PM
Dahal to dole out Rs 9 billion to party cadres (rep
22/03/2023), Parties
yet to seal a deal on Cabinet expansion : Prime Minister
Dahal claims no decision has been made to distribute
money to disqualified Maoist combatants, by Anil
Giri (kp 23/03/2023) [All these
politicians care about are endless fights for power and
posts! A strange understanding of democratic politics!],
Nepal’s
Maoist-led government all set to distribute millions to
its cadres as Nepali Congress watches in silence :
Maoist have a history of misusing public money. The
Maoist-led government, yet again, is set to distribute a
huge sum of money to its cadres amid the economic
doldrums, by Durga Lal (nlt 23/03/2023), Maoist
betrayal and reparations : Channelling support to
ex-child soldiers through the Maoists would be like
asking the fox to guard the chicken coop, by Kul
Chandra Gautam (kp 29/03/2023)
NBSM
takes action against 7,944 traders who tampered with
measuring scales (rep 20/03/2023)
Special
Court clears 27 defendants including factory owners of
graft charges : Industrialists were charged with causing
revenue losses by extracting more limestone than
permitted (kp 18/03/2023)
As
CIAA becomes weak, corruption thrives : A cursory look
at the CIAA documents also shows where its focus lies
when it comes to curbing and investigating corruption
cases. People are registering more and more complaints
with the CIAA, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae
17/03/2023)
Anti-money
laundering grouping asks Nepal to curb private sector
corruption : Stakeholders say doing so could make
businesses feel harassed and vitiate an already dicey
business climate, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
16/03/2023)
Joint
Efforts Needed To Fight Corruption, by Shyam Prasad
Mainali (rn 04/03/2023)
Anti-money
laundering: Nepal at risk of slipping into gray list
(ae 03/03/2023)
Police
bureau recommends prosecution of Prithvi Bahadur Shah
and associates : Calls grow to make former finance
minister Sharma accountable for trying to offer
political protection to Shah, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 02/03/2023), Two
more high-ranking army officers arrested in connection
with Major General Shahi’s case (rep 02/03/2023), Prithivi
Shah to be prosecuted on four charges (ht
02/03/2023), Major
general who challenged retirement convicted of graft : A
court martial decided to boot out Prem Shahi and take
departmental actions against two colonels for their
involvement in financial irregularities, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 03/03/2023)
Above
the law? Former Prez and PM receive millions from the
state coffer : Nepal’s Public Health Service Act
explicitly prohibits financial assistance for treatment
of political leaders. In practice, successive
governments have been providing millions for treatment
of some powerful politicians without formulating
guidelines (nlt 01/03/2023)
Nepali
Congress lawmaker, nine others convicted of corruption
(ht 01/03/2023)
CIAA
files case of corruption against 17 people (rep
26/02/2023)
Nepal
Children’s Organization’s land scam: Will parliament be
able to conduct a meaningful deliberation on the issue?
Nepal Children’s Organization had acquired the land with
the aim of providing child friendly shelters and spaces.
Now the land is being used by a business group with
support from office bearers appointed by powerful
politicians (nlt 26/02/2023)
Ex-speaker
Agni Sapkota's son appointed as foreign affairs advisor
to PM Dahal (rep 21/02/2023) [He
seems qualified, but you can't quite shake a feeling of
nepotism. A woman from the Dalit community would never
stand a chance if she were equally qualified!]
Govt
presents bill in parliament that, if passed, will help
legalize illegal wealth, by Dilip Poudel (rep
16/02/2023) [Hurray for the
arch-corrupt politicians!]
CIAA
files corruption case against customs officer KC (kh
16/02/2023)
CIAA
calls for an end to corruption under the guise of
Cabinet’s policy decisions : Prime Minister Dahal
promises to make efforts to amend existing
anti-corruption laws in line with UN Convention, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 12/02/2023)
Tribhuvan
International Airport GM Thakur suspended over
audio leak case (kh 10/02/2023), TIA
General Manager suspended for ‘demanding bribe’
from international airlines (rep 11/02/2023)
The
Media and Fight Against Corruption in Nepal,
by Rajendra Prasad Koirala (rep 10/02/2023)
CIAA
challenges Special Court decision at apex court
(ht 10/02/2023)
EC
is yet to pay Rs 2 billion to various private sector
service providers for election expenses (rep
10/02/2023) [???]
Cut
Off Tentacles Of Corruption, by Uttam
Maharjan (rn 07/02/2023)
Political
Match-Fixing, by Narayan Manandhar (rep 04/02/2023)
Nepal
moves up corruption index, slightly : Transparency
International report shows the country continues to
remain among most corrupt nations, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 01/02/2023) [see CPI],
Nepal’s
Corruption Crisis (rep 01/02/2023)
Conflict
of interest: Taken for granted in Nepal, by Pushpa
Raj Joshi (ht 30/01/2023)
Anti-Corruption
Drive: Preventive Vs Punitive, by Narayan Manandhar
(rep 27/01/2023)
CIAA
files graft case against four for their alleged
involvement in embezzling fund, by Govinda KC (rep
26/01/2023)
Corruption
as usual : The Yeti Airlines crash has again brought
Nepal into the global limelight for the wrong reasons,
by Sujeev Shakya (kp 24/01/2023)
Opposition
leader in parliament to get Rs 61,000 in monthly salary,
several other perks and benefits (rep 24/01/2023) [Deuba personally happy again?]
CIAA
recovers expensive liquors and large sum of money from
airport chief’s office (kh 23/01/2023), Police
nab domestic terminal chief Chudal on corruption
allegations (kh 23/01/2023)
Ruling
coalition fails to ensure inclusiveness in Cabinet :
Political parties won’t ensure inclusion, unless it’s
made mandatory by amending the constitution, says expert,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 21/01/2023) [This
reflects the basic non-inclusiveness of all political
parties! Nepal is still not a democracy, but an
oligarchy dominated and controlled by male Khas Arya.]
Meeting
halls and viewing towers built with billions of rupees
find no use (rep 21/01/2023)
Seven
booked for graft (ht 13/01/2023)
Former
CIAA commissioner Raj Narayan Pathak found guilty of
corruption; Court slaps jail term and Rs 3.9 million in
fine (nlt 12/01/2023), CIAA
ex-commissioner Raj Narayan Pathak gets over 3 years in
jail for graft : Lambodar Neupane, former chair of Nepal
Engineering College, gets three years jail. Both ordered
to pay a Rs3.9 million fine each (kp 13/01/2023), Former
CIAA commissioner convicted of graft, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 13/01/2023)
Not
your time : The public wants the defeated candidates to
stay out of Parliament for the next five years (kp
09/01/2023)
Parties,
leaders or MPs should not exert pressure and influence
probe into corruption: Rabi Lamichhane (rep
09/01/2023)
Why
can't CIAA probe Cabinet decisions, asks apex court,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 05/01/2023), Govt
and CIAA : The govt must take policy decisions only in
the public interest confined to the existing laws
(ht 06/01/2023)
Smuggling
rife in Tarai district in collusion with customs
officials, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 05/01/2023)
Brave
New World, by Bimal Pratap Shah (rep 04/01/2023)
Dahal
promoting daughters at the expense of party leaders :
Dissatisfaction is growing in the CPN (Maoist Centre)
due to the party chief’s manifest bias towards his
family members. He has always handpicked party officials,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 03/01/2023) [Nepotism
is a special form of corruption that can be found in all
parties!]
Military
police detains Major General Shahi, who is due to retire
tomorrow, in barracks for investigation, by Tapendra
Karki (rep 03/01/2023), Major
general who moved court over retirement detained : There
is a difference of one year in Prem Shahi’s date of
birth in different documents submitted to the Army
(kp 04/01/2023)
Nepal
risks being ‘greylisted’ for abetting money laundering :
An Asia-Pacific regional watchdog recently visited Nepal
for two weeks to assess the country’s response to money
laundering and terror financing, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 02/01/2023)
Human
rights orgs urge govt to control corruption
(kh 31/12/2022)
Former
MPs yet to return their 'insignia', by Ishwari
Subedi (rep 31/12/2022)
DSP
Thag Bahadur KC arrested on extortion charge : The CIB
officers have been investigating KC's alleged
involvement in extortion by abusing his position and
power, by Ghan Shyam Hautam (kp 27/12/2022)
Smuggling
of goods taking place in collusion with customs
officials, by Madan Thakur (rep 25/12/2022)
Corruption
Must Not Be Tolerated, by Yug Bahadur (rn
23/12/2022)
Complaint
filed at CIAA against EC officials (rep 22/12/2022)
Police
nab two bookmakers, found transecting over Rs 30 million
(kh 19/12/2022)
Former
rural municipality chief among seven booked for graft
(ht 19/12/2022)
Graft
rampant in land offices : Government measures
ineffective. Without involving middlemen service-seekers
have slim chances of getting prompt services (ae
15/12/2022), The
all-important APG visit : The report by the Asia-Pacific
Group on Money Laundering (APG) will be crucial for
Nepal as it would determine whether the country will be
in status quo or not (ae 15/12/2022)
Wives,
cronies and company : Old parties’ leaders have given
more ammunition to those who argue that PR is
irredeemably corrupt (kp 12/12/2022)
Government
to issue ordinance to free Resham Chaudhary : His
release is the Nagarik Unmukti Party’s main precondition
for supporting the ruling coalition (kp 12/12/2022)
[Ordinances
to create majorities capable of governing are
democratically questionable. An amnesty does not
absolve Chaudhary of possible guilt. He is
entitled to justice! Only a court should decide
on this, not power-hungry failed politicians.],
NC
cannot bear the burden of govt’s wrong decision; the
ordinance is wrong: Gagan Thapa (kh 12/12/2022), Ordinance
was introduced to mainstream political parties and
groups willing to discard violence: Minister Karki
(kh 12/12/2022) [Even you don't
believe in this nonsense!], Supporters
reach jail to welcome Resham Chaudhary, by Prasan Gurung
(rep 12/12/2022), NC
General Secretary Sharma opposes ordinance brought to
free Resham Chaudhary (kh 12/12/2022), Govt
to recommend President Bhandari to issue Civil Code of
Criminal Procedure (First Amendment) Ordinance-2079 BS
(rep 13/12/2022) [May political
corruption never end in Nepal!], Party
members demand immediate withdrawal of ordinance brought
to amend Civil Criminal Procedures Code 2074 BS, by
Bhuwan Sharma (rep 13/12/2022), Ordinance
on pardoning political prisoners draws flak, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht (13/12/2022), Supreme
Court Bar objects to new ordinance, demands instant
withdrawal (kh 13/12/2022)
Amid
political transition, Nepali Army trying to purchase 27
APCs from China opaquely (kh 12/12/2022)
Most
corruption complaints related to local levels: CIAA
(kh 11/12/2022), CIAA
receives more complaints from local levels (rn
11/12/2022)
Banks
told to prepare risk matrix to tackle money laundering
and terror financing : Nepal Rastra Bank’s new
guidelines require banks to assess risks related to
banking products and services, customers, delivery
channels and geographical locations, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 05/12/2022)
CIAA
files cases against 11 people for substandard
construction work (ht 04/12/2022)
Exploitation
fears as more contractors become lawmakers :
Stakeholders say contractor-turned lawmakers could
misuse their influence to skew laws and policies in
their favour, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
28/11/2022) [Teachers
and other people in the public service are not allowed
to run, but people who have a great economic advantage
from their election are!]
Corruption
and Covid-19, by Anushka Nepal (ae 24/11/2022)
Everything
you need to know about the controversial Constituency
Development Fund (nlt 18/18/2022) [A
fund exclusively for directly elected MPs who were
previously nominated in an extremely socially
non-inclusive way by the high-caste leadership of the
parties!]
CIAA
moves Supreme Court against Special Court decision
(kh 16/11/2022)
How
did a controversial Chinese company get a contract to
construct Fast Track? (kh 14/11/2022)
Unsustainable
spending : The populist policy of generous cash handouts
could ultimately bleed the state coffers dry (kp
09/11/2022)
Low
conviction rate prompts CIAA to appeal at top court in
record numbers : Watchdog says it has appealed in 122
cases since the start of the current fiscal year, which
is more than double the appeals it filed in the whole of
fiscal year 2021-22, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
09/11/2022)
Senior
Sub Inspector arrested along with bribe, by Surendra
Yadav (rep 04/11/2022)
EC
directs PM’s office to postpone PM Deuba’s Dadeldhura
trip (kh 02/11/2022) [An
excellent example of the high-handedness and
irresponsibility of Nepali politicians! Of course, even
a prime minister has to finance his election campaign
himself or through his party.]
Use
of government vehicles by federal and provincial
ministers barred in election campaign (kh
02/11/2022)
Contractors
with deep pockets are wading into electoral politics :
Among the parties, Nepali Congress has fielded most
contractors for first-past-the-post seats of lower house,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 20/10/2022)
NC
row: Disgruntled camp wants names of Arzu and Manju to
be removed from PR list (kh 30/09/2022)
Four
federal ministers and three secretaries on foreign
junkets, by Bhuwan Sharma (rep 29/09/2022)
Madhes
Province reports registration of highest complaints of
corruption (kh 29/09/2022)
CIAA,
Pokhara, records 1,118 complaints (rn 29/09/2022)
16
people arrested for charging more than prescribed fares
from passengers (rep 28/09/2022)
Culture
of Corruption in Lieu of Public Service, by Udaya R
Wagle (kh 26/09/2022)
Strengthen
CIAA To Curb Corruption, by Ballav Dahal (rn
26/09/2022)
CIAA
files graft case against six people including head of
Land Revenue Office (rep 24/09/2022)
Police
in political quagmire: Pandering to tastes of parties
while in service, becoming politician after retirement,
by Arun Bam (rep 23/09/2022)
CIAA
settled 17,169 complaints in 2021-22 (ht 23/09/2022)
Conviction
rate in graft cases at record low : Anti-graft body says
Special Court scrapped corruption cases based on sting
operations (kp 22/09/2022)
Corruption
on the rise in Nepal (rep 22/09/2022)
Political
parties continue to abuse proportional representation
system : Many nominees in the closed lists submitted to
Election Commission have repeatedly occupied positions
of power, by Binod Ghimire (kp 21/09/2022)
Mayors
fly to Kuala Lumpur as government seeks to limit foreign
trips by local officials : Local officials welcome new
policy to discourage unofficial and non-essential visits,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 21/09/2022)
CIAA
files corruption case against under-secretary : BB
Airways CEO who is an accused in Lauda lease scam,
charged with paying bribes, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 19/09/2022)
Investigation
underway on big corruption cases: Commissioner Silwal
(kh 16/09/2022)
Pappu
Construction fails to build bridge, govt breaks contract,
by Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 16/09/2022)
11
booked for embezzling state fund meant for teacher
training (ht 14/09/2022)
City
gives Nepal Army and Nepal Police 10 days to pay due
rental taxes : Officials say Army and Police
headquarters have been running businesses from their
premises but have not paid taxes (kp 09/09/2022)
Kathmandu
metropolis pursues big tax evaders : City gives 17 firms
10 days to pay taxes. On Sunday it wrote to 7 casinos to
clear entertainment tax in a week, by Anup Ojha (kp
07/09/2022)
Why
have PM Deuba and his ministers not disclosed their
property details?, by Bhuwan Sharma (rep 06/09/2022)
Upholding
the rule of law : Actions that took on unauthorised
construction were seen as a victory against corruption,
by Sujeev Shakya (kp 06/09/2022)
CIAA
books high court registrar for embezzling state funds
(ht 03/09/2022)
15,409
govt employees fail to submit property details on time
(ht 02/09/2022)
School
education is free but public schools are forced to raise
fee : Politicians themselves admit party leaders are
unwilling to give due attention to public schools
because many leaders have invested in private academic
institutions, by Binod Ghimire (kp 28/08/2022) [An aspect of corruption!]
Over
9,000 candidates of local-level poll in Karnali province
yet to submit expenditure details (kh 26/08/2022)
CIAA
shows concern over construction of a bridge where there
is no road, by Narahari Sapkota (rep 23/08/2022)
Mid-day
meal budget misused in Kalikot : Government schools in
the district say they are spending the meal money to pay
salaries to privately-hired teachers, by Tularam
Pandey (kp 19/08/2022)
CIAA
gets notice for inaction on graft : Refusal to act lets
brigadier general, former ambassador to US go scot free
(ht 18/08/2022)
115,131
local election candidates yet to submit expenditure
statements (kh 17/08/2022)
Mayor
Balen’s question to Prachanda: Is it ethical for you to
stay in the house of a contractor who did not fulfil
commitments? (kh 16/08/2022)
17
Poverty Alleviation Fund officials found guilty of
corruption : Anti-graft body on April 17, 2016 had filed
a case against 36 officials, accusing them of
misappropriating Rs43.4 million; 19 have been acquitted
(kp 15/08/2022)
How
the state is failing the poor as they fall prey to loan
sharks : Poor access to finance lies at the root of the
problem just as shylocks enjoy nexus with the people in
power to fleece poor communities in rural areas, experts
say, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 13/08/2022)
Hefty
salary hike proposed for these five VVIPs! (rep
10/08/2022)
CIAA
files corruption case against 5, including then Chief of
Infrastructure, Dev Office Rautahat (kh 08/08/2022)
Why
do DGs and secretaries change when ministers change?,
by Bhuwan Sharma (rep 07/08/2022)
Madhes
CM's office staff accused of corruption (ht
04/08/2022)
Rs
60 million embezzled while purchasing boots for Nepal
Police, by Tapendra Karki (rep 03/08/2022)
CIAA
arrests Under Secretary Nepal along with Rs 2.2 million
bribe money (rep 03/08/2022)
‘Sudden
rise in prices has led to corruption’ (rep
03/08/2022)
Acquittal
of the finance minister: Overshadowed by partisan
politics, by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht 02/08/2022)
‘The
situation wherein people have to pay bribes to
middlemen to get passports should end
immediately’ (rep 28/07/2022)
Dirty
money everywhere: Is Nepal on the verge of being
blacklisted for money laundering? (nlt
26/07/2022)
Irregularities
in grants, too, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 24/07/2022)
Midday
meal scheme in corruption controversy in Madhes
districts : Hundreds of students in Sarlahi and Rauthat
have been deprived of their meals owing to alleged
misuse of funds, by Om Prakash Thakur and Shiva Puri
(kp 22/07/2022)
Weak
spine a threat for Nepal : Our functionaries lacking the
spine to stand for Nepal has been a chronic problem
spanning decades, by Devendra Gautam (ae 26/07/2022)
Criminalised
politics, politicised institutions : Leaders need money
to finance elections to secure victory for their
cronies, relatives and sycophants, by Achyut Wagle
(kp 19/07/2022)
11
kg of gold disappeared when Jalhari was placed in
Pashupatinath (kh 16/07/2022)
Revealed:
Businessman Bhatta is mastermind behind controversial
arms procurement deal for Nepal Police (rep
15/07/2022)
CIAA
registers case against seven for irregularities in
livestock market (kh 12/07/2022)
Govt
buying weapons worth Rs 840 million in times of economic
crisis (rep 10/07/2022) [To
keep discontented civil society under control or for
what?], Massive
corruption at play as govt expedites arms procurement
worth millions of rupees for Nepal Police, by
Tapendra Karki (rep 11/07/2022), Weapons
Purchase Case: House committee gives three days to home
ministry to furnish details (rep 12/07/2022)
Height
of irresponsibility: Gandaki province chief minister’s
reckless display of profligacy in the middle of economic
crisis : Even as the country staggers under the economic
slowdown and rising inflation, the Gandaki province
government has indulged in reckless profligacy. Is Nepal
another Sri Lanka in the making?, by Nishan
Khatiwada (nlt 10/07/2022)
Judicial
Council expels High Court Judge Shah (rep
09/07/2022)
CIAA
takes an engineer under control for taking bribe, by
Dinesh Subedi (rep 09/07/2022)
CIAA
files graft case against nine including former Deputy
Mayor of Biratnagar (nlt 08/07/2022), Biratnagar's
ex-deputy mayor among nine booked for graft (ht
08/07/2022)
Tax
exemption on sanitary pads introduced to benefit Prime
Minister's son (rep 08/07/2022)
High-profile
corruption cases pending at Supreme Court for two
decades, by Bhasa Sharma (rep 08/07/2022)
How
the Special Court swiftly acquits ‘big fish’ : Experts
say corruption will persist so long as political
appointees rule the roost in law-enforcement agencies,
by Surendra Kafle (ae 07/07/2022)
CPN
(Maoist Center) forms 125-member politburo : The list of
politburo members announced by Prachanda includes his
daughter, daughter-in-law, brother, and personal
secretary (nlt 07/07/2022) [Nepotism
in its purest form!]
The
case of alleged financial crime exposes compromised
morality of some bureaucrats. Are there provisions to
hold them accountable? Nepal’s Civil Service Act (1993)
has provisions regarding the removal or dismissal of
government employees from service. Top bureaucrats,
however, often skip action by taking advantage of their
political connection and shifting the blame toward
politicians (nlt 05/07/2022)
Taking
a 'corrupt judiciary' by its horns, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 03/07/2022)
Court
official arrested along with bribe, by Narahari
Sapkota (rep 01/07/2022)
Breaching
laws, govt released Rs 9m for Jhalanath Khanal’s abroad
medical treatment : The amount was released illegally as
Section 30 of the ‘Public Health Service Act 2018’
states that expenses should not be provided for foreign
treatment (nlt 24/06/2022)
Former
govt official held for amassing illegal assets (ht
24/06/2022)
Court
halts enforcement of new rules on extraction of stones,
sands and pebbles : A government move to ease extraction
rules has drawn criticism for allowing crusher plants to
come closer to forests, villages and rivers inviting
environmental, health and landslides concerns, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 23/06/2022)
Principal
fraudulently appoints teachers, refuses DAO's summons
(ht 23/06/2022)
17,
including former TMO chiefs, booked for graft (ht
23/06/2022)
Judicial
Council calls meeting as a leaked audio conversation
between a judge and lawyer making a deal of Rs 20
million to release Ichchha Raj on bail creates ripples
(kh 22/06/2022), Bar
Council calls emergency meeting to discuss audio leakage
related to former Bar Treasurer Pokhrel (kh
22/06/2022), Leaked
audio clip of judge, lawyer talking kickbacks exposes
rot in the judiciary : Judge Koirala and lawyer Pokhrel
are heard discussing taking a cut totalling Rs20 million
to secure release of Ichchha Raj Tamang on a bail of
Rs100 million, by Binod Ghimire (kp 23/06/2022), District
court judge in bribery scandal, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 23/06/2022), In
the dock, again : The justices should remain true to the
ideals of impartiality and incorruptibility (kp
24/06/2022), Justice
for sale : As long as judges are appointed on the basis
of political affiliation, the judiciary will not improve
for the better (ht 24/06/2022)
Dozens
of Chinese contractors blacklisted; scams unbridled,
by Krisdhna Timalsina (kh 20/06/2022)
Nepal’s
‘great’ leap backward : World order is changing fast.
Nations are framing strategies to deal with the unknown
that is emerging. In Nepal, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur
Deuba is busy defending his corrupt Finance Minister,
by Bikash Sangraula (nlt 19/06/2022)
Embossed
plate company involved in scam : Bangladeshi firm making
embossed license plates in Nepal was blacklisted for
fraud by the World Bank, by Ramesh Kumar (nt
10/06/2022)
Ex-Vice
Chancellor of BPKIHS Dr Rauniyar cleared of graft
charges (rep 09/06/2022)
Government
continues policy of using cooperatives in construction
projects amid corruption concerns : The policy first
announced last year has yet to be implemented in the
absence of necessary legal provisions, by Prithvi
man Shrestha (kp 06/06/2022)
32
elected reps sued on corruption allegations; five caught
red-handed in current fiscal year (kh 11/05/2022)
All
roar, no bite: Poll body says will monitor spending.
Experts doubt : The Election Commission has announced it
will deploy officials to monitor campaign expenditures,
but analysts say they see little chance of action
against overspending, a key source of corruption, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 09/05/2022)
Trade-based
money laundering : We need not wait for a financial
disaster to combat this upgraded form of money
laundering, by Dwaipayan Regmi (kp 09/05/2022)
Dahal’s
theatrics and his fixation with Bharatpur stoke
discontent in party : Insiders allege Pushpa Kamal Dahal
is all about his family and kin at the expense of the
CPN (Maoist Centre), by Tika R Pradhan (kp
06/05/2022)
CIAA
files case against five including chief administrative
officer (rn 04/05/2022)
A
troubled agency called Nepal Police, thanks to Nepali
politicians : Country’s key law enforcement agency faces
controversies because of political parties’ vested
interests, by Anil Giri (kp 03/05/2022)
Covid
response fund releases money after 14 months : The fund
remained idle during the second and third waves due to
political wrangling, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
03/05/2022)
Complaint
lodged at CIAA against KMC deputy mayoral candidate
Sunita Dangol (kh 03/05/2022), Season
of lies : The range of dissemination possible in the
social media age helps amplify false information (kp
06/05/2022)
Whose
election is it anyway? Kin and clan networks will once
again play a formidable role in determining victory
margins, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 29/04/2022)
Fighting
Corruption Through Cartoons, by Kundan Aryal (rn
29/04/2022)
CIAA
files complaint against six including a forest officer
in Surkhet (kh 26/04/2022)
Alliance
for local polls raises spectre of the notorious
‘all-party mechanisms’ : The so-called all-party
committees were a tool for the parties to share the
spoils, and experts fear a repeat of the practice that
will degenerate into kleptocracy, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 23/04/2022)
Congress
faces revolt in grassroots bodies over seat-sharing
decision : Disgruntled leaders and cadres in several
units vow to defy alliance and contest local elections
as independents, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 23/04/2022) [The top politicians of all major
parties continue to practise the centralist state!]
Anti-money
laundering body to seek US data on Shah’s suspicious
money : Finance Minister Janardan Sharma has been in
question for his alleged attempts to release the money
whose source even the central bank is trying to
ascertain, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 23/04/2022)
NC’s
Joshi faction to forge electoral alliance with UML in
Tanahun (kh 17/04/2022), CPN-UML
to support Joshi's son (ht 18/04/2022) [Here,
too, nothing more than flawless nepotism!]
Landless
see ploy in distribution of temporary land ownership
papers ahead of local elections : Local representatives
distributed 1,197 temporary land ownership documents to
landless families in Shuklagandaki and Bandipur last
week, by Samjhana Rasaili (kp 15/04/2022)
Ambassadorial
appointments: Unqualified, yet fortunate individuals,
by Ishwar Dev Khanal (kh 13/04/2022) [Nepotism
as usual!]
CIAA
files graft cases against 14 individuals (kh
13/04/2022)
Rising
campaign spending : Failure to ensure financial
transparency will facilitate corruption and
cronyism (kp 12/04/2022)
Acting
land revenue chief held with Rs 500,000 bribe (kh
11/04/2022)
Congress
leader Shashank Koirala asked to furnish clarification
over his Rs60 million remark : The amount spent is much
higher than the ceiling of Rs2.5 million set for an
individual candidate (kp 11/04/2022)
President
nominates Dahal as NA member (kh 08/04/2022) [Nepotism at its best!]
NRB
officials demanded USD 30,000 from Shah to release money
he received from US in his account: FinMin Sharma
(rep 08/04/2022)
Two
govt employees held with bribe money (kh 06/04/2022)
Nepali
public sees ‘view towers’ in rural areas as misplaced
spending : Observers and experts say scarce funds should
have been used in necessary infrastructures like health
facilities and schools, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp
02/04/2022)
CIAA
files cases against 13 officials of Likhu Tamakoshi
Rural Municipality on corruption charge (rep
31/03/2022)
CIAA
files graft case against six persons, including ex-chair
of TU Service Commission Koirala, for alleged
irregularities (kh 29/03/2022)
Case
filed against 6 TU officials for altering exam results
(rep 29/03/2022)
Irregularities,
ill practices rampant in Rautahat local levels (ht
26/03/2022)
NSU,
Tarun Dal stage protest against PM Deuba : Koirala
faction is irked by party president's recent nomination
(ht 26/03/2022) [Nepotism,
undemocratic party statutes and non-inclusive
nominations instead of elections are the typical
features of all political parties and their factions!]
NVC
for graft control, austerity, good governance (ht
24/03/2022)
9,611
taxi drivers penalised in fiscal 2020-21 (ht
23/03/2022)
CIAA
raids Bhimdatta Municipality office, confiscates
documents for investigation (rep 21/03/2022)
More
public post holders submit property details across
country (ht 21/03/2022)
Corruption
case filed against former acting chief of transport
office, eight others (rep 18/03/2022)
‘Impartiality’
in public appointments : The obvious resultant pitfalls
thereof are mismanagement and unchecked corruption,
by Achyut Wagle (kp 15/03/2022)
Budget
for populist projects in election year a pattern,
observers say : There are fears the current Deuba
government too could include such projects in the
upcoming budget, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
14/03/2022)
Land
fraud case: Seven including ward chair arrested (kh
13/02/2022)
CIAA
files corruption case against land-revenue official
Basnet (kh 13/03/2022)
CIAA
files corruption case against former minister Ram Kumar
Shrestha (kh 27/02/2022)
Vehicles
brought with taxpayers' money gathering dust in govt
offices (Photo Feature) (rep 26/02/2022)
Democracy:
An Antidote To Corruption, by Shyam Prasad Mainali
(rn 10/02/2022)
Man
accused of fraud is CEO of Nepal Ban Nigam Ltd (rep
09/02/2022)
Donors’
Role in Controlling Corruption, by Shyam Prasad
Mainali (rep 07/02/2022)
Revealed:
In the letter to MCC, PM Deuba and Prachanda had
categorically promised to ratify Nepal Compact
immediately : ‘We will jointly request the speaker of
the House of Representatives to plan for the tabling of
the compact for the ratification as soon as possible,’
reads the letter, by Nishan Khatiwada (nlt
03/02/2022)
Political
economy of patrimonialism : Deuba has failed in making
an honest attempt to disentangle the interwoven knots of
structural corruption, by CK Lal (kp 02/02/2022)
Hospital
employees found involved in producing fake PCR reports
(rep 02/02/2022)
Dr.
KC files supplementary petition with DLMI against CJ
Rana (kh 01/02/2022)
Haphazard
excavation of riverbed continues in Sarlahi :
Contractors flouting standards mentioned in the
contract, causing long-term damage to the ecology of
Lalkhandehi river, villagers say, by Om Prakash
Thakur (kp 31/01/2022), Licence
to plunder : Despite numerous reports of illegal
extraction of riverbed materials, nothing seems to stem
such activities (kp 01/02/2022)
Province
1 government decides to split 7 ministries into 12
(kh 31/01/2022) [This is a waste of money for the pure satisfaction
of power interests]
Public
Accounts Committee looks into purchase of Nepali mission
building in Washington (kh 28/01/2022)
Investigation
initiated against Principal of Seti Technical Institute
in Doti (kh 28/01/2022)
Government
officials, businessmen charged with corruption : Some of
the country's renowned names in business are accused of
causing losses to the state (kp 27/01/2022)
CIAA
books dept of mines DG for graft (ht 27/01/2022)
VCs
flay government decision to appoint ministry staff at
BPKIHS (ht 27/01/2022) [The
system has long been in need of change: neither a king
nor a prime minister belongs at the head of a university
or similar institution This is the only way to avoid
political interference and nepotism!]
Nepal’s
position in corruption index remains unchanged : Nepal
ranks 117th among 180 countries and territories in the
latest Corruption Perception Index. The country is
behind Bhutan, India and Sri Lanka in South Asia, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 26/01/2022), Corruption
flourishing : With the CPI showing no improvement,
whatever has happened to our leaders' repeated pledges
not to tolerate corruption? (ht 27/01/2022) [This
is like the peace process: perpetrators and others
responsible will never bring about improvement!]
Transparency
International ranks Nepal 117 on corruption perception
index (rep 25/01/2022)
PADT
to revoke agreement that allowed Batas Group to operate
hotel in Nepal-India Friendship Dharamshala, by
Minraj Bhandari (rep 25/01/2022)
Govt
preparing to spend additional Rs 240 million to decorate
new ministers’ quarters (rep 23/01/2022) [Corruption
in its purest form!]
Save
Narayanhity From Commercialisation, by Ritu Raj
Subedi (rn 23/01/2022)
Prime
Minister’s Office blacklists seven construction
companies (kh 20/01/2022)
Shocking
revelation : It proves that the persons assigned to
vaccinate the public had sold them in the black market
for personal gain (ht 20/01/2022)
Unscrupulous
traders start black marketeering of medical supplies
amid soaring cases of coronavirus (rep 19/01/2022)
CIAA
to probe allegations against Dhurmus-Suntali Foundation
accused of embezzling funds meant for cricket stadium
(rep 16/01/2022)
Lalita
Niwas scam: CIB intensifying further investigation
(kh 15/01/2022)
Financial
disclosure: Imperative for anti-corruption initiatives,
by Khagendra Prawaha (ht 14/01/2022)
Subedi
couple released (ht 13/01/2022)
Why
case filing in document forgery in Lalita Niwas land
grab scam has been delayed : Police submitted documents
so as to move case by January 11; district attorney
office returns it for more investigation, says statute
of limitations not applicable, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 12/01/2022), Investigation
stopped : It seems that the attorney's office is under
pressure from the powers that be which do not want the
case to move forward (ht 12/01/2022)
Ghorahi
Sub-Metropolis allocates Rs 10 million for ‘travel
expenses’ (rep 07/01/2022)
Charge-sheet
ready : Land mafias would not have dared grab the govt
land without a nexus of the politicians, bureaucrats and
even justices (ht 06/01/2022)
Government
admits sugar mills still owe Rs80 million to farmers :
Himalayan Sugar Mill, Annapurna Sugar Mill, Lumbini
Sugar Mill and Indira Sugar Mill have not paid sugarcane
farmers for their crops, officials say, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 05/01/2022)
Anti-corruption
body sues 10 persons for supplying substandard
fertiliser : Cases have been filed at a time when the
country is facing an acute shortage of chemical
fertilisers, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
03/01/2022), CIAA
files cases against 12 high ranking officials of
Agriculture Inputs Company on charge of supplying
substandard fertilizer (rep 03/01/2022), Substandard
fertiliser scam: CIAA books 10 (ht 03/01/2022)
End
interference in security bodies, CIAA tells home
ministry (ht 02/01/2022), Stop
interfering : Frustration runs high among those police
personnel who don't have the connections or money to
influence their promotions and transfers (ht
03/01/2022)
INC
Nepal demands investigation of assets of former CJs, and
SC Judges (kh 29/12/2021)
CIAA
demands financial transaction documents from NTB (kh
29/12/2021)
Medical
colleges snub Medical Education Commission under
political protection : Colleges are demanding higher
fees from MBBS students ignoring the fee structure fixed
by the regulator, by Binod Ghimire (kp 27/12/2021)
Burden
on state coffers : Various perks and privileges for each
additional minister add an extra burden on the already
stretched budget (kp 27/12/2021)
Embezzlement
by employees at Hulak Bachat Bank has snatched
vulnerable groups of their savings, by Basanta
Pratap Singh (kp 23/12/2021)
Two
main accused in Lalita Niwas land grab case arrested :
They were on the run after a graft case was filed at the
Special Court (nlt 22/12/2021)
CIAA
raids office of Changunarayan Municipality (kh
15/12/2021)
Cronyism
in Nepali politics : We have seen the lives of people
who became close to politicians transform dramatically,
by Sujeev Shakya (kp 14/12/2021)
Passengers
are being charged for trolley service at Kathmandu
airport : Airport officials say they are unaware of the
issue and vow to deal with it immediately, by Anup
Ojha (kp 12/12/2021)
Six
construction companies blacklisted (rep 09/12/2021)
Urea
Fertilizer Imported On Subsidy Allegedly Misused (rn
09/12/2021)
Nepal's
e-governance pipe dreams : An automated system will make
the stream of illegal income dry up for politicians and
bureaucrats, by Achyut Wagle (kp 07/12/2021)
Institute
scrutiny system to curb fake credentials: CIAA (ht
06/12/2021)
Audit
shows huge irregularity at Chhabdi Barahi cooperative
(ht 6/12/2021)
CIAA
files chargesheet against two for embezzling school’s
funds (rep 29/11/2021)
Office
Chief responsible to control corruption: CIAA Chief Rai
(kh 26/11/2021)
After
complaints, police cracking down on overcharging bus
operators : Metropolitan Traffic Police Division says
more than 400 bus operators have been fined in one
month. Consumer rights activists unconvinced sporadic
crackdowns will solve the problem, by Anup Ojha (kp
23/11/2021)
Parties’
opaque finances are cause for concern as they fuel
corruption : Poll body plans to implement ‘accounting
format’ to ensure transparency, but experts are not
hopeful. A strong law is a must to make parties
accountable, observers say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 22/11/2021)
Dispute
among people’s representatives deprives students of
textbooks : Chhinnamasta Rural Municipality in Saptari
has not yet released the budget for the education sector,
by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 16/11/2021) [Such
irresponsible politicians should not be called
"representatives of the people"!]
Corruptions
in local governments still alarming: CIAA report
(rep 16/11/2021)
Who
is stalling reforms? We need to stop involving
'cartelpreneurs' in policy discourses around reforms,
by Sujeev Shakya (kp 16/11/2021)
Two
ward members arrested on charge of seeking Rs 150,000
bribe from Users’ Committee (rep 15/11/2021)
Half-baked
projects : Politicians use incomplete projects as bait
to entice the people to vote in their favour (kp
11/11/2021)
Action
being taken against those overcharging passengers
(kh 10/11/2021)
People
face hard time getting tickets to fly out from Bajura
airport : Middlemen have been buying tickets from
airlines and selling them at higher prices, local
residents say, by Arjun Shah (kp 01/11/2021)
Over
100 days since taking office, ministers yet to disclose
their assets : Campaigners say revealing property is
first step for public position holders to show they are
transparent and fair, by Binod Ghimire (kp
30/10/2021) [Keeping all doors
open for political corruption!]
Mudhe-Charikot
road upgradation remains incomplete even after six years
: Work began in 2015 but is nowhere near completion
because of the negligence of the construction companies,
by Kedar Shiwakoti (kp 28/10/2021)
Sale
of substandard sweets rampant in Valley as Tihar
festival approaches (rep 28/10/2021)
Government
comes up with austerity plan but doubt remains about its
implementation : Past experience shows the austerity
measures are thrown into the backburner with change in
government, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 26/10/2021),
Tampering
with public procurement : The procurement regime needs a
complete overhaul, but the motive and method are
doubtful, by Achyut Wagle (kp 26/10/2021), Practising
austerity : A country that relies on foreign aid should
not allocate money for extravagant perks and benefits
(kp 28/10/2021)
Nepal’s
youngest brother Saroj picked as CC member of Unified
Socialist (kh 18/10/2021)
Vehicles
Overcharging Passengers On BP Highway, by Babu Ram
Devkota (rn 10/10/2021)
Civil
Cooperatives operators including Ichchha Raj Tamang
arrested (kh 05/10/2021)
Sixteen
Nepalis have illegally invested in offshore companies in
overseas tax havens : An international investigation has
revealed how many Nepali business persons and companies
have used tax havens to stash wealth and avoid taxes,
by Krishna Acharya and Ramu Sapkota (rec 03/10/2021), Chaudhary
Group’s investment in tax haven countries: Legal or
illegal? CG among 11 other firms pouring investments in
tax haven countries (rep 04/10/2021), Devouring
democracy : This visible inequality fuels anger and
resentment, which in turn offers the perfect platform
for the rise of authoritarians (ae 07/10/2021)
Elections
are costly and fuel corruption. But there has been no
check : Overspending has become a norm but poll body has
failed to curb practice, observers say, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 02/10/2021) [There
is even a politician who has twice in the past nine
months initiated new elections in a completely
superfluous manner and ultimately in vain, thus causing
great costs to the state!]
Half
a dozen traders face music for selling outdated goods
(kh 01/10/2021)
Authorities
may no longer fast-track procurement of medical goods :
They will now have to follow regular procurement process,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 30/09/2021)
CIAA
raids Province 2 CM’s office (kh 29/09/2021)
165
drivers, riders held for trying to bribe cops (ht
27/09/2021)
No
need to disclose investment source raises money
laundering risk : Even though intent of not seeking
source of investment may be good, it can have
consequences, officials say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 27/09/2021), Move
on infra investment opposed (ht 27/09/2021), Thief’s
route : The non-disclosure provision is just a garb to
provide sanctuary to a narrow, exclusive circle (kp
28/09/2021)
Hand-picking
leadership in sister wings, parties undermine democracy
: Political observers say appointing the leadership—be
it in the mother parties or in the sister wings—reflects
the dwindling democratic practice among the parties,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 24/09/2021)
Revenue
Department files cases claiming Rs24.74 billion in lost
taxes : Cases involve use of fake value added tax
receipts and foreign currency misuse by firms and
individuals, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 24/0/2021)
New
rule may prevent conflicts of interest in user groups :
Elected officials, office-bearers of political parties
and government staff, among others, may be denied seats
on user committees for public projects, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 23/09/2021)
Pappu
Construction slapped with cash penalty of Rs 50 million
for low quality construction (rep 23/09/2021)
Gachchhadar
accuses UML chair Oli of taking revenge via false
allegations on Baluwatar land scam (kh 22/09/2021)
Two
including police held for taking bribe from Indian
tourists (kh 21/09/2021)
The
Sher Bahadur Deuba government’s decision to confer
medals on Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana and
justices Anil Kumar Sinha, Sapana Pradhan Malla, and
Bishwambhar Shrestha has drawn flak from the legal
sector : Constitution Day honour for CJ, justices
draws flak (ht 20/09/2021), SC
Bar urges govt not to distribute honorary titles to
influence judges (kh 21/09/2021) [However,
judges should also refuse to accept such awards!]
Controversial
amendment to Income Tax Act: Manipulation to legalize
illegal property, by Dilip Ppudel (rep 19/09/2021)
Constitution
Day award ceremony draws widespread criticism (rep
19/09/2021)
Buy
Mountain Dew, you get Maintan Dew. Trademark
infringement is on the rise : Number of trademark
infringement cases has increased by more than 50 percent
in three years, officials say, by Krishana Prasain
(kp 17/09/2021)
Social
security allowance : Call to curb fake beneficiaries,
duplication (ht 16/09/2021)
70%
migrant workers say they will not choose same recruiting
agency again (kh 16/09/2021)
Four
years on, construction of bridge in limbo (kh
16/09/2021)
Police
nab Youth Federation leader on fraud allegation (kh
15/09/2021)
Court
puts brakes on arbitrary hirings at public entities,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 13/09/2021)
Consumer
fraud increases in run-up to festival season : In the
last few months, several cases of deceptive business
practices have been revealed, insiders said, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 12/09/2021)
Corruption
continues to plague local levels (ht 12/09/2021)
SC
issues interim order not to implement appointing expert
member of NOC (kh 10/09/2021)
Ambassadorial
appointments: Need of qualification, expertise,
skills, by Nir Bahadur Karki (ht 07/09/2021)
Nepal
Shipping Office spends Rs 28.2 million in a year without
doing any works (rep 06/09/2021)
Securities
Board of Nepal caught in yet another insider trading
scandal : The government has started a probe for delayed
disclosure of key financial details of 51 high risk
companies, which reportedly allowed certain people privy
to the board’s decision to sell their stocks at higher
rates, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 05/09/2021)
Unilever
Nepal under scanner: Tea plant sealed for importing date
expired tea from India (kh 03/09/2021)
Hearing
on murder case against Speaker Sapkota deferred again
(rep 01/09/2021)
SC
issues show cause order on writ relating to JN Khanal’s
medical expenses (kh 01/09/2021)
Unsavoury
soup of cooked books : The disgraceful picture
portrayed by the auditor general’s report reflects lack
of accountability, by Achyut Wagle (kp 31/08/2021)
Doctors
at Trauma Center complain about unjust promotion of
low-ranking employees (kh 29/08/2021)
Unified
Socialist Chairman Nepal advises UML Chair Oli to
consult Auditor General’s report : Says the report has
list of irregularities under Oli government (kh
29/08/2021)
Number
of blacklisted firms nearly doubled last fiscal year ;
Contractors of many sick projects were added to the
blacklist. Some of the blacklisted firms are owned by
politically-connected individuals, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 25/08/2021)
Government
yet to pay Nepal Airlines for last year’s Omni chartered
flights : Payment remains stalled while the carrier
faces acute financial problems due to flight suspensions,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 23/08/2021), Piling
arrears : Unless there is a change in the attitude of
those in power, it would be futile to expect good
governance (ht 23/08/2021), Rein
In Arrears (rn 23/08/2021)
Auditor
General’s report points out anomalies in pandemic
management and procurements : The report also pointed
out a substantial differences in the prices of
medical goods procured by the government agencies to
combat Covid-19 in the fiscal year 2019-20, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 22/08/2021), State
treasury misused on pretext of peace, security, OAG
report says (ht 22/08/2021), Nepal’s
bureaucracy seriously lacks accountability: 58th annual
report of OAG (rep 22/08/2021)
Home
Minister and Home Secretary spent over Rs 14.8 mln on
intelligence (kh 21/08/2021)
Govt
money meant for the poor being spent on treatment of
politicians (rep 18/08/2021)
Govt
preparing to impose five-year imprisonment for selling
substandard food items (rep 18/08/2021)
People
forced to buy drug used to treat severe Covid-19
patients in black market : Patients paying up to 17
times the government approved price for Tocilizumab, a
drug that is in short supply; Malpractice also common in
private hospitals treating Covid-19 patients,
by Arjun Poudel (kp 18/08/2021)
CIAA
raids Narayani Hospital in Birgunj (kh 16/08/2021)
Special
court convicts Minister’s secretary on corruption
(kh 13/08/2021)
CIAA
carries out raid at BPKIHS to probe alleged
irregularities (kh 12/08/2021)
Unleashing
the potential of Nepali sports : Since the monarchical
days, the Olympics have been a junket for near and dear
ones, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 10/08/2021)
Department
of Roads gives details of over 150 sick projects to
anti-graft body, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
09/08/2021)
The
networking of politics: families, funds, and favoritism,
by Rajib Neupane (rec 08/08/2021)
Politics
and Business, by Narayan Manandhar (rep 07/08/2021))
Target
groups left out from Covid-19 vaccination campaign in
Bhimdatta Municipality : Locals accuse health workers
deployed at vaccination sites, people’s representatives
and municipal employees of stealing vaccines for family,
friends, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 03/08/2021)
Sugarcane
farmers resort to agitation again after government
breaks promise : Farmers say sugar mills still owe them
Rs250 million that includes the subsidy amount given to
them by the government, by Krishana Prasain (kp
02/08/2021)
CIAA
asks Sebon to provide all documents related to issuance
of primary shares via book building (rep
01/08/2021), Employees
union seeks probe into alleged insider trading, by
Sebon Chairman Dhungana (rep 01/08/2021), Chiefs
of stock market and market regulator under probe for
alleged insider trading : Securities Board chair and
Nepal Stock Exchange CEO are accused of insider trading
after their kin bought the shares of Sarbottam Cement
which is preparing to issue IPO, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 02/08/2021), Tame
the beast : Recent controversies in the stock market
have raised doubts among investors (kp 03/08/2021)
Quality
watchdog books 100 firms for adulteration : Among those
hauled to court are drinking water plants, bakeries and
biscuit manufacturers, and oil and ghee producers, a
report said, by Krishana Prasain (kp 01/08/2021)
Public
Procurement Monitoring Office to monitor procurement
process online : Office will be able to see whether the
officials involved in public procurement are qualified
enough to assess bids, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
30/07/2021)
Sugarcane
farmers in capital once again to protest as sugar
factories fail to clear their dues (rep 29/07/2021)
Finance
ministry seeks clarification from Sebon over suspected
insider trading by board’s high ranking official
(rep 29/07/2021)
Case
filed against five individuals including ex-planning
chief (kh 28/07/2021)
Heritage
activists welcome anti-corruption body probing Pashupati
jalahari installation : In February, the Pashupati Area
Development Trust had replaced the receptacle at the
base of the Shiva Linga with a golden 96-kg one inside
the temple defying a court order (kp 26/07/2021)
For
Nepali sports officials, Olympics again provides an
opportunity for junket : Officials claim there was no
controversy in selecting the delegation but promising
talents were left behind. Those in Tokyo do not
represent the sports Nepal is competing in, by
Prajwal Oli (kp 23/07/2021)
Cops
under scanner for collecting tax illegally (ht
22/07/2021)
Don’t
bear medical expenses of the leader’s treatment abroad:
Gagan Thapa (kh 21/07/2021)
Vigilance
centre gets more responsibility but not enough funds and
personnel : The centre has been asked to conduct
technical audits of all infrastructure projects worth
over Rs100 million, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
21/07/2021)
Centres
run out of jabs once again as recipients are those other
than from target groups : Health workers say they are
threatened and pressured to administer single-shot
J&J jabs to those close to political leaders and
other influential people, by Arjun Poudel (kp
21/07/2021)
As
long-route buses are garaged, small vehicles are
fleecing passengers : Some unscrupulous vehicle
operators are misusing travel passes meant for
emergencies and charging passengers up to three times
the normal fare, by Anup Ojha (kp 20/07/2021)
Govt
collected over Rs 33 million in fines from firms
flouting consumer law in FY 2020/21 (rep 20/07/2021)
Vehicles
overcharging passengers on the pretext of Covid-19
restrictions : Transport operators say the problem will
not be resolved as long as there is a ban on long-haul
passenger vehicles, by Anup Ojha (kp 17/07/2021)
NC
Vice President Gachchhadar turns up at court (kh
14/07/2021), NC
leader Gachhadar released on Rs 1 million bail (kh
14/07/2021), Bijaya
Kumar Gachhadar, an accused in Baluawtar land scam,
released on Rs1 million bailThe Congress vice-president
is released a day after his party president Deuba was
appointed prime minister, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 15/07/2021), Gachhadar
posts million-rupee bail (ht 15/07/2021), Four
judges of Special Court transferred (kh 17/07/2021)
CIAA
begins probe into use of 108-kg gold (ht 11/07/2021)
Professional
irregularities are growing in universities, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 09/07/2021)
Govt’s
decision to bear treatment costs of Ex-PM Khanal against
law, by Sunil Sapkota (rep 08/07/2021), NC
leader Thapa accuses PM Oli of sanctioning UML leader
Khanal’s abroad medical expense in contravention with
law (kh 10/07/2021)
Finished
at last Construction delays and project extensions have
become all too common (kp 07/07/2021)
Traffic
police step up action against transporters overcharging
passengers (kp 02/07/2021)
The
corrupting culture of ‘chiya kharcha’, by Cilla
Khatry (ae 01/07/2021)
Eight
persons face music for charging exorbitant fare (kh
30/06/2021)
Himalayan
Reinsurance Company: Rs 1 billion ‘deal’ for operating
license (rep 27/06/2021)
Apex
court issues interim order not to appoint Yuvraj Karki
as ambassador (kh 27/06/2021) [Prime
Minister Oli loves to bend the constitution and laws to
suit himself!]
Irregularities
suspected in embankment construction (ht 24/06/2021)
NRNA,
Japan, facing financial irregularities dispute (kh
23/06/2021)
CIAA
files case against Chudamani Sharma, three others at
Special Court (kh 23/06/2021), Anti-graft
body files Rs1 billion graft case against three for
granting illegal tax waivers : Chudamani Sharma, Lumba
Dhwaj Mahat and Umesh Dhakal face corruption charges for
a second time in nearly four years, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 24/06/2021)
Government
agrees to grant affiliation to B&C Medical College :
Despite protests against affiliation, the prime
minister-headed commission has asked for the necessary
paperwork to be completed within a week, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 12/06/2021) [Nepotism
at the highest level!], Citizens’
movement condemns threat on medical education commission
executive : Brihat Nagarik Andolan alleges that the
prime minister and ministers have been exerting undue
pressure on Dr Giri to approve affiliation to B&C
College (kp) 13/06/2021), Former
VCs condemn PM's pressure tactics (ht 16/06/2021) [This is a particularly serious form
of nepotism and corruption, as it was initiated by the
Prime Minister who is still in office!]
Wealth
communism : That Gyawali’s asset declaration should
surprise Nepalis itself is a surprise, by Deepak
Thapa (kp 10/06/2021)
One
held for fake hand sanitizer business, two absconding
(kh 08/06/2021)
MoHP
calls for complaints, action against over-charging
health organisations (kh 08/06/2021)
Govt
amends eligibility criteria for ambassadors to make
space for ‘relatives’ (kh 06/06/2021)
Small
business owners say they never see budget funds :
Allocations are announced for cottage, small and medium
entrepreneurs every year but nobody knows where the
money goes, insiders say, by Krishana Prasain (kp
31/05/2021)
Authorities
told to regulate extraction of natural resources (ht
27/05/2021)
Private
hospital bills give poor Covid-19 patients the shivers :
Hospitals are overcharging patients up to three times
the rates fixed by the government. Yet no action has
been taken, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 23/05/2021)
Afno
manche, all over again in Nepal : If any of you wants a
government/bureaucratic job in the next two years,
profess your loyalty to the UML, then join a clique,
then prove your loyalty to your leader, by Trailokya
Raj Aryal (ae 19/05/2021)
Army
ignores House panel’s directive, forges deal for
expressway : Bypassing the directives of the House
committees is an act of defying the sovereign entity,
experts say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 16/05/2021)
Cabinet
recommends 11 envoys for various countries : Of the
recommendations, nine are political appointees while
only two are from the foreign service (kp
15/05/2021) [This is nepotism in its purest form! Only those
who have the Oli party book shall be appointed to
representative foreign posts for which only top
diplomats are qualified!]
Police
bust racket selling fake Oximeter in Kathmandu (rep
11/05/2021)
The
sting operations : It is very difficult to say what
possible impacts the ban will have on the
anti-corruption drive, by Narayan Manandhar (kp
11/05/2021)
NVC
recommends action against 18,170 public office holders
(ht 08/05/2021)
Police
HQ takes action against high officials over financial
irregularities (kh 07/05/2021)
Health
Ministry refutes news reports on the involvement of govt
in COVID-19 vaccine procurement scam (rep
07/05/2021), Vaccine
procurement scandal is not just a case of corruption but
a ‘crime’: MP Thapa (rep 07/05/2021)
Fighting
Corruption In Time Of Pandemic, by Mukti Rijal (rn
29/04/2021)
Lawmakers
across parties for continuing pork barrel funds : They
say misuse of the funds in some places doesn’t mean the
Local Infrastructure Development Partnership Programme
has failed across the country, by Binod Ghimire (kp
28/04/2021) [The system implies
high levels of political corruption, as it only helps
handpicked mainly male directly elected MPs to secure
future re-election!]
Govt
warns action against the labs levying high charge for
COVID test (kh 27/04/2021)
NA
pushes fast-track project ahead by disregarding
parliamentary panel’s directive : PAC instructs Ministry
of Defense to stop procurement process and re-initiate a
transparent one but the Ministry mysteriously keeps mum,
by Gajendra Basnet (kh 26/04/2021)
Supreme
Court bars anti-graft agency from conducting sting
operations : The bench says such an act is against the
constitutional and legal provisions and the principle of
the criminal justice system (kp 21/04/2021), CIAA
can no longer carry out sting operations: SC : 400 cases
to be dismissed (kh 21/04/2021)
An
old mindset prevails : Public confidence in federalism
is waning because of the Constituency Development
Programme, by Khim Lal Devkota (kp 21/04/2021) [The CDP is an instrument of
political corruption by the non-inclusive male ruling
oligarchy!]
Drugstore
operator arrested for selling illegal drugs, by
Maheshwor Chamling Rai (rep 18/04/2021)
Election
Commission earns disrepute over communist party
legitimacy indecision : The commission has time and
again failed to resist influence despite being a
constitutional body, observers say, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 17/04/2021)
Tax
authorities bust fake VAT bill racket : Individuals
associated with more than 170 firms charged with tax
evasion amounting to Rs22 billion, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 15/04/2021)
Baskota’s
recommendation to House committee raises concern about
conflict of interest : The ex-minister, who was
embroiled in a Rs700 million bribery scandal, has been
recommended as a member of the Public Accounts Committee,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 12/04/2021) [This is probably part of Oli's way of fighting
corruption!], Accountability?
What? The Baskota case shows how little politicians care
about public opinion (kp 13/04/2021) [KP Oli stands out in a particularly
negative way. He can be bluntly described as a protector
of corruption!], Performance
contract blues : Such contracts have failed due to the
lack of ownership and concrete incentives, by Achyut
Wagle (kp 13/04/2021)
Poverty
Alleviation Fund was scrapped, but it still exists. What
does it do? The fund created at the height of insurgency
has lost its relevance with local governments in place,
officials admit, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
06/04/2021)
Oli
rushes to inaugurate 165 road projects without their
preparatory works complete : Observers term prime
minister’s move a populist ploy aimed at securing his
political position, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
04/04/2021)
PAC
asks govt to recover dues of dedicated feeders and trunk
lines from industries (rep 04/04/2021)
Lack
of urgency to investigate Omni case raises concern : The
anti-graft agency appears toothless when it comes
to high profile corruption cases, observers say, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 02/04/2021)
Public
hearing by Greater Civic Agitation : The disgrace that
was!, by Bihari Krishna Shrestha (kh 02/04/2021)
Kumari
Chowk Office moves to recover government dues : It needs
to get back Rs2.24 billion in unpaid royalties, taxes
and loans from 115 firms and individuals after they
flouted its latest ultimatum to pay up, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 02/04/2021)
Court
seeks copies of Cabinet decisions made during Madhav
Nepal and Baburam Bhattarai’s tenures in relation to
Lalita Niwas land transfers : The two former prime
ministers are among a number of key people spared by the
anti-graft body which last year filed corruption cases
against 175 individuals, including three former
ministers, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 29/03/2021),
SC
orders CIAA to submit latter's decision not to file
charge-sheets against former PMs Nepal, Bhattarai over
Lalita Niwas land scam (rep 29/03/2021), Court
seeks copies of Nepal’s and Bhattarai’s Cabinet
decisions relating to Lalita Niwas case : The two former
prime ministers were among key people spared by the
anti-graft body which last year filed graft cases
against 175 individuals, including three former
ministers, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 30/03/2021)
Pre-departure
orientation centres are not training migrant workers,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 29/03/2021)
Open
border: Fuel smuggling continues unabated (kh
19/03/2021)
Salyan
hospital charging exorbitant fees : Local residents
complain that the medical fees at the district hospital
and private hospitals are the same, by Biplab
Maharjan (kp 17/03/2021)
Politicians
influencing constitutional body decisions comes to light
once again : As a minister implicitly admits the
Election Commission was ‘pressured’, analysts say
independent bodies are increasingly being brought under
the control of the executive, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 09/03/2021)
Security
of VIPs in Nepal: Need vs. Obsession, by Abhaya Raj
Joshi (kh 05/03/2021)
Oli’s
unconstitutional House dissolution leads to unwanted
burden on state treasury, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 28/02/2021) [Thank you, Mr
Oli! Nothing is too expensive for you to maintain your
power, but you, like the other top politicians, do not
care about the country and its people!]
Two
petitions filed at Supreme Court against Pashupati
golden jalahari case : Prime minister had pledged Rs 300
million to install a golden jalahari at the temple,
by Anup Ojha (kp 24/02/2021), SC
issues interim order against Jalahari installation at
Pashupatinath (kh), President
Bhandari reaches Pashupatinath to begin installation of
golden ‘Jalahari’ (kh 24/02/2021) [???],
Court
issues stay order after President unveils golden
Jalahari at Pashupati temple : Two petitions were filed
at the Supreme Court against the government’s decision
to release a large sum of money from the state coffers
to the temple, by Anup Ojha (kp 25/02/2021)
Initiating
development projects after poll notice is abuse of
resources, analysts say : Week-long plan of laying
foundations of five industrial estates begins even as
progress of ongoing projects is poor; Oli has warned
of agitation if the court decides against
dissolution of Parliament, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 23/02/2021)
480
million rupees spent to decorate Prime Minister’s Office
(rn 23/02/2021)
153
local bodies yet to submit COVID-19 relief expenditure
details to the ministry, by BP Aryal (rep
21/02/2021)
AICL
in hot water for awarding Rs 1.36bn contract to
under-qualified firm (ht 18/02/2021)
Contractors
negligent in supply and sale of rice in remote Karnali
districts : People say contractors don’t transport rice
in time and when they do, the grains are of inferior
quality, by Chandani Kathayat and Raj Bahadur Shahi
(kp 11/02/2021) [Disinterest of
the Oli government to control this and ensure supply to
the people!]
National
Development Agenda Obscured, by Mukti Rijal (rn
04/02/2021)
Despite
concerns, government releases budget for projects chosen
by lawmakers : Rs6.56 billion has been released for
Local Infrastructure Programme even as House has been
dissolved and polls announced, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 28/01/2021) [Taxpayers'
money to former MPs of a parliament now dissolved by the
PM, who were once handpicked as candidates by the party
leadership in a non-inclusive manner : Corruption cannot
be practised any better!], Pork
barrel politics : Spend the Rs6.56 billion on vaccines,
not some dubious partnership programme (kp
29/01/2021)
Public
perception of corruption rises further in Nepal; the
country becomes fourth most corrupt country in South
Asia (rep 28/01/2021), Nepal
ranks 117th in global Corruption Perceptions Index
(kh 28/01/2021)
Police
arrest Rakesh Agrawal, owner of Annapurna Sugar Mill,
for not paying to cane farmers (rep 28/01/2021)
Nepalis
being sent to Qatar for security jobs via illegal
routes, officials suspect : The circulation of an
electronic copy of a ‘Police Army Staff’ visa issued in
the name of a Nepali national even without proper
permits from the government raises concerns, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 25/01/2021)
Staffers
in Dhanusha rural municipality hold sit-in demanding
their pay, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 23/01/2021)
Polluted
politics : If driver exhalation is checked for alcohol,
why not vehicle exhaust for pollutants? Governance
failure. Corruption (nt 22/01/2021)
Sugarcane
farmers to resume protest to get paid in
full : Both the government and the sugar mills are
refusing to disclose the details of the payments
made so far, by Krishana Prasain (kp 22/01/2021)
Two
court employees arrested with bribe in Rupandehi (kh
22/01/2021)
Nepal
to rely mostly on foreign aid to buy Covid-19 vaccines
for its people, officials say : Rs48 billion has been
estimated for vaccines. Government, however, says it
won’t have a resource crunch for midterm elections,
which will cost it as much as Rs 20 billion, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 22/01/2021) [??????],
Rs
100 billion: The cost of Nepal’s next parliamentary
election, by Ashok Dahal (ae 22/01/2021)
Students
launch protest against alleged swindling by two colleges
in Rukum (West) : The agitating students have padlocked
TNT Technical College and Syarputal Engineering College,
by Hari Gautam (kp 21/01/2021)
Way
to address the concerns of sugarcane farmers, by
Ayushma Maharjan (rep 21/01/2021)
City
police accused of taking kickbacks from street vendors,
by Anup Ojha (kp 19/01/2021)
Sugar
mills fail to clear outstanding dues within govt
deadline (ht 19/01/2021), NHRC
urges govt to pay sugarcane farmers pronto (ht
21/01/2021)
Sugar
mills are gradually clearing years-long dues, government
says, but farmers contest the claim : With the deadline
for payment on Monday, sugarcane farmers say they want
to know how much each farmer has been paid. There are
also differences on how much is actually owed, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 18/01/2021)
Despite
austerity rules, recurrent expenditure continues to
surge : Financial Comptroller General Office warns of
action against public offices not following austerity
measures, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 08/01/2021)
Inspector
suspended for receiving bribe (ht 08/01/2021)
Baluwatar
land scam: Several accused have secured release on low
bail, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 04/01/2021)
Lumbini
Sugar Mill Starts Clearing Payment Dues After Owner Got
Arrested (rn 03/01/2021), Sugar
factories ‘show interest’ in paying cane farmers after
the arrest of Lumbini Sugar Mills owner, by Rekha
Bhusal (kh 03/01/2021) [Obviously,
this is the only language these criminals understand!]
Cane
farmers complain about delayed payment from mills : The
government made a deal on Monday and said their payments
were being processed, by Krishana Prasain (kp
01/01/2021)
No
end of corruption : A corruption-free society is
possible when the powers that be and the CIAA are
committed to ending it from all layers (ht
31/12/2020)
Former
BoK branch manager convicted of fraud (ht 312/2020)
Five
charged with embezzling millions of rupees (ht
30/12/2020)
CIAA
offers 16-point suggestion to combat corruption (ht
27/12/2020)
Labour
recruiter netted in sting raid, by Upasana Khadka
(nt 25/12/2020)
CIAA
files corruption cases against 1,212 individuals in FY
2019/20 (kh 25/12/2020)
Corruption
in local governments still remains unchecked: CIAA
(rep 24/12/2020)
NHRC
calls for paying outstanding dues to sugarcane farmers
(ht 23/12/2020)
Sugarcane
farming declines in Mahottari (ht 23/12/2020) [This reaction has been overdue for
long!]
Protesting
farmers unconvinced they will be paid soon despite
assurances from the government (kp 20/12/2020) [Who would believe a government of
constant liars?]
Workers
still pay hefty sums for jobs abroad : Even years after
‘free visa and free ticket’ policy was rolled out,
most workers haven’t benefited from it, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 19/12/2020)
PAC
urges CIAA to probe irregularities into medical supplies
procurement : Health Minister Dhakal denies his
involvement (kh 18/12/2020), There
were irregularities in Omni deal, parliamentary
committee concludes : Public Accounts Committee asks the
Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority to
look into the case, by Binod Ghimire (kp
19/12/2020), Shree
Ram Sugar Mills starts clearing dues : Rs 319.1m
deposited; Rs 77.3m transferred to farmers’ accounts
(ht 19/12/2020)
House
panel wants sugar mills to clear all arrears within a
week : The House committee directs the government to
take action against mills showing laxity in
settling farmers’ dues, by Krishana Prasain (kp
18/12/2020)
Police
issues arrest warrant against operators of four sugar
mills (rep 17/12/2020)
PAC
summons Health Minister Dhakal over irregularities in
medical supplies procurement (kh 17/12/2020)
CIAA
files corruption case against River Control Project
Chief (kh 17/12/2020)
CIAA
files Rs 70 million graft case against three employees
at Land Revenue Office (kh 15/12/2020)
Judicial
custody of former anti-graft body chief raises questions
over appointments : Unless appointments are made in a
transparent way without political motivations, the
trend of choosing a person lacking qualifications will
continue, observers say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
15/12/2020) [A consequence of the total party politicisation of
all areas of public life by an anti-democratic
generation of male high caste top politicians], Crime
and punishment : Basnyat’s arrest has proved that
corruption is not possible without a nexus between
politicians and bureaucrats (ht 15/12/2020), Most
defendants in Baluwatar case have been released either
on bail or general dates : Former Deputy Prime Minister
Gachhadar and key middlemen including Ram Kumar Subedi
and Sobha Kanta Dhakal are yet to present themselves to
the court, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 16/12/2020)
Former
CIAA Chief Commissioner Basnyat remanded to judicial
custody (kh 13/12/2020), Former
anti-graft body chief Deep Basnyat sent to judicial
custodyThe agency he once headed had filed corruption
charges in a case when he was a secretary in 2010,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 14/12/2020)
Coca
Cola manufacturer accused of evading capital gains tax
(rep 13/12/2020)
The
bitter story of sweet sugarcane: Farmers not paid for
past seven years (rep 13/12/2020), Sugarcane
farmers are back in the Capital as Oli administration
broke its promiseThe government failed to make sugar
mills pay the farmers their dues despite an agreement.
They saw no option and came to Kathmandu to protest
demanding payments, by Krishana Prasain (kp
14/12/2020), ugarcane
farmers refuse to sit for talks as the government
dilly-dallies : Home and industry ministers show
lukewarm response to farmers, with one promising ‘lawful
action’ against mill owners and the other saying
infiltration by ‘middlemen’, by Krishana Prasain (kp
16/12/2020)
Five
firms accused of embezzling Rs 410 million using fake
VAT bills (rep 03/12/2020)
PM
Oli obstructing anti-graft bodies to investigate
corruption cases, alleges civil society body (rep
28/11/2020)
Food
trading company uncertain whether to file legal case
against dishonest rice supplier : The supplier was
recently caught transporting subsidised rice meant for
the people in Karnali Province to Bhaktapur, by
Kalendra Sejuwal (kp 28/11/2020)
Rs
one million graft case filed against NEA engineer
(kh 27/11/2020)
Recruiting
agencies suspect foul play in Qatar hirings : Nepal
Association of Foreign Employment Agencies says a few
agencies have formed a syndicate to exclusively send
workers to the Gulf country, by Chandan Kumar Mandal
(kp 26/11/2020), Raids
of four manpower agencies expose ‘syndicate’ to supply
workers to Qatar (rep 27/11/2020)
CIAA
Needs Committed Leadership, by Mukti Rijal (rn
26/11/2020)
Corruption
cases up by 58 per cent (ht 25/11/2020) [see Transparency
International report (24/11/2020)], 84
percent of people in Nepal think that government
corruption is a big issue: TI report (rep
25/11/2020), Transparency
International report unacceptable: Government : Says it
is politically motivated (kh 29/11/2020) [??????]
Owner
of Nepal Engineering College Neupane arrested on charge
of duping people (rep 25/11/2020)
Haj
Committee Chair alleged of irregularities worth millions
of rupees (kh 25/11/2020)
दलीय
सहमतिमा भ्रष्टाचार ! सत्तामा रहनेहरू नागरिक असन्तुष्टि
दबाएर राज्यसंयन्त्र आफ्नो नियन्त्रणमा राख्ने
गैरलोकतान्त्रिक अभ्यासमा अभ्यस्त हुँदैछन्
[Corruption in party consensus! Those in power are
becoming accustomed to the undemocratic practice of
controlling the state apparatus by suppressing civil
dissatisfaction], by Shyam Prasad Mainali (ap 22/11/2020)
Govt
blacklists half a dozen errant contractors, vendors
(rep 21/11/2020)
Local
level staffers told to sign commitment letter (ht
20/11/2020)
Bullion
traders asked to record details of buyers in high value
transactions : Directive is aimed at making business
transparent and discouraging money laundering, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 14/11/2020)
Govt.
To Bear Treatment Cost Of Former DPM KC (rn
12/11/2020) [It's still decisive
if you are a politicion or an unimportant normal
citizen. The latter should even pay for Covid tests
according to Oli doctrine!]
Rani
Jamara project warns contractor of legal action : The
contractor completed over 95 percent of works but hasn’t
shown up at site for a year, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 11/11/2020)
Sugarcane
farmers demand clearance of dues (ht 11/11/2020), Farmers’
woe : This has happened largely because the government
has failed to crack down on the industrialists for
duping the farmers (ht 12/11/2020)
Empty
food depots force Mugu folks to buy rice at higher price
: Subsidised rice meant for the villages hit by food
shortage is being sold elsewhere, by Raj Bahadur
Singh (kp 10/11/2020)
प्रधानमन्त्रीसहितको
भ्रष्टाचार छानबिन [Corruption investigation
including the Prime Minister] , by Bhairav Risal (nag
09/11/2020)
सार्वजनिक
खपतको अभिव्यक्ति र राजनीतिक भ्रष्टाचार : भ्रष्टाचार
बढ्दै जाँदा नेपालमा पनि हङकङमा जस्तै जनता स्वतःस्फूर्त
सडकमा निस्किएर भ्रष्टहरूउपर कारबाहीको अभियान प्रारम्भ
हुनेछ [Expression of public consumption and
political corruption : As corruption grows, people in
Nepal, like in Hong Kong, will spontaneously take to the
streets and launch a campaign to crack down on the
corrupt.], by Shyam Mainali (np 09/11/2020)
भ्रष्टाचार
नियन्त्रणमा सेवाग्राही : स्थानीय तहसम्म सुशासन कायम गर्न
नसक्दा सरकारको विश्वसनीयता र साख कमजोर हुँदै गएको छ
[Service recipients in corruption control : The inability
to maintain good governance at the local level is
weakening the credibility and credibility of the
government] , by Shiva Ram Neupane (ap 09/11/2020)
30
Sting Operation In 6 Months By CIAA (rn 08/11/2020)
Engineer
at Belkotgadhi Municipality arrested on charge of
corruption (rep 08/11/2020)
Remdesivir
costing Rs 5,600 being sold for more than Rs 40,000,
by Tapendra Karki (rep 08/11/2020)
Supplier
under investigation for illegal export of subsidised
rice : Police arrested the accused on Tuesday and have
remanded him in custody for seven days for a probe,
by Kalendra Sejuwal (kp 04/11/2020)
Blacktopped
road in Gorkha peels off in just one day of its
construction, by Narhari Sapkota (rep 02/11/2020)
No
price tagging lives : Citizens must realise that in a
corrupt state, the onus to remain alive is on themselves
(kp 02/11/2020)
Unscrupulous
activities continue to rise despite an uptick in market
inspections : n current fiscal year alone, from mid-July
to October end, the department has fined 197 firms a
total of Rs9 million, by Krishana Prasain (kp
01/11/2020)
Subsidised
rice meant for Karnali illegally exported to other
provinces : A truck carrying 250 quintals of subsidised
rice on its way to Bhaktapur from Surkhet was seized by
police, according to the chief district officer, by
Kalendra Sejuwal (kp 31/10/2020)
Corruption
overshadows good deeds in Nepal Army (kh 22/10/2020)
New
provisions on parliamentarians' fund will encourage
irregularities, experts say : With a new working
procedure coming into effect, there is high risk of
lawmakers choosing their own people as consumer
committee members to spend the funds, critics say,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 21/10/2020)
Kulman
Ghising, Bonnie Henry and Bamdev Gautam : Nepal’s
biggest challenge is not poverty. It is the impunity
with which politicians operate, by Naresh Koirala
(kp 18/10/2020)
Dashain
allowance for House members draws flak (ht
18/10/2020), Lawmakers
relinquish Dashain allowance following criticisms
(kh 18/10/2020)
Passengers
leaving Valley overcharged even after fare hike reversed
: There are not enough passengers to cover operation
costs and fuel expenses, long haul bus operators say,
by Anup Ojha (kp 18/10/2020)
Head
constable, wife caught red-handed with bribe money
(ht 17/10/2020)
Who
pocketed nine billion rupees commission in Budhi Gandaki
Project?, by Himal Lamsal (rep 15/10/2020)
People
in growing numbers getting insured against COVID-19, but
claim settlement by insurance companies very slow
(rep 14/10/2020)
Jhalanath
Khanal Foundation’s Antivenom Center is misusing
taxpayers’ money to buy luxury items worth millions
(rep 14/10/2020)
Cane
farmers demand payment of outstanding dues from sugar
mill : The Sugarcane Producers Association says that
Shree Ram Sugar Mill in Rautahat, which closed two
months ago, has Rs410 million in outstanding dues to
farmers, by Krishana Prasain (kp 12/10/2020), Honour
thy farmer : Sugarcane producers are deep in debt as the
government looks away (kp 13/10/2020)
Dailekh
residents accuse local units of misappropriating
Covid-19 fundsDespite the high expenditure, the local
governments did not deliver on their promise, say
locals, by Jyotee Katuwal (kp 09/10/2020))
Combating
Corruption In Nepal, by Mukti Rijal (rn 08/10/2020)
Graft
case filed against 15 including Bheri Hospital staffers
(kh 08/10/2020)
Expired
food items worth Rs 1 million seized from Kathmandu’s
Kalopul (rep 08/10/2020)
Substandard
mechanisms : Businesses are out to cheat when the
government mechanisms are flawed and weak (kp
06/10/2020)
Govt
officials surprisingly lenient toward key players of
‘expired chocolates scam’ : Officials let go the eight
individuals arrested by police after raids on three
houses full of expired food items in Kalanki since
Thursday (rep 05/10/2020)
Debate
rages over current relevance of the anti-corruption
commission : There is no alternative to making the
constitutional watchdog effective, and for that
choosing the right person to head it is imperative,
experts say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 04/10/2020)
Eight
held for tampering with expiry dates of food items,
cosmetics : Head of Vishal Group’s local distributor
among those arrested (ht 03/10/2020), Police
discover another house full of expired food stuff in
Kalanki (rep 04/10/2020)
Increasing
the number of ministries to pacify dissidents sets
poor precedent, experts sayIt would not only go against
the spirit of constitution but also federalism and
provinces could follow suit in future, they say, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 30/09/2020) [Such an unconstitutional and in any case
completely superfluous procedure must be strictly
prohibited by the SC. Nepal is not a playground for the
pointless power struggles of politicians.]
Budget
duplication and irregularities in road projects go
unchecked in Dailekh districtLocals have raised
questions about the poor monitoring and evaluation of
the development projects by the local authorities,
by Jyotee Katuwal (kp 30/09/2020)
Aviation
mafia eyeing NAC’s ground handling income (rep
29/09/2020)
CIAA
seizes municipality’s documents on charge of embezzling
COVID-19 fund (rep 29/09/2020)
Dr
KC v State, Round 19 : The irony of the most powerful
government in Nepal’s democratic history working for
medical mafia is not lost on anyone (ae 25/09/2020)
The
FinCEN Files: Nepali banks and companies transact
billions of rupees through dubious channels (kh
21/09/2020), Dirty
Money Flow And Fragile Democracy, by Namrata Sharma
(rn 23/09/2020)
Arbitrary
awarding of Constitution Day honours draws widespread
flak : Writers who praised the prime minister and the
driver of the chief secretary among 594 awarded for
contributing to national life in the past year, by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp 20/09/2020) [Long
live the nepotistic oligarchy of Nepal!], Honour
sans honour : National honours have become an object of
ridicule rather than a matter of pride (kp
21/09/2020), Nepali
society and meritocracy : The question of Kulman
Ghising’s reappointment shows how Nepalis actually value
meritocracy, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 22/09/2020) [This is more a misconduct of corrupt
politicians who have lost all sense of morals and values
than of Nepalis as such!]
Not
to reappoint Kuman Ghising a height of corruption:
Mishra (kh 16/09/2020)
Insurance
companies are cheating the people, and destroying their
own credibility during pandemic, by Rudra Khadka
(rep 16/09/2020)
Omni
gets off lightly being blacklisted for just a year
instead of three yearsThe company has been penalised for
delay in supplying medical equipment to fight
Covid-19 but not for delivering inferior quality rapid
diagnostic test kits, officials say, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 15/09/2020)
CIAA
files graft case against ex-BPKIHS VC Balbhadra Prasad
Das for amassing property worth Rs 77.19 million
illegally (rep 15/09/2020)
CIAA
under public scrutiny as outgoing chief puts NOC land
scam case on hold (rep 15/09/2020)
Selling
of date-expired food items rampant in Valley (rep
15/09/2020)
Fake
PCR reports made (ht 15/09/2020)
Anti-graft
body had relied on inconclusive video evidence to file
case against a junior civil servant who committed
suicide : The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of
Authority did not produce any witnesses in court though
it had claimed in the chargesheet that witnesses
had vouched Rs 1,000 had changed hands, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 14/09/2020)
Anti-graft
body in the spotlight as questions arise over its
independence : The constitutional body is largely
failing to function as per its mandate because
over-politicisation has meant officials often
serve their political masters, analysts say, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 13/09/2020)
Bridges
to hell : As defaulting contractors remain scot-free,
bridges continue to pose a threat to life and property
(kp 10/09/2020)
How
a multi-billion rupee railway trackbed corruption scam
was exposed and ultimately brought down, by Krishna
Gnawali (rep 08/09/2020)
Nepal’s
patronage economy : Government-led capital expenditure
projects are overwhelmingly selected by patronage and
corruption, by Bishal Thapa (ae 04/09/2020)
How
to spot a genius : Nepotism and favouritism have been
the bane of Nepali polity for centuries. It is not going
away any time soon, by Deepak Thapa (kp 03/09/2020)
CIAA
summons whistle-blower in Baskota audiotape scandal
(ht 03/09/2020)
A
number of firms that cheated consumers refuse to pay
cash fines determined by market regulator (rep
29/08/2020)
Youth
dies in police custody in Rautahat : The family of the
deceased accuses police of ill-treatment while police
rule out allegation, by Madan Thakur (rep
27/08/2020)
Financial
irregularities suspected in construction of isolation
centre, by Jyotee Katuwal (kp 27/08/2020)
Four
persons booked for graft (ht 27/08/2020)
Save
the Children faked data to receive Rs. 230 million from
the Global Fund, says Health Ministry, by Sunil
Sapkota (rep 26/08/2020)
Implementation
of projects under Investment Board is drawn-out process
: The new Act will further inhibit the board’s
functioning that is already throttled by rigmarole of
bureaucracy, officials say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 25/08/2020)
Government
lacks system to monitor builders’ bid capacity : The
monitoring body says it is updating software to enforce
bidding capacity criteria, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 24/08/2020)
Will
CJ's new initiative end corruption in the judiciary?,
by Ananta Raj Luitel (rep 23/08/2020)
Commerce
department collects over Rs 1 million in fines last week
from unscrupulous traders (rep 15/08/2020)
Nepal
Bar Association calls for a mechanism to control
corruption in the judiciary: It has concluded that the
justice delivery process under the incumbent leadership
of Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana is not
satisfactory (kp 11/08/2020)
Writ
petition registered at Patan High Court against Bhatta’s
appointment as CEO of Investment Board: The writ seeks
interim order barring Bhatta to work as CEO (kp
11/08/2020), Patan
High Court issues interim order barring Sushil Bhatta
from assuming office as CEO of investment board: The
court has summoned the two parties in the case for a
hearing on August 16 to decide the legitimacy of
Bhatta’s appointment, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
12/08/2020)
CIAA
Holds Government Employee With Bribes Of Rs 1 Million
(rn 10/08/2020)
Despite
coronavirus infections, anti-graft body keeps accused in
its own custody: Officials say they are taking safety
measures to prevent the disease from spreading, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 08/08/2020)
Stadium
construction continues despite the use of substandard
material, by Rajan Gaunle (ae 07/08/2020)
Bhatta’s
appointment despite criticism puts a spotlight on
problem inherent in the system: Oli’s decision to
appoint Sushil Bhatta the IBN chief has run into
controversy, but analysts say it comes as a continuation
of Nepal’s parties’ trend of handpicking people of their
choice disregarding merit and process, by Anil Giri
(kp 05/08/2020)) [Long live
nepotism and corruption in Nepalese political circles!]
PM
Oli’s IT consultant Asgar Ali’s illegal activities get
government’s amnesty: Activities include 4G expansion
discard to foreign currency misappropriation and Bitcoin
operation. by Gajendra Basnet (kh 05/08/2020)
The
chase for gold: The connivance of security officers in
yellow metal smuggling exposes the faultlines of
policing in Nepal (kp 03/08/2020)
Congress-aligned
professors, students padlock Tribhuvan University
office: Ruling party appointing key officials without
consulting other parties, they allege, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 30/07/2020)
Kathmandu
Police created a “fake incident site” in 14-kg yellow
metal case, by Ashim Neupane (rep 30/07/2020)
FNCCI
agro offshoot under CIAA scanner (ht 29/07/2020)
Government
defends licences issued to firms engaged in ‘networking
business’: Networking businesses in the past had
swindled billions by illegally expanding their network
in a pyramid style, by Krishana Prasain (kp
27/07/2020)
‘CIAA
should be allowed to investigate corruption in private
sector’, by Kamal Subedi (rep 27/07/2020)
With
over three dozen positions to fill, Oli, Deuba want to
share spoils: Experts warn such appointees will be loyal
to politicians, not constitutional bodies, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 26/07/2020) [Most leading politicians
in Nepal have neither understanding nor interest in
democratic processes! They are only interested in personal
advantages and power!]
Bhat
Bhateni Supermarket fined Rs 300,000 for selling expired
bottled water to a government agency: Four bottling
plants in Kathmandu were also sealed for failing to
comply with consumer protection regulations while two
were fined, by Krishana Prasain (kp 25/07/2020)
Procurement
worth Rs 72 billion made without competition, reveals
OAG report (ht 25/07/2020)
Murder-convict
former DIG Koirala released from jail (rep
23/07/2020) [???], Attorney
general questions Supreme Court verdict on Koirala case:
The former DIG of the Armed Police Force convicted of
murdering his wife was released Thursday following top
court’s order, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 24/07/2020) [Doubts about the constitutional
action of the judiciary!], Calls
grow louder to impeach Chief Justice Rana: Verdict to
commute a wife murderer’s sentence erodes people’s trust
in judiciary, legal practitioners say, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 25/07/2020)
66.64pc
corruption cases settled: CIAA (ht 22/07/2020)
‘Home
minister, officials misusing state fund’ (ht
19/07/2020)
Unfortunate
Truth, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km 17/07/2020)
Anti-graft
body arrests seven persons in two days (ht
17/07/2020)
Cases
filed against six people for Rs3.82b revenue dodging:
According to the department, the company dodged customs
duty amounting to Rs1.71 billion, value added tax (VAT)
amounting to Rs592.81 million and income tax including
capital gain tax amounting to Rs121.43 million, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 16/07/2020)
House
committee to seek clarification from minister on
procurement deal with Omni: Health ministry officials
involved in the procurement defend it saying they
adopted a fast-track process to get the essential goods
at the earliest, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
15/07/2020)
CIAA
arrests information officer of Joshipur Rural
Municipality (kh 14/07/2020)
CIAA
books 10 persons for graft (ht 10/07/2020)
Ward
chair’s hand suspected in fertiliser black marketing
(ht 10/07/2020)
Procurement
monitoring office seeks clarification from Department of
Health Services and Omni for second time: The office has
said that the department’s failure to follow due
procedure while terminating the contract with Omni has
complicated matters, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
09/07/2020)
Federal
government stops releasing budget for constituency
development programme: The move comes after the
government decided to transfer the saved amount for
fighting Covid-19, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
06/07/2020)) [Finally! This is
nothing else but political corruption in the interest of
a non-inclusive male highcaste elite!]
Controversial
provisions in corruption-related bills to be revised but
private sector to remain under the purview of anti-graft
body: Opposition leaders and the private sector continue
to object to the bills, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
30/06/2020)
Government
yet to pay Nepal Airlines Rs 20.4 million in charter
costs: The carrier could really use the money as its
revenues have been slashed by the pandemic, officials
say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 29/06/2020)
National
Assembly committee to review CIAA bill after protest
from private sector: The private sector had lobbied hard
with the senior leaders of ruling and opposition parties
to stop the bill, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
28/06/2020)
Govt
backtracks on plan to bring private sector within CIAA’s
legal ambit (rep 26/06/2020)
Ruling
party agrees to hold CIAA amendment bill in order to
build consensus: The decision came in response to
widespread criticism from both the opposition and
private sector, which believes that it will ruin the
investment climate, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
25/06/2020), Watch
your Act: The proposed amendment to the CIAA Actputs
democracy in danger (kp 25/06/2020)(
Amendment
bill to allow CIAA to investigate private sector lands
in Upper House despite criticism: The opposition and
analysts believe that the amendment is politically
motivated and could be used to conduct witch-hunts
against private individuals and institutions, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 24/06/2020)
Federal
lawmakers retain key role in distribution of funds to
fight Covid-19 pandemic at local level: A former auditor
general warns the system will lead to misuse of funds
and mismatch in priorities, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 24/06/2020)
State
plunder during a pandemic: A systemic annihilation of
the entire anti-corruption system will have far graver
consequences than a single instance of corruption,
by Achyut Wagle (kp 23/06/2020)
Surveillance
vehicle worth Rs 50 million being purchased for Prime
Minister, by Tapendra Karki (rep 23/06/2020)
Public
Accounts Committee begins investigation into Omni
Group’s procurement of medical supplies: A preliminary
report by the committee has implicated Health Minister
Bhanubhakta Dhakal and chief advisor Dr Khem Karki in
irregularities in the procurement process, by Tika
R. Pradhan (kp 23/06/2020)
Inspector
among four booked for graft (ht 21/06/2020)
House
committee says health minister, advisor sealed
controversial Omni deal: Advisor had no legal authority
to negotiate the deal, prices were too high, says
preliminary report, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
20/06/2020)
Nepal’s
anti-graft body continues its sting operation (ht
18/06/2020)
Reports
suspect police negligence, political protection for
murderers in Rukum killings: They doubt a strong case
will be presented to prosecute the perpetrators, by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp 17/06/2020)
Bardiya
farmers are being forced to buy unnecessary variant of
fertilisers: Farmers are turned away from shops for
refusing to buy two kinds of fertilisers, by Thakur
Singh Tharu (kp 14/06/2020)
Oli
peddles in mistruths and sidesteps criticism before
Parliament: Responding to lawmakers on Wednesday, Oli
stated that Nepalis have “stronger immune systems” and
refused to furnish details of the Rs10 billion spent
fighting Covid-19, by Anil Giri (kp 11/06/2020) [His Majesty, PM Oli, does not
consider it necessary and appropriate to give an account
of the use of more than 73 million Euros!], Prime
minister’s advisor reveals expenditure report but no one
knows where it came from: Government officials have
professed ignorance about a report published on social
media breaking down the amount the government has spent
so far in fighting Covid-19, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 14/06/2020)
Surveyor
booked for accumulating illegal assets (ht
10/06/2020)
Huge
price difference in health equipment purchased by Army
and Department of Health Services, by Sunil Sapkota
(rep 08/06/2020)
New
law proposes disqualifying all companies owned by
blacklisted individuals from participating in public
bids: The bill also proposes action against officials
responsible for delay in public works, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 06/06/2020)
Kathmandu
city officials fixing pavements that don’t need fixing,
locals allege: Ward representatives, however, say they
are utilising the budget, and accusations against them
are politically motivated, by Anup Ojha (kp
05/06/2020)
Social
media users blast planned renovation works at
President's Office calling it ill-timed (rep
02/06/2020) [???]
Why
NA not feel the brunt of corruption?, by Gajendra
Basnet (kh 31/05/2020)
Constituency
development fund given continuity despite widespread
criticism (rep 28/05/2020) [Long
live political corruption!]
Corruption
in private sector needs probe but so does corruption in
political parties, say experts: An amendment to the
anti-corruption law seeks to widen the jurisdiction of
the CIAA to include the private sector but political
parties also need scrutiny, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
25/05/2020)
Grocery
store sealed for selling fertiliser illegally: The shop
owner was charging Rs2,000 for a sack of fertiliser
which normally costs Rs785 (kp 25/05/2020)
CIAA
books five persons for corruption (ht
23/05/2020)
Corruption
in the epidemic: Double jeopardy, by Prem
Lamichhane (kh 22/05/2020)
Scrap
Lawmakers’ Fund To Fight Corona, by Mukti Rijal (rn
21/05/2020))
Public
Procurement Review Committee to look into alleged
irregularity in selection of consultant for Nijgadh
expressway: The committee is set to hear from the army
and the complainants on Friday, by Binod Ghimire (kp
07/05/2020)
Procurement
of medical supplies from China uncertain, by
Gajendra Basnet (kh 05/05/2020)
Firms
slapped with Rs 7 million in fines during lockdown:
Surgical stores were issued the most fines, worth Rs
1.74 million, by Krishana Prasain (kp 03/05/2020)
Government
likely to continue local infrastructure development
programme fund despite criticism: The way the money is
spent, however, will be changed in the new fiscal year,
says National Planning Commission, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 01/05/2020) [The only reason
why these funds are channelled through the directly
elected deputies, who are not responsible for local
development at all, is to ensure their re-election at
the next elections, i.e. political corruption! Besides,
the incumbent PM naturally wants to keep the MPs in
line!]
Forest
Consumers Committee chair held with Rs 50,000 bribe
(kh 01/05/2020)
CIAA
raids Bharatpur Corona Hospital (kh 28/04/2020), CIAA
raids Bharatpur Corona Hospital Staff caught on camera
stealing equipment, by Tilakram Rimal (ht
29/04/2020)
PAC
starts probe into procurement process of medical kits
throught Omni (ht 27/04/2020)
Government
extended deadline of sick projects by a year, but
contractors say Covid-19 has stalled all works: Public
contractors say they need yet another deadline extension
of at least six months to complete the projects, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 26/04/2020)
Mahakali
Hospital scraps tender with supplier after the latter
provided old and rusty ventilator: The hospital had
invited a tender of Rs 5.7 million three weeks ago to
purchase a ventilator, patient monitors, and blood gas
analysers, among other medical equipment, by Bhawani
Bhatta (kp 23/04/2020)
Public
procurement monitoring office blacklists 50 contractors
and suppliers: More requests were filed this fiscal due
to an amendment made made to the public procurement
regulation, officials say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 22/04/2020)
Kalaiya
mayor arrested on charge of selling substandard lentils:
Police on Saturday sealed a grocery store run by Raya
and sent the sample of the lentils to the Regional Food
Technology and Quality Control Office in Hetauda for a
quality test, by Laxmi Sah (kp 22/04/2020), Kalaiya
mayor held on charge of selling substandard lentils,
released on bail: The mayor was taken into custody after
the laboratory test of the sample confirmed that the
lentils were of substandard quality, by Laxmi Sah
(kp 24/04/2020)
Locals
beat up ward office representative accusing him of
nepotism in relief distribution: Relief distribution
programmes in other parts of the district have also
courted controversy, while some wards are yet to
coordinate any efforts, by Abdesh Kumar Jha (kp
21/04/2020), Five involved in distribution of relief held
(ht 21/04/2020)
Mayor
of Kalaiya in hot water for selling four-year-old stock
of lentils for relief: Police on Saturday sealed a
grocery store run by the mayor citing substandard
quality of lentils sold, by Laxmi Sah (kp
20/04/2020)
State-owned
FMTCL selling underweight rice in Jumla, by Dhan
Bahadur Budha (rep 18/04/2020)
Lawmakers
agree to use parliamentary funds to combat coronavirus:
Meeting of the Business Advisory Committee agrees that
the government failed to take effective measures on time
to prevent the spread of Covid-19 (kp 15/04/2020) [This fund for the directly elected
predominantly male high caste MPs in order to safeguard
their future re-election is a case of corruption either
and should be abolished immediately!]
IAA
begins probe into medical procurement deal (rep
10/04/2020), Procurement
monitoring office seeks clarification from Omni as to
why it should not be blacklisted: The company, accused
of irregularities in the procurement and supply of
medical equipment for Covid -19 emergency, has 30 days
to submit a response, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
13/04/2020), TI
Nepal seeks action against officials in medical
procurement scam (ht 13/04/2020)
Government
to roll out rapid testing kits without waiting for
assessment results: There is political pressure to use
these test kits to justify the deal with Omni and also
bring the controversial company back for more
procurement deals, officials say, by Arjun Poudel
(kp 09/04/2020)
Shanker
Group owner Agrawal arrested for overpricing thermal
guns: Medical equipment suppliers suspect foul play as
many of them ordered thermal guns from China, but none
of them received their cargo, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 08/04/2020), Thermal
gun blackmarket accused Agrawal linked to financial
irregularities (rep 09/04/2020), Shanker Group owner
Agrawal arrested immediately after district court releases
him on bail: On April 7, a team from the Metropolitan
Police Crime Division had arrested Agrawal from Naxal for
selling infrared thermometers, which cost around Rs 3,000
to 3,500 per unit, at Rs 16,000 each (kp 01/05/2020)
Payment
gateway bought for Rs 250 million dumped to promote
eSewa, by Sunil Sapkota (rep 07/04/2020)
One
after another, Oli's key aides court controversy
(rep 05/04/2020), Fire
the corrupt people (rep 05/04/2020) [There
have to be severe judicial consequences as well!]
Govt
scraps contract with Omni Group: Didn’t receive medical
equipment in time; COVID testing kits don’t meet
standards set by the World Health Organisation; Govt
flayed for ordering kits that are known for showing
false negative results (ht 02/04/2020)
Kathmandu
Press accuses its site developer of removing a news
article without consent: The article had alleged the
involvement of the sons of the Defence Minister and the
prime minister’s chief advisor, along with Oli’s IT
consultant, in procuring medical equipment from China
(kp 02/04/2020)
Feel
some shame: Corruption in the time of crisis (rep
02/04/2020)
Army
rushes to pick consultant for Expressway as nation
combats coronavirus: Law flouted while selectiung Korean
firm (rep 02/04/2020), Nepal
Army selects consultant for Kathmandu-Tarai expressway
by violating procurement guidelines: Complaint says army
officials completed contract negotiations, which would
normally take two weeks, within three hours, by Anil
Giri (kp 03/04/2020)
CIAA
mum over suspicious procurement of medical kits (ht
01/04/2020)
Financial
irregularities suspected in procurement of medical
equipment from China, by Sunil Sapkota (rep
29/03/2020), Provincial
lawmaker Poudel files case at CIAA against Minister
Dhakal (kh 01/04/2020), Complaint
lodged against Health Minister Dhakal at CIAA (ht
02/04/2020)
The
anti-corruption watchdog has a choice: Officials at the
CIAA need to understand that history may judge them for
protecting corrupt leaders, by Dinesh Pant (kp
25/03/2020)
Gandaki
province chief minister and six out of seven ministers
make public their property details: The ministers
disclosed their assets after two years against the
requirement to do so within 60 days of taking office,
by Pratiksha Kafle (kp 19/03/2020)
Financial
irregularities plaints against PMAMP (ht 18/03/2020)
Police
confiscate over a million surgical masks stockpiled for
sale in the black market: The confiscated masks will be
available in the market for sale at regular prices in a
week’s time, said the chief district office, by
Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 17/03/2020)
Former
land revenue officer sent to judicial custody (ht
17/03/2020)
PAC
directs CIAA to probe security press deal case (ht
14/03/2020), Parliament
body tells govt to scrap security press deal with France
(rep 14/03/2020)
Profiteering
in troubled times: Consumer courts are needed to stop
unscrupulous practices (kp 12/03/2020)
Politics,
Money And Corruption, by Mukti Rijal (rn 12/03/2020)
Three
booked for graft (ht 12/03/2020)
Beyond
one's means: Politicians indulge in corruption to
recover steep campaign costs (kp 11/03/2020)
Absconding
contractor surrenders to police (ht 11/03/2020)
Four
pharmacies fined Rs 800,000 for selling surgical masks
at high prices: An inspection team was dispatched after
receiving a consumer complaint, officials said, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 11/03/2020)
Parties
spend millions on elections, facilitating corruption and
criminalisation, experts say: The Election Commission
plans to institute software to track party finances but
officials themselves are sceptical if it will do any
good, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 09/03/2020)
Revenue
Investigation body issues public notice to firms
involved in suspicious transactions: Most of the firms
were allegedly involved in the transaction of fake VAT
bills, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 08/03/2020)
Government
issues 35-day ultimatum to non-paying casinos and
hotels: The defaulting firms have been told to settle
their overdue royalties and taxes totalling Rs 1.57
billion with penalty and interest, by Sangam Prasain
(kp 07/03/2020)
SC
seeks clarification on funds distributed to lawmakers
(rep 07/03/2020) [This systemis
corruption in its purest form: The almost exclusively
male and predominantly high-caste directly elected
representatives receive state funds to secure their
re-election and satisfy their clientele!]
Defense
minister, army chief skip House inquiry meeting (rep
06/03/2020)
1,000
bighas of public land in Dang’s Tulsipur have been taken over
by illegal settlers: Study: National
Vigilance Centre says the land plots were captured with
the backing from local political parties, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 04/03/2020)
Fallout
of favor (rep 01/03/2020)
Ex-Minister
Baskota files defamation case against Swiss company
agent Mishra (rep 29/02/2020)
PM
Oli weighs in to defend bribe-accused Baskota (rep
28/02/2020) [The chief of the
executive should not interfere in judicial processes! In
democratic states the principle of separation of powers
applies!]
Special
Court convicts ex-minister Sanjay Sah of corruption,
money laundering (rep 28/02/2020)
Congress
President Sher Bahadur Deuba refutes involvement in
leasing out Nepal Trust’s Tahachal land: Deuba says the
Oli administration is trying to divert attention after
being embroiled in controversies and irregularities,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 27/02/2020)
Anti-corruption
body tells police to suspend 16 personnel: The personnel
allegedly seized 422gm smuggled gold and kept it for
themselves, the anti-corruption body said, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 27/02/2020)
In
Salyan, agriculture grants fail to reach farmers: While
the budget allocated to them is being misused, most
farmers in the district remain unaware of the grants
meant for them, by Biplav Maharjan (kp 27/02/2020)
Zero
Tolerance Of Corruption, by Siddhi B.
Ranjitkar (km 26/02/2020)
Attempting
to deflect blame, Nepal Trust points to past governments
as also complicit: A white paper issued by the Nepal
Trust alludes to the alleged culpability of former prime
ministers Dahal, Deuba and Bhattarai, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 26/02/2020)
Janata
Party demands parliamentary probe into graft allegations
against Baskota: Congress joins in and seeks
clarification from Oli on corruption scandals (kp
26/02/2020)
After
two failed attempts and a corruption scandal, passports
to again be procured through a global tender: With the
stock of passports fast running out, the Department of
Passports has no choice but to consider calling for a
global tender, by Anil Giri (kp 26/02/2020)
In
Lamjung, people’s representatives lobby to resume
illegal crusher industries: The industry owners and
construction contractors are pressuring the municipality
office to reopen them, by Aash Gurung (kp
25/02/2020)
Anti-graft
body gets numerous complaints seeking investigation into
Baskota: The complaints have also sought investigations
into the roles of Prime Minister and other bureaucrats,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 24/02/2020)
Oli
must shoulder responsibility for Baskota, say party
members and anti-corruption campaigners: The prime
minister finds himself in a tenuous position, given that
Gokul Baskota is a close aide and many believe that he
cannot have acted without Oli’s approval, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 22/02/2020)
Baskota
resigns following leaked audiotape where he is heard
negotiating a ‘commission’: If prosecuted and indicted,
Gokul Baskota, the communication minister and Oli’s
close confidante, will be liable for up to 10 years in
prison, by Binod Ghimire (kp 21/02/2020), Public
Accounts Committee puts a halt to the security printing
project: The committee was considering forming a
subcommittee to advise the government on ways to move
forward but a corruption scandal involving a sitting
minister has put the brakes on the project, by Anil
Giri (kp 21/02/2020), Rotten
to the core: Gokul Baskota must be thoroughly
investigated, and so should the facilitator of the
alleged bribe (kp 21/02/2020), Halt
process of establishing security press: PAC (ht
21/02/2020), Minister
Baskota resigns after audiotape scandal: Was negotiating
kickbacks with a Swiss equipment supplier, by Roshan
S. Nepal (ht 21/02/2020), PM
should announce probe: Law experts (rep), Act
tough: The CIAA and PAC must launch thorough
investigations into the security printing press scam
that has cost the job of a minister (ht 21/02/2020),
Minister
Baskota himself acted as agent in procurement, by
Sunil Sapkota (rep 21/02/2020), Minister
Baskota forced to resign in bribe scandal (rep
21/02/2020), PM
should announce probe: Law experts (rep 21/02/2020)
7
contractors including Pappu Construction in govt
blacklist (rep 20/02/2020)
Engineer
faces corruption case for amassing illegal properties:
The commission had started an investigation on Jitendra
Kumar Chaudhary, the immediate chief divisional engineer
at the Biratnagar Divisional Road Office, on the charge
of amassing property amounting to Rs 39.94 million
illegally, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 18/02/2020)
Department
fines importer and sellers of fake paddy seeds: The
bogus Garima seeds resulted in crop losses worth Rs230
million during the 2019 growing season, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 18/02/2020)
Three
govt employees booked for submitting fake academic
credentials (ht 17/02/2020)
Despite
completion of one third of sick projects, progress in
troubled government contracts remains dismal: As many as
1,202 projects with a combined contract value of Rs86.44
billion continue to be sick, corruption watchdog’s
latest report shows, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
16/02/2020)
Ward
chair among six booked for graft (ht 16/02/2020)
Supreme
Court issues show cause for exonerating Madhav Kumar
Nepal and Baburam Bhattarai on Lalita Niwas land scam:
Single bench of Chief Justice Rana demanded an
explanation from the anti-graft commission within 15
days, by Binod Ghimire (kp 15/02/2020), CIAA
gets SC notice on land grab probe (ht 15/02/2020), SC
issues show cause notice to CIAA for sparing ex-PMs in
land scam (rep 15/02/2020)
Special
Court summons Lalita land scam accused (rep
15/02/2020)
Many
elected officials in Karnali Province are facing graft
and power abuse charges, data shows: As per the data
available at the CIAA provincial office in
Birendranagar, complaints have been filed against the
representatives of all the local units of the province,
by Chandana Kathayat (kp 14/02/2020)
Parliamentary
panel to probe former CoAS Chhetri: Sub-panel of good
governance committee recommends CIAA, DoMLI
investigation into case, by Umesh Poudel (ht
14/02/2020)
Failure
to indict Poudel and Regmi in land grab could set a
dangerous precedent, say legal experts: All of the 175
indicted in the Lalita Niwas scam could argue for equal
treatment before the law if they too pledge to return
their property like Poudel and Regmi did, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 13/02/2020)), What
is the land scam that has shaken the government’s seat
all about? The story of Lalita Niwas, which involves
multiple administrations right from the early days of
king Mahendra’s Panchayat, by Mohan Guragain (kp
13/02/2020), Petition
filed seeking to indict Nepal, Bhattarai (ht
13/02/2020), Petition
challenges sparing of ex-PMs in land scam (rep
13/02/2020)
Judge
Gautam files petition challenging his indictment in land
grab case (ht 13/02/2020)
Central
bank likely to ask banks exposed to Lalita Niwas scam to
provision for losses: Thirteen commercial banks have
outstanding loans worth Rs 1.1 billion issued to
indictees of the case, b y Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
12/01/2020)
Zero
Tolerance Of Corruption, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km
12/02/2020)
17,127
public post holders fail to submit property details
(ht 12/02/2020)
Civil
Bank chair faces money laundering investigation (ht
12/02/2020)
‘Tendency
to file graft cases with ill intention up’ (ht
2/02/2020)
Govt,
public, guthi land encroached (ht 12/02/2020)
Anti-graft
body has no concrete plans to pursue investigation into
Airbus revelations: Although numerous other countries
have initiated their own investigations into Airbus’
admission of paying bribes, Nepali authorities are
uncertain about how to proceed, by Sangam Prasain
(kp 11/02/2020) [Leading
personalities must be spared in any case!]
A
decision that benefits a few individuals cannot be a
policy decision, judges and lawyers say: The anti-graft
body had let off two former prime ministers on
corruption charges citing ‘policy decisions’, which many
say the Lalita Niwas decisions are clearly not, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 11/02/2020), In
the Lalita Niwas case, it's catch some, spare some: The
ruling party is making a mockery of the rule of law, but
the opposition's actions deserve rebuke too (kp
11/02/2020)
Scrapping
of sub-agents from foreign employment leads to drop in
fraudulent cases: The Foreign Employment Department has
recorded less number of individual cases, but they still
continue to operate through indirect channels, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 11/02/2020)
Corruption
weakens democracy. Nepali people need to harness power
of social media to pressure the government to fight
corruption to improve the level of democracy. Failure to
prevent corruption contributes to deepening crisis of
democracy, by Subarna Shakya and Bimal Pratap Shah
(rep 10/02/2020)
Recent
graft charges and subsequent debate indicate erosion of
political culture: Ruling and opposition parties
squabble over anti-corruption watchdog’s decision, but
none is talking about ways to root out corruption,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 10/02/2020), Congress
objection to anti-graft body’s move may be right, but
the means is wrong, analysts say: Instead of raising its
voice against systemic problems and corruption in
Parliament strongly, the main opposition is resorting to
House obstruction, by Anil Giri (kp 10/02/2020)
LRO
reclaims plots allotted to Paudel, Regmi (ht
10/02/2020)
They
threaten to burn us alive: Nakkhu locals, by Subhash
Ghimire (rep 10/02/2020)
Implicating
head of govt over corruption charge remains a far cry
(rep 09/02/2020)
Former
ministers and middlemen facing graft charges in Lalita
Niwas land grab also being investigated for money
laundering: Department of Money Laundering Investigation
says the probe revolves around money the accused had
made by using graft amount, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 09/02/2020), Ownership
of Baluwatar land belonging to Paudel and Regmi quietly
transferred to govt’s name (rep 09/02/2020), Collusion
between govt and CIAA in Lalita Niwas land grab case: Dr
Koirala (rep 09/02/2020)
Under-construction
bridge at Tikuliyaghat develops cracks: The
under-construction bridge in Tikuliyaghat deadline has
not been extended but the construction work is still
incomplete, by Shiva Puri (kp 09/02/2020)
Scrap
agreement with contractors who fail to meet project
deadline: MoEWRI (ht 09/02/2020)
Recently
asphalted Charpane-Narayanchok-Jayapur road develop
cracks: Some sections of the six-kilometre road are
riddled with potholes, say locals, by Arjun
Rajbanshi (kp 08/07/2020)
Local
governments mired in corruption, reveals CIAA survey
(ht 08/02/2020)
Quality
watchdog cites 13 cement and steel factories for
violations: The Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology
has released its report for the first half of the
current fiscal year, by Krishana Prasain (kp
08/02/2020)
Anti-graft
body’s corruption charges called into question for being
politically motivated: Anti-corruption activists and
former bureaucrats say that the commission has failed to
indict the politically powerful, by Tika R. Pradhan
(kp 07/02/2020), NC
obstructs HoR proceedings claiming political vendetta in
land grab case action, by Roshan S. Nepal (ht
07/02/2020), Nepali
Congress accuses anti-graft body of witch-hunt in Lalita
Niwas land scam: Why were Madhav Nepal and Bishnu Poudel
spared, but Gachhadar charged, opposition asks, by
Anil Giri (kp 07/02/2020), Questions
galore: The CIAA has filed a corruption case against 175
persons in the Lalita Niwas scandal, but has given
political protection to a few (ht 07/02/2020), Experts
question CIAA Lalita probe sparing some high-profile
parties (rep 07/02/2020), DoMLI
probing assets of those accused (ht 07/02/2020), Recovery
of Rs 2.41bn loan uncertain: BFIs have used illegal
Lalita Niwas plots as collateral (ht 08/01/2020)
Families
of labourers who lost their lives on the job in Parbat
await compensation: Eight workers died in the last seven
months. None of their families has received the
compensation amount, by Agandhar Tiwari (kp
07/02/2020)
Three
former ministers among 175 individuals indicted over
Lalita Niwas land scam: Bijay Kumar Gachhadar, Dambar
Shrestha and Chandra Dev Joshi face corruption charges
over the illegal transfer of government land into
private hands, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
06/02/2020), Gachhadar
among 175 booked for land grab: Politicians, prominent
businessmen, including Bhatbhateni owner, among those
named by CIAA in Lalita Niwas scam (ht 06/02/2020),
CIAA
books 175 for corruption in Lalita Niwas land-grab case
(ht 06/02/2020) [list of names], CIAA
files case at Special Court against 175 in Lalita Niwas
land scam, by Ananta Raj Luitel (rep 06/02/2020), Gachchhadar
suspended as MP, Congress cries foul (rep
06/02/2020)
Medical
colleges continue to overcharge students while
authorities remain passive: Students say the Medical
Education Commission has not taken any action despite
receiving complaints against some colleges, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 06/02/2020)
Municipality
staffers arrested with bribe (ht 05/02/2020)
Political
corruption: State funding of parties needed, by Jiba
Raj Pokharel (ht 04/02/2020)
Airbus
admits to paying at least 340,000 euros in bribes to
Nepali officials: A settlement reached by Airbus with
financial authorities in France, UK and US alludes to a
total financial commitment of $1.8 million and says the
payment is ‘likely to qualify as bribery of a foreign
public official’, by Sangam Prasain (kp 04/02/2020),
Nepali
officials have no plan on how to proceed with Airbus
bribery revelations: Countries around the world launch
formal investigations into the planemaker’s local
connections, Nepal doesn’t have a game plan, by
Sangam Prasain (kp 05/02/2020)
Bureaucrats
who resign days before their retirement receive salaries
and an increase to their pensions: A clause in the Civil
Service Act allows bureaucrats who joined civil service
before November 6, 1992 to retire voluntarily and
receive these perks, by Anil Giri (kp 04/02/2020)
CIAA
amendment bill: CIAA empowered beyond constitution: A
number of provisions in bill appear to be unwarranted,
by Ram, Kumar Kamat (ht 02/02/2020), Comply
with statue: The proposed CIAA bill must be compatible
with the constitution, which has given it powers and
defined its jurisdiction (ht 03/02/2020))
Contractor
dismissed, fined for delaying road project, by
Dinesh Subedi (rep 02/02/2020)
NCP
CC members demand top leaders disclose their property
(rep 01/0/2020)
CIB
submits land grab probe report to MoHA (ht
01/02/2020), CIB
report on Baluwatar land scam exonerates top
politicians: Suggests legal action against bureaucrats,
middlemen (rep 01/02/2020)
Mobile
lab van gathering dust for seven months (ht
01/02/2020) [???]
Statute
of limitations for filing corruption cases may promote
graft, experts say: The government has registered a new
bill with the provision at the National Assembly
Secretariat, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 31/01/2020)
LRO
office assistant accused of embezzling Rs 8.98 cr
(ht 31/01/2020)
Govt
seeks more teeth to make market inspection effective
(rep 31/01/2020)
Shailung
Construction was fined for project delay, but government
body is unsure whether it should recover the fine
amount: Shailung is being fined Rs150,000 per day since
October for the delay of upgrade and expansion of
Kamalbinayak-Nagarkot road, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 29/01/2020)
Corruption
in healthcare: It’s killing Nepalis, by Chandni
Jaishwal (ht 29/01/2020)
Four
persons booked on corruption charge (ht 29/01/2020)
Provincial
minister Jha puts in paper (ht 29/01/2020)
Social
Welfare Council powerless in controlling high
administrative cost of foreign NGOs: The administrative
costs were as high as 65 percent in some projects,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 28/01/2020)
Manufacturers
of building materials fail to give reason for price
hike: The Department of Commerce, Supplies and Consumer
Protection Management had given them until Monday to
provide an explanation, by Krishana Prasain (kp
28/01/2020)
Control
corruption (rep 27/01/2020)
Nepal
climbs 11 spots up in global corruption index (ht
24/01/2020) [see TI
report 2019] [This is not
really noticeably reflected by reality!], Nepal
still among most corrupt countries (rep 24/01/2020),
Nepal
improves in annual global corruption ranking, but
remains alongside countries with significant corruption:
With a score of 34, Transparency International ranks
Nepal 113th, 11 spots higher, compared to last year
(kp 25/01/2020)
Procurement,
recruitment of teachers at Sanothimi Campus were done
without following Tribhuvan University rules, Vigilance
Centre says: The Centre had conducted an investigation
after it received a complaint about several alleged
irregularities at the Campus, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 22/01/2020)
Today
is the last day for sugar mills to clear overdue
payments to farmers: But there is little chance that the
sugarcane growers will get their money, officials said,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 21/01/2020), Deadline
arrives but sugar mills still owe farmers Rs800 million:
Farmers have been duped by sugar mill owners in the past
but this time they were betrayed by the government too,
they say, by Krishana Prasain (kp 22/01/2020), Sugar
producers deceive farmers yet again: Pay farmers only Rs
160 million despite making promises to clear over Rs 1
billion in dues by Tuesday (rep 22/01/2020)
The
federalisation of corruption: Corruption has seeped into
every tier of government. But to sustain the federal
system, it must be eradicated, by Achyut Wagle (kp
21/01/2020)
Public
vehicles fleecing passengers (ht 21/01/2020)
Corruption
complaints against local units on the rise in Makwanpur:
In the first six months of the current fiscal year, the
CIAA Hetauda office has received 841 complaints
reporting abuse of authority, by Subash Bidari (kp
19/01/2020)
Corruption
is thriving in Province 5, watchdog officials say: A
study conducted by the CIAA this year states most of the
corruption takes place during the implementation of
infrastructure projects, by Amrita Anmol (kp
19/01/2020)
Misuse
of govt land rife in Surkhet, by Nagendra Upadhyaya
All
commercial banks to now report suspicious transactions
via goAML: goAML is software built specifically by the
United Nations to assist in combating money laundering
and terrorism financing, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
16/01/2020)
Hope
and despair in Nepal: The country is struggling to cope
with rampant corruption, but the emerging youth give
some hope for the future, by Pramod Mishra (kp
16/01/2020)
Corruption
thriving at the local level, surveys by anti-graft body
show: Experts say office bearers are engaging in a
conflict of interest, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
15/01/2020), CIAA
to act tough on corruption (ht 15/01/2020)
Cycle
of corruption: Corruption erodes the trust of the people
in the govt, the parties and the service-providers, and,
above all, it impedes development (ht 15/01/2020)
Graft
complaint against MEC vice-chair (ht 15/01/2020)
Eight
booked for inflicting huge loss to ADBL (ht
15/01/2020)
Anti-graft
body wants anti-money laundering department under it:
Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority says
corruption and money laundering are interlinked, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 14/01/2020), CIAA
submits report, eyes more powers: Seeks authority to
probe ‘improper acts’ of public office holders, private
organisations (ht 14/01/2020), CIAA
sued 814 persons for graft totaling Rs 4b (rep
14/01/2020)
Cabbies
continue fleecing passengers in Kathmandu Valley (ht
13/01/2020), Stricter
rules needed: The existing rules must be changed to
ensure that the cabbies stop fleecing the passengers and
take them to their destinations as and when required (ht
14/01/2020)
Medical
commission ‘fails’ to enforce refund of excess fee to
students: Protesting students demand a probe against
commission’s Chair Dr Shree Krishna Giri over an
allegation that he demanded bribes, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 12/01/2020)
House
panel starts probe into financial anomalies in security
printing press (ht 07/01/2020)
Sudan
scam guilty Shambhu Bharati out on Rs 142 million bail,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 06/01/2020) [??],
Corruption
convict Bharati released before completing jail term
(rep 06/01/2020)
24
ropanies of Rani Mahal’s land encroached upon: Report;
The National Vigilance Centre says ownership titles have
been tampered with in collusion with employees of
District Land Revenue, District Survey Office and the
then VDC office, by Madhab Aryal (kp 05/01/2020)
Gas
bottlers flout govt safety regulations: Consumers at
risk as regulator fails to take action, by Rajesh
Khanal (rep 05/01/2020)
80%
of verdicts in work abroad scams go unimplemented:
Complex nexus of manpower agencies and feckless
government bodies result in insurmountable suffering for
victims, by Bhasha Sharma (rep 05/01/2020)
Nepali
farmers gather bumper paddy harvest of 5.55 million
tonnes: Experts say the government might have
manipulated the data to show it is on track to achieve
its ambitious 8.5 percent growth target, by Sangam
Prasain (kp 04/01/2020) [??]
BPKIHS
starts probe into electricity tariff collection by
unauthorized department, by Rohit Rai (rep
04/01/2020)
Katahariya
mayor, 20 others fined for citizenship fraud (ht
03/01/2020)
Contractors
can get extensions on delayed projects, but they cannot
participate in new bids: Newly-amended Public
Procurement Regulation has set the new rule for builders,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 02/01/2020)
CIAA
detains suspended CDO (ht 02/01/2020)
‘If
I lose my land, I will hang myself’: Owed more than Rs1
billion by sugar mills, sugarcane farmers are afraid
their creditors will begin seizing their land, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 01/01/2020), Arrest
absconding mill operator: Govt (ht 01/01/2020), Stop
the sugar scam: For years, the sugar cartel has been
duping everyone–from the poor farmers to the country’s
prime minister (kp 02/01/2020), Govt
to make mill owners pay farmers’ dues (ht
02/01/2020), Clear
the dues: Instead of lifting the farmers out of poverty,
the unscrupulous ways of doing business only pushes them
deeper into debt and destitution (ht 03/01/2020), Sugarcane
farmers end protest as government promises payments:
Farmers and Industry Ministry reach a deal on setting up
a task force to study an automated pricing system for
sugarcane, by Krishana Prasain (kp 04/01/2020)
House
panel tells government to make sugar mills pay farmers
their money: Protesting cane growers from Sarlahi say
they have not been paid for five years, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 31/12/2019)
Former
TMO chief, inspector held for corruption (ht
29/12/2019)
When
drug companies, pharmacies and doctors all benefit,
patients pay the price: Drug companies are marking up
the prices of their medicine to recoup their unethical
investments in doctors and retailers, by Arjun
Poudel (kp 28/12/2019)
Nepal
Trust awarded Yeti Holdings prime Kalimati land also
(rep 28/12/2019)
Government
amends public procurement regulation for the fourth time
in seven months amid pressure from the contractors: The
Cabinet meeting on December 23 amended the regulation,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 27/12/2019)
Police
personnel are resigning in the thousands every year and
it’s becoming a problem: The primary factor for
resignations is that many are dissatisfied when they are
passed over for promotions due to corruption, nepotism
or politicisation, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp
26/12/2019)
Recruiting
agencies charging up to Rs500,000 for security guard
jobs once again exposes exploitation of workers: Despite
labour pacts with various labour countries for zero cost
jobs, not much has changed on the ground, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 26/12/2019)
Pappu
Construction halts work on under-construction bridge in
Tikuliya Ghat again: The construction company is
demanding payments be made to it first, despite it not
completing its work, by Shiva Puri (kp 26/12/2019)
NC
Kailali publishes report on irregularities, corruption
in local levels (ht 25/12/2019)
Pappu
gets permission to repair damaged Jabdighat bridge: The
435-metre long bridge over the Babai river had caved in
even before it was handed over to the government
authorities., by Kamal Pnthi (kp 23/12/2019)
How
Yeti Group benefited from its connections with PM Oli,
by Sunil Sapkota (rep 23/12/2019), Lawmakers
seek govt reply on Gokarna resort, Kalapani (kp
24/12/2019), Questionable
conduct (rep 24/12/2019), DPM
Pokharel claims Gokarna Resort lease extended legally:
Downplays Nepal Trust Act amendment to favor Yeti Group
(rep 27/12/2019), Party
nexus shows as some tourism bodies defend Yeti Holdings
(rep 27/12/2019), Oli
defends decision to award Gokarna Resort to Yeti
(rep 29/12/2019), Yeti
Holdings eyeing Hima Griha in Pokhara, by Sunil
Sapkota (rep 29/12/2019), Flawed
defense: PM's favor to Yeti Group (rep 30/12/2019)
Insurance
firms overcharge migrant workers over premium duration:
Poor services, overcharging and limited options show
insurance companies discriminate against Nepali migrant
workers, the foreign employment department says, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 22/12/2019)
Private
cars drive taxis away from Bhaktapur: An estimated 400
private second-hand cars and vans are being operated in
Dudhpati, Bhaktapur Durbar Square, Kamalbinayak, Thimi
and Sallaghari, by Anup Ojha (kp 21/12/2019)
Bridge
contractor resumes work after 6 years, by Sher
Bahadur Jero (rep 21/12/2019)
NCP
head office housed illegally in Pasang Lhamu Foundation
building, by Sunil Sapkota (rep 21/12/2019)
Fake
bill scam: DRI seeks Rs 1.95bn from Varun Beverages
(ht 20/12/2019), Varun
Beverages pays Rs1.6 billion bail to prevent arrest of
its officials over tax fraud case: The Department of
Revenue Investigation had on Tuesday filed a case
against seven current and former officials of the
company for evading tax worth Rs649.6 million by
producing fake VAT bills, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 21/12/2019) [This must not
prevent them from being punished by a law court!]
Pappu
Construction leaves a bridge incomplete over the
Trishuli river: Hundreds in Tanglichok, Makaisingh,
Batase and the surrounding areas in Gorkha have been
affected by the construction delay, by Hariram
Uprety (kp 21/12/2019)
Youths
protest irregularities (ht 19/12/2019)
Nepali
migrant workers continue to remain exploited and
ill-informed about their jobs: In a random survey at
Kathmandu airport, National Human Rights Commission
finds migrant workers are still paying hefty fees for
overseas jobs, and remain ill-informed about working
conditions, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 19/12/2019)
Guthi
Sansthan officials held for corruption (ht
18/12/2019)
CIAA
chargesheets BPKIHS staff (ht 18/12/2019)
NC
lawmakers move SC against discrimination in pork barrel
fund (rep 17/12/2019))
CIAA
officials’ six-day training begins in India (ht
17/12/2019)
Stop
arbitrary Appointment of Teachers: CIAA (ht
16/12/2019)
Construction
of building for Madan Bhandari University starts before
Parliament endorses its bill: Project to be funded by
the Nepal government after the Chinese government turns
down proposal, by Binod Ghimire (kp 15/12/2019) [Respect of laws obviously does not play any role
for the NCP-led government!]
CIAA
implicates relatives of corruption-accused official
(rep 15/12/2019)
27
errant contractors have been blacklisted so far this
fiscal year and the list could grow: Officials expect
record-high cases of blacklisting with the recent
amendment to the Public Procurement Regulation, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 14/12/2019)
Karnali
Province sees rise in corruption cases: The residents of
the province have lodged several complaints with the
anti-graft body, by Jyoti Katuwal (kp 14/12/2019)
Anti-graft
watchdog books Tatopani Customs Office chief: Accuses
him of embezzling Rs 10.56 crore (ht 14/12/2019)
Shortlisted
nominees for six vice-chancellor posts are close to the
ruling party: If political association were to have
primacy over merit, what was the point of announcing
vacancies, experts ask, by Binod Ghimire (kp
13/12/2019) [This is a
very special kind of political corroption as practised
by Nepal's top politicians!]
MPCD
police inspector held with bribe (ht 13/12/2019)
Illegal
extraction of riverbed materials goes unchecked in
Bajhang: Rampant extraction in Bajhang has increased
erosion risk of infrastructures like bridges and roads,
say locals, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 13/12/2019)
Corruption
charge against ex-Dolakha CDO brings the spotlight back
on anti-graft body Commission for Investigation of Abuse
of Authority recommends suspension of its former
employee, Khagendra Prasad Rijal, for alleged
bribe-taking, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
11/12/2019), Suspend
CDO Rijal, CIAA instructs govt (rep 11/12/2019)
Forty-two
years on, Lumbini Master Plan is still incomplete: The
plan is expected to be completed within the next three
years, with authorities recently hiring a new consultant
company for the job, by Madhav Dhungana (kp
10/12/2019)
‘Quick
buck making mentality promoting graft’ (ht
10/12/2019)
Worrying
signals in the economy: Policy failures and the
inability to mitigate the increase of corruption will
hit Nepal’s economy hard, by Achyut Wagle (kp
10/12/2019)
Corruption
watchdog tells government to either terminate sick
contracts or speed up construction works: As many as
1,848 contracts related to seven ministries worth a
cumulative Rs118 billion have been found to be sick,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 09/12/2019), Govt
to penalise erring contractors (ht 09/12/2019)
Nepali
Congress is in decline because its leaders are corrupt:
Revitalising the party would threaten the interests of
these leaders and dismantle the mechanisms through which
they accumulate power and money, by Ajaya Bhadra
Khanal (kp 09/12/2019)
CIAA
tells local bodies to adhere to Public Procurement Act
(ht 09/12/2019)
Patan
Campus procured goods without tenders for two
consecutive years, says National Vigilance Centre:
Campus chief claims the procurements were made in line
with Tribhuvan University’s procurement rules, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 07/12/2019)
Dolakha
CDO accused of corruption (ht 06/12/2019), Graft
accused CDO recalled to MoHA (ht 07/12/2019)
Public
vehicles overcharging passengers in Bajhang: Although
the local administration has fixed the rate for public
vehicles driving on blacktopped roads at Rs5 per km and
on dirt roads at Rs8 per km, most of the jeeps charge
eight times more, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp
05/12/2019)
Rendered
without work, Poverty Alleviation Fund is now seeking
money to run climate change-related programmes: Despite
an earlier decision to scrap the agency after local
governments were installed, it continues to exist and it
is seeking a new role, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
04/12/2019)
CIAA
questions local levels' spending (ht 04/12/2019)
Anti-graft
body wants local governments to make policy to prevent
illegal leasing of public school lands: Different
reports show encroachment of school lands is increasing
across the country, by Binod Ghimire (kp 04/12/2019)
CIAA
charge-sheets 11 individuals (ht 03/12/2019)
Pappu
Construction beset by a series of setbacks after its
owner was suspended as a lawmaker: The company has been
denied at least one almost sure contract while some of
the contracts it had won were terminated after
Rauniyar’s suspension, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
02/12/2019)
Curbing
corruption: Faulty election system of First Past the
Post is one of the main reasons responsible for
motivating political corruption, by Kul Ratna
Bhurtel (rep 02/12/2019)
After
public shaming, road authority warns contractors to rush
remaining work: Of the 17 road contracts awarded under
the second phase of line of credit, work has only been
completed on five projects, according to officials,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 30/11/2019)
Cop
caught red-handed (ht 30/11/2019)
For
long-haul drivers, long hours on the road and no help in
case of accidents: Though stipulated by law, injured
drivers and the kin of the deceased rarely receive any
financial assistance from their employers or the
government, by Parbat Portel and Samuel Chhetri (kp
29/11/2019)
Former
anti-graft body chief abruptly suspended investigations
into a dozen lawmakers and government officials, records
show: Deep Basnyat, who headed the Commission for
Investigation of Abuse of Authority between 2016 and
2018, is being probed for money laundering, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 29/11/2019)
209
people arrested for offering bribes to on-duty officers
in last 14 months: People caught for driving offences
and smuggling goods are most likely to offer bribes to
get away, police say, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp
27/11/2019)
Nayab
Subba booked for graft (ht 27/11/2019)
CIAA
starts detailed probe of 100 worst projects, contractors
(ht 27/11/2019)
Agricultural
Development Bank staff booked for banking fraud: CIAA
seeks to recover Rs 2.71 billion from eight accused
(ht 26/11/2019)
Donor
complicity: A troubling emergence in Nepali politics:
Donors and multilateral institutions must not continue
to ignore corruption to fulfil their own objectives,
by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (kp 25/11/2019)
Shaming
defaulting contractors may have worked, but it signals
system failure: Contracting firms get off scot-free
despite their poor performance because most of the
owners enjoy political patronage, experts say, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 24/11/2019)
Siraha
Land Revenue Office chief caught taking bribe (ht
23/11/2019)
267
persons booked for corruption (ht 22/11/2019)
Medical
colleges overcharge students by the millions but face no
consequences: As most college operators have close
relations with political parties, they face no action
for charging exorbitant fees that are against
regulations, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
21/11/2019), Home
Ministry instructs police to arrest medical college
owners if they fail to refund students: College
operators refuse to budge and insist the set fee ceiling
is not scientific, by Binod Ghimire (kp 26/11/2019),
Medical
colleges to reimburse students, by Sabitri Dhakal
(ht 27/11/2019)
Medical
colleges overcharge students by the millions but face no
consequences: As most college operators have close
relations with political parties, they face no action
for charging exorbitant fees that are against
regulations, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 21/11/2019)
Shopkeepers
of Chabahil halt vehicular movement (ht 21/11/2019)
[Criminal neglect by an
incompetent government!]
A
local unit in Rukum (West) spends Rs 750,000 in foreign
junkets: The money would have been better spent on
development projects for roads and drinking water, say
locals, by Hari Gautam (kp 21/11/2019)
Revenue
Investigation Department files cases on multi-billion
rupee tax evasion scam: More than 900 firms are under
investigation for purchasing fake VAT bills, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 16/11/2019)
Electricity
poles stand in the middle of the road in Sarlahi: The
notorious Pappu Construction is the contractor for the
project, and has used substandard materials for the
construction as well, say locals, by Om Prakash
Thakur (kp 15/11/2019)
Eight
arrested for bribery in CIAA’s sting operation: Role of
PM Oli, who is patron of Nepal Trust, under scrutiny for
serving interests of business group (ht 15/11/2019)
Annual
rent of Durbarmarg land worth billions is just Rs 5
million, by Sunil Saokota (reo 15/11/2019)
Power
at play to extend Gokarna Forest Resort lease for Yeti
Holdings, by Sunil Sapkota (rep 14/11/2019), Yeti
Holdings secures 25 year lease extension of Gokarna
Forest Resort (rep 15/12/2019)
Enraged
locals slam contractor for dilly-dallying in expanding
Bhaktapur-Nagarkot road, by Krishana KC (rep
14/11/2019)
Elected
representatives start operating heavy equipment on their
own, by Madhusudhan Guragain (rep 14/11/2019)
National
Reconstruction Authority spent just 65 percent of its
budget last fiscal year: Officials blame the use of
existing government mechanisms to channel the funds for
subpar spending, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
13/11/2019) [??]
Rs
42 million Siraha dam collapses five months after it was
built: Locals suspect use of substandard construction
materials, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 13/11/2019)
Medical
colleges charged extra fees of nearly Rs3 billion in
three years, a new report says: As some colleges
received fees without providing bills, there has also
been tax evasion, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
11/11/2019)
Anti-graft
body asks government agencies to furnish progress report
on ‘sick projects’: The commission is investigating
around 100 critically sick projects, by Perithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 11/11/2019)
State
Minister of Sudurpaschim Province Prakash Rawal resigns
over fraud investigation: Rawal is an elected provincial
lawmaker of the Nepal Communist Party from Kanchanpur
Constituency-3 (A), by Arjun Shah (kp 11/11/2019)
Banks
are required to maintain databases on high-profile
persons but bankers say government agencies do not
cooperate: A centralised database of high-profile
persons could plug loopholes in the system, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 10/11/2019)
Just
four months into repair, the Sindhuli section of the BP
Highway is already riddled with potholes: Immense
traffic, especially of heavy goods carriers, has taken a
toll on the recently repaired road, road authorities say,
by Raj Kumar Karki (kp 09/11/2019)
Locals
living around Urlabari-Rabi road section suffer from
health complications caused by dust pollution: The road
has been under construction for the last seven years
with no sign of completion, by Deo Narayan Sah (kp
09/11/2019)
Political
lobbying on to create new AIG post to secure promotion
for IGP's aide (ht 09/11/2019)
DPM
Yadav exerts pressure on acting VC to pick his kin as
BPKIHS registrar, by Rohit Rai (rep 09/11/2019)
Authorities
discover new changes to old ways of illegally
transferring money: Hundi traders are now using Indian
shopkeepers along the border to exchange foreign
currency for Nepali rupees, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 08/11/2019)
NA
top brass involved in Tarai Fast Track graft: Former
major general Khand likely to be arrested soon, by
Umesh Poudel (ht 08/11/2019)
Industrialist
Roop Jyoti arrested (ht 08/11/2019), Police
arrest renowned businessman Roop Jyoti and daughter
Suruchi, along with 9 others, on fraud charges: Police
had issued an arrest warrant against Jyoti last December
based on complaints filed against him, by Shuvam
Dhungana (kp 09/11/2019), Industrialist
Jyoti remanded to police custody for five days (ht
11/11/2019), Private
sector organizations condemn arrest of industrialist
Roop Jyoti (rep 11/11/2019), Arrest
warrant issued against Padma Jyoti (ht 12/11/2019),
Industrialist
Jyoti remanded to police custody for five days (ht
14/11/2019)
End
this pomposity: VIP culture is fundamentally
undemocratic, deeply demeaning to the people and is
against the principle of equality, by Laabhesh Thapa
(rep 06/11/2019) [In a
democratic state, the elected representatives of the
people have to serve the people and not vice versa!]
Main
contractor out of contact, construction in limbo, by
Sarita Shrestha (rep 06/11/2019)
Local
deputies: Less into development politics; In Nepal,
leaders are taken as budget holders, who are efficient
in diverting the national resources to their
constituencies. This has made policy makers an extra
structure above the constitution in terms of
distributing money, by Anirudra Neupane (ht
05/11/2019)
Truckers’
syndicate against mandatory VAT, by Rekha Bhusal
(rep 04/11/2019) [?????]
Dr
Dharma Kant Banskota set to be appointed Tribhuvan
University vice-chancellor: The education minister-led
search committee will choose top officials among the
applicants in the other seven universities, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 03/11/2019) [Never
ending political nominations and nepotism!]
Nepalgunj
prison inmates complain of misconduct: The inmates have
submitted a demand note to the local administration
accusing the jailer of bribery, by Madhu Shahi (kp
02/11/2019)
NVC
introduces online system for submitting property details
(ht 02/11/2019)
Time
to critically examine Nepal’s VIP culture: People are no
longer going to tolerate the authorities’ tantrums and
want to be treated as equal beings (kp 31/10/2019)
Candidates
yet to submit election expenses (ht 31/10/2019) [after 2 years!!]
New
rule means contractors need to use bank credit in public
construction projects: Contractors lobbying against the
provision say it limits their ability to participate in
more bids and adds up to their costs, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 31/10/2019)
New
mothers in Adanchuli Rural Municipality deprived of
state-announced incentives for two years: Under the
government’s ‘Safe Motherhood Programme’, new mothers
and their newborns are provided free medical treatment,
transportation allowance and cash incentives for
antenatal checkups, by Chhapal Lama (kp 27/10/2019)
Nepal
Army is investigating alleged corruption in
Kathmandu-Tarai expressway: Former Major General
Yogendra Khand and his team are under probe, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 26/10/2019)
Agriculture
Knowledge Centre starts legal action against the dealer
who sold fake paddy to farmers in Chitwan: In total,
fake Garima brand paddy was planted in 906 bighas of
land in Chitwan, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp
26/10/2019)
How
cooperatives made billions embezzling collateral land,
by Rudra Pangeni (rep 24/10/2019)
Two
elected ward chiefs on the run for the past three months
on fake citizenship charge: Administrative, as well as
development, works affected because of the absence of
ward chiefs in Birtamod and Bhadrapur municipalities,
by Arjun Rajbanshi (kp 20/10/2019)
A
commission formed to deal with controversies in medical
education is itself mired in controversy: The Medical
Education Commission is allowing affiliations to nursing
colleges, despite a law that disallows any affiliations
until existing medical institutions are mapped, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 19/10/2019)
Gandaki
Province yet to make ministers’ property details public:
High-level officials must make public such details
within 60 days of taking office, by Pratiksha Kafle
(kp 19/10/2019)
Labour
office stops pursuing fraud cases: Victims despair as
authority to probe foreign employment swindling cases
transferred to District Administration Office, by
Binu Timsina (kp 19/10/2019)
MoF
seeks details of stalled, incomplete, defunct projects
(ht 19/10/2019)
CIAA
starts investigation in Majhuwagadhi Forest
deforestation case: Two years ago, more than 400 trees
were cut down to open a road from Kalika Bhagwati Temple
to the Majhuwagadhi area, by Dambar Singh Rai (kp
17/10/2019)
Passengers
rarely report taxi drivers for overcharging, traffic
police say: Most cabbies in Kathmandu refuse to go by
taximeters and set their own fares, by Shuvam
Dhungana (kp 16/10/2019)
Jeep
entrepreneurs fleecing passengers (ht 15/10/2019) [after more than three months!]
Congress
lawmaker Mohammad Aftab Alam arrested in relation to
2008 Rautahat blast: The politician faces charges of
burning those injured in the explosion alive in a brick
kiln, by Shiva Puri (kp 14/10/2019)
Six
years on, completion of drinking water project still
uncertain, by Madhusudan Guragain (rep 14/10/2019)
Distributive
nature of Constituency Development Fund in provinces set
to continue: Authorities in Gandaki Province defend the
provision, saying that the allocation would help
complete small unfinished projects, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 11/10/2019)
Saved
from flooding, National Vigilance Centre lab yet to come
into operation: Officials say no effort has been made to
prevent inundation of the flooding, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (06/10/2019)
Corruption
rife in billions that govt spends on free kidney care,
by Shree Ram Subedi (rep 02/10/2019)
Rautes
begging to celebrate Dashain despite welfare funds worth
millions, by Devendra Basnet and Govinda KC (rep
01/10/2019)
Government
plans to impose severe penalty against companies that
fail to develop anti-money laundering mechanism: Ahead
of Nepal’s compliance evaluation next year, the
government moves forward to strengthen enforcement
mechanism, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 29/09/2019)
Anti-corruption
campaigner Gyanendra Shahi attacked in Chitwan: Shahi
was one among the passengers who criticised Minister of
Tourism Yogesh Bhattarai for causing a delay to a
Kathmandu-bound Buddha Air flight in Nepalgunj earlier
this month, by Ramesh Kumar Poudel (kp 29/09/2019),
Protest
staged expressing solidarity with Gyanendra Shahi
(ht 01/10/2019)
Many
traders found not issuing bills to shoppers, says
government body: The Department took action against 170
unscrupulous traders during mid-July to mid-September
period, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 28/09/2019)
Government
bars lawmakers from funding infrastructure projects
linked to political parties: Cabinet has endorsed a new
working procedure for using funds under Local
Infrastructure Development Programme, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 27/09/2019)
High
court’s show cause against Biratnagar Metropolis for
providing additional funds to people’s representatives:
The metropolis has to bear Rs1.03 million for uniform
allowance and around Rs1.8 million for fuel and
telephone allowances annually, by Binu Timsina (kp
25/09/2019)
Police
arrested 11 people, including former CEO of Bank of
Kathmandu, on banking offence charges: The Central
Investigation Bureau said it is investigating how
officials sanctioned a loan against fraudulent papers,
embezzling millions in the process, by Shuvam
Dhungana (kp 23/09/2019)
Parliamentary
panel probes graft cases in Province 2: Six different
teams of the committee reached the project sites and
started probe into the matter, by Ajit Tiwari (kp
23/09/2019)
Indian
contractor slow to start construction of embankment on
Narayani river: Several villages in Baniyi Tribedi Rural
Municipality are at risk of inundation in the absence of
a concrete embankment, by Narayan Sharma (kp
23/09/2019)
MBBS
students protest in Maitighar after colleges refuse to
pay heed to their concerns: After weeks of pressure,
Chitwan Medical College agrees to refund the extra
amount it had charged; Gandaki Medical College yet to
agree, by Binod Ghimire (kp 22/09/2019), Refund
additional fee or get ready for action, government tells
medical colleges: Medical colleges who are at fault have
been given a month to ensure all payments be made to
students who have paid more than the ceiling amount,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 24/09/2019)
Tax
authorities say defaulters’ bank accounts will remain
frozen: Despite adopting measures last year, many are
yet to clear their dues, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
22/09/2019)
Consumer
committees to be barred from major projects: The
government’s decision comes in place as the committees
have been found to be misusing funds and sub-contracting
in collusion with contractors, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 21/09/2019)
Where
do pricey gifts received by our VVIPs go?, by Kosh
Raj Koirala (rep 20/09/2019)
MEDPA
in crisis: ‘Over 70% multi-billion rupee anti-poverty
training went to party henchmen’, by Shree Ram
Subedi (rep 19/09/2019)
Public
vehicles on the Mid-hill Highway charging exorbitant
fares: Passengers are forced to pay anywhere between
Rs600 and Rs700 one- way tickets, far exceeding the fare
ceiling fixed by the Department of Transport for highway
buses, by Prakash Baral (kp 18/09/2019)
Buddha
Air’s flight was delayed because minister’s aide
misinformed airport about their location, sources say:
Two officials familiar with the conversation between
Nepalgunj airport and the airline’s office in Kathmandu
said the additional delay was caused by protesting
passengers, by Samuel Chhetri and Sangam Prasain (kp
16/09/2019), Minister
Bhattarai kicks up another row, by Arpana Ale Magar
(ht 16/09/2019), Political
And Financial Implications Of Holding up A Flight,
by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km 17/09/2019)
Mishra
seeks probe into property of leaders, high-level
officials (ht 16/09/2019)
Former
BKPIHS VC Das released on bail (ht 16/09/2019) [????]
Revenue
Investigation Department readies case against fake VAT
bill purchasers: There have been deals of such bills
amounting to Rs10 billion, in one of the largest revenue
evasion scams, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
14/09/2019)
China
prioritizes PM’s area while making investments:
Investment in industrial area and river control, by
Yubaraj Bibash (rep 14/09/2019)
To
control ticket scalpers, police make it mandatory for
ticket counter operators to wear uniform and identity
card: The move has been brought into effect to control
ticket scalping ahead of Dashain, by Anup Ojha (kp
14/09/2019)
Shailung
Construction evades govt blacklist with ‘Dahal’s
backing’, by Himal Lamsal (rep 14/09/2019)
Lawmakers’
impartiality questioned as they recommend increase in
MBBS quotas for medical colleges: Despite commitment,
the Speaker has failed to ensure lawmakers are not
assigned in the committees where they can have a
conflict of interest, by Binod Ghimire (kp
12/09/2019)
Despite
poor track records, companies continue to receive
lucrative public works contracts: Shailung Construction,
owned by Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s landlord, has received
numerous contracts despite dismal performance on almost
every project it’s handled, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha and Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 12/09/2019), Awarding
contracts to tarnished firms is mocking the taxpayer:
Contractors under political umbrellas deserve
prosecution for their failures; but instead, they
receive numerous public construction contracts (kp
13/09/2019)
Recruiting
agencies ‘using migrant workers to siphon off US dollar
abroad’: Country's foreign exchange reserve depleted by
Rs64 billion in the last fiscal year compared to the
preceding year, according to the central bank, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 11/09/2019) [But it is also true that nobody can go abroad with
$500 in cash! Everybody knows this. The Nepali citizen
Khadka Prasad Sharma Oli recently went to Singapur twice
for expensive health treatment. Has he been checked and
arrested at TIA? All citizens are equal before the law!]
Overcoming
corruption and impunity: We need policies for
development, rule of law and human security that can get
results in spite of corruption and impunity, by
Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (kp 09/09/2019)
Two
offices of Road Department award separate contracts for
the same road: Department officials say such duplication
may happen due to lack of clear demarcation of
jurisdictions among the centre, province and local govt,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 09/09/2019)
In
Kaski, local representatives have little outcome to show
from their trips abroad: Pokhara Mayor Man Bahadur GC
has spent around two and half months on foreign trips,
many of them for trivial conferences, by Deepak
Pariyar (kp 09/09/2019)
Training
centre in Sindhuli ‘overcharging’ students: The
Ratmata-based Technical Training Centre is allegedly
charging students Rs32,000-40,000 more than the fees set
by the government, by Sujata Lama (kp 09/09/2019)
Three
persons booked for graft (ht 07/09/2019)
PM’s
arrival at TIA delays flights one hour, by Sujeeta
Pradhan (rep 07/09/2019) [This
royal bad habit must be ended at once!]
Chairman,
secretary of Paldevi Community Forest held on charge of
illegal logging and timber smuggling: Around 100 green
Saal trees amounting to 3,000 cubic feet were cut down
in Paldevi Community Forest one and a half months ago,
by Narayan Sharma (kp 06/09/2019)
Former
lawmaker arrested (ht 06/09/2019) Absconding
former lawmaker Karki arrested (rep 06/09/2019)
Ex-Karnali
minister released on bail in banking offence case:
Khadka Bahadur Katri, sacked provincial minister for
physical infrastructure development, appeared before the
court on Wednesday 22 days after the court order to do
so in three days, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
05/09/2019)
CIAA
summons 58 individuals in Lalita Niwas land grab case
(ht 05/09/2019)
Shailung
Construction among builders warned for poor progress in
road projects: The construction firm owned by Sharada
Prasad Adhikari, the landlord of NCP Co-chairman Pushpa
Kamal Dahal, is currently holding contracts for over
half a dozen road projects, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 03/09/2019)
Despite
being a voice of sustainable development, Bajhang CDO
relieved of duties and transferred to Morang: The
transfer came into effect after local lawmakers made
frequent trips to the Home Ministry seeking his transfer,
by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 03/09/2019)
At
Medical Education Commission, there’s already a fleet of
luxury vehicles, but no officials to ride them:
Concerned over extravagance, experts and officials
wonder if the regulatory body needs another entity to
regulate it, by Binod Ghimire (kp 01/09/2019)
Shambhu
Bharati of the Sudan scam arrested (ht 31/08/2019)
Case
filed against six, including chiefs of health, road
offices (ht 31/08/2019)
Biratnagar
campus chief under fire for selling campus books to
scrap dealer: The campus chief admitted to selling a
total of 12 quintal books and thesis papers at the rate
of Rs 8 and Rs 4 per kilo respectively, by Binod
Bhandari (kp 30/08/2019)
Vehicles
of just 6 VVIPs to be allowed on TIA domestic apron
(rep 30/08/2019)
Guthi
Sansthan says it is ‘working’ to reclaim the guthi land
sold by a priest: The priest claims the land in
Siddharthanagar had been his personal property even
before he assumed that post, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(28/08/2019)
Dealing
with syndicates : As long as the market-related
inefficiencies that actually gave rise to syndicates
remain, the transportation syndicates will rise again,
in one form or another, by Biswo Poudel (rep
26/08/2019)
Nine
firms blacklisted by Public Procurement Monitoring
Office in the first 45 days of this fiscal year: More
firms are likely to fail to complete projects on time
despite their deadlines being extended by a year, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 25/08/2019)
Guthi
Sansthan was in dark for years about how its land was
being used: National Vigilance Centre’s investigation
found that the land was being exploited for commercial
purpose, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 24/08/2019)
Cases
of irregularities in driver’s license distribution in
Birgunj on the rise: Middlemen have been ‘active’ in
facilitating driving license for those who fail the
trial, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 24/08/2019)
NOC
too secretive for a public company: The corporation has
stopped sharing its profit-loss details since it started
making gains, by Sujan Dhungana (ht 24/08/2019)
Misinformation
Or The Truth, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km 23/08/2019)
Fake
bank guarantee cases are rare, but they are happening:
At least two such incidents have already been
identified, officials say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 23/08/2019)
Public
post holders told to submit property details (ht
23/08/2019)
In
Nepal, your social and political standing dictates the
applicability of laws: The principle of equality before
the law was established in 1963, and yet rules are
applied differentially, by Deepak Thapa (kp
22/08/2019)
Despite
concerns, top officials in universities are set to be
appointed on political sharing: The government is
ignoring the recommendations made by a panel it had
formed in May, by Binod Ghimire (kp 21/08/2019) [After the abolition of the
authoritarian monarchy, which in the recent history of
the country was mainly responsible for the exclusion of
the majority of the Nepalese population, the
non-inclusive political parties dominated by male Bahun
have infiltrated the entire state apparatus in a very
short time. This is undemocratic, completely
irresponsible and highly politically corrupt!]
Sacked
Karnali minister has a long business and political
history: A week after the court’s arrest order, police
fail to locate the whereabouts of Khadka Bahadur Khatri,
who has connections with the NCP leadership, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp)
Retired
government employees see a rise in pensions thanks to
salary hike of incumbent staff: Government may have to
spend additional Rs1.3 billion to cover increased pay,
Pension Management Fund says, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 21/08/2019)
How
the public procurement process derails the economy: It
took 15 years to pass the Public Procurement Act, the
provisions of which have been largely ignored, by
Achyut Wagle (kp 20/08/2019)
Fake
credential cases top list of plaints (ht 19/08/2019)
Corruption
under control, says Minister Baskota (ht 18/08/2019)
[This strange man obviously
lives in a different world!]
How
farmers’ groups siphoned hundreds of thousands by faking
documents of the dead: Three prominent farmers’ groups
in Jhapa falsified documents to draw funds from the
government’s spring paddy assistance programme, by
Arjun Rajbanshi (kp 17/08/2019)
19
petrol pumps face action (rep 17/08/2019)
Despite
steep fines, taxis continue to cheat customers: If
customers complain to the police via social media or in
person, they are ready to take action, say traffic
police personnel, by Anup Ojha (kp 17/08/2019)
Driving
Nepal deeper into debt: Government SUVs drive along
roads in advanced stages of disrepair because budgets
have been misspent on expensive cars, by Ramesh
Kumar (nt 16/08/2019)
Indicted
Karnali minister’s fate hangs in balance: Police told to
produce him before high court within three days (ht
15/08/2019), Karnali
chief minister sacks tainted minister (ht
16/08/2019), Sacked
Karnali province minister, who faces banking offence
charge, fails to appear before court: Khadka Bahadur
Khatri’s whereabouts are unclear and police say there
are no orders to arrest him, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 19/08/2019), Deadline
to produce sacked provincial minister Khatri at Patan
High Court ends (ht 20/08/2019)
Errant
LOs to be disqualified for life: Tourism minister
(rep 15/08/2019)
Graft-accused
former civil servant found dead: Police believe it could
be suicide, making it the third case in two months where
people under probe took their own lives, by Dilliram
Khatiwada (kp 13/08/2019)
Education
consultancy swindles over Rs 11 million, by Ujjwal
Satyal (ht 13/08/2019)
Panel
to probe vehicle procurement anomalies, by Jagdishor
Panday (ht 13/08/2019), Give
a thorough probe: It would not bode well should it be
found that irregularities occurred in the legislature
(ht 14/08/2019)
Suspend
police personnel accused of corruption: Special Court
(ht 13/08/2019)
Commission
gets less than expected complaints (ht 13/08/2019)
Dismantling
cartels and ‘cartelpreuners’: Signs are emerging that
will make cartels in Nepal lose their clout, by
Sujeev Shakya (kp 13/08/2019)
Eight
government employees face court cases for abetting
traders to evade revenue last fiscal: Officials said
this is the first time government staff are facing such
action although they were liable to minor actions in the
past, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 12/08/2019)
Questions
remain over PM Oli’s health as he returns today: In the
interest of transparency and accountability, the prime
minister’s health status should be made public, along
with his expenses and who paid for them, by Anil
Giri (kp 12/08/2019)
Anti-graft
body steps up sting operation against corruption (ht
12/08/2019)
Army
crackdown on forged credentials: Dozens including army
brigadier general may face dismissal, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep 12/08/2019)
No
more cash on the nail: The government’s decision to grant
mobilisation advance to contractors only after they
commence work is much-needed (kp 12/08/2019)
How
Road Department officials traced their building’s
ownership history: The department had abandoned its
building and was preparing to build a new building in
Minbhawan—until it found out it didn’t have to, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 11/08/2019)
13
ropanis of public land sold in Kavre: The former ward
chairman of the erstwhile Saradabatase VDC had
registered the land of Setimati Sapkota Pakha Forest in
his name on September 25, 1998, by Nagendra Adhikari
(kp 11/08/2019)
How
the government bowed down to contractors: All key
demands of the contractors were addressed as the public
procurement regulation was amended three times in two
and a half months, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
08/08/2019), Top
bureaucrats are thwarting investigation into transport
entrepreneurs, officials say: At least six
office-bearers of former transport committees have been
under investigation since last year, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 10/08/2019)
When
politicians go to foreign lands, who pays? The prime
minister is currently in Singapore with a seven-member
team. While the government says he is paying his own
way, many are sceptical, by Anil Giri (kp
07/08/2019)
114
ropani police academy land transferred to Prez Office:
PMO (rep 06/08/2019) [Why???]
BPKIHS
VC, nephew booked for graft (ht 05/08/2019)
CIAA
raids Western Regional Hospital (ht 05/08/2019)
Suspected
suicides by people under graft probe highlight need to
revamp investigation process: Anti-corruption activists
say the corrupt should not be spared, but agencies
should be careful while filing charges and making the
names public, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
04/08/2019)
Politicians’
self-centred attitude could put federalism in peril, say
experts: Public post holders are increasing their pay
and perks instead of spending more on public goods,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 04/08/2019)
Government
to slash contractors’ advanceThe decision comes on the
heels of complaints regarding public contractors
misusing advance pay, officials say., by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 03/08/2019)
Cabbies
continue to fleece passengers (ht 03/08/2019)
CIAA
arrests 5 cops with bribes (rep 03/08/201p9)
In
absence of consumer court, businesses keep getting away
with selling substandard products: Although dozens of
restaurants and companies are found selling contaminated
and low quality food, lengthy administrative process
results in little action, by Rajesh Khanal and
Krishana Prasain (kp 31/07/2019)
Local
bodies collect service charge for 'no service' (rep
31/07/2019)
Government
witness faces graft case for changing statement: The
incident should discourage other witnesses from lying to
the court to protect defendants, officials say, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 31/07/2019)
House
sub-committee begins discussion on the issue of unpaid
electricity bills: Nepal Electricity Authority says 25
factories need to be forced to disgorge an estimated
Rs10 billion, by Prahlad Rijal (kp 30/07/2019)
Oli,
Dahal to go abroad (ht 30/07/2019) [Both
will hopefully pay for these trips out of their own
pockets and not export more than the 1500 dollars
allowed by their government!]
Builders
complain about tax authority freezing their bank
accounts: Those having tax liability face action such as
export-import ban and travel restriction, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 29/07/2019)
Public
procurement decisions are taken through the Cabinet to
avoid scrutiny, chief of anti-graft body says: In an
exclusive interview, Nabin Ghimire said his office is
undecided on interrogating former prime ministers over
Cabinet decision on Lalita Niwas scandal, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 28/07/2019) [Corruption in order to protect the
corrupt!] [see interview
with Nabin Ghimire]
Access
to power decides where embankments get built: Report
(rep 28/07/2019)
Police
personnel undeterred by CIAA sting operations (ht
26/07/2019)
Data
shows significant revenue and expenditure progress, but
economists cry foul: Revenue and expenditure targets
were considerably revised, leading new figures to show
marked progress, economists say, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 24/07/2019)
Thai
group dupes four more Nepali students, by Sabitri
Dhakal (ht 22/07/2019)
‘Well-connected’
liaison officers behind Everest scams, by Bhadra
Sharma (rep 22/07/2019)
CIAA
and Prevention of Corruption Act: New drafts propose
amendments; This will enhance CIAA’s scope for action
(ht 21/07/2019), More
teeth for CIAA: CIAA is getting more legal teeth even to
launch an inquiry on corruption in the private sector
using public money as shares (ht 22/07/2019)
200
persons held by CIAA in fiscal 2018-19 (ht
21/07/2019)
Three
arrested with undeclared money (ht 21/07/2019)
Billions
at stake as projects delayed, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
20/07/2019)
CIAA
received over 24,000 corruption complaints in FY 2075-76
(rep 20/07/2019)
Two
former ministers and a sitting lawmaker among 351 people
charged with corruption, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
20/07/2019)
Lalita
Niwas land scam probe now at final stage: CIAA (rep
20/07/2019)
Disgraced
anti-graft official Pathak under investigation for money
laundering: Raj Narayan Pathak resigned as a CIAA
commissioner over a bribery scandal in February, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 18/07/2019)
Priests
of various temples involved in illegal selling of Guthi
land, by Suresh Yadav (rep 17/07/2019)
Ex-vice
chancellor of BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences
among eight charged with corruption, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 16/07/2019), CIAA
books former vice-chancellor of BPKIHS, seven others for
graftSeeks to recoup Rs 40.8 million from the ex-VC
(ht 16/07/2019)
Irrigation
office chief held with bribe (ht 16/07/2019)
Revenue
Investigation Department identifies new group involved
in faking and selling VAT bills: Investigations show
fake VAT bills worth over Rs8 billion were sold to more
than 600 firms, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
13/07/2019)
BPKIHS
Vice Chancellor arrested (rep 13/07/2019)
CIAA
files corruption case against seven persons, including
four police officers (ht 13/07/2019)
KC
demands halt to vice-chairperson appointment in medical
commissionIrregularities would flourish and regulations
would turn into a mess if incompetent people or
stalwarts of political parties are appointed as vice
chairman, the orthopaedic surgeon says, by Arjun
Poudel (kp 12/07/2019), ‘Appointment
procedure for Medical Education Commission faulty’
(ht 12/07/2019)
Cabinet
plans to award $16m ID card project to French company
without bidding process: Public procurement law mandates
a public call for bids while awarding contracts above
one million rupees, by Anil Giri (kp 11/07/2019), More
rules were violated in awarding national ID contract to
French companyAlthough provisions require bidder to
provide full security bond at contract signing, IDEMIA
was given more time to submit the bond, by Anil
Girci (kp 12/07/2019)
Closure
of nutrition rehabilitation centre puts children’s lives
at risk: Rapti Academy of Health Sciences has been
fraught with irregularities since its establishment last
year, by Arjun Poudel (kp 11/07/2019)
CIAA
files case against three for altering exam grades
(ht 09/07/2019)
Corruption
in road project: Main contractor sub-contracts road
project for half the cost, by Suman Malla (rep
09/07/2019)
156
drivers, riders arrested for bribe attempts (ht
07/07/2019)
Preventing
resource drain: Cut non-essential agencies, by Mukti
Rijal (ht 05/07/2019)
Nepal
barely plays 50 different sports, but hosts nearly 200
sports associations: Organisations are used primarily to
go abroad under the guise of competing in
international events, players and officials say., by
Prajwal Oli (kp 04/07/2019)
10
Tribhuvan University officials face graft charge for
manipulating scores in job exams:The Commission for
Investigation of Abuse of Authority found 33 answer
sheets had been tampered with, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 04/07/2019)
TU
confirms its official took bribes to manipulate scores
of a student University official: Ram Bahadur
Karmacharya and Patan Multiple Campus student Surendra
Koirala are in the CIAA custody, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 03/07/2019)
Seized
by the corrupt: Yes, previous governments were also
corrupt—but the Nepal Communist Party came to power to
clean the system, by Naresh Koirala (kp 03/07/2019)
Sub-engineer
arrested with bribe (ht 03/07/2019)
Special
Court acquits 4 former chiefs of APF (ht 02/07/2019)
Bribery
rampant in government offices, by Upendra Yadav (rep
01/07/2019)
Supreme
Court asks government to show cause why Rs 60 million
was allocated to lawmakers: The constitutional bench of
the top court has demanded clarification within a week,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 29/06/2019), SC
notice to govt on pork barrel fund, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 29/06/2019), Fund
For The Lawmakers, by Mukti Rijal (rn 04/07/2019)
Nepal
is mired in corruption: The kleptocratic network here
touches all aspects of society, making it almost
impossible to destroy, by Deepak Thapa (kp
27/06/2019)
Obstacles
To Ending Corruption, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km
27/06/2019)
Lalita
Niwas land grab: CIAA summons 86 individuals to record
statementsThe anti-graft body has published notice only
for those it could not contact, leaving many
high-profile names (ht 27/06/2019)
CIAA
investigates stadium upgradationThe anti-graft body has
seized all related documents (ht 27/06/2019)
Around
2,500 contractors to get last deadline extension: As per
the regulation, those failing to complete the work
within a year will have their contracts terminated,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 26/06/2019)
NCP
misusing NA chopper in Karnali (kp 25/06/2019)
Years
on, CIAA still struggles to collect Joshi case documents
(rep 25/06/2019)
Chaudhary’s
shackling shows how state treats its citizens
differently, rights defenders say: District court had
convicted Chaudhary, who won the 2017 elections
from Kailali, of inciting the 2015 Tikapur violence,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 23/06/2019)
In
latest fake VAT bill scandal, revenue department charges
15 individuals: Suspects are accused of evading Rs 2.9b
in taxes, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 22/06/2019)
Potential
telecommunications contract winner includes tainted
Malaysian firm: Co-venturer Nuemera is facing a lawsuit
over the biggest data breach in Malaysia (kp
22/06/2019)
Sanjeev
Karna, 12 others booked for graft (kp 21/06/2019)
Budget
allocated thrice for the same road, by Pushpa Raj
Joshi (rep 21/06/2019)
Tainted
firm in the race to become the consultant for Dharahara
reconstruction Seventh amendment to the Public
Procurement Regulation opens door for the
corruption-accused ERMC (P) Ltd to vie for the
consulting job, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
20/06/2019)
Finance
ministry transfers Rs 85m in two months to finance
foreign junkets: Rs 21 million transferred to pay for PM
Oli's visit to Vietnam and Cambodia alone (rep
19/06/2019)
Private
health centers charging exorbitant fee for dengue test:
Patients forced to pay Rs 1500 to Rs 2500 for testing
kits which costs Rs 248 (rep 19/06/2019)
Procurement
monitoring office blacklists47 firms in 11 months of
current fiscal year: Such moves will bar
under-performing contractors from participating in
additional government contracts, officials say, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 18/06/2019)
Windstorm
victims protest after their names went missing from the
beneficiary list: Protesters claim people’s
representatives removed their names for political
reasons as they supported a different political party,
by Pawan Yadav (kp 16/06/2019)
Another
Pappu Construction bridge found to be substandard: A
parliamentary committee discovered that the bridge over
Bagmati River in Tinkune had used faulty piles, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 15/06/2019), Action
sought against Pappu Construction: A field visit report
prepared by House sub-panel reveals major
discrepancies in Bagmati Bridge at Tinkune (ht
15/06/2019)
NA
members shun association with HoR MPs on pork barrel
fund, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 14/06/2019) [This
is a system of highest level corruption either!]
10
persons booked for corruption (ht 13/06/2019)
Budget
allocation draws HoR flak: Constituencies represented by
top leaders get major chunk, say ruling, opposition
during House discussion, by Jagdishor Panday (ht
12/06/2019)
Karnali
spends Rs 2b development budget on vehicles, by
Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 10/06/2019)
Politicians
are their guardians but they live in orphanages or pick
yarsa (rep 08/06/2019)
Govt
picks envoys to Australia, Qatar, Bangladesh and Spain
(rep 08/06/2019) [Continued nepotism and political nominations for
important diplomatic positions!!], In
recommending four ambassadors, Cabinet goes against
foreign ministry’s criteria: Mahesh Dahal, Narad
Bhardwaj Wagle, Banshi Dhar Mishra and Dawa Futi Sherpa
have been named as ambassadors to Australia,
Qatar, Bangladesh, and Spain respectively, by Anil
Giri (kp 10/06/2019), Government’s
latest picks for envoys court controversy (rep
10/06/2019), Faulting
on ambassador appointment (rep 12/06/2019)
Top
court warns anti-graft agency of action for not abiding
by its order: Commission for Investigation of Abuse of
Authority told to furnish the file related to Govinda
Raj Joshi in 15 days, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
07/06/2019), Joshi’s
case pending at apex court for six years (ht
07/06/2019)
Corruption
thrives in development projects due to lack of
monitoringMost projects in Sudurpaschim Province are
selected to appease party activists, officials say,
by Pant (kp 05/06/2019)
Public
land grab investigation: High-level commission begins
work (ht 04/06/2019)
SC
moved to abrogate pork barrel fund, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 03/06/2019)
JC
files corruption case against former judge
Upadhyay (ht 03/06/2019)
Contractors
in firing line as parliamentary committee hints at
enforcing new procurement regulations: The new
regulations state that no contract may be extended
beyond half of the original period, preventing norm of
indefinite deadline extensions, by Prahlad Rijal (kp
01/06/2019)
Wide-body
probe turning defunct before even getting started,
by Bhadra Sharma (rep 01/06/2019)
Graft-tainted
HC judge nominee in the soup: SC orders to procure files
containing corruption complaint against him
(ht 01/06/2019)
When
system corrupts: I realized that the corrupt system has
corrupted everyone—from the powerful people to commoners,
by Prem Lamichhane (rep 01/06/2019)
TIA
immigration officer booked for graft (kp 31/05/2019)
Allocation
of Rs 60 million to lawmakers draws public ire: The pork
barrel spending will cost the state Rs 9.9b, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 30/05/2019) [Continued
corruption and taking advantage of male high-caste
parliamentarians, who are put up by the male Brahmin
leaders at the top of the parties! Uncontrolled money
distribution in arbitrary and uncoordinated development
projects is not the task of the legislators!], Constituency
Development Fund increased by 50 pc despite criticism:
Each FPTP lawmaker to get Rs 60 million (rep
30/05/2019), Finance
minister defends pork barrel funding, but analysts are
unconvinced: Khatiwada faces criticism for bowing to
pressure and giving Rs60 million each to lawmakers to
spend in their constituencies, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 31/05/2019),
Finance
minister defends funds for lawmakers, by Sagar
Ghimire (rep 31/05/2019)
Financial
anomalies in drinking water project, by Prakash
Singh (kp 29/05/2019)
Genuine
victims deprived of housing reconstruction grant after
many families use fraudulent documents to misuse aid:
Local officials told the Post that three or four members
of a single family have received the reconstruction
aid, and they are using the newly built homes as
shelter for their livestock, by Nagendra Adhikari
(kp 28/05/2019)
Two
caught with bribe money of Rs 35,000 in Jhapa (ht
28/05/2019)
Nepali
Army sacks graft-tainted colonel (ht 26/05/2019) [He has to be sentenced by a public
law court!]
Sudurpaschim
Province spends a major chunk of its budget on buying
vehicles for people’s representatives: An activist
claims that local units are purchasing vehicles for the
sake of commission (kp 25/05/2019)
Panchayat-era
minister says Lalita Niwas land owners were compensated
49 years ago, by Matrika Dahal (ht 23/05/2019)
Contractors
evade tax for river extraction, by Arjun Oli (rep
22/05/2019)
Gross
misuse of budget in the name of users’ groups: Over Rs
100 billion non-transparent spending, by Matrika
Dahal (rep 20/05/2019)
Mid-Hill
Highway Projectoffice seeks clarification from erring
contractors: The project directorate has warned builders
of blacklisting and contract termination, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 19/05/2019)
Haste
makes waste at Sikta Irrigation project: Vested interest
of former director blamed, by Arjun Oli (rep
19/05/2019)
Contractors
oppose law barring graft-accused to bid govt projects
(rep 19/05/2019) [Nepal cannot
develop without flourishing corruption???], Amended
public procurement regulation may lead to summary
termination of contracts, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 21/05/2019), Contractors
charged with graft to be barred from fresh bidding
(kp 21/05/2019)
Retired
DSP Baburam Adhikari and three land revenue officials
face corruption charges, by Nayak Paudel and Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 18/05/2019), Retired
land revenue officer accused of grabbing 590 ropani govt
land, by DB Budha (rep 18/05/2019), CIAA
summons 11 persons over 590 ropani land grab case,
by DB Budha (rep 23/05/2019)
TU
anthropology department misused USAID fund: Probe,
by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 16/05/2019)
Lawmakers
lobby for hiking constituency development fund: If
allotted as per the demand, budget for them will reach a
whopping Rs 21 billion, by Binod Ghimire (kp
14/05/2019) [A very special form of corruption!], Stick
to your mandate: MPs should stick to legislating
and let local units carry out development plans (kp
15/05/2019), Cancel
constituency development program (rep 19/05/2019), ‘Distribution
of projects for development unfair’, by Tekendra
Deuba (ht 22/05/2019)
Tainted
TU registrar Upreti promoted to professor; TU Service
Commission Chairman Chaitanya Sharma promoting nepotism:
TU officials , by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep
13/05/2019), Saving
TU from infamy (rep 14/05/2019)
Average
daily capital spending at Rs 41 million: Experts say
withholding payments may be an indication of corrupt
motives (rep 13/05/2019)
New
bill to tighten noose on civil servants causing revenue
losses: It has provisions to immediately suspend anyone
found to be colluding with businessmen, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 12/05/2019)
Supplier
accused of stealing 1000 quintals of subsidized rice,
by Lokendra Khanal (rep 09/05/2019)
Anti-graft
agency files another case against already disgraced
officer: Suresh Adhikari, suspended officer of
Itahari Transport Management Office, is charged with
illegally amassing property worth Rs51m this time,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 07/05/2019)
Only
10
percent of Poor ID cards distributed in seven years:
While households not identified as poor have already
received their cards, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
06/05/2019)
Against
popular perception, Oli claims to have checked
corruption, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 05/05/2019)
CIAA
interferes to reopen illegal crusher plant, by
Nagendra Upadhyay (rerp 05/05/2019)
Traffic
police to remove illegal ticket counters, by Anup
Ojha (kp 05/05/2019)
DSP
Dhungel suspended for suspected association with a
robber, by Nayak Paudel (kp 04/05/2019)
Misuse
of government vehicles goes unchecked in Sudurpaschim
Province (kp 03/05/2019)
Land-grab
allegation baseless: Rana family (ht 03/05/2019), 'Land-grab
culprits will be brought to book’ (kp 03/05/2019)
Parliamentary
committee to monitor two bridges constructed by
Pappu Construction (ht 03/05/2019)
4
ropani at Dhobi Khola illegally registered in names of
individuals, by Prashanta Lamichhane (rep
03/05/2019)
Army
awards tender for boots to party failing criteria,
by Anil Yadav (rep 02/05/2019)
Prime
minister defends NCP general secretary (ht
01/05/2019) [It cannot be what
must not be!]
Elected
officials collude with land mafia to sell land plots,
by Bharat Jarghamagar (kp 30/04/2019)
NCP
MPs want hike in pork barrel spending, by Jagdishor
Panday (ht 30/04/2019) [The
uncontrolled and self-interested investment of money by
the MPs elected under the FPTP system is a grave and
very special form of corruption!!], No
to
pork barrel: The CISP has faced criticism in the past as
it is largely geared towards giving the elected
lawmakers an edge during the elections and purchase
votes with patronage (ht 30/04/2019)
Fake
VAT
bill scam, which is under probe, estimated to be worth
over Rs 7 billion: Failure to take timely measures and
non-implementation of laws encouraged fraudsters
to continue practice, experts and officials say, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 29/04/2019)
Mockery
of
socialism: Prime Minister committed to zero tolerance
against corruption when he took office in 2017. Now this
commitment is mocking at his face for his administration
has failed to control corruption, by Prakash Acharya
(rep 29/04/2019)
18
land revenue officials sent to judicial custody, 12
still at large, by Arjun Oli (rep 29/04/2019)
Oli’s
spokesman is unaware of Parajuli-led investigation
panel’s status, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 29/04/2019)
Medical
colleges
charging high fees may soon face government action:
Parliamentary sub-committee will begin recommending
action against money-grabbing colleges, by Nayak
Paudel (kp 29/04/2019)
After
public
outcry, authorities demolish illegal structures: But
people who had rented the sheds built at Khula Manch
paying hefty amounts of money say they have been
left in the lurch, by Anup Ojha (kp 28/04/2019)
CIAA
to investigate railway property encroachment (ht
28/04/2019)
Government
loses
large swathes of land to enchroachers: 66,000 square
metres of seven government offices encroached upon by
individuals for private housing and other purposes,
auditing body says, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
26/04/2019)
GMC
chair Aryal released after posting bail (ht
23/04/2019)
Why
corruption
endures: Failure to secure justice through the
transitional peace process provides the moral
justification that sustains corruption in Nepal, by
Bishal Thapa (rep 23/04/2019)
Jumping
on the gravy train: The linkages between Nepal’s private
sector and corruption is increasing, by Ajaya Bhadra
Khanal (kp 22/04/2019)
Selling
prices
of Lalita Niwas land were falsely undervalued to evade
taxes: Govt records show land was sold for just Rs
800,000 per ropani, by Matrika Dahal (rep
22/04/2019)
Pressure
mounts
on ruling party to take action against general
secretary: Bishnu Poudel’s Baluwatar land deal has put
him into a controversy but leadership is maintaining
silence, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 21/04/2019)
Medals
for sale, by Guffadi (kp 20/04/2019)
Firms
involved in supplying two A330s given one-week summon
extension, by Sangam Prasain (kp 19/04/2019), CIAA
summons foreign firms (ht 19/04/2019)
Lalita
Niwas
Land Scam: Big businesses involved in Lalita Niwas land scam;
Nearly 100 individuals own 114 ropani of Lalita Niwas land
(rep 18/04/2019), Govt
prepares to scrap all controversial cabinet decisions on
Lalita Niwas land (rep 19/04/2019)
Complaints
about irregularities at local level on the rise, CIAA says,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 17/04/2019)
Land
revenue officials, brokers go out of contact, by
Matrika Dahal (rep 16/04/2019)
Kathmandu-Hetauda
Tunnel Highway: Govt neglect puts public money at risk
(rep 16/04/2019)
Flaws
in
government mechanism led to misappropriation of funds,
auditor general’s report says: The flaws reflect weak
implementation of laws by the KP Sharma Oli
administration, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 15/04/2019)
Irrigation
department misusing project budget (ht 15/04/2019)
Land
mafia grab 243 bighas of watershed land acquired by govt
long ago, by Rohit Rai (rep 15/04/2019)
People
above poverty line benefit from poverty alleviation
programs, by Himnath Devkota (rep 15/04/2019)
Seed
importer charging different prices for same product:
Farmers (rep 15/04/2019)
A
year mired in big time corruption (rep 14/04/2019)
Land
grab cases to be probed (ht 14/04/2019)
'Mafia'
grabbed 1,860 ropani govt land in 6 yrs post-Panchayat,
by Matrika Dahal (rep 14/04/2019)
Community
school denies students their exam results for failing to
pay fees, by Narahari Sapkota (rep 14/04/2019)
Government
audit highlights dubious accounting practices by
emergency rescue agencies, hospitals, by Sangam
Prasain (kp 14/04/2019)
Huge
profit margin of telecom companies raises OAG’s eyebrow,
by Sagar Ghimire (rep 14/04/2019)
Parliament
Secretariat spent millions illegally: OAG, by
Jagdishor Panday (ht 14/04/2019), Reckless
expenses have gone up, says OAG report (ht
14/04/2019), 116
state bodies bypassed Public Procurement Act, by
Prahlad Rijal (kp 14/04/2019)
Govt
decorating
Bhatbhateni owner Gurung with high state honor: Gurung
is under CIB investigation for his role in illegally
transferring the ownership of Lalita Niwas land to
private individuals, by Matrika Dahal (rep
13/04/2019)
Construction
materials meant for highway sold elsewhere illegally,
by Chhabilal Tiwari (rep 13/03/2019)
Sikta
Irrigation Project: Land illegally transferred to
private individuals, by Arjun Oli (rep 12/04/2019)
Land
brokers ‘capture’ 15 bighas of Guthi land in Janakpur,
by Suresh Yadav (ht 12/04/2019)
Fraud
cases in the name of foreign employment on the rise in
Jhapa district, by Parbat Portel (kp 11/04/2019)
NCP
Gen Secy Paudel among those involved in Lalita Niwas
scam, by Matrika Dahal (rep 10/04/2019), Billions
in bank loans issued with Lalita Niwas land as
collateral, by Matrika Dahal (rep 11/04/2019), Lalita
Niwas land grab case to be probed, by Jagdishor
Panday (ht 12/04/2019), ‘Nepal-led
govt facilitated land grab in 2010’ (ht 13/04/2019)
Judge
accused of accepting bribe, by Abadhes Kumar Jha (kp
10/04/2019)
Medical
colleges charging extra fees even from govt scholarship
holders, by Anita Shrestha (ht 07/04/2019)
DoFTQC
files 136 cases against businesses selling low quality
food (ht 07/04/2019)
City’s
broomer
machines cleaning VVIP areas only: Kathmandu
Metropolitan City officials say they are still imparting
training to the machine drivers, by Anup Ojha (kp
07/04/2019)
Police
reveals
the names of individuals accused of leaking SEE question
papers: Two police officers at the district office were
involved in stealing the papers, a preliminary
investigation finds, by Binod Ghimire (kp
05/04/2019)
Jha
and Moktan file applications at anti-graft agency, PM’s
Office, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 05/04/2019)
Review
electoral system for good governance, says CIAA chief
(ht 03/04/2019)
114
ropani of Lalita Niwas land worth billions captured by
individuals now under CIB probe, by Matrika Dahal
(rep 03/04/2019), 20
land
revenue officials under probe over Lalita Niwas land
grab: 24 Kathmandu District Land Reform officials also
under CIB scanner, by Matrika Dahal (rep
04/04/2019), Lalita
Niwas land grabbed after due compensation already
provided, by Matrika Dahal (rep 05/04/2019)
House
sub-committee
finds irregularities in Taragaon Hotels: Recommends PM
office to look into ownership transfer of 150 ropani
land (rep 03/04/2019)
Judicial
Council’s
judge picks draw flak from a section of legal
fraternity: Senior advocates question competence of
appointees and accuse the council of promoting nepotism
akin to Rana regime, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
03/04/2019)
Gandaki
Med College officials released on bail, by Lal
Prasad Sharma (kp 02/04/2019) [??]
Local
units of Kavre spending extravagantly for elected
representatives and officials, by Madhusudhan
Guragain (rep 01/04/2019)
Jha
spared in Nepal Engineering College corruption case for
cooperating in probe, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
29/03/2019)
Anti-graft
body
summons five international firms over Airbus deal: House
committee investigation had found wide-body jet deal
cost Nepal Airlines Rs4.35b in losses, by Sangam
Prasain (kp 28/03/2019)
Corruption
rampant in Janakpur labour office, by Santosh Singh
(kp 28/03/2019)
CIAA
chargesheets
ex-commissioner Pathak: Its probe finds he accepted a
bribe of Rs 7.8 million from Nepal Engineering College
director (ht 27/03/2019), Disgraced
anti-graft commissioner Pathak faces corruption case,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 27/03/2019)
Medical
colleges accused of charging extra fee from students to
be probed, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 27/03/2019)
Businesses
fleecing
consumers: Sellers, restaurateurs in capital illegally
adding value added tax to retail, menu prices of
products, food items, by Sujan Dhungana (ht
27/03/2019)
Corruption-accused
appointed adviser to provincial government, by
Suryamani Gautam (ht 26/03/2019)
Gandaki
Med
College officials, who are accused of fleecing students,
still at large: Police say they are searching for nine
individuals, including the college principal, by
Nayak Paudel (kp 25/03/2019)
Waling
mayor
says they will sue Michael Kobold if the fire truck is
not delivered: German watchmaker had promised multiple
firefighting vehicles for Nepal and raised thousands of
dollars, by Tsering D Gurung (kp 23/03/2019)
A
man who embezzled money at all three offices he worked
since 2015: The account officer faces charge of
misappropriating millions from state coffers, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 22/03/2019)
Anti-graft
watchdog
faces scrutiny as bribe cases involving its staff grow:
The involved officers will be prosecuted, the agency’s
spokesperson Pradeep Koirala says, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 20/03/2019)
Irregularities
reign
supreme at Poverty Alleviation Fund: Agency established
to combat poverty under probe for misappropriating Rs185
million, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 19/03/2019)
Anti-graft
body to probe stock trading software deal, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 19/03/2019)
Eight
years
on, construction of the Kamala river bridge yet to
complete: A joint venture of the disreputed Pappu
Construction was contracted to complete the bridge by
the fiscal year 2015-16, by Raj Kumar Karki (kp
18/03/2019)
E-procurement
system
on cards to keep tabs on contractors: Builders have to
update the government on the projects they have bagged
and the progress made, officials say, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 15/03/2019)
President,
public and precedence, by Gunjan Upadhyay (rep
15/03/2019)
Anti-graft
agency to mobilise teams to catch corrupt government
staff, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 14/03/2019) [Please start at the top!]
More
students
file fraud case against Gandaki Medical College chair
Khuma Aryal and 10 others: The number of students
registering the case against the college administration
has reached 54, by Nayak Paudel (kp 12/03/2019)
Public
entities
are recommending errant contractors for blacklisting
more than ever: Amid growing media and public scrutiny,
the government agencies can no longer overlook
contractors’ shortcomings, officials say, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 12/03/2019)
Consultant
hiring process scrapped for Dharahara reconstruction:
Bidder evaluated first faces case of corruption from
CIAA, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 11/03/2019)
Video
of frustrated citizens defying roadblock for President
sparks discourse over VIP movements, by Anup Oja (kp
07/03/2019) [This is a special form of corruption by arrogant
party politicians with royal ambitions!!]
Students
file
fraud case against Gandaki Medical College: They have
charged college officials with raking in millions by
charging them exorbitant fees, by Nayak Paudel (kp
04/03/2019)
The
big fish in our midstHow is it that corrupt figures
participate in our society with their heads held high?,
by Sailesh Tiwari (kp 04/03/2019)
Nepal
Police least corrupt among public offices, says CIAA
(ht 02/03/2019)
Graft
cases against local units continue to surge: CIAA study,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 28/02/2019)
Police
inspector faces probe over charge of bribery (ht
27/02/2019)
MoHA
recalls personnel being used as orderlies (ht
27/02/2019)
Strengthening
CIAA: CIAA should be transformed into a strong
institution led by competent officials (ht
26/02/2019)
Professors
demand action against bribe-accused PU dean, by
Binod Subedi (rep 26/02/2019)
150
consultancies
sent over 700 Nepalis to an Australian institute without
accreditation: Education consultancies are asked to
furnish details of the number of students they sent to
the Australia Institute of Business and Technology,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 26/02/2019)
Monitoring
the monitors: Fewer people are filing complaints with
the anti-graft body, reflecting its fading trust, by
Narayan Manandhar (kp 25/02/2019)
CIAA
plans dubious means to nab corrupt (ht 25/02/2019)
Teacher,
former VDC secy booked for corruption (ht
25/02/2019), Graft
cases filed against teacher, former VDC secy (ht
26/02/2019)
Wide-body
aircraft scam probe underway: CIAA chief (rep
25/02/2019)
Pappu
construction owners released on bail of Rs 1.75 crore
each (ht 25/02/2019) [???]
Delayed
service,
bribery continue to mar government offices: Survey finds
service delivery is better in offices of Baitadi
compared to Okhaldhunga and Chitwan districts, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 24/02/2019)
Anti-graft
body arrested 154 govt employees for bribery last fiscal
(ht 24/02/2019)
CIAA
says use of fake credentials for govt jobs on the rise
(ht 23/02/2019)
CIAA
arrests jailer for bribery (ht 23/02/2019)
Complaint
filed to probe properties of tainted anti-graft official
and ‘his associates’, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
22/02/2019)
Nominated
lawmakers angry as they are not allowed to spend Rs
40m, by Binod Ghimire (kp 21/02/2019) [This
once again means that the option is predominantly for
male Tagadhari leaders only, expecially male Bahuns!
Nevertheless, development investment is not the task
of elected legislators, it only helps to promote
corruption!]
Passengers
obliged to change multiple vehicles in Dolpa-Nepalgunj
route, by Bishnu Prasad Devkota (rep 21/02/2019)
Getting
off easy: Corrupt officials get to resign and go
scot-free, fuelling impunity (kp 21/02/2019)
Probe
opened into graft charge against Pathak (ht
20/02/2019)
Back
to
misrule: If Prime Minister Oli wants to make the country
prosperous on the foundation of corruption and misrule,
he will surely fail, by Nilam Sangroula (rep
19/02/2019)
Anti-graft
official’s
bribe case exposes how corruption thrives: Governance
experts say letting go Pathak will perpetuate impunity,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 17/02/2019), CIAA,
MPs least interested to implicate Pathak in bribery case
(rep 17/02/2019), Prosecute
Raj Narayan Pathak (rep 17/02/2019), CIAA
discusses probe in Pathak’s graft case (kp
18/02/2019), Take
further
action: Pathak’s resignation must not make him a free
man; he must face charges of corruption and abuse of
authority (ht 18/02/2019), CIAA
consults AG on Pathak investigation (ht 19/02/2019,
Attorney
general
says CIAA can probe Pathak corruption case: Anti-graft
agency sought the office’s opinion if laws allowed it to
prosecute him, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
19/02/2019), Graft
watchdog puts fallen commissioner Pathak under probe:
Three-member committee is announced to look into bribery
scandal, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 20/02/2019), New
footage shows Pathak planned to flee (ht
21/02/2019), Rs
7.8 million in sweets boxes: ‘Pathak was planning to
extort Rs 250 million from local governments of Province
2’. ‘His brother Shubh Narayan took Rs 1.5 million for
securing college affiliation’, by KP Dhungana (rep
21/02/2019), Who
carried out sting against Pathak? (ht 23/02/2019)
CIAA
flooded with graft complaints in far-west (ht
17/02/2019)
Cops
crack down on motorists offering bribe (ht
16/02/2019), Nepal
Police intensifies action against bribers, bribe-taking
cops, by Biken K Dawadi (rep 16/02/2019)
Anti-graft
agency
official stares at impeachment over corruption:
Commissioner Raj Narayan Pathak faces charge of taking
bribe to ‘settle a case’, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
15/02/2019), Impeachment
looms over CIAA Commissioner Pathak (rep
15/02/2019), Anti-corruption
commissioner resigns over bribery scandal, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 16/02/2019), Pathak
puts in his papers, prez accepts (ht 16/02/2019), CIAA’s
Pathak resigns under bribery cloud: But will he be
booked? (rep 16/02/2019)
Corruption
at policy making level worries anti-graft body (ht
15/02/2019)
JC
names justice to probe bribery charge against judge
Baniya (rep 15/02/2019)
Checking
Resource Misuse, by Mukti Rijal (rn 14/02/2019)
Tackling
Corruption for Good Governance, by Uttam Maharjan
(rn 14/02/2019)
Eight
people face corruption cases for revenue dodging, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 14/02/2019), CIAA
books customs officer, seven others for corruption
(ht 14/02/2019)
NOC
ex-chief out on Rs 25-million bail (ht 13/02/2019) [Obviously, his corrupt practices
have been more lucrative than that for him ridiculous
amount! There are 186.6 million Rs accumulated on his
bank account!!], NOC
ex-chief Khadka freed after posting Rs 20.5 million bail
(rep 13/02/2019)
Corruption
everywhere: Barely any sphere in Nepal remains secure
from the clutches of unblushing bribery and nepotism,
by Madhab P Khanal (kp 11/02/2019)
Pappu
scam
pegs back construction of central bank’s Baluwatar
office: Given the contractor’s poor track record,
officials at the bank are skeptical, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 10/02/2019)
CIAA
suggests measures to fight corruption (ht
10/02/2019)
‘Corruption
rampant in public offices’ (ht 09/02/2019)
Government
advised to probe corruption in private sector (kp
07/02/2019)
Say
watt? Perhaps our elected officials are taking their
duty to ‘take charge’ too literally (kp 07/02/2019)
Watchdog
draws
authority’s attention to one-roomed houses: Transparency
International-Nepal alerts the reconstruction body about
the suspected bid of families to build small houses to
claim the grant, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
05/02/2019)
Ex-minister
among 14 people dragged to court in graft case: CIAA has
charged them with irregularities worth Rs315m, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 05/02/2019), CIAA
files corruption case against 14 persons (ht
05/02/2019)
Corruption
at high level: Political will lacking to control it,
by Ram Dayal Rakesh (ht 04/02/2019)
Federal
Socialist
Forum-Nepal lawmaker (ht), 7 projects worth Rs 351
billion for PM's constituency: Jhapa-5 is by far the
largest recipient of federal projects under PM Oli,
by Yuvraj Biwas (rep 04/02/2019)
Two
Sajha Swasthya cooperative staff suspended for
irregularities, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
04/02/2019)
As
dirty
cash flow review nears, Nepal scrambles to make and
amend 50 laws: Country runs the risk of being
blacklisted if it fails to prepare legislation
compatible with global standards, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 03/02/2019)
54
MPs change PAs after parliament paid latter through bank,
by Ashok Dahal (rep 03/02/2019)
Mafia
1 KC 0, by Guffadi (kp 02/02/2019), Dr
KC ends fast-unto-death, slams govt for 'policy-level
corruption' (ht 02/02/2019), Dr
KC ends fast after 24 days, accuses Oli of dishonesty
(rep 02/02/2019)
CIAA
files case against NEA deputy director (ht
02/02/2019)
Cheating
cabbies paid Rs 20m in fines in six months (rep
02/02/2019)
Graft
case filed against TMO staffers (ht 01/02/2019)
District
court official held for graft, by Nayak Paudel (kp
01/02/2019)
Corruption
rampant
in local governments: Anti-graft body; Municipalities,
rural municipalities are among the most corrupt
agencies, CIAA survey shows, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha(kp 31/01/2019)
NC
to continue with pressure campaign to probe shady
Aircraft deal, by Sanjaya Lama (kp 31/01/2019)
Nepal
falls
two places to 124 on Corruption Perception Index: The
political leadership prioritised serving the interests
of those who run syndicates and contractors with poor
track records, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
30/01/2019), Nepal
slips two notches in global corruption index (ht
30/01/2019), Graph
keeps falling: Nepal has slipped from corrupt to
more corrupt in global rankings (kp 31/01/2019) [And this under a government that one
year ago has claimed to eradicate corruption!],
TIA
radio operator booked for amassing Rs 14 cr (ht
30/01/2019)
CIAA
files case, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 30/01/2019)
Congress
mum on wide-body deal: Aircraft purchase scam issue
missing from minutes at Deuba’s behest, party insiders
say, by Anil Giri (kp 29/01/2019) [This
proves the hypocrisy of Nepalese politicians. Civil
society is much more effective if the political parties
do not participate!]
1,848
projects worth Rs 118 billion fail to meet completion
deadline: CIAA (ht 29/01/2019)
Rural
roads being constructed in Rolpa without following
procedures, by Dinesh Subedi (ht 28/01/2019)
Anti-graft
body opens detailed investigation on Airbus A330 deal
(kp 25/01/2019), Making
hay,
our way: Probably nothing much will come out of
investigations on wide-body scam. Events bear a
“symbolic” and yet uncanny similarity to how Jamal
Kashoggi was murdered, by Hemant Arjyal (rep
26/01/2019)
Govt
scraps Huawei contract awarded without bidding as CIAA
starts probe, by Sunil Sapkota (rep 24/01/2019)
Panel
formed
to probe into jet purchase deal is directionless: 19
days have passed since the probe body was formed, and it
still lacks terms of reference, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 23/01/2019) [It has
obviously been formed gang to prevent facts regarding a
participation of leading politicians by doing nothing!]
They
want
to have no truck with old vehicles: Most of 16
chiefs of parliamentary panels want new vehicles, but
govt has allocated funds for only six (ht
22/01/2019)
CIAA
requests govt to revise order of precedence (ht
22/01/2019)
Ex-NRB
Governor Rawal posts Rs 1 million bail (rep
22/01/2019)
Two
oil pumps found guilty of tampering (kp 21/01/2019)
Ex-minister
Pandey posts Rs 40m bail: Sikta irrigation project scam
(ht 17/01/2019)
‘Dr
KC’s demands won’t be fulfilled’ (ht 16/01/2019) [Admits vested interests of NCP
affiliated entrepreneurs!]
Politics
in
full play as accusations fly over tainted jet purchase
deal: House panel tweaks report, takes out the
part that calls for ‘lawful action’ against
ministers, by Sangam Prasain (kp 15/01/2019) [????], Poudel
calls for enquiry into Deuba’s role in aircraft deal,
by Anil Giri (kp 15/01/2019), Deuba
denies involvemen, by Arjun Shah (kp 15/01/2019)
Plan
to punish contractors dropped after pressure from
higher-ups: Some companies with political connections
were under scrutiny, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
14/01/2019)
Over
Rs
6b released to local units to implement lawmaker-led
projects: Rs40million allocated to 164 out of 165
constituencies as conditional grant, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 13/01/2019) [Local
development projects are not the task of elected
legislators! This is a very special form of corruption
by the hands of the elected political elite!]
Positive
spin
gone awry: No bureaucrat or official will have the guts
to try to execute this level of fraud without political
blessings from the very top, by Hemant Arjyal (rep
12/01/2019)
Accounts
committee
ignores crucial facts in aircraft purchase probe:
Jitendra Dev was not the tourism minister when the first
instalment was released to Airbus plane vendor, by
Sangam Prasain (kp 11/01/2019), Action
against those named in jet scam after panel report,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 11/01/2019) [???],
Govt
in bid to trash PAC probe report, by Jagdishor
Panday (ht 11/01/2019), IRC
still
probing NAC jet purchase irregularities: Says PAC only
considered OAG report in its investigation, by
Jagdishor Panday (ht 12/01/2019), Holes
seen
in house panel report on jet purchase deal: Despite
shortcomings, PAC report has detected stench of
corruption wafting over the A330-200 procurement deal,
which must be probed, by Rupak D Sharma (ht
12/01/2019)
Anti-graft
body drags Shrestha to court, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 10/01/2019), CIAA
files graft case against former transport department
chief (ht 10/01/2019)
Bribery
rampant in govt offices, finds NVC survey (ht
09/01/2019)
House
panel goes soft on ministers: Recommends action against
two secretaries, acquits Home Secretary Rai, by Tika
R Pradhan (kp 08/01/2019) [There
is no rule of law as long as the crimes committed by
politicians and their clientele remain unpunished!],
PAC
for action against current and ex-ministers, clean chit
for Rai: Directs govt to suspend MD Kansakar immediately
(rep 08/01/2019), Adhikari
rejects charges of irregularities in Airbus deal, by
Sangam Prasain (kp 08/01/2019), Road
to
misrule: Lawmakers must act on measures to curb abuse of
authority and impose harsh sanctions against those
implicated and accused of robbing tax payers, by
Kedar Neupane (rep 09/01/2019)
Anti-graft
body files case against Khadka: Charges ex-NOC chief
with amassing property worth Rs186m illegally, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 08/01/2019), CIAA
sues ex-NOC chief Khadka over Rs 186m in unexplained
wealth (rep 08/01/2019), Former
NOC chief charged with graft (ht 08/01/2019)
MPs
barred from pocketing salaries of aides, drivers, by
Ashok Dahal (rep 08/01/2019), Right
step by Parliament Secretariat (rep 09/01/2019)
Corruption
watchdog seeks e-bus procurement details, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 07/01/2019)
PM
lies to House over contract awarded to Huawei, by
Sunil Sapkota (rep 07/01/2019)
Wide-body
Plane Purchase and PAC, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km
06/01/2019)
PAC
report has a long list of recommendations to different
entities including CIAA (rep 03/01/2019)
Oli
government
faces moral quandary: While pressure mounts on the Oli
government to open a fair and comprehensive probe
into the case, some leaders from the ruling Nepal
Communist Party say the government will not take
any decision in haste, by Anil Giri (kp 03/01/2019),
Wide-body
jet deal cost carrier Rs 4.35b in losses: KC report,
by Sangam Prasain (kp 03/01/2019), Sky-high
corruption: Government must take serious note of the
wide-body financial irregularity (kp 03/01/2019), Cabinet
forms
panel to probe disputed aircraft purchase: Three-member
commission set up after a parliamentary subcommittee
charges sitting minister and top bureaucrats with
embezzling billions, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
04/01/2019), Former
ministers Shahi, Dev refute their involvement in NAC
irregularities (ht 04/01/2019), Panel
fails
to endorse subcommittee report for want of revision:
Report on aircraft procurement to be endorsed after
correcting three major issues, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
05/01/2019), 'Wide-body
probe should include aviation expert', by Arpana Ale
Magar (rep 05/01/2019), Lawmakers
divided over wide-body aircraft scam, by Arpana Ale
Magar (rep 05/01/2018) [Stop any
form of politicisation in the clarification of
corruption cases!], Adhikari
upbeat
as criticism builds over aircraft deal: Minister says he
will not resign only for the ‘superficial’
charges even as it created moral pressure on him,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 06/01/2019), ‘Probe
panel undermining parliamentary supremacy’: Govt should
have formed panel before Parliament started probe’,
by Rewati Sapkota (ht 06/01/2019), Bibeksheel
Sajha Party files corruption case (rep 07/01/2019),
Roll
back
decision: With much hue and cry being made over the
constitution of the probe panel by the government, its
very credibility is at stake (ht 07/01/2019)
Payment
made for bridges not yet built (ht 03/01/2019)
Complaint
filed at CIAA over PMO contract to Huawei agent (rep
02/01/2019)
NVC
seeks property details of elected local representatives
(ht 02/01/2019)
Around
Rs 4b embezzled while buying planes: House sub-panel,
by Anil Giri (kp 01/01/2019), Lawmakers
call for joint investigation committee, by Anil Giri
(kp 02/01/2019), PAC
panel faults Minister Adhikari, others in wide-body scam
(rep 02/01/2019), Sub-panel
recommends
action against tourism minister: The PAC sub-committee
was formed to look into possible anomalies in NAC’s
wide-body aircraft purchase deal, by Umesh Poudel
(ht 02/01/2019)
CIAA’s
conviction rate in corruption cases takes a hit, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 01/01/2019)
Anti-graft
body to quiz driving licence vendor over plaints, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 31/12/2018)
Auditor
general
says minister lied to House panel: Tanka Mani Sharma
says Rabindra Adhikari did not consult his office before
making payment for the jets, by Anil Giri (kp
27/12/2018)
Elected
officials face close scrutiny of dealings, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 26/12/2018)
CIAA,
keep the momentum (rep 26/12/2018)
Land
revenue officer among 13 dragged to court over
corruption, by Sanjeeb Phuyal (kp 25/12/2018), 16
including land revenue officials charged for selling
land by creating fake owner (rep 25/12/2018)
Implement
UN’s anti-corruption convention: CIAA (ht
25/12/2018)
CIAA’s
28th annual report: Education sector tops corruption
complaints list (rep 25/12/2018)
Cabbies
continue to fleece passengers (ht 23/12/2018)
Two
secys at health ministry which has office for one,
by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 22/12/2018)
'Scrap
poverty ID cards issued to fake poor', by Janak KC
(rep 22/12/2018)
Polymer
note
printing: Ex-NRB governor Rawal among three faces
corruption case; Rawal says he will accept the court’s
verdict while denying any wrongdoing when the
contract was awarded to Note Printing Australia, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 21/12/2018)
Deep
pockets: Lawmakers have earned notoriety for being
unethical and shameless (kp 20/12/2018)
PM’s
IT consultant ‘misusing power’ to land big contracts,
by Sunil Sapkota (rep 17/12/2018), Misuse
of power under PM’s nose (rep 18/12/2018)
Police
bust fake citizenship racket in Dhanusha: Seven
including four DAO officials arrested, vy Suresh
Yadav (rep 17/12/2018), Case
filed against eight including assistant CDO for
citizenship forgery, by Giriraj Baskota (rep
19/12/2018)
Top
leaders’ silence in plane deal conspicuous: Leaders refuse to
lead House sub-panels formed to probe dodgy deal, by Anil
Giri (kp 16/12/2018)
Fake
card
holders take bus operators for a ride: Entrepreneurs rue
losses due to undeserved discounts n Stationers freely
sell fake student IDs, by Bibhu Luitel (kp
14/12/2018)
'Abroad
trips by local reps a drain on taxpayers' money'
(rep 14/12/2018)
Corruption:
Bane of Nation, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn 14/12/2018)
Misuse
of government vehicles on the rise (rep 13/12/2018)
Legislation
planned
to pick developer for projects above Rs 50b without
bids: PMo pushes draft law with contentious provisions;
expert slams decision that ‘will promote corruption’,
by Bibek Subedi (kp 13/12/2018), Shaking
heads: New law avoiding competitive bidding could breed
more corruption (kp 17/12/2018), Don’t
award projects without competitive bidding: TIN asks
govt (rep 19/12/218)
Taxi
drivers face 6-month licence suspension for breaking
laws: New rule to fix taxi drivers who cheat passengers,
by Nayak Paudel (kp 13/12/2018), Cops
book 512 taxi drivers in seven days (ht 15/12/2018),
300
erring taxi drivers penalised (kp 16/12/2018)
Graft
rampant in Siraha government offices, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 13/12/2018)
1,020
officials
fail to submit property details: Law states that public
official should submit personal property details within
60 days of assuming office, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 12/12/2018)
Sudurpaschim
solves 3,672 graft cases (kp 11/12/2018) [??]
Forty-two
firms booked for revenue fraud, by Umesh Poudel (ht
11/12/2018)
Irregularities
seen in development projects (rep 11/12/2018)
Misuse
of govt vehicles rife in Khotang (ht 11/12/2018)
Accommodation
fees being charged ‘illegally’ for walking to Everest,
by Khumba Raj Rai (kp 10/12/2018)
Dilemma
of
corruption: Both bribe payers and bribe takers gain
through corrupt transactions, but the cost is passed on
to the poor, honest and disfranchised population, by
Narayan Manandhar (rep 09/12/2018)
Watchdog
files
graft case against former minister: Case filed against
21 people at Special Court; Rs2.54b recovery sum sought
from Pandey’s firm, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
08/12/2018), CIAA
sues ex-minister Pandey, 20 others for shoddy work on
Sikta (rep 08/12/2018), Ex-minister,
others booked for embezzling billions (ht
08/12/2018), Welcome
initiatives by CIAA (rep 10/12/2018), Will
Kalika and its Chinese partner, consulting firm be
chargesheated? (rep 10/12/2018)
Court
order gives Pappu reprieve: The government had scrapped
Pappu’s contract for the construction delay, by
Thakur Singh Tharu (kp 06/12/2018)
Erring
builders
face seizure of guarantee bond: Politically connected
contractors among those on the hit list of the
Department of Roads, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
05/12/2018)
CIAA
issues work plan to tackle procurement malpractices:
Faults mainly MoPIT and PPMO for problems, by Rudra
Pangeni (rep 03/12/2018), Follow
CIAA’s recommendations (rep 04/12/2018)
57
civil,
security officials held with bribe: The anti-graft body
received 4,670 fresh complaints in the first quarter of
the current fiscal (ht 03/12/2018)
Local
officials ‘use government vehicles to visit dance bars’:
Ministry of Federal Affairs awakens to the misuse of
cars, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 02/12/2018)
Education
ministry lies about foreign junket expenses (rep
02/12/2018)
173
convicted of bribing for Nepal Army jobs, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 30/11/2018)
Health
Ministry uncertain of status of 8,000 staff on its
payroll, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 29/11/2018)
Funds
for new cars but not fire engines, by Yubaraj Bibash
(rep 29/11/2018)
CIAA,
DMLI join forces to jointly fight corruption (ht
29/11/2018)
Lust
for
luxury: How do we explain President Bidya Devi
Bhandari’s craving for luxury? Is this her obsession
with power? Has she started to think of herself in terms
of former kings and queens?, by Chiranjibi Paudyal
(rep 28/11/2018), Government
begins
process to buy presidential carcade: Parliamentary
Public Accounts Committee asks ministries to furnish
documents, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 30/11/2018)
Graft
cases filed against 11 persons (ht 28/11/2018)
Government’s
purchase of assets abroad is haphazard and ineffective,
by Anil Giri (kp 27/11/2018), Auditor
general himself audited purchase of Nepal envoy’s
mansion in US, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 29/11/2018)
Ministry
declines funds to parliament for 23 new vehicles
(rep 27/11/2018)
Bus
operators defy to register as companies, by Sanjeev
Giri (kp 27/11/2018)
President’s
motorcade faces red light by Sanjeev Giri (kp
22/11/2018), Minister
defends
amenities for President, her deputy: It’s the duty of
government to strengthen newly established
constitutional offices, says Spokesperson Banskota,
by Tilak R Pradan (kp 23/11/2018), The
People’s
President! Why does our President need to live like one
of those dictators in a totalitarian regime when most of
us barely make enough to provide for our families?,
by Guffadi (kp 24/11/2018)
Bir
hospital
doctor charges ministry with seeking bribes: Officials
deny accusations, say Dr Adhikari defied the
transfer order, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 21/11/2018)
Singha
Durbar: Where expensive cars go to die (kp
21/11/2018)
Sugar
import quota: Anti-graft body told to look into possible
corruption (kp 21/11/2018)
Keep
unaccounted transactions below 4 percent: Ministry;
Preliminary audit shows sharp rise in financial
irregularities, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
18/11/2018)
Corruption
rife at local units, by Ganesh BK (rep 18/11/2018)
Mayor’s
construction firm embezzles NEA’s Rs 1.4 million, by
Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 17/11/2018)
Govt
replaces ambassador to Israel Thapa with Shakya: Shakya
is Prime Minister KP Oli’s sister-in-law (rep
16/11/2018)
Corruption
case filed against DSP (ht 15/11/2018)
Driving
licence vendor hits speed bump: Contractor produces only
45,000 digital driving licences of the 500,000
ordered, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 14/11/2018)
Salary
as well as pension for some ‘lucky’ ex-bureaucrats,
by Dipesh KC (14/11/2018), Moral
question to former bureaucrats (rep 15/11/2018)
CIAA
files case against senior govt attorney Thapa (rep
14/11/2018)
Room
for whom? Public properties are owned by people,
not by those at the helm of affairs (kp 13/11/2018)
Sajha
GM files libel case against Nepal Republic Media
(rep 13/11/2018)
Govt
decides to recall its envoy to South Africa (rep
13/11/2018)
Coastal-Pappu
venture
close to be blacklisted: Irrigation Department to send
papers to Public Procurement Monitoring Office within
this week, by Sanjeev Giri and Bibek Subedi (kp
12/11/2018)
Baglamukhi
Oil Stores sealed for giving short measure, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 12/11/2018)
180
army personnel face court martial (ht 12/11/2018)
Poaching
and smuggling unabated under the nose of local
authorities, by Bhagiswar Limbu (rep 11/11/2018)
Watchdog
chief says joint effort required to eliminate corruption
(kp 06/11/2018)
MPs,
party honchos pocket funds meant for hiring PAs,
chauffers: Height of moral deficiency, says ex-chief
secretary Koirala, by Ashok Dahal (rep 06/11/2018)
Red
tape, other charges mar free-visa-free-ticket scheme,
by Roshan Sedhai (rep 06/11/2018)
Anti-graft
body
probes more Pappu projects: Seeks details of seven
projects handled by joint ventures involving Rauniyar’s
construction firm, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
03/11/2018)
Two
doctors face lawsuit for ‘protecting rapist’ (kp
03/11/2018)
Vigilance
exposes
teachers’ avarice: Out of 7,920 permanent teachers of
the Tribhuvan University, 1,410 moonlight in other
colleges; Teachers conduct just three to four
hours of classes in a week instead of at least 12-15
hours of classes (kp 02/11/2018)
NCP
office pilfering electricity, by Abadhesh Kumar Jha
(kp 01/11/2018)
Jumla
Airport closed for locals, not for minister, by DB
Budha (rep 01/11/2018)
SC
lets convicted NTB ex-chief file appeal while free on
bail (rep 01/11/2018)
Pappu
projects
face axe Sikta and Mid Hill Highway (Eastern) projects
threaten to scrap delayed irrigation and two bridge
projects, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 30/10/2018)
Dr
Bhaktaman Shrestha convicted of corruption (rep
31/10/2018)
CIAA
revises modus operandi to act tough against mismatching
property (rep 31/10/2018)
President’s
Qatar visit halts TIA flights (rep 30/10/2018) [??????]
Accounts
officer accused of financial irregularities (ht
30/10/2018)
Activist
renews date dispute against former CJ Parajuli (kp
29/10/2018)
3
land revenue staff among 7 charged in bogus land deal,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 29/10/2018)
Politicians,
bureaucrats misuse Melamchi Project vehicles, by
Sunil Sapkota (rep 29/10/2018)
KUKL’s
Bhainsepati staffers selling water on sly, by
Shivahari Ghimire (rep 29/10/2018)
Ministry
for
repealing tax settlement Act: Move follows
controversy over exemption of taxes totalling Rs21
billion granted by the Tax Settlement Commission: Move
follows controversy over exemption of taxes
totalling Rs21 billion granted by the Tax Settlement
Commission, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 28/10/2018)
Foreign
employment
fraud: Anti-graft body drags 25 officials to court;
Charged with facilitating departures of Nepali women to
Kuwait based on fake documents and without visa, by
Prithvi Man Shrtestha (kp 27/10/2018)
Around
200 soldiers face court-martial in bribery scandal
(kp 27/10/2018)
Petrol
pump fined for giving short measure (kp 26/10/2018)
NOC
to install locking system on all tankers (kp
26/10/2018)
Should
Pappu JV build central bank building? National
Reconstruction Authority seeks advice of Prime
Minister’s Office, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
25/10/2018)
Traders
selling NFC’s rice at high price, by Kalendra
Sejuwal (kp 16/10/2018)
Irregularities
suspected in granting of BCA permissions (rep
15/10/2018)
Probe
questions consultants’ role in Sikta canal collapse,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 14/10/2018), Team
submits probe report to anti-graft body (kp
15/10/2018), Govt
probe faults Sikta project design, silent on contractor
(rep 15/10/2018), Inept
consultants: Action should be taken against highly paid
experts if they goof up (kp 16/10/2018)
Black
market rife at travel ticket counters, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 13/10/2018)
Department
of Roads refuses to accept new bridge over Bishnumati,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 13/10/2018)
CoAS
seeks support to end graft in Army: Says micromanaging
affairs of national defence force is unacceptable
(kp 12/10/2018)
House
subcommittee accuses government of favouring cartel,
by Sangam Prasain (kp 12/10/2018), House
sub-committee find 'collusion' in fixing sugar price:
Calls for CIAA investigation, by Sagar Ghimire (rep
12/10/2018)
MPs
Or Development Executives?, by Mukti Rijal (rn
11/10/2018)
Cases
related to local levels flooding CIAA (ht
11/10/2018)
Watchdog
traps joint attorney with cash bribe in Pokhara (kp
11/10/2018)
Sleuths
arrest three fraudsters (kp 11/10/2018)
CIAA
books 10 transport officials (ht 10/10/2018)
Kathmandu-7
seat up for grabs: MP Rambir Manandhar resigns to
‘accommodate’ Bamdev Gautam (kp 09/10/2018), Lawmaker
buckles under pressure, clears ground for ‘desperate’
Bamdev: Manandhar says the party will decide if he was
to quit. He would then hand in his resignation to the
Speaker, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 10/10/2018) [Unbelievable
procedure to bring a democratically rejected failed
'leader' back into power positions!], Bamdev
to try yet another controversial poll race: NCP lawmaker
announces resignation to pave way for him (rep
10/10/2018) [In the interest of democracy and the rule of law,
he should be rejected!], Move
to
field Gautam in Kathmandu-7 ‘may backfire’: Preparations
for by-poll in Kathmandu-7 don’t go down well with party
cadres and general public, by Sanjeev Giri (kp
11/10/2018) [Hopefully!],
What
a sham(e): The unnecessary by-elections make a mockery
of the election process (kp 11/10/2018) [This
is anti-democratic nepotism in its purest form!],
In
democracy, no one is indispensable (rep 11/10/2018),
Bamdev
backs off after outrage over re-poll plan, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 12/10/2018), Bamdev-Rambir
Drama: Party Bruised, Lesson Learnt, by Ritu Raj
Subedi (rn 14/10/2018) [This remains to be doubted!]
CIAA
wants law amended to probe inter-govt organization staff,
by Ashok Dahal (rep 09/10/2018)
Pappu
man ‘pays over Rs300,000 to victims’ kin’: Hari
Narayan’s relative gave Rs 305,000 each to the families
of the deceased. According to Ram Babu Sah, who lost his
mother in the boat tragedy, Hari Narayan’s son-in-law
Maheshwor Kurmi handed them the money, by Shiva Puri
(kp 09/10/2018) [??], Officials
in dilemma over awarding central bank building deal to
Pappu, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 11/10/2018)
‘Project
deal without funds delays works’, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 08/10/2018)
Speaker
sees conflict of interests in parliamentary committees:
The House of Representatives Regulations- 2018 bars
lawmakers having personal interest from joining
discussions on related issues at the House committee,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 07/10/2018)
Property
details of central members: Poll body warns parties over
reporting delays, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
07/10/2018)
CIAA
charges lawmaker Rauniyar and his son for poor bridge
works, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 06/10/2018)
Graft
scandal grips Aurahi municipal office: Residents in
protest demanding disclosure of spending details, by
Rabindra Uprety (kp 05/10/2018)
Army
questioned over business deals (kp 03/10/2018)
MP
Rauniyar
signed construction contract: While Sumit, the firm’s
chairman, is wanted for the Lalbakaiya tragedy, his
father Hari Narayan is found to have signed the bridge
deal, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 03/10/2018)
Plea
to
end nexus between Nepali agents and hospitals in New
Delhi Embassy for booking agents sending patients from
Nepal to Indian hospitals, by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp
30/09/2018)
Auditor
general tells public entities to clear accounts by
mid-February: Annual Performance Review of the Public
Enterprises-2018 shows auditing of 25 of the 35 public
enterprises has not been on time (kp 30/09/2018)
House
panel to probe Airbus purchase deal,
by Sanjeev Giri (kp
28/09/2018), Nepal
Airlines flouted own laws, says Auditor general (kp
29/09/2018)
Stakeholders
smell rat in Sikta probes delay, by Arjun Oli (rep
28/09/2018)
OCR
deputy registrars arrested: CIB had earlier arrested 12
persons in connection with the multi-million rupees scam
(ht 28/09/2018)
Budget
cut compels vigilance centre to trim its activities
(kp 27/09/2018)
The
deadly
nexus: The nexus between contractors, politicians and
bureaucrats has been the biggest bane of Nepal’s
infrastructure development projects (ht 27/09/2018)
Principal
accused of rolling out salary to his absent daughter,
by Tanka Chhetri (rep 27/09/2018)
Diplomatic
passport provisions eased, by Rewati Sapkota (ht
26/09/2018), Lawmakers
amend passport bill in their favor (rep 27/09/2018)
Embezzlement
at Poverty Alleviation Fund: Director among nine
officials convicted (kp 26/09/2018)
Bus
syndicates nearly back in business as usual (rep
26/09/2018), MPs
grill Mahaseth over transport syndicates lingering on:
Proposal to allow 20-year-old vehicles also draws fire
(rep 27/09/2018), Six
transport committees claim 66 million in expenses,
by Arpana Ale Magar (27/09/2018)
Directive
on foreign visits gets approval (kp 24/09/2018)
Local
Infrastructure
Development Partnership Programme: Guideline allows MPs
to execute 20 projects in single constituency; The
working procedure goes against the budgetary provision,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
24/09/2018)
Two
doctors
accused of protecting child rapist: Two doctors at
Janakpur Zonal Hospital allegedly took bribe to alter
medical test results of rape victim (kp 22/09/2018)
Govt
criticized for honoring doc who failed NMC test (rep
22/09/2018)
ID
cards for households below poverty line given to wealthy
in Bajura (ht 22/09/2018)
Ghimire
appointed CIAA chief commissioner (kp 21/09/2018), Will
new CIAA boss expedite work on high-profile scams?
(rep 21/09/2018)
Pappu
Construction 'deceives' Udayapur locals, too, by
Maheshwor Chamling Rai (rep 21/09/2018), Pappu
Construction
violates approved design in four bridges: Infrastructure
Ministry’s study reinforces growing concerns over
quality of projects handled by the firm, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 22/09/2018), Pappu
delay
disrupts local life and trade: Pappu has been accused of
missing the deadline on 25 bridge construction deals,
out of a total of 41 construction contracts, by
Arjun Rajbanshi (kp 22/09/2018), Pappu
‘certain
to win Nepal Rastra Bank contract’ Officials confirm the
company’s quotation is the lowest among 12 bidders vying
for the project (kp 23/09/2018) [???],
Why
can't govt blacklist Pappu Construction? Pappu lands
another big contract (rep 24/09/2018), Arrest
warrant
issued against Pappu Construction chairman: Lawmakers
object to owners’ inclusion in parliamentary development
panel, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
and Shiva Puri (kp
26/09/2018), Scandalous
Pappu sold contract of Postal Highway (kp
28/09/2018)
‘Co-ops
engage in misconduct due to indifferent members’ (kp
21/09/2018)
Heli
rescue
fraud tarnishes Nepal’s image: By tarring everyone with
same brush, the government's investigations may have
magnified damage, by Robert Skinner (nt 21/09/2018)
Road
officials relent to Pappu's demand, by Narahari
Sapkota (rep 20/09/2018)
CIAA begins quizzing Sikta officials, by Rudra
Khadka (rep 18/09/2018)
Nexus
between officials, smugglers abetting deforestation,
by Arjun Oli (rep 18/09/2018)
Government
to unfreeze accounts of transport syndicates in exchange
for Dashain bookings (rep 18/09/2018) [admitting
continued crime and corruption!]
Nine
cops held for bribery (ht 17/09/2018)
Errant
hydropower
projects under scanner: These hydro projects were
awarded a generation licence before mid-August 2015 but
majority of them have performed dismally in terms of
construction progress (kp 16/09/2018)
Rautes
seek details of expenditure, by Govinda KC (rep
16/09/2018)
CIAA
starts probe into Nepal Airlines’ aircraft purchase
misconduct, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 15/09/2018),
Charges
mount against tainted NAC board member Pahadi (kp
19/09/2018)
No
more state funds for care abroad, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 15/09/2018), Overseas
treatment: The decision to stop paying for medical
treatment of political leaders welcome (kp
17/09/2018)
Prime
Minister Oli and Corruption, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar
(km 13/09/2018)
Pappu
Construction has billions in contracts—and little work
to show, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 11/09/2018), Catching
tigers: Contractors under political umbrellas deserve
prosecution for their failures (kp 12/09/2018)
Education
Ministry tops dubious record: Anti-graft body records
3,570 or 18.32 percent complaints against Education
Ministry followed by Federal Affairs Ministry with 3,511
(kp 11/09/2018)
Sajha
Prakashan under scanner for misusing JEMC papers
(rep 10/09/2018)
Dashain
becomes
a bargaining chip: Transport entrepreneurs refuse to
open advance bookings for the festival until government
unfreezes their bank accounts, by Sanjeev Giri and
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 10/09/2018) [Not
the rule of law and free market economy shall be
enforced but syndicates and corruption!?]
Mayor
catches staffers with bribe (ht 10/09/2018)
‘Discourage
the use of diplomatic passports’, by Sanjeev Giri
(kp 09/09/2018)
PM
Oli's use of official residence for private event draws
flak, by Bikan K Dawadi (rep 08/09/2018)
CC
recommends Ghimire for CIAA chief (rep 06/09/2018)
CIAA
probe still inconclusive on Jabdighat bridge collapse
(rep 05/09/2018)
Project
secy forges signatures to withdraw money (ht
05/09/2018)
NCP
plans by-election in Dolpa To announce poll and lawmaker
Budha’s resignation simultaneously, by Rewati
Sapkota (ht 02/09/2018) [???]
Instead
of punishment, contractors get deadline extension for
sluggish work, by Tanka Chhetri (rep 01/09/2018)
Corruption
runs
deep and wide: Corruption is no more only a case where
one takes money straight away from the service seekers.
It has taken a shape where it is difficult to find out
who the culprit is, by Surya Nath Upadhyay (rep
30/08/2018)
APF
DSP sacked for smuggling (ht 29/08/2018)
Say
no
to syndicate:The decision to end syndicate was right and
just but the government did not have a concrete plan to
implement it, by Ashish Gajurel (rep 26/08/2018)
Millions
spent on personal vehicles, nothing on public welfare
(rep 23/08/2018), No
basic services in villages but millions spent on
vehicles for chiefs (rep 24/08/2018)
Global
insurers
threaten to stop cover for tourists: Four hospitals
Swacon International Hospital, Era Health Centre, CIWEC
Hospital and Vayodha Hospitals and three helicopter
companies Heli Everest, Manang Air and Air Dynasty Heli
Services are being scrutinised by the government for
quoting exorbitant rates and making claims against
tourist insurance policies, by Sangam Prasain (kp
23/08/2018)
Quarrying
licenses
on sale: majority of those acquiring quarrying licenses
and controlling mines are those who have access to power
and higher officials, by Dipesh KC (rep 22/08/2018)
Destroy
mafia-controlled syndicate at Kalimati market (rep
22/08/2018)
Despite
losses, public firms dole out millions in perks, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 21/08/2018)
CIAA
tells
govt to review perks of public entities boards, staff:
Out of 11 public entities studied by the CIAA, most were
founding providing their staff additional benefits other
than regular salaries (rep 21/08/2018)
Fake
rescue
scam: Government initiates action against guilty
companies; Flight Connection Domestic alone received
$22.4 million in payments from insurance companies,
by Arpana Ale Magar (rep 21/08/2018)
Complaints
drop by half after canon cuts anti-graft body power
(kp 20/08/2018) [The most corrupt have been taken out of control of
CIAA!]
Federal
units using tax money to appease party cadres, by
Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 20/08/2018)
Local
government imposes Rs 50 per kg ‘export tax’ on apples,
by LP Devkota (kp 20/08/2018) [Those
responsible should be brought to justice!]
Police
accused of protecting dual citizenship holder, by
Suresh Yadav (rep 20/08/2018)
Elected
representatives sideline public welfare to fulfill
personal needs (rep 19/08/2018)
Himalayan
Cargo
operator ‘evaded tax’: Department of Revenue
Investigation seeks three-year jail, Rs 2.72 billion in
penalty for husband-and-wife team, by Sujan Dhungana
(ht 18/08/2018)
Misuse
of state-provided housing may bring 3 yrs jail, Rs 1m
fine (rep 17/08/2018)
Civil
servant held for bribery (kp 16/08/2018)
Govt
splashes millions for Asian Games with slim prospect of
medals: 31 officials each to receive Rs 8500 allowance
per day, by Abhishek Subedi (rep 16/08/2018)
Representatives
accused of preferring excursion to development projects,
by Anil Bhandari (rep 15/08/2018)
Victims
of conflict-era land transactions forced to purchase the
same land twice, by Devendra Basnet (rep 14/08/2018)
Ex-minister,
rich landlords listed as poor, by Krishna Oli and
Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 13/08/2018), MP
demands re-distribution of ID to poor (rep
14/08/2018), Stop
misuse of ID cards meant for poor (rep 14/08/2018)
Seven
people die every day in road accidents in Nepal
12/08/2018)
Freed
Haliyas
claim leaders and gov officials extorted portion of
their rehabilitation fund: While the situation of freed
Haliyas has remained unchanged, those working for their
'welfare' have become rich overnight, by Pushkar
Bahdnari (rep 12/08/2018)
Accountability
Matters, by D.M. Thapa (rn 11/08/2018), Public
officers asked to submit property details (ht
11/08/2018)
‘Lokman
offered Rs 100 million bribe to then CJ Karki’ (rep
11/08/2018)
Over
5,000 civil staff went on foreign junkets last year:
Cutting down on the practice of foreign junkets was one
of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s first instructions
when he assumed office on February 15 (kp
09/08/2018)
Graft
case against local level staff (kp 08/08/2018)
Constituency
projects to follow old model: Lawmakers can execute
projects of Rs 1 million in their constituencies, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 08/08/2018) [This
opens the door to corruption and contradicts the ideal
of a controlled development policy, which the Oli
government allegedly wants to achieve with its National
Integrity Policy!]
Sikta
scam: Canal testing knowingly delayed till after Defect
Liability Period, by Rudra Pangeni and Rudra Khadka
(rep 08/08/2018) [Corruption
everywhere!], CIAA
also forms panel to probe Sikta canal collapse (rep
11/08/2018), Several
Sikta chiefs 'ignored' sub-standard work, by Rudra
Khadka and Arjun Oli (rep 13/08/2018), MPs
shied from reporting canal work flaws 4 years ago,
by Rudra Pangeni (rep 14/08/2018)
CIAA
settled 12,400 plaints last fiscal (ht 06/08/2018)
Govt
starts probing irregularities at SWC: Member Secretary
Bhatta recalled to Ministry (rep 05/08/2018)
Dilly-dallying
at PMO leaves envoy appointments uncertain: Some
question over choice of ex-chief election commission
Upreti (rep 05/08/2018)
Dolpa
youths unite against NCP's plan to elect Gautam from
Dolpa (rep 04/08/2018)
Migrant
workers
suffer as agents use fake papers: The issue of fake NOC
came to light last week when 16 Nepali women were
rescued in Delhi, by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp
02/08/2018)
TU
associate professor plagiarizes to get promotion
(rep 02/08/2018)
Shakya's
hotel found to have encroached upon Fewa Lake, by
Prashant Lamichhane (rep 01/08/2018)
Govt
moves to clamp down on helicopter rescue scam, by
Sangam Prasain (kp 31/07/2018)
Politicians
only milking Sikta Irrigation Project: Locals, by
Arjun Oli (rep 31/07/2018)
Province
5 members to see hefty hike in their allowances, by
Rekha Bhusal (rep 30/07/2018)
Save
open spaces around the country (rep 30/07/2018)
Engineer
Suresh Thakur arrested with Rs 3.6 m bribe (rep
29/07/2018)
Provisions
in NCP (NCP) statute ruffles feathers of leaders, by
Rewati Sapkota (ht 29/07/2018) [There
are no rules or laws for godlike leaders! Such
provisions apply only to the rank and file!]
Public
Enterprises Board scrapped after neglect: Formed in 2012
with an aim to end political appointments, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 28/07/2018)
Two
officials caught red-handed while taking bribe, by
Ritesh Tripathi (rep 28/07/2018)
Officials
enjoy junkets on taxpayer’s money (kp 27/07/2018)
‘Local
levels splurging on vehicles’ (ht 27/07/2018)
Forum
chairman
blames ‘mediocre’ printers for taxis ot giving receipts:
Metropolitan Traffic Police deploys 20 undercover
officers to monitor rogue taxi drivers (kp
26/07/2018)
Lalitpur
mayor’s junkets under CIAA scanner, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 23/07/2018)
Roll-call
of
protocol practices: It is public knowledge that Nepal’s
ambassadorial appointments are largely auctioned to
highest bidder among cronies and those showered with
nepotism rather than merit, by P. Kharel (rep
23/07/2018)
DRI
seeks
Rs990m bail from tax evaders: Customs agent Nawaraj
Upadhyaya at Bhairahawa customs office and his son were
arrested on the charge of helping an individual evade
tax worth Rs 180 million (kp 22/07/2018)
282
transport firms listed after end to syndicate: Order
fails to make company registration mandatory, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 21/07/2018), Transporters
get five more months to come under Companies Act
(rep 21/07/2018), Govt
sets mid-Jan deadline for registration of transport
firms (kp 24/07/2018)
Kleptocrats
of
Kathmandu and Kuala Lumpur: Politicians and recruiters
in Nepal and Malaysia collude to loot poor Nepali
migrant workers, by Ramu Sapkota and Alyaa Alhadjri
(nt 20/07/2018)
Govt
likely to give more time to transport operators: A task
force report has recommended more time for transport
entrepreneurs to register as companies (kp
17/07/2018)
Govt
officer held with bribe (kp 16/07/2018)
Wrong
prescription: PM Oli’s stated goal is to ensure
prosperity to all but medical bill will profiteer only a
tiny section (kp 16/07/2018)
CIAA
reluctant to reopen Ganesh Thapa file (rep
14/07/2018)
Home
ministry pressures doc to issue disability certificates
to fit ex-Maoist fighters (rep 13/07/2018)
SC
stays decisions to dismiss 2 chiefs (kp 13/07/2018),
SC
stays govt decision to sack two Deuba appointees
(rep 13/07/2018), Sacking
of political appointees stayed, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 13/07/2018)
Challenges
facing the country: Unless addressed in time, corruption
and misuse of authority are likely to increase, by
Binoj Basnyat (kp 13/07/2018)
Hetauda
Hospital bilking women of incentives (ht 12/07/2018)
SC
team off to Georgia without seeking govt approval
(rep 11/07/2018)
Gold
smuggling
probe committee likely to end investigation: An official
of the committee said that the government wants the
committee to end its probe without further ado as it
does not want the committee to go deep into the matter
and reveal senior politicians reportedly involved in the
case (rep 10/07/2018) [!!!]
CIAA
probe delays NT’s 4G service expansion (ht
09/07/2018)
Money
laundering
case: OAG appeals against Special Court decision; The
OAG had earlier failed to appeal the exoneration of
another mob boss Rajeev Gurung aka Deepak Manange (kp
03/07/2018) [Political
corruotion on highest level!!]
Advocates
accuse judges of taking bribes: Bar protest obstructs
High Court hearings for fifth day, by Jitendra Kumar
Jha (rep 02/07/2018)
Rolpa
contractors still await payment for projects completed
long ago, by Dinesh Subedi (rep 02/07/2018)
Govt
shows flexibility to transport bodies (ht
02/07/2018)
Prosperity
delusion:
Lawmakers have always treated the state fund as their
personal purse. They use it to secure their vote banks
for elections, by Kamal Raj Dhungel (rep
01/07/2018)
Bill
for Med Edu Ordinance tabled: Altering of major
provisions will allow more medical colleges in Kathmandu
Valley, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 30/06/2018), Dr
KC starts hunger strike in Jumla (kp 01/07/2018) [Brutal police force against against
peaceful civil society action!], Dr
KC starts 15th hunger strike, is briefly arrested,
by DB Budha (rep 01/07/2018), Replacement
medical education bill draws flak (rep 01/01/2018),
Regressive
bill:
The replacement bill the govt is planning to introduce
will deal a blow to efforts at improving medical
education (ht 03/07/2018), Dr
KC in emergency unit, by LP Devkota (kp 05/07/2018),
Dr
KC refuses medical aid, says ‘ready to die in Karnali’,
by LP Devkota (kp 06/07/2018), Govt
registers
National: Medical Education Bill: Legislation does not
address concerns raised by Dr Govinda KC; Congress
leader Thapa says party will block the bill’s passage
(kp 07/07/2018), Doctors
at Bharatpur Hospital stand in solidarity with Dr KC
(kp 07/07/2018), The
crazy
authoritarian doctor: It is possible to change a corrupt
system. You don’t need to form a political party. You
just need courage!, by Guffadi (kp 07/07/2018), PM
sticks
to his guns: Prime Minister Oli says Maitighar Mandala
will remain no-protest zone; Kathmandu will have more
medical colleges to stem student outflow, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 08/07/2018) [,,,and,
especially, to fill the pockets of leading NCP
politicians and their clientele!], Dr
KC’s health ‘worsens’, by LP Devkota (kp 08/07/2018)
Petrol
theft by tanker driver on the rise in Pyuthan, by
Shamsher Bikram GC (rep 28/06/2018)
National
Vigilance Centre report: Bhaktapur revenue staff ‘most
corrupt’ (kp 24/06/2018)
Property
details of Ministers: Poor ministers, rich wives, by
Narayan Manandhar (rep 24/06/2018)
Call
for probe into corruption in Haliya rehabilitation
programme, by DR Panta (kp 21/06/2018)
Agitation
halted after CAAN sends Rs 2bn (ht 21/06/2018)
Contractors
yet to receive Rs 580m (ht 21/06/2018) [related to
Dolakha district] [This is the difference: The contractors have to
fulfil their agrrements but the state must not!!
Finance
Ministry gives clarity on provincial government grants
(kp 20/06/2018) [Development programs must not be run in a
deliberate way by elected MPs in their constituencies!]
Sarlahi
forest officials accused of timber smuggling, by
Biken K. Dawadi (rep 18/06/2018)
Mahakali
project in pits as crews extract stones, by Bhawani
Bhatta (kp 17/06/2018)
Province
4 lawmakers not to get constituency development fund,
by Bishan Chhetri (rep 17/06/2018)
DSP
among four suspended for timber smuggling (ht
15/06/2018)
हामी
नै भ्रष्टाचारी : अब गर्ने के ?, by Rabindra Mishra
(ap 15/06/2018)
Central
govt tightens foreign visit norms: Officials travelling
abroad without approval will not get recommendation for
visas from the Department of Consular Service (kp
12/06/2018)
Foul
play
in project bids: Report; Public Procurement Monitoring
Office points to possible collusion among bidders to win
contracts, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (rn 10/06/2018)
16
parties yet to submit poll expense details: Expenditure
details are required to make parties accountable, by
Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 10/06/2018)
Heavy
vehicles
defy top court, ply BP Highway: Bus service providers
and crusher operators have allegedly co-opted local
administrations to ensure the apex court’s order is not
enforced, by Raj Kumar Karki (kp 08/06/2018), No
entry for heavy vehicles on BP Highway, by Raj Kumar
Karki (kp 09/06/2018)
Saptari
DAO involved in fake citizenship racket: Police probe,
by Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep 07/06/2018)
Anomalies
in
govt contracts: Coterie contractors immune to Home
Ministry offensive; Almost all the projects contracted
by Pappu Construction of SSF-N lawmaker Hari Narayan
Rauniyar and Shailung Construction of Sharada Prasad
Adhikari, known to be close to Pushpa Kamal Dahal, are
running behind schedule, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
06/06/2018), Home
Ministry vows action
against delinquent builders (kp 07/05/2018), Authorities
arrest two firm owners for not delivering (kp
07/06/2018), Contractors
blame
late payment for delay: Federation of Contractors’
Association of Nepal says contractors are yet to receive
around Rs 55b from the government, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 07/06/2018), Contractors
facing action in Okhaldhunga (ht 07/06/2018), Act
without bias: As road contracts worth Rs3.86 remain
incomplete, govt should punish all dawdlers (kp
08/06/2018), Home
Ministry
did not seek support of Physical Infrastructure
Ministry: Builders and contractors are displeased with
the way the Home Ministry is treating delinquent
contractors; they want contract violations punished
under pertinent law (kp 09/06/2018), Minister
Mahaseth assures contractors of ‘no arrest’ (kp
18/06/2018), MoHA
decides to stop action against non-performing
contractors (rep 25/06/2018)
Bir
Hospital officials under NVC scanner (ht 04/06/2018)
CIAA
loses momentum in fight against corruption (rep
03/06/2018)
Youth
start-up
loan plan elicits academia cynicism: Experts say ‘lack
of clarity’ on bank loans against academic certificates
as collateral, by Anup Ojha (kp 03/06/2018)
New
laws for pardon, waiver, suspension, commutation of
sentence sought (ht 03/06/2018)
Bribery
as wealth redistribution: A whimsical look at how the
Nepali state uses corruption to spread the cash around,
by Anil Chitrakar (nt 01/06/2018)
No
action yet against 43 officials fingered by medical
probe panel (rep 01/06/2018)
Lawmakers
or project managers? MPs must stick to their job of
monitoring government activities, not managing them,
by Mohan Kumar Rai (kp 29/05/2018) [But
it's imperative for their corrupt ambitions!], Budget
fails
to please even ruling party MPs: FinMin Khatiwada faces
ire for saying that he was forced to include
Constituency Development Fund (kp 01/06/2018)
Commuting
in
a lawless country: The proof of the pudding is in the
eating. It will not be long before we know if this
‘government of the proletariat’ will bring about changes
to a public transport sector mired with greed and
misconduct, by Mohan Guragain (kp 26/05/2018)
Mahaseth
the richest minister in Cabinet: PM Oli’s cash deposit
swelled to Rs5.2m in two years, PMO records show (kp
24/05/2018), Ministers’
spouses
richer than their better halves: True to his name,
Transport Minister Raghubir Mahaseth is the richest of
them all (ht 24/05/2018) [How
can politicians without special functions multiply their
wealth within 2-3 years?], Rich
wives, poor husbands! Karods is nothing in this land. We
see mundrey dons driving around in luxury vehicles. It
seems that our politicians are the godfathers and they
can get away with everything, by Guffadi (kp
26/05/2018)
Security
locks
installed on 1,260 tankers: The security locking system
is a specially designed safety measure that is being
implemented by Indian Oil Corporation in India (kp
23/05/2018)
Forest
ministry recalls corrupt official (kp 23/05/2018)
‘Rule
of criminals and corrupt people will end’ (kp
22/05/2018) [By freeing and
promoting convicted murderers and generally by close
cooperation between leading politicians and criminals??]
Potential
defaulters flocking to poorly managed co-ops (kp
22/05/2018)
13,390
officials not submitting property details to face action
(rep 22/05/2018)
Sub-inspector
under probe in driving test bribery case (kp
21/05/2018)
Break
syndicate in all sectors, home minister tells police
(ht 21/05/2018)
7,500
claims filed seeking compensation: Oriental cooperative
apparently misused an eye-popping Rs 4.20 billion in
deposits (ht 21/05/2018)
Ministry
transfers
official who crushed bus cartels: Motive questioned as
Transport Department DG Rupnarayan Bhattarai is recalled
(kp 19/05/2018) [Step to
safeguard syndicates and corruption??], Government
tightens
noose on public transport committees: Ministry seeks
info on properties that go to state coffers after
mid-July (kp 20/05/2018), Minister
Mahaseth denies
politics in DG Bhattarai’s transfer (kp 23/05/2018)
[What else?], Former
DoTM DG Bhattarai back at MoPIT again (ht
29/05/2018)
Govt
to
scrap fees unfairly levied on Malaysia-bound Nepali
workers: Minister says government committed to
dismantling all cartels in the foreign employment sector,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 18/05/2018), Med
centre, VLN operators booked for overcharging
Malaysia-bound workers (kp 21/05/2018)
Scholarship
grant to non-existent school! (rep 18/05/2018)
Leaders
spar over funds: UML chairman says Member of
Parliament’s job is to make laws, not dole out funds,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 17/05/2018), 51
projects flout rules: New study: NGO FEG Nepal exposes
lawmakers’ violations (kp 20/05/2018), PM
moots new CDF modality, by Rewati Sapkota (ht
20/05/2018)
'Local
representatives
also involved in Sunkoshi excavation': Locals have
claimed that the excavation began after formation of the
local government, by Anil Bhandari (rep 16/05/2018)
Govt
official caught while taking bribe (rep 15/05/2018)
Only
a third of local reps submit property details (kp
14/05/2018)
Guideline
on bringing austerity and effectiveness in public
expenditure: Govt scraps most of perks, incentives of
civil servants (kp 11/05/2018))
UML
MPs want govt to continue doling outconstituency budget,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 10/05/2018)
Clear
case
of lack of public accountability: Rs 18 billion
collected for Budhi Gandaki haydel project, Rs 1.6
billion for heritage reconstruction, but progress is
dismal (ht 05/05/2018)
Easier
said than done: The question on everyone’s mind is how
systematised corruption will be rooted out, by Binoj
Basnyat (kp 02/05/2018)
Education
ministry doles out money and forgets (rep
02/05/2018)
Govt
bans officials from taking up sponsored trips (kp
30/04/2018)
MPs
call for renewing constituency budget, by Binod
Ghimire and Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 29/04/2018) [The
running of development projects should not be the task
an parliamentarians! It only opens the door to
favouritism and corruption!], Lawmakers'
lobby for continuity of controversial fund sparks
concerns, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 29/04/2018), Lawmakers
‘misuse special project funds’, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 01/05/2018), Constituency
Development Funds, by Mukti Rijal (rn 03/05/2018)
Govt
accountant
under probe in Rs 75m swindle: Rabin Chandra Dhakal
stands accused of syphoning off millions of rupees from
public funds, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
28/04/2018)
Taxmen
clamp down on fake excise duty stickers, by Shanker
Acharya (kp 27/04/2018)
Parliament
staff enjoy 80 pc perks under dodgy decision (rep
27/08/2018)
Cabinet
ratifies foreign visit rule for officials (kp
25/04/2018)
Gold
smuggling probe puts ex-DIG in net (kp 23/04/2018),
Ex-IGPAryal
likely to be quized in gold smuggling case (rep
27/04/2018)
Bus
owners use political nexus: Rift among entrepreneurs n
Govt ‘firm’ on action, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
21/04/2018)
Rautahat
deploys police at gas stations to curb smuggling: Move
after gas stations found colluding with smugglers,
by Shiva Puri (kp 20/04/2018)
Swollen
Unsettled
Account: As usual, the Office of the Attorney General,
OAG, has presented a gloomy picture of government
accounting (sp 20/04/2018)
Govt
employees no longer ‘attracted’ to TIA immigration
office (ht 18/04/2018)
Proposed
integrity
policy to bar MPs, local reps from businesses: Policy
says lawmakers and local officials should not engage in
businesses, receive benefits from commercial entities
and work for organisations for regular pay, by Tika
R. Pradhan (kp 17/04/2018)
Cudgelling
corruption:
During the multiparty democratic dispensation,
corruption got democratized. In federal democratic
republic Nepal, corruption seems to have become
institutionalized, by Narayan Manandhar (rep
17/04/2018)
Corruption
in
rationing electricity: Minister vows action against
perpetrators; Despite erratic power supply in the
past, some big industries were supplied power while
keeping people in the dark, literally: Minister Pun
(kp 16/04/2018)
Ranger
accused of colluding with smugglers (ht 16/04/2018)
AG
exposes dubious accounting practices (kp
13/04/2018), Reckless
expenses up: OAG report, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht
13/04/2018), Rs
120 billion govt expenditure unaccounted for: OAG
(rep 13/04/2018), EC
spent millions in donor funds with no audit: OAG report
(rep 13/04/2018), OAG
report shows rampant financial irregularities in EC
(ht 15/04/2018), Lawmakers
took
Rs 50m in perks, says top auditor: Lawmakers made
allowances effective retrospectively by endorsing
the law before its promulgation (kp 15/04/2018), Rs 155b
allocated out of budget for road projects: Ambition of
finance ministers behind financial indiscipline: Experts
(rep 15/04/2018), NAC
breached law in procurement of wide-body jets: OAG
(rep 15/04/2018), Questions
hover over Nepal Army’s helicopter purchase: Decisions
made out of compulsion and necessity, NA defends (kp
16/04/2018), Income
and expenditure of temples opaque: OAG (rep
16/04/2018), Lack
of a cost conscious culture has allowed those in govt to
believe they can spend the state’s money as they like,
interview with Auditor General Tankamani Sharma (kp
16/04/2018), 39.05%
more housing grant beneficiaries than 2011 census data,
by Bishnu Tamang (rep 16/04/2018), OAG
concerned about unpaid VAT worth Rs166m (kp
17/04/2018), OAG
finds discrepancies in Bouddhanath stupa reconstruction
(rep 17/04/2018), Four
agriculture projects spent nearly Rs 2 billion for
consultant services: OAG (rep 18/04/2018), No
records of resources spent on officials’ foreign visits
(kp 22/04/2018), Rs
2.64b in unsettled accounts at Health ministry (rep
23/04/2018)
District
Survey chief caught red-handed with bribe (kp
13/04/2018)
Government
bodies splurge Rs 500b, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
12/04/2018)
Law
to control rampant under-invoicing missing (ht
11/04/2018)
Parshuram
Basnet acquitted in money laundering case (ht
09/04/2018)
Catch
the corrupt: Nepal’s new leaders have a duty and
opportunity to redefine and wipe out corruption, by
Shubhash Wostey (kp 08/04/2018)
Delays
prevent naming chief of anti-graft body (kp
08/04/2018)
Expert
groups to support anti-graft body (kp 08/04/2018)
CIAA
arrests technicians while taking bribe (rep
07/04/2018)
SSP
Lohani under probe in gold smuggling case (kp
06/04/2018)
How
they kept Nepal in the dark ages: Prolonged power cuts
were not due to undersupply but because of rampant
corruption, by Ramesh Kumar (nt 06/04/2018)
CIAA
starts quality test of infra projects (kp
05/04/2018)
New
law
to restrict 'unnecessary foreign junket': Of late,
government employees have been spending over a billion
rupees on foreign visits every year (rep
04/04/2018), MoFAGA
seeks details of foreign visits made by local reps,
government staffers (ht 05/04/2018)
Anomalies
in Nepal Red Cross Society: 'Syndicate' in membership
distribution promoting massive corruption, by
Sangeet Sangroula (rep 02/04/2018)
CIAA
files 99 graft cases in nine months (ht 31/03/2018)
Flood
victims padlock ward office in Rajbiraj (ht
30/03/2018)
Six
public
entities under probe: National Vigilance Centre
investigating into Nepal Electricity Authority’s metre
installation process, by Prithvi Mabn Shrestha (kp
29/03/2018)
NBA
vows to make judiciary free of graft, by Thakur
Singh Tharu (ht 26/03/2018), Call
for clipping CJ's wings to curb corruption, by
Ananta Raj Luitel (rep 26/03/2018)
Elected
representatives look on as forest officer is attacked
(kp 26/03/2018)
High-level
panel grills Oriental chief Basnet (ht 24/03/2018)
Woman
held for attempting to bribe cops (ht 23/03/2018)
IFRC
summons NRCS officials over quake funds misuse, by
Sangeet Sangroula (rep 21/03/2018)
Rot
runs
deep: Good thing is that Parajuli is gone. Bad thing is
that actors who elevated Parajuli to that most important
post are active and unapologetic, by Mahabir Paudyal
(rep 21/03/2018) [!!!]
Another
man at the helm: Can the Oli administration deliver
good governance with kleptocracy at its worst?,
by Binoj Basnyat (kp 20/03/2018)
Revolving
door
entry: The officials switch jobs from the public to the
private or vice versa to seek rents. The revolving door
raises the spectre of potential corruption, by
Narayan Manandhar (rep 18/03/2018)
13
key NCC bank officers held in Rs1.5 billion scam (kp
17/03/2018), CIB
arrests 13 of Apex Bank over banking fraud (rep
17/03/2018), HC
remands 13 bankers to judicial custody (rep
19/03/2018)
Now
Dr KC takes aim at TU VC Khaniya (rep 17/03/2018)
Cases
filed
against 26 stores, hospitals, schools: The department
has been preparing to file cases against GEMS School,
Dhapakhel; Premier International School, Satdobato and
Pathsala Nepal School, Baneshwor (kp 13/03/2018)
Fighting
corruption:
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has vowed to adopt policy
of zero tolerance against corruption. Let’s hope he will
keep the promise, by David Kainee (rep 11/03/2018),
‘Zero
tolerance policy against corruption’ (kp 13/03/2018)
The
easy
path to riches: It is probably a function of our
socio-economic development, but rent-seeking seems
ingrained in our psyche, by Deepak Thapa (kp
08/03/2018)
Sharma
out on Rs4.5m bail (kp 05/03/2018) [He
is accused of having amassed almost ten times this
amount!], Chudamani
Sharma released on bail in illegal wealth possession
case (rep 05/03/2018)
Government
to punish corrupt civil servants, by Rewati Sapkota
(kp 05/03/2018)
Office
chief caught with bribe money (ht 02/03/2018)
CIB
cracks down on moneylenders (ht 01/03/2018)
Perception
and
reality: Data of the last 14 years show Nepal’s
anticorruption efforts have impacted nothing. All
anti-corruption efforts and investments have gone into
waste, by Narayan Manandhar (rep 28/02/2018)
Govt
fails to take action on Karki report: Commission
submitted report to then PM Deuba on January 6, by
Manish Gautam (kp 25/02/2018)
Commission
seizes papers from forest university: A team from
Hetauda raided Agriculture University (ht
25/02/2018)
Sharma
faces new trial for graft (kp 25/02/2018)
Corruption
index 2017: Nepal jumps nine places to 122nd spot,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 23/02/2018), Nepal
improves ranking in global corruption index (ht
23/02/2018), Nepal
making a little progress against corruption: TI (rep
23/02/2018),
A little less corrupt! Maybe, someday, our police, CIAA
and courts will find the courage to punish our
‘thulo’ chors instead of just going after the small fish,
by Guffadi (kp 24/02/2018), Corruption
Index: Improving But Below Mark, by Nandalal Tiwari
(kp 26/02/2018)
Two
former NTB officials jailed in corruption case: Court
orders Mahendra Khanal to pay a penalty of Rs 154,224
(kp 23/02/2018), NTB
ex-CEO gets seven-year sentence for corruption (ht
23/02/2018)
Urban
dev office faces corruption charge in State 7, by
Arjun Shah (kp 22/02/2018)
4G
service licensing issue under CIAA scanner (ht
22/02/2018)
Decline
and
fall: Widening gap between complaints lodged and
resolved indicates CIAA’s inefficiency or backlog of
corruption complaints, by Narayan Manandhar (rep
20/02/2018)
NVC
eyes Rs 96m in property fines (kp 20/02/2018)
Citizens
have
the power to fight: Nepali citizens can influence change
by rejecting corruption at all levels and demanding
transparency, by Alaina B. Teplitz (kp 20/02/2018)
Police
crack down on loan firms charging over 24 pc interest
(rep 20/02/2018)
SC
order puts stop to 5 percent of former lawmakers’
projects (kp 19/02/2018)
Congratulations!
Mr PM! The success of any anti-corruption campaign is
contingent on Oli’s understanding of causes of
corruption, by Naresh Koirala (kp 19/02/2018)
‘449k
govt
employees didn’t submit property details in 2016-17’:
Teachers topped the chart with as many as 14.2
percent failing to submit property details
(kp 19/02/2018), Action
sought against 19,000 govt staffers (ht 19/02/2018)
‘Threats
will
not deter us from filing case’: Police submit former
Deputy Inspector General Nawaraj Silwal file to Attorney
General Basanta Ram Bhandari, by Manish Gautam (kp
15/02/2018), AG
Bhandari submits resignation to PMO, by Manish
Gautam (kp 16/02/2018)
End
pork
barrel: In the changed context, there is no need to dole
out funds directly to lawmakers in the name of
constituency development (ht 15/02/2018)
Constituency
programmes
set to resume in a month: The Ministry of Federal
Affairs has ordered all District Offices to stop
pro-grammes until new law-makers are sworn in (kp
13/02/2018) [Development
programs should not follow constituency lines and
politicians with their personal interests and
ambitions!!]
Basnyat
retires, Ghimire takes charge of CIAA (rep
13/02/2018)
Dispute
over subsidised salt sale raging in Darchula (ht
12/02/2018)
Decision
to provide land to parliamentarians backfires, by
Ashok Sujan Shrestha (rep 12/02/2018)
CIAA
team probing irregularities in road project (ht
11/02/2018)
Bulldozing
democracy: “One third of mayors and village councils
seem to have just one goal: amass personal wealth rather
than serve the people who elected them”, by Om Astha
Rai Rai (nt 09/02/2018)
Trickledown
corruption (nt 09/02/2018)
Govt
awaits AG Office’s advice (kp 07/02/2018), Corruption
in med education: Govt mum on probe report (kp
08/02/2018), Anomalies
in med schools: Student bodies unite to form joint
monitoring team (kp 08/02/2018), Karki
panel
presses for action against doctors for fabricating
report: Panel seeks action against Dr Yogi’s team for
passing National Medical College, by Manish Gautam
(kp 09/02/2018), Medicine
gets personal: Now that probe panel has fulfilled its
mandate, it’s for govt to follow through (kp
09/02/2018)
Irresponsible
decision:
Non-budgetary, ad hoc, populist decisions will exert
additional pressure on the already stressed fiscal
situation, by Chandan Sapkota (kp 07/02/2018)
A
rotten state: Corruption gains momentum when political
parties in power start viewing the opportunity to serve
in the govt as an opening to promote partisan interests,
by Prakash Chandra Lohani (kp 06/02/2018)
CIAA
starts probe into Nepal Tel 4G plaint (kp
05/02/2018)
CIAA
puts on hold its inquiry into Ncell dividend
repatriation (kp 04/02/2018)
Amnesty
for
all! Unless our political parties are transparent when
it comes to their financial dealings, we cannot
expect others to finally have a change of heart,
repent and pay taxes in this country, by Guffadi (kp
03/02/2018)
Utopian
dream: Incoming government needs to aim high if it is to
seriously reduce corruption, by Shyam KC (kp
02/02/2018)
Probe
exposes
corruption of ex-education officer of Bara: National
Vigilance Centre sends its investigation report on Dhana
Prasad Pokharel to CIAA for further inquiry, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 01/02/2018)
Bleeding
state coffers dry: It is high time political parties
stop competing with each other to introduce populist
policies (kp 30/01/2018), MoF
expresses commitment to execute Cabinet decisions, but
can it deliver? (ht 30/01/2018)
Oli
moots one-time amnesty to money launderers (ht
30/01/2018) [???], Oli for
legalizing 'underground money': Repeated statements from
would-be prime minister indicate incoming government's
lenient attitude, by Sagar Ghimire (rep
30/01/2018) [Politicians and
criminals are a mutually supportive community!!]
'Chairpersons
using office vehicle as their own', by Devendra
Basnet (rep 30/01/2018)
KC’s
unending fight: Dr KC has fasted 14 times in five years
and yet the end of his fight is still not in sight,
by Naresh Koirala (kp 29/01/2018)
CIAA
drafting prosecution policy (kp 29/01/2018)
CIAA
to file fresh graft case against Sharma (kp
26/01/2018), Chudamani
Sharma goes 'out of contact' (rep 27/01/2018), CIAA
readies new graft case against Sharma (reps
29/01/2018), Anti-graft
panel slaps new case on absconding revenue chief
Sharma, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 30/01/2018), CIAA files
yet another graft case against Chudamani Sharma (rep
30/01/2018)
Due
punishment: CIAA finally investigates NOC land deal, but
case isn’t over until the guilty are punished (kp
26/01/2018), Probe
into NOC land deals in final phase: CIAA (kp
27/01/2018)
Earthquake
victims to get additional grant of one lakh rupees
(ht 25/01/2018) [??], Govt
ups home reconstruction grant to Rs 400,000 (rep
25/01/2018) [A decision by a no
longer legitimate government that is not even able to
provide the first (50.000Rs) and second (150.000Rs)
tranches to all affected people!!!], Quake
victims welcome reconstruction grant hike, by Sarita
Shrestha (rep 26/01/2018), NRA
unable to provide additional Rs 100,000 to quake victims,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 28/01/2018)
Foreign junket of elected leaders of Jumla irks locals:
Visit made to 'srudy' federalism, by DB Buda (rep
25/01/2018)
Parties
mull rotating govts, CMs in four provinces (rep
24/02/2018) [Yes, please do
everything to prevent political stability in the new
provinces! The politicians' access to power and funds is
far more important!!]
Khadka
grilled over NOC land deals (kp 24/01/2018)
Probe
into Sumargi’s funds in second phase: State minister
(22/01/2018), Sumargi’s
shady deals: Promotion of crony capitalism will only
fuel public anger and invite social conflict (kp
23/01/2018), DMLI
starts detailed probe in Sumargi case (kp
24/01/2018)
Special
court acquits 33 of corruption charges (ht
23/01/2018)
JEMC
yet to repay Rs 100 billion loan (ht 21/01/2018)
Saturday’s
IELTS examination cancelled on police orders (kp
21/01/2018)
Things
are falling apart: A society without a moral compass
needs its conscience overhauled, by Dinkar Nepal (nt
19/01/2018)
Citizenship
with fake papers: Ward chief among 5 people under probe
for forgery, by Tika Prasad Bhatta (kp 19/01/2018)
KMG
statement on its coverage of Sumargi’s financial
transactions (kp 17/01/2018), Maoist
leader asks govt to investigate Sumargi’s case (kp
18/01/2018)
SC
stays dev projects by retired MPs (kp 15/01/2018), SC
stays govt decision to spend billions, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 15/01/2018)
Contractors,
officials collude to steal Rs 8-14 billion, by Rudra
Pangeni (rep 15/01/2018)
KMC
engineer arrested for bribery (ht 15/01/2018)
CIAA
to quiz NOC board members: The anti-graft body is
probing oil monopoly for irregularities in land deals
(kp 14/01/2018)
Writ
against govt implementation of CISP, CDP, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 10/01/2018)
That’s
public money: Political leaders should stop abusing
the financial system by spending as they please,
by Durga D. Poudel (kp 09/01/2018)
CIAA
seeks clarification from NOC officials on land purchase
scandal (ht 08/01/2018)
CEC
meets CIAA chief, auditor general amid graft allegations
(rep 06/01/2018), CIAA
probing graft charges against poll panel (ht
08/01/2018), EC
confirms meeting among constitutional heads (rep
08/01/2018)
Govt
silent on institutionalized corruption: TI Nepal
(rep 03/01/2018)
CIAA
yet to finalise probe report on NOC’s land purchase scam
(ht 02/01/2018)
SC
directs not to remove 'squatters' from public land,
by Ananta Raj Luitel (rep 02/01/2017)
‘CIAA
against politicisation of dev projects’ (kp
31/12/2017)
Biggest
corruption
case in Nepal’s history: The CIAA has regained public
trust after it initiated action against questionable tax
officials, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 31/12/2017)
Law
minister lobbying for brother's pick as chief judge
(rep 28/12/2017)
Investigate
the allegation, says Sirohiya (kp 28/12/2017)
‘Bamdev’s
own modus operandi behind poll loss’, by Kamal
Panthi (kp 26/12/2017)
Contractors,
suppliers paid Rs 20 billion in bribes last year, by
Rudra Pangeni (rep 25/12/2017)
IGP
appointment scandal: Police open probe against Silwal on
forgery charge, by Manish Gautam (kp 21/12/2017)
CIAA
drags ex-DoFE chief to court (kp 20/12/2017)
Power
tussle
holds back health secy appointment: The post of
health secretary is vacant since Dr Kiran Regmi
retired on December 4 (kp 19/12/2017)
NAC
to send ‘smuggler’ pilot for training abroad, by
Susheel Bhattarai (rep 19/12/2017), NAC
makes mockery of currency law for pilots, by Susheel
Bhattarai (rep 22/12/2017)
Health
Minister Bohara accused of commission game at BPKIHS,
by Rohit Rai (rep 16/12/2017), Arrests
show extent of corruption in Nepal's "most corrupt" govt
office (ht 17/12/2017)
Nepotism
rife in Maoist party in Rukum, Rolpa, by Dinesh
Subedi (kp 16/12/2017)
Education
sector draws highest number of complaints: CIAA report
(kp 15/12/2017)
Asset
disclosure sought from local representatives (kp
14/12/2017)
US
calls Nepali citizens, leaders to end corruption (kt
09/12/2017)
Special
Court
acquits 6 in Nalsing Gadh case: the CiAA in April had
filed a charge sheet accusing them of appointing sMeC to
prepare the dPR even though the company had quoted a
higher price than its competitors (kp 07/12/2017)
Bad
hand: Political parties shouldn’t use their sphere
of influence to protect corrupt entrepreneurship
(kp 01/12/2017)
Attempt
to bribe traffic cops lands seven in prison (ht
01/12/2017)
Engineer
held for bribery (kp 30/11/2017)
Former
IRD chief Sharma released on bail, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 29/11/2017)
5
transport officials chargesheeted for revenue
embezzlement (kp 29/11/2017)
Good
governance:
New hopes; In Nepal, bureaucracy or public sectors have
suffered most from the rampant corruption. In fiscal
year 2015/16, Commission for the Investigation of Abuse
of Authority (CIAA) Nepal received a total of 15,126
cases of corruption, by Sisir Bhandari (kp
24/11/2017)
2
TSC members jailed after failing to post bail (kp
22/11/2017)
CIAA
tells MoPIT to ease traffic congestion in Kathmandu
Valley (ht 22/11/2017)
Case
of
rotten crate: International evidence suggests that in a
corrupt political system, instead of elections
controlling corruption, it is corruption that controls
elections, by Narayan Manandhar (rep 21/11/2017)
DoFE
DG held for graft (kp 16/11/2017)
Money,
muscle and politics: Corrupt politicians should be voted
out of office, but this does not happen in Nepal, by
Bigyan Prasai (kp 14/11/2017)
No
enforcement: Flouting election Codes of Conduct will
have a multiplier effect on the level of corruption,
by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp 12/11/2017)
NEA
transformer scam: CIAA interrogates one serving, two
former secretaries (kp 06/11/2017)
Under
invoicing, fake bills: Fradulent activities on the rise
(kp 04/11/2017)
Missing
the
forest: Compared to gargantuan sums involved in money
laundering and illicit flows, domestic corruption deals
with petty amounts, by Narayan Manandhar (rep
03/11/2017)
SC
orders govt to reinstate axed Sajha Prakashan chief
(kp 02/11/2017)
Irregularities
alleged in Bajura development projects (ht
25/10/2017)
Corruption
in education: Policy and practice, by Shak Bahadur
Budhathoki (ht 23/10/2017)
SC
stays Nepal Army's generator deal: A quasi-judicial
probe panel found that Nepal Army had unlawfully awarded
Kathmandu-based Muktinath Trade Concern a tender to
supply Eicher generators worth Rs 97.8 million, by
Roshan Sedhai (rep 19/10/2017)
Cops
using stolen vehicles go scot free (ht 17/10/2017)
MBBS
candidates paid up to Rs500,000 for entrance ‘help’
(kp 16/10/2017)
DSP
Bhandari under CIAA scanner (ht 16/10/2017)
Report
of
panel probing 2013 CA poll silent about rigging: Panel
head Karna delayed report 3 years ‘to keep enjoying
vehicle facility’ (rep 14/10/2017)
Deuba
inducts eight ministers from RPP, by Anil Giri (kp
14/10/2017) [???
This is nothing else than irresponsible plundering of
public coffers!!]
Crystal
clear: The only thing that is transparent in Nepal is
the high level of corruption, by Ram Dayal Rakesh
(kp 12/10/2017)
Politicizing
corruption:
What defines corruption here? Is it media coverage or
the actions of the CIAA or court verdicts or the size of
julus in favor of Dr Govinda KC at Maitighar?, by
Rajendra Manandhar (rep 10/10/2017)
SC
issues show cause notice over sacking of Sajha chair
(kp 10/10/2017)
Govt
employee arrested for bribery (ht 10/10/2017)
NOC
chief
reinstated: Khadka is accused of misappropriating
around Rs800 million while buying land plots worth
Rs1.61 billion in four places: Bhairahawa, Chitwan,
Sarlahi and Jhapa, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 09/10/2017),
SC
stays govt decision sacking NOC chief Khadka (ht
09/10/2017), Khadka
secures court order against his dismissal (rep
09/10/2017), Dr
KC warns of stern protest against judiciary (rep
09/10/2017), Snake
oil salesman: NOC chief Khadka should not be allowed to
hide or tamper with evidences (kp 10/10/2017), NOC
Chief Khadka resumes office (ht 10/10/2017), Tainted
NOC boss Khadka moves to buy more land, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 12/10/2017)
Govt
grants
Rs 106m to EC for luxury cars: The fund has been
released even though each commissioner already has at
least two vehicles (rep 09/10/2017)
Public
vehicles in Ramechhap fleecing passengers (ht
07/10/2017)
NAC
decides to sack Canadian pilot Gabe, by Susheel
Bhattarai (rep 06/05/2017)
Under-invoicing
scam: Govt set to open formal probe on branded stores
(kp 05/10/2017)
Sajha
chair Sharma sacked (kp 25/09/2017)
CAAN
DG Gautam served 24-hour notice (ht 23/09/2017), Govt
asks
irrelevant questions to fire Gautam: Civil aviation
regulator acknowledges that it made a mistake by asking
Sanjiv Gautam to clarify on 11 charges, by Rupak D.
Sharma (kp 25/09/2017), CAAN
chief
told not to attend his office, asked to report to
ministry: Move seen as the start of the process to
remove him from the country’s aviation sector regulatory
body, by Rupak D. Sharma (kp 27/09/2017), Sanjiv
Gautam removed from CAAN DG post (ht 27/09/2017), EC seeks
24-hour clarifications from tourism ministry over DG
transfer, by Susheel Bhattarai (rep 27/09/2017), Ministry’s
decision on Caan chief ‘flawed’: Some govt officials and
experts term the decision ‘a comedy of errors', by
Sanjeev Gautam (kp 04/10/2017), Govt
rolls back decision to transfer caan director general,
by Rupak D. Sharma (kp 09/10/2017)
Financial
irregularities reported in Budhigandaki hydro power: PAC
Chairman Upadhyaya (ht 23/09/2017)
The
next revolution: Let us give an ultimatum of three
months to the CIAA to start investigating high-level
corruption cases, by Jagannath Lamichhane (rep
23/09/2017)
Fighting
corruption: The cancer of corruption is eating away at
Nepal, leading to state indebtedness, insolvency and
chaos, by Niranjan Mani Dixit (kp 22/09/2017)
Property
details of civil servants: Submissions up this year but
‘not satisfactory yet’ (kp 21/09/2017)
The
prime minister does not seem serious on corruption,
interview with Suryanath Upadhyay (rep 21/09/2017)
Cleaning
up government, by Alaina B. Teplitz (rep 20/09/2017)
[see also Open
letter to US envoy, by Bishal Thapa (rep 04/10/2017)
and answer
to this response by Alaina Teplitz (10/10/2017)], Yes, they
can: Our major donors should ensure that the funds they
contribute for Nepa's development do not end up in
pockets of corrupt politicians, by Mahabir Paudyal
(rep 20/09/2017)
Bus
operators
fleecing passengers: Metropolitan Traffic Police
Division urges all to lodge complaints if they are asked
to pay more for tickets, by Anup Ojha (kp
19/09/2017)
Sajha
Publication GM denies violation of law (ht
19/09/2017)
Transport
office staffer faces graft suit (kp 18/09/2017)
Udaypur
local level reps after personal gains, by Shyam Rai
(ht 18/09/2017)
CIAA,
PMO
concerned about projects for MPs: Caution about misuse
of Rs 10 billion for constituency development; Lawmakers
have been asked to submit projects under Constituency
Infrastructure Special Programme and Constituency
Development Programme by Oct 17 (kp 16/09/2017), Government
issues CDP regulation (ht 17/09/2017)
Don’t
assign any responsibility to Khadka: House panel to MoS
(kp 16/09/2017), Next
Cabinet meet to dwell on NOC chief’s fate (ht
16/09/2017), PAC
‘to
quiz’ PM over delay in action on NOC land deals: There
has been widespread criticism for the delay in
initiating action against NOC chief Gopal Khadka who
is accused of embezzling millions of rupees,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 17/09/2017), NOC
Managing Director Khadka dismissed, finally (rep
18/09/2017), Cabinet
sacks NOC chief Khadka, by Dilip Paudel and Rudra
Pangeni (rep 19/09/2017), Twisted
actions: The firing of NOC chief Khadka should not end
the investigation into his embezzlement (kp
20/09/2017), Civil
society demands action against Khadka (rep
20/09/2017), Sacked
NOC
boss Khadka files writ: Moves the Supreme Court
demanding annulment of the Cabinet decision terming the
government’s move illegal (kp 21/09/2017), Govt
summoned over writ petition demanding Khadka's arrest
(rep 21/09/2017)
Minister
Dev wants to sack CAAN chief: Nepal likely to lose 6
billion, by Santosh Neupane (rep 15/09/2017), Minister
sides with blacklisted Spanish firm in row with CAAN
chief, by Sagar Ghimire (ht 17/09/2017)
Mafiacracy,
by Shekhar Kharel (nt 15/09/2017)
Cost
conundrum:
Under invoicing was a speculation many had already made
but it's only now that an investigation officially
raised the question, by Priyanka Gurung (rep
15/09/2017)
Rotten
to the core, by Gunjan Upadhyay (rep 15/09/2017)
DRI
seeks Rs 198.37m in fake VAT bill scam (ht
14/09/2017)
Govt
fails to curb foreign junkets of ministers, officials
(kp 13/09/2017), Govt
yet to reveal ministers’ property details, by Roshan
S. Nepal (ht 16/09/2017), Property
details of 28 ministers made public (ht 19/09/2017)
Minister
vows
action against Durbarmarg stores: During inspections,
these stores were found ‘marking-up the cost price
by as much as 2,300 percent' (kp 13/09/2017)
Deuba,
ministers to draw Rs 14m a month from the state
coffers, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 12/09/2017), |