49% surge in suspicious transactions amid speculation of political appointee as Governor (kh 20/05/2025)

CIAA Bill stuck in HoR for four months amid political gain (rep 19/05/2025)

NC leader questions govt silence on Rs 250 million currency seizure (kh 19/05/2025)

CIAA files corruption case against Former Executive Director of NITC Sunil Paudel (rep 19/05/2025)

Controversy erupts over parliamentary subcommittee probing corruption at Bhairahawa Airport (kh 19/05/2025)

Corruption case filed against former Madhesh minister and seven others (rep 18/05/2025), Corruption in Bharat Lake: Case filed against 8, including former Madhes Finance Minister (kh 18/05/2025), CIAA charges provincial ex-minister, local officials over illegal pond construction : Anti-graft body seeks recovery of over Rs567 million and prison terms for eight individuals (kp 19/05/2025)

Suspended Bagmati mayor faces new corruption charge; damages claimed at over Rs 570 million (kh 18/05/2025)

Pokhara High Court orders retrieval of Suryadarshan Cooperative case file involving Rabi Lamichhane (kh 18/05/2025)

Congress lawmakers decry ‘selective bias’ in prosecuting party leaders : Accuse agencies of being harsh on Congress leaders linked to various scams and going easy on those from the UML (kp 18/05/2025)

OAG points out major financial irregularities by firms during IPO approval process (rep 18/05/2025)

Illegal remittance flows suspected in central bank Governor appointment: Koirala (kh 17/05/2025)

CIAA probes millions collected by school for unbuilt shops; ex-Minister under scrutiny (kh 17/05/2025)

TERAMOCS procurement scandal highlights political pressure and misuse of authority, by Tapendra Karki (rep 17/05/2025)

Huge irregularities found in employee transfers, 75 percent of transfers violate Civil Service Rules, by Bhuwan Sharma (rep 17/05/2025)

Rabi Lamichhane’s Surya Darshan case hearing deferred again (kh 16/05/2025)

Bill lands in House but no different from controversial land ordinance : Claiming that the bill serves the interests of land mafia and brokers, leaders from opposition parties call it a case of policy-level corruption, by Purushottam Poudel (kp 16/05/2025)

Case filed against NC leader Mohan Basnet in Teramox scandal (kh 15/05/2025), MP Mohan Basnet set to be suspended after corruption case (kh 15/05/2025), CIAA chargesheets ex-minister, officials in Teramocs scam :Anti-graft body seeks Rs3.21 billion in damages and long jail terms for Mohan Basnet and top NTA officials, by Binod Ghimire (kp 16/05/2025)

Government approves operation of Damak Business Tower (kh 15/05/2025) [Corruption or malinvestment in KP Oli's constituency?]

Police bust fake document factory in Kathmandu, three arrested (kh 15/05/2025)

MP Deepak Giri criticizes govt for ‘musical chair’ over governor appointment (kh 13/05/2025)

Congress lawmaker Maya Rai charged in Suryadarshan Cooperative fraud case (kh 13/05/2025), District Court orders release of MP Maya Rai on Rs 1 million bail (rep 14/05/2025)

Nepal's only growth industry: private sector corruption : Political cronyism, cartelling, conflict of interest and price-fixing are all standard operating procedure for Nepal's businesses, by Ramesh Kumar (nt 09/05/2025)

CIAA challenges Special Court's acquittal in corruption case involving ex-secretary Marasini (rep 09/05/2025)

Four arrested for defrauding victims with false promise of dependent visas (rep 09/05/2025)

NEA extends deadline for industries to file administrative appeal until Jestha (rep 09/05/2025)

CIAA seizes IPO-related files from Securities Board : Anti-graft body raids Board’s office, takes control of 89 hydropower companies’ files amid commission-for-clearance allegations (kp 08/05/2025)

40 days of rage as microfinance victims demand justice (Pics) (kh 08/05/2025)

Cases filed against 17 persons over below par lease rental of Bal Mandir land (rep 08/05/2025)

Govt reluctant to recover assets stashed abroad by corrupt individuals: CIAA Chief (kh 07/05/2025) [This proves the dishonesty of PM Oli, who constantly claims to want to take the toughest possible action against corruption!]

CIAA appeals SC against Special Court verdict (rep 07/05/2025)

Parliament demands probe into SEBON Chairman over alleged commission demands (rep 07/05/2025)

Bal Mandir land scam: Case filed against 17 individuals (kh 07/05/2025)

One arrested for defrauding Rs 950,000 with fake foreign employment promises (rep 07/05/2025)

What are you hiding? The government’s refusal to make property details of ministers public is problematic (kp 06/05/2025)

Govt to allocate Rs 210m for projects in each lawmaker’s constituency, by Dilip Paudel (rep 06/05/2025) [This non-planned investment is a form of open corruption that allows the socially non-inclusive group of directly elected MPs to secure their future re-election.], Back to Pork Barrel Politics (rep 07/05/2025)

More investigation required to unearth Pokhara airport-related irregularities : The construction company had agreed to complete the project for Rs14 billion. So why was it given Rs22 billion?, interview with Rajendra Lingden (kp 05/05/2025)

House probe into Bhairahawa airport irregularities hits snag : On alleged corruption in airport upgrade, coordinator Yogesh Bhattarai recused himself after fellow lawmaker questioned his ex-civil aviation minister status, by Binod Ghimire (kp 05/05/2025), Investors, hoteliers left waiting as flights vanish from Bhairahawa airport : Local businesses fear financial collapse as billions in investments tied to the airport bring no return, by Dipendra Baduwal (kp 05/05/2025)

Court finds Bikal Paudel guilty in security printing corruption case : The former executive director of Security Printing Centre is sentenced to 18 months in prison and fined over Rs130 million (kp 05/05/2025)

Of Power and Wealth: Political Economy of Corruption, by Narayan Manandhar (rep 04/05/2025)

Former Cooperative Chair arrested for embezzlement (rep 04/05/2025)

Government makes yet another promise to cooperatives victims : Depositors don’t trust the new pledge as past commitments have turned out to be hollow (kp 04/05/2025)

CIAA files corruption case against 9 (rep 29/04/2025)

CIB arrests 21 people for financial fraud (kh 29/04/2025)

Cooperative victims stage protest at Maitighar (Photo Feature) (rep 28/04/2025)

Police notify Parliament Secretariat of MP Maya Rai’s arrest (kh 27/04/2025), With court permit, police probe Congress lawmaker Rai for cooperative fraud : MP raises suspicion if special House panel had deliberately overlooked her involvement, by Purushottam Poudel (kp 28/04/2025)

Parsa police recommend action against 41 including RSP Chair Lamichhane (rep 27/04/2025)

Deputy Mayor Sunita Dangol calls for CIAA to probe corruption in KMC (kh 26/04/2025), KMC municipal meeting not held for four months amid internal rift (kh 26/04/2025)

Pokhara Airport: A runway for corruption, not for flights, by Pushpa Raj Joshi (ht 25/04/2025)

‘Disheartening’: Cooperatives victims say Nepali Congress has let them down : The party had obstructed Parliament last year demanding justice for cooperative victims (kp 24/04/2025)

Kathmandu Tower controversy: Mayor Balen Shah  claims  policy corruption worth billions (rep 24/04/2025)

Pokhara Int’l Airport: Political agenda or corruption scandal?, by Narayan Aryal (kh 23/04/2025)

Three arrested for defrauding victims with promises of foreign employment (rep 22/04/2025)

Janamat Party’s suspended treasurer arrested on fraud charges : The party accuses Surendra Yadav of embezzling millions from non-resident Nepalis from Madhesh, by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 21/04/2025)

Dhangadhi airport expansion: Former minister Ale under CIAA scrutiny (rep 19/04/2025

CIAA appeals Supreme Court against Special Court decisions (rep 19/04/2025)

Make High-Profile Appointments Free of Interference (rep 18/04/2025)

Misplaced Anti-Corruption Agenda, by Narayan Manandhar (rep 18/04/2025)

Brigadier General Khadka held in military custody over Welfare Fund corruption, by Tapendra Karki (rep 18/04/2025)

Rs 14 billion corruption uncovered in construction of Pokhara Airport (rep 17/04/2025), Billions embezzled in Pokhara airport works, probe finds: Citing CAAN’s oversight of international airport project, lawmakers seek action against its chief, Pradeep Adhikari (kp 18/04/2025), Study report on corruption involving Pokhara Int'l Airport submitted to PAC (rep 18/04/2025)

Top court overturns 2017 acquittals in Unity Life fraud : Unity Life International, a pyramid scheme, had swindled Rs3.79 billion from 368,710 people 15 years ago, by Binod Ghimire (kp 17/04/2025)

Running out of patience : First, fraudulent cooperatives cheated them, now the state is indifferent to their plight (kp 17/04/2025)

CIAA challenges Special Court verdicts at SC (rep 16/04/2025)

Action Plan For Exiting FATF Grey List, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 15/04/2025)

CIAA files corruption case over sanitary pad procurement in Kalaiya (kh 09/04/2025)

Nepal starts groundwork to exit FATF grey list : The anti-money laundering committee has decided to implement action plan with clear responsibilities and timeframes (kp 09/04/2025)

RSP Chair Rabi Lamichhane sent to jail (kh 07/04/2025)

Sudurpaschim audio leak reveals big corruption in forestry : Leaked conversation exposes efforts to fast-track sal logging. Accused minister admits to chat and quits, but calls it a political attack by rivals, by Arjun Shah (kp 03/04/2025)

CIAA seizes procurement files from Madhesh CM’s office (kh 02/04/2025)

Number of suspicious financial transactions surges (ae 01/04/2025), Combating Dubious Financial Transactions (ht 02/04/2025)

Taxpayers foot the bill as ministers send wives on foreign trips (kh 01/04/2025)

CIAA appeals to SC against decision by Special Court (rep 31/03/2025)

Sudurpaschim Minister Laxman Kishor Chaudhary resigns amid corruption allegations (kh 29/03/2025)

CIAA arrests sub-inspector with Rs 30,000 bribe (rep 28/03/2025)

12 convicted in corruption case over road construction in Syangja (kh 27/03/2025)

Nepal’s Corruption Crisis: A Nation in Moral and Political Decay, by Madhab P Khanal (rep 26/03/2025)

Writ petition filed in Supreme Court against double benefits for CMs and Provincial Chiefs (kh 26/03/2025)

CIAA files corruption case against journo Yadav, two others (rep 26/03/2025)

Kavre District Coordination Committee chief arrested in banking offence case (kh 26/03/2025)

IMF to Nepal: act on FATF gray listing (ae 17/03/2025)

Over 4,000 Kathmandu metropolis staffers deprived of salaries for months : With chief administrative officer accused of irregularities and under investigation, crucial municipal tasks remain halted, as financial authority remains unresolved (kp 17/03/2025)

Public outrage as govt tries to institutionalize lifelong benefits to former VVIPs, by Bhuwan Sharma (rep 15/03/2025), MPs oppose proposal for ex-dignitaries’ lifelong privileges (kh 16/03/2025)

NC leader KC denies land encroachment allegations, vows legal action against RSP (kh 15/03/2025)

House panel tasked with watching over government sits idle : Opposition lawmakers suspect foul play to cover up irregularities in land acquisition for airport construction, by Binod Ghimire (kp 14/03/2025), Lifelong benefits for dignitaries unnecessary, says MP Khatiwada (kh 14/03/2025)

Lawmakers ask Prime Minister Oli, ministers to disclose property details : Good governance advocates say public position holders must assure people by making their wealth public (kp 13/03/2025)

Rabi Lamichhane moves high court against lower court’s Rs10 million bail order : The RSP chief challenges Rupandehi District Court’s order in Supreme Cooperative fraud case, by Ghanashyam Gautam (kp 11/03/2025)

Special Court convicts Nepali officials, foreign firms in Mobile Device Management System procurement case : The court sentenced former NTA chairmen Digambar Jha and Purushottam Khanal to one year and imposed penalties of Rs58 million each (kp 08/03/2025)

Nepal’s banking sector vulnerable to money laundering: NRB Governor (rep 08/03/2025)

Baraha Cooperative case: 8 in custody, 3 released on bail (kh 07/03/2025)

Let the investigation begin : Large-scale corruption is not possible without the collusion of the political leadership, by Naresh Koirala (kp 06/03/2025)

A month on, new cooperative regulator yet to find its footing : People who lost savings to unscrupulous operators slam the regulator for failing to consult them, ignoring concerns, by Purushottam Poudel (kp 06/03/2025)

CIAA asks apex court to overturn Special Court acquittals on Lalita Niwas scam : Anti-graft body claims acquittals were flawed and ignored legal precedents and evidence, by Matrika Dahal (kp 05/03/2025)

CIAA knocks on SC door for retrial in Lalita Niwas case (rep 04/03/2025)

FATF grey list: Repercussion of the power paradox, by Pushpa Raj Joshi (ht 03/03/2025)

RSP suspects government’s foul intention in not producing Lamichhane to Parsa court : Almost a month after Lamichhane was presented to Chitwan court, the case against him has not proceeded in Parsa (kp 02/03/2025)

NIA chair Silwal acquitted of corruption charges (rep 02/03/2025)

Kasturi Cooperative chair accused of misusing funds : Rajesh Shakya reportedly embezzled depositor savings by forging papers, by Narayan Sharma (kp 28/02/2025)

Check Corruption For Prosperity, by Lok Nath Bhusal (rn 28/02/2025)

Path to FATF compliance after grey listing (ae 25/02/2025)

Nepal’s ‘Grey List’ dilemma: Leaders defend black money; businessmen hesitant to disclose investment sources, by Narayan Aryal (kh 24/02/2025)

It’s official: Nepal falls back into FATF grey list : Paris meeting has approved Nepal’s plan to come out of the list, says Finance Minister Paudel, vowing to act, by Anil Giri (kp 22/02/2025), FATF’s Grey List: A Wake-Up Call for Nepal (rep 23/02/2025)

Nepal placed on FATF grey list for not doing enough against money laundering (kh 22/02/2025)), Nepal to exit FATF Grey List ahead of schedule: Finance Minister (kh 22/02/2025)

Nepal’s Governance Mired In Endemic Corruption, by Dipak Gyawali (sp 21/02/2025)

One held in connection with Kumari cooperative's fund embezzlement (rep 21/02/2025)

One held in connection to cooperative’s funds embezzlement (kh 21/02/2025)

Nepal at risk of FATF gray listing (ae 20/02/2025)

Madhesh CM Singh uncovers Janakpur hospital corruption as ambulance driver, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 17/02/2025)

Unite against graft (rep 14/02/2025)

Black, white and grey : Inability, or unwillingness, to curb black money will put Nepal on the FATF grey list, by Ramesh Kumar (nt 14/02/2025)

Rotting from the head : Frustration with corruption, mismanagement and bad governance is reaching a boiling point (kp 13/02/2025)

Corruption concerns grow as Nepal falls in global index (kh 11/02/2025), TI Report: Corruption rises in Nepal, CPI ranking drops to 107th with a score of 34 (rep 11/02/2025)

TI Nepal raises concern over ordinances (kh 10/02/2025)

CIAA observing 34th anniversary today (kh 10/02/2025)

Chitwan District Court orders release of Lamichhane on Rs 5.4 million bail (rep 06/02/2025)

Three arrested for swindling Rs 3.75 million in foreign employment scams (rep 06/02/2025)

CIAA files another graft case against Sunil Paudel (rep 06/02/2025)

Cooperative fraud case: Rabi Lamichhane spent Rs 480 million with sole signature in Sahara Chitwan scam, by Nayan Adhikari (ok 05/02/2025)

Fake educational certificates, fake trainer (rep 05/02/2025)

AG under investigative scrutiny for not filing Rabi’s organized crime case (rep 05/02/2025), OAG forms probe committee (kh 05/02/2025), Chitwan District Court sends Rabi Lamichhane to judicial custody (kh 05/02/2025)

Case filed against Rabi Lamichhane in Chitwan (kh 04/02/2025)

Avoiding Nepal’s FATF Grey-listing, by Anil Karki (rep 04/02/2025)

Five arrested in connection with Beni-based Kumari Cooperative fund embezzlement : The suspects are accused of being involved in embezzling Rs1.49 billion from the cooperative’s savings in collusion with politicians (kp 03/02/2025)

Intensify Money Laundering Investigation, by Ballav Dahal (rn 03/02/2025)

Cooperative fraud on rise, UML-elected Thapa arrested (rep 02/02/2025)

Winter session of Parliament opens to heated exchanges : Opposition parties decry rampant corruption, accuse ruling Congress and UML of protecting the corrupt, by Bionod Ghimire (kp 01/02/2025)

Corruption amid ideological drift : A sharp decline in political ideology calls for strong anti-corruption agencies, by Durga Gautam (kp 31/01/2025)

Rabi Lamichhane requests Speaker to lift suspension (kh 31/01/2025) [???]

Five held in over Rs 6 million foreign employment fraud  (rep 29/01/2025)

Avoid FATF grey-listing (rep 29/01/2025)

Lamichhane challenges Kaski District Court’s bail order in Suryadarshan Cooperative fraud case (kh 27/01/2025)

Philandering with Philanthropy, by Narayan Manandhar (rep 26/01/2025)

Operators of problem cooperatives find new way to dupe depositors : Cooperative managers make desperate depositors buy pricey lands, take hefty cuts but don’t pay back depositors, by Purushottam Poudel (kp 26/01/2025)

Rupandehi Court orders release of Lamichhane on Rs 10 million bail in cooperative fraud case (26/01/2025)

Senior Advocate Tripathi assaulted: one arrested is an RSP district leader, another a supporter (kh 26/01/2025)

Lawyers outraged as judge refuses to detain Rabi Lamichhane (kh 23/01/2025), Judge questioned for releasing Lamichhane on bail (rep 24/01/2025)

Avoiding the FATF gray list : A task force to make the work against money laundering and terrorist financing more effective is on the cards, by Shanker Man Singh (ae 23/01/2025)

6,000 depositors seek return of their savings (rep 22/01/2025)

Dinesh Tripathi arrives in Bhairahawa to represent cooperative victims in Lamichhane fraud case (kh 22/01/2025)

High court seeks reasons for releasing Lamichhane on bail (rep 21/01/2025)

Government appeals to keep Rabi Lamichhane and associates in custody (kh 20/01/2025)

Supplementary charges filed against Rabi Lamichhane and 41 others in Rupandehi Court
14 are newly implicated, while 28 were already facing charges in the original case filed on April 15 last year, by Ghanashyam Gautam (kp 20/01/2025)

Former DIG Joshi sent to custody as bail hearing remains inconclusive (kh 19/01/2025)

Case against Rabi Lamichhane to be filed today in Supreme Cooperative fraud case (kh 19/01/2025), Fraud and organized crime case filed against Rabi Lamichhane and 13 other in Rupandehi (kh 19/01/2025)

Chhabilal Joshi appears in Kathmandu District Court over Swarnalakshmi Cooperative fraud (kh 19/01/2025)

Another fraud case against Rabi Lamichhane to be filed in Chitwan (kh 17/01/2025), Police suggest naming 14 including Lamichhane in Chitwan-based cooperative fraud case : Chitwan police submit a supplementary report, recommending legal action also against companies involved in transferring funds from Sahara Chitwan Cooperative, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 18/01/2025)

Justice To Cooperative Victims, by Bini Dahal (rn (rn 17/01/2025)

CIAA files case against Purbanchal University’s computer chief assistant for submitting fake certificates (rep 17/01/2025)

Rabi Lamichhane set to face new case in Rupandehi following releases in Kathmandu and Kaski (kh 16/01/2025)

Rabi Lamichhane released on Rs 6 million bail in Swarnalaxmi Cooperative case (kh 15/01/2025), Rabi Lamichhane secures release after providing bail guarantee (kh 15/01/2025), Court finds five grounds for Rabi Lamichhane’s guilt amid bail decision (kh 16/01/2025), Kathmandu court releases Lamichhane on Rs6 million bail in Swarnalakshmi Cooperative fraud case : Kathmandu District Court allows the former home minister to remain free on bail as the case continues (kp 16/01/2025)

Nepal passport tender faces charges of favouritism : Bidders complain tender terms give IDEMIA an unfair edge (kp 14/01/2025)

UML Central Member Kishor Bikram Malla arrested (rep 14/01/2025)

CIAA files case against Department of Water Resources engineer over illicit wealth (kh 13/01/2025)

Three days after Kaski bail, Rastriya Swatantra Party chief Lamichhane lands in Kathmandu police custody : He will be in police custody until the Kathmandu District Court decides whether to free him on bail or send him to judicial custody (kp 13/01/2025)

Rabi Lamichhane named as defendant in Supreme Cooperative embezzlement case : Police recommend legal action against 42 individuals for misappropriating millions (kp 11/01/2025)

Supreme Court upholds Rs 226 million fine against Bhatbhateni for tax evasion (kh 10/01/2025), Lamichhane freed on Rs6.5m bail after 84 days in custody : Legal expert says other district courts might still decide to keep the Rastriya Swatantra Party leader in judicial custody in separate cases under their jurisdictions, by Binod Ghimire and Deepak Pariyar (kp 10/01/2025)

Rabi Lamichhane to appear in Kathmandu Court today (kh 10/01/2025), Rabi Lamichhane returning to Kathmandu by road (kh 10/01/2025), Rabi Lamichhane to remain suspended from parliament despite bail (kh 10/01/2025) [The court did not find him innocent, but merely released him temporarily on bail! Similar proceedings against him are also ongoing at other courts.]

Kaski District Court grants bail to Rabi Lamichhane and others in cooperative fraud case : Rabi Lamichhane released on Rs 6.5 million bail (kh 09/01/2025), Court demands Rs 6.5 million bail from Rabi Lamichhane in cooperative fraud case (kh 09/01/2025), Former DIG Chhabi Lal Joshi ordered to post Rs 8.8 million bail in cooperative fraud case (kh 09/01/2025), Ravi and all seven detainees to be released on bail; what are the bail amounts? (kh 09/01/2025) [What politician or civil servant can post such bail sums without income from corruption? On the other hand, the amounts are ridiculous compared to the level of the corruption allegations!]

CIAA files case against one for allegedly bribing its employee (kh 09/01/2025)

Rishikesh Pokharel’s former secretary arrested (kh 09/01/2025)

Show, don’t tell : If Dahal is committed to accountability and transparency, he must first embody those traits (kp 09/01/2025)

Public Accounts Committee Chair’s wife surrenders in court over fraud case (kh 08/01/2025), Court orders Rs 1 million bail for Anjila Koirala in cooperative fraud case (kh 08/01/2025)

Lawmakers demand parliamentary committee to investigate wide-body aircraft purchase (kh 07/01/2025)

Former Kathmandu CDO removed over fake educational certificate scandal, transferred to Home Ministry (kh 07/01/2025)

Bhutanese Refugee Scam: SC demands additional documents about Prateek Thapa (kh 06/01/2025)

Corruption charges filed against former Secretary Namrata Singh and Seven others (kh 06/01/2025)

Case filed against Rabi Lamichhane and 39 others over cooperative fraud, Rs. 2.41 billion claim (kh 05/01/2025)

Chhabi Lal Joshi’s statement: Rabi and GB forged signatures to misappropriate funds (kh 05/01/2025)

Loophole in NEPSE’s IT system: Senior employee found selling shares (kh 05/01/2025)

Crisis deepens for UML’s Rishikesh Pokharel as personal secretary accused of fraud after wife (kh 03/01/2025)

Shera Durbar land grab issue debated in House committee : Matter gets wider attention as former prime minister Dahal is linked to the scam through his former secretariat member, Bikesh Shrestha (kp 03/01/2025)

Fraud case in Swarnalakshmi Cooperative: Police recommend naming 44, including Rabi Lamichhane, as defendants (kh 02/01/2025)

Parliamentary committee unanimously approves amendment to Prevention of Corruption Act (kh 02/01/2025)

Question of intent : Pick of officials in the new authority will show if the ruling parties want to solve the cooperative crisis (kp 02/01/2025)

Govt investigating Shera Palace linked to former PM Prachanda (kh 02/01/2025)

Shera Durbar land case: Dahal served as PM until final share transactions (rep 31/12/2024)

Police seal Baraha Savings and Loan Cooperative in Dharan for embezzling over Rs 14 billion, by Pradeep Menyangbo (kh 30/12/2024)

Corruption and money laundering charges filed against Nagarjun Mayor Mohan Bahadur Basnet (kh 29/12/2024),  Nagarjun Mayor Basnet suspended after corruption and money laundering cases : Mohan Bahadur Basnet, the mayor of Kathmandu's Nagarjun Municipality, has been automatically suspended from his post (rep 30/12/2024)

Special Court acquits defendants in Pashupatinath Gold Jalahari case (kh 28/12/2024)

Farmers not getting subsidised fertilisers, as they are sold in black market, by Janarjan Khatri (rn 28/12/2024)

How the shady Airbus A330 jets deal was orchestrated : The US-based AAR obtained business by bribing Nepali officials. It has agreed to pay more than $55 million to resolve probes over foreign corruption links by Sangam Prasain (kp 27/12/2024)

Maoists cast an ‘evil eye’ on Shera Durbar during Dahal's tenure as PM, by Tapendra Karki (rep 27/12/2024)

Probe panels on Pokhara, Gautam Buddha airports delay reports as members smell rat : Six months after formation, the subcommittees led by Yogesh Bhattarai and Rajendra Lingden have yet to finalise reports (kp 27/12/2024)

Launch Fresh Investigation into NAC Wide-Body Aircraft Corruption Scam : As the CIAA appears to have failed to investigate the case thoroughly, this case must be further investigated based on those details, and the top politicians found involved in the corruption must also be held accountable (rep 25/12/2024)

MP Pokharel sends letter to ‘absconding’ wife’s school seeking leave (kh 24/12/2024)

GB Rai invested over Rs184 million in cryptocurrency via Pachhai : Investigations reveal the funds were derived from misappropriated savings from cooperatives, including Suryadarshan, Swarnalaxmi, and Sahara, by Deepak Pariyar (kp 24/12/2024)

Ward Chair arrested on charge of cooperatives fraud (kh 23/12/2024)

CIAA files corruption case against 8 individuals in Dhading (kh 23/12/2024)

Court begins recording statements of Rabi Lamichhane in fraud and money laundering case (kh 23/12/2024)

Government withdraws bill that’d give amnesty to political-criminal convicts : The Dahal-led government last year forwarded the bill to amend Section 116 of the Criminal Procedure Code-2017 (kp 23/12/2024)

Money laundering case filed against Rabi’s wife Nikita (kh 22/12/2024), Bharat Jangam arrested in cooperative fraud case; Nikita Poudel’s role under scrutiny (kh 22/12/2024), Asset confiscation sought in money laundering case against Nikita Poudel (kh 22/12/2024)

Charge sheet against Rabi Lamichhane filed in Kaski Court : 31 persons, including Lamichhane, charged in cooperative fraud case (kh 22/12/2024)

KMC Chief Administrative Officer faces investigation over alleged corruption (kh 21/12/2024)

Supplementary charge sheet filed against 19 in Surya Darshan Cooperative fraud case (kh 21/12/2024)

Bill aims to bring Cabinet decisions under CIAA’s watch : New legislation seeks to plug a legal loophole that has allowed politicians to escape corruption investigations, by Purushottam Poudel (kp 19/12/2024)

Now probe Gurung : It is vital that cases against Dhan Raj Gurung and Rishikesh Pokharel are impartially pursued (kp 19/12/2024), As calls to probe Congress leader Gurung grow, police say they found no links in cooperative scam : Opposition politicians, mainly those from the RSP, say their leader faces a lingering probe while others allegedly scamming public deposits have been let off the hook (kp 20/12/2024)

Rabi Lamichhane's Case: What Next?, by Akhilesh Tripathi (rep 19/12/2024), Rabi Lamichhane, migration, disinformation and more, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 20/12/2024)

Two arrested for fraudulent foreign employment schemes (rn 19/12/2024)

Durga Prasai’s writ petitions dismissed, banks clear to recover loans (kh 18/12/2024),  SC orders release of medical entrepreneur Durga Prasai : A division bench of justices Nahakul Subedi and Sharanga Subedi issued the release order (rep 20/12/2024)

Arrest warrants against PAC chair Pokharel’s wife, 25 others on cooperative fraud case (kp 18/12/2024)

Govt preparing to set Rs 2.5m savings limit for coops (ae 17/12/2024)

Kaski Police recommend legal action against Rabi Lamichhane and 50 others in cooperative fraud case (kh 16/12/2024), Police to seek four-day extension of remand for RSP Chair Lamichhane (kh 16/12/2024), Rabi Lamichhane to be brought to court today for remand extension (kh 17/12/2024), Kaski District Court extends Rabi Lamichhane’s custody for 4 more days (kh 17/12/2024), Rabi Lamichhane’s wife challenges media claims, demands proof of loan from cooperatives (kh 17/12/2024), Police submit investigation report on RSP chief Rabi Lamichhane to government attorney : Kaski police presents a report on cooperative fraud, organised crime, and money laundering charges against RSP chief Lamichhane and others, by Deepak Pariyar (kp 17/12/2024), Rabi raises media trial concerns in court, judge responds: ‘We will see’ (kh 17/12/2024)

Corruption in private sector, by Ram Bahadur Tamang (ae 16/12/2024)

SC ruling allows UML to build central office on donated land (kh 16/12/2024)

Police submit report, clearing path for Rabi Lamichhane’s trial (kh 16/12/2024)

CIAA to challenge Special Court decision in Supreme Court (kh 14/12/2024)

Police claim RSP Chair Lamichhane failed to disclose source of his assets, by Tapendra Karki (rep 14/12/2024)

Fraudsters are exploiting Nepali job seekers : Data from Cyber Bureau reveals a surge in cybercrimes, particularly electronic transaction frauds, over the past few years, by Aarati Ray (kp 14/12/2024)

Case filed against 26 people, including PAC Chairman Pokharel’s wife, for cooperative fraud (kh 13/12/2024), Fraud case filed against PAC chair Pokharel’s wife and 25 others : Authorities accuse financial mismanagement and fraud in the cooperative’s operations (kp 14/12/2024)

Chhabilal admitted to hospital, Rabi refuses hospitalization (kh 13/12/2024), Former DIG Joshi, arrested in cooperative fraud case, admitted to hospital (rep 13/12/2024)

CIAA files corruption case against APF Inspector for submitting fake educational certificate (rep 11/12/2024)

Final phase of investigation against Rabi Lamichhane, Case must be filed within 10 days (kh 11/12/2024), Rabi Lamichhane’s detention extended for 5 more days (kh 12/12/2024) [And where will he be travelling next?]

CIAA files case against NIA Chair Silwal for repeatedly changing his date of birth : The CIAA filed the case stating that Silwal received undue benefits by reducing his age by three years (rep 09/12/2024), CIAA files corruption case against Insurance Authority chair Silwal : Surya Prasad Silwal, who had retired in July 30, 2016 based on the official birthdate of July 30, 1958, allegedly altered his records to continue his service (kp 10/12/2024)

Dr. Bhattarai alleges political vendetta behind Rabi’s arrest (kh 06/12/2024) [Probably not his arrest, but the way in which he is dealt with.], Govt’s treatment of Rabi Lamichhane a violation of human rights: RSP (kh 06/12/2024), Rabi Lamichhane presented in court for custody extension (kh 08/12/2024), RSP appeals to NHRC over alleged ‘inhumane’ treatment of Rabi Lamichhane (kh 08/12/2024), Chhabilal taken to Parsa, preparations underway for Rabi’s transfer (kh 09/12/2024) [This prisoner tourism of unconvicted persons is extremely harassing!], Narayan Kaji demands end to vindictive treatment of Rabi Lamichhane (kh 09/12/2024), RSP seeks rights body’s intervention in protecting Lamichhane’s human rights : The party accuses Oli government of misusing state apparatus to harass and defame party chief Rabi Lamichhane, who is being probed on cooperative funds misuse allegations (kp 09/12/2024)

Four found guilty in wide-body aircraft purchase scandal (kh 06/12/2024), Top officials convicted in Airbus scam, minister acquitted : Adhikari, Kansakar, Lamichhane, Daungana ordered to pay fines, serve prison sentences (kp 06/12/2024)

Parsa court issues arrest warrant against Rabi Lamichhane, other suspects in cooperatives scam : The Parsa court’s warrant follows similar orders from courts in Kaski, Rupandehi, Kathmandu and Chitwan (kp 05/12/2024)

Arrest warrant issued against Rabi Lamichhane from Parsa (kh 04/12/2024)

Officials were paid $2.5 million in bribes to seal A330 deals : Deepak Sharma, then-AAR executive, pleaded guilty to bribing Nepali officials to win a bid to sell 2 Airbus planes, by Sangam Prasain (kp 04/12/2024)

Court remands three accused in human trafficking case to judicial custody (rep 30/11/2024) [They are not lucky enough to be politicians?]

Court sentences Paudel and Shrestha to eight years for corruption in security printing case : While Paudel and Shrestha were found guilty, former chief secretary Baikuntha Aryal and several others named in the case were acquitted by the court (kp 29/11/2024)

SC determines eight-year jail sentence and Rs 34.22 million fine for Paudel, Shrestha (kh 28/11/2024)

RSP Chair Rabi brought to Kathmandu from Pokhara (kh 28/11/2024)

Former deputy mayor’s residence raided on suspicion of customs evasion : A joint team of Armed Police Force and customs officials raided Yasmin Sultan's warehouse at her home in Khadak-7 , by Awadhesh Kumar Jha (kp 27/11/2024)

No case against Former Koshi Province Minister in human trafficking case (kh 25/11/2024) [Of course, what else?], District attorney decides not to prosecute Koshi lawmaker Lilaballabh Adhikari : The prosecutor’s decision to drop the charges has raised questions about the evidence presented against Adhikari, with some calling for further transparency in the investigation (kp 26/11/2024)

SC determines CDO’s proficiency certificate as fake : The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that the previous verdict acquitting corruption involving the Proficiency Certificate level of the Chief District Officer (CDO) of the District Administration Office, Kathmandu, was flawed, by Bhasa Sharma (rep 25/11/2024)

Federal secretariat employees provide hoods to high-ranking officials and their families without legal framework : Employees have been providing furniture, televisions, sofas, drawers, drinking water, and other daily necessities to the families of high-ranking officials and ministers. This costs the state over Rs 100 million annually, by Bhuwan Sharma (rep 24/11/2024)

RSP Chair Rabi Lamichhane produced at Kaski Court for custody extension (kh 24/11/2024), Kaski Court extends Rabi’s custody by another 15 days (kh 24/11/2024) [Whether he is guilty or not is a matter for the courts to decide, but the court tourism he has been subjected to in recent weeks stinks to high heaven!], Rabi’s plea to Judge: I won’t flee, release me from custody (kh 24/11/2024)

CIAA appeals to SC over Special Court's acquittals in multiple cases (rep 23/11/2024)

Cooperative victims stage protest in Kathmandu : Holding banners and chanting slogans, the protesters called for accountability and action against the individuals responsible for their financial losses, by Dipesh Darsandhari (rep 20/11/2024) (In Pictures)

Accountability Checks Corruption (rn 20/11/2024)

AWC stresses zero tolerance against political corruption (rep 19/11/2024) [Politicians' corruption in dealing with political corruption! Have they lost all sense of decency?]

Police now investigating RSP chair, others in three districts : Rabi Lamichhane, Chhabi Lal Joshi and Kumar Ramtel are set to be grilled in Kathmandu, after Kaski and Rupandehi (kp 19/11/2024), Rabi fears govt may detain him for up to 90 days (kh 20/11/2024), Cooperative Fraud Case: Complaint filed against Rabi and Chhabi along with eight others in Chitwan (kh 20/11/2024), RSP Chair Lamichhane faces another fraud case in Chitwan (rep 20/11/2024), Cooperative Fraud Case: Arrest warrants issued for 10, including Rabi in Chitwan (kh 22/11/2024)

Medical entrepreneur Prasai arrested (rep 19/11/2024), Durga Prasai to face cybercrime charges (kh 19/11/2024), Police probe Prasai on cybercrime as district court gives 5-day remand : Crime Investigation Bureau spokesman says cybercrime probe will tell if he needs to be further investigated (kp 21/11/2024),  UML leaders’ trip to Cambodia sparks social media controversy : In response to allegations linking his trip to Prasai’s claims, Dr Bhattarai shared photos from the ICAPP conference upon his arrival in Cambodia on Thursday (rep 21/11/2024)

Lamichhane to be investigated over hundi transaction, by Tapendra Karki (rep 18/11/2024)

Kathmandu District Court issues arrest warrant against Rabi (kh 17/11/2024)

Police send letters to relevant agencies to freeze Rabi Lamichhane's assets (rep 15/11/2024)

Bagmati’s self-harm : The provincial council of ministers’ decision to split a ministry could not have come at a worse time (kp 14/11/2024) [The expansion of the ministries on provincial level, just to create well-paid jobs for some politicians, is a very special form of political corruption and damaging to the state!]

Rabi Lamichhane brought to Rupandehi for questioning : Protesting in Bhairahawa, cooperatives victims demand their money back as Rastriya Swatantra Party supporters call for Lamichhane’s release, by Ghanashyam Gautam and Dipendra Baduwal (kp 13/11/2024)

Depositors seek Rs 7 billion from Civil Cooperatives (kh 12/11/2024)

Tourism Minister accused by Congress MP of taking 20 million bribe from Casino (kh 12/11/2024)

Cabinet pushes for power to defaulting firms, NEA resists, by Purushottam Poudel (kp 12/11/2024)