of the federal government to promote pork-barrel politics by extending grants to electoral constituencies. At least four provinces have allocated funds for... 18 Jun, 2018
