EDITORIAL: Jalahari scam unveiled The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) on Sunday filed a corruption case against three former officials of the Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT) at the Special Court accusing them of embezzling around 1.5 kg gold worth Rs 11.7 million. Opinion 03 Oct, 2023
Nation loses gentle, amible leader Subas Nembang ​​​​​​​Former speaker and Vice-chair of CPN-UML Subas Chandra Nembang died of heart attack this morning. He was 71 years old. Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital where Nembang was rushed for treatment said there was no sign of life when he was brought to the hospital at around 1:50am. Kathmandu 13 Sep, 2023
EDITORIAL: NHRC's dilemma Since the inception of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of Nepal in June 2000, it has always enjoyed grade ‘A’ status. Opinion 15 Aug, 2023
EDITORIAL: Uncover the truth Two years after a public complaint was lodged at the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) that less amount of gold had been used than was decided earlier while making a jalahari (special ornament) for the Pashupatinath Temple, the anti-corruption watchdog entered the sacred temple on Sunday to ascertain the truth. Opinion 27 Jun, 2023
107.46 kg gold work weighed at Pashupatinath temple ​​​​​​​In a bid to find possible irregularities during the gold jalhari installation at Pashupatinath temple, the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority weighed a total of 107.46 kilograms of gold used at the sacred linga. Kathmandu 27 Jun, 2023
CIAA officials begin weighing gold used at Pashupatinath temple In the wake of the row over possible irregularities in the use of 108-kilogram gold for the jalhari at the sacred Shiva Linga inside the Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu, a team of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority has started weighing the gold inside the vicinity of Pashupatinath temple starting late this evening. Kathmandu 26 Jun, 2023
Apex court order justifies decision to vacate short-term stay order A division bench of Supreme Court Justices Ananda Mohan Bhattarai and Kumar Regmi said that it decided to vacate the interim order passed by the single bench of Justice Manjoj Kumar Sharma as prima facie case did not support the argument that the citizenship bill was illegal. Nepal 24 Jun, 2023
SC vacates short-term stay order ​​​​​​​The Supreme Court has paved the way for implementation of the citizenship bill certified by President Ramchandra Paudel by vacating its own short-term stay order. Nepal 23 Jun, 2023
EDITORIAL: Let the House decide A 25-year-old youth from Katahari in Morang district attempted self-immolation at the Maitighar A Mandala on Tuesday to protest against the Supreme Court’s short-term interim stay order on the immediate distribution of citizenship certificates. Opinion 15 Jun, 2023
'No foul play in 108-kg gold jalhari installation at Pashupati' ​​​​​​​In the wake of the issue of possible financial irregularities in the use of 108 kilograms of gold for the jalhari at the sacred Shivalinga inside the Pashupatinath temple that resurfaced recently, Pashupati Area Development Trust has reiterated that no embezzlement had taken place during installation. Kathmandu 14 Jun, 2023
Writ seeking to nullify new citizenship law filed Senior advocates Surendra Bhandari and Bal Krishna Neupane today filed a writ petition at the Supreme Court demanding nullification of the Citizenship Bill that President Ramchandra Paudel signed into law on Wednesday. Nepal 03 Jun, 2023
EDITORIAL: Prez draws flak President Ramchandra Paudel on Wednesday authenticated the Citizenship Bill, which former president Bidhya Devi Bhandari had kept on hold, but not without creating a stir among legal experts, political parties and the common people at large. Opinion 02 Jun, 2023
