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Police action in newsrooms draws widespread condemnation

Kathmandu, Oct. 31 -- Police entered the offices of several media outlets and detained journalists in an apparent attempt to identify the sources of news reports. They have not clearly explained why t... Read More


Police action in newsrooms revives memories of Gyanendra-era media crackdown

Kathmandu, Oct. 31 -- Police entered the offices of several media outlets and detained journalists in an apparent attempt to identify the sources of news reports. They have not clearly explained why t... Read More


Nepal Police command meets for hours amid fears of IG sacking

Kathmandu, Oct. 30 -- Nepal Police chief Dan Bahadur Karki convened an emergency and unusually lengthy meeting of senior officers on Thursday, amid rumours that the government was preparing to remove ... Read More


Police hunt Nepali links to 21.75 kg gold smuggling racket

Kathmandu, Oct. 19 -- Police are searching for Nepali accomplices in a suspected gold smuggling network after recovering 21.75 kg of gold earlier this month from a house in Budhanilkantha, Kathmandu, ... Read More


Audio attributed to fugitive GB Rai says he is ready to face authorities

Kathmandu, Oct. 17 -- An audio recording and a statement attributed to GB Rai, a fugitive accused of cooperatives fraud and organised crime, have surfaced publicly, with Rai purportedly expressing a w... Read More


Beijing's security concerns cloud Nepal's push to reopen Tatopani

Kathmandu, Oct. 17 -- Nepal has intensified diplomatic efforts to reopen the Tatopani border crossing with China after floods and landslides disrupted alternative trade routes, but Beijing has yet to ... Read More


Police await complaint to investigate audio clip linked to RSP lawmaker

Kathmandu, Oct. 13 -- Police have yet to launch a formal investigation into an audio recording allegedly featuring Khagendra Sunar, a lawmaker from the ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party, despite mountin... Read More


Nabin Raj Basnet arrested in 13-year-old sandalwood smuggling case

Kathmandu, Oct. 10 -- Police have arrested businessman Nabin Raj Basnet in connection with a red sandalwood smuggling case dating back 13 years. A team from the Central Investigation Bureau took Basn... Read More


Nepal's gold-smuggling networks survive crackdown after crackdown

Kathmandu, Oct. 10 -- Over the past decade, authorities have seized 579kg and 219 grams of gold smuggled into Nepal by air and land, collected Rs5.62 billion in revenue and arrested 768 people. Inves... Read More


Who is Inam Sapkota, the man linked to Cholendra Rana and top police officials?

Kathmandu, Oct. 10 -- Until September 27, Inam Sapkota had little public profile. His name had never surfaced among those suspected of fixing policy decisions, appointments, or government contracts. ... Read More