KDC sets bail for 17, one sent to judicial custody Kathmandu District Court on Sunday released 17 out of 18 people arrested in the Lalita Niwas land grab scam on bail. The 18th accused was released on general court date. The court set Rs 24.6 million bail bond for Bhatbhateni Super Market owner Min Bahadur Gurung, the highest so far. Kathmandu 11 Sep, 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
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
EDITORIAL - A new dry port The operation of the dry port at Chobhar in Kathmandu from Tuesday, despite some delay, is expected to make the import-export trade more cost-effective. Since more than half of all goods imported by Nepal are consumed in the Kathmandu Valley, all work related to customs clearance can now be done at the Chobhar dry port, saving the traders a lot of hassles and time. Opinion 07 Apr, 2022
Locals find parties' role suspicious in Gaur land grab attempt Locals have cast doubts over the role of political parties in connection with sale of land owned by Gaur Rice and Flours Mills by the land mafias in Rautahat. Nepal 26 Feb, 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
EDITORIAL - Charge-sheet ready With just five days left as per the statutory limitation, the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of the Nepal Police is all set to file a charge-sheet against more than 300 offenders who were involved in the Lalita Niwas land grab scam since 1990. Opinion 06 Jan, 2022
EDITORIAL - Small fries in CIB net The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) on Wednesday arrested Ram Kumar Subedi, one of the masterminds of the Lalita Niwas land grab case, and his wife Madhavi on charges of preparing forged government documents to register 136 ropanis of government land in collusion with government officials and ministers. Opinion 24 Dec, 2021
EDITORIAL: Crime and punishment Basnyat’s arrest has proved that corruption is not possible without a nexus between politicians and bureaucrats The Special Court on Sunday remanded former chief commissioner of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), Deep... 15 Dec, 2020
Land mafias will be booked� SIRAHA, SEPTEMBER 14 Province 2 Chief Minister Lalbabu Raut today said that land mafias would be booked at any cost. Addressing a programme organised by the struggle committee formed to save public land at Choharwa of Siraha, CM Raut said... Travel 15 Sep, 2020
CIB submits land grab probe report to MoHA Kathmandu, January 31 The Central Investigation Bureau of Nepal Police has submitted its report on Lalita Niwas land grab case to the Ministry of Home Affairs through Inspector General of Police Sarbendra Khanal. Superintendent of Police Bel... Horoscopes 01 Feb, 2020
Valley locals organise motorcycle rally Kathmandu, June 29 Thousands of locals of Kathmandu valley today organised a motorcycle rally in a bid to exert pressure on the government to form an all powerful commission for drafting a new Guthi Bill. People, especially from the Newar... Horoscopes 30 Jun, 2019
