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• 19 hours ago

DHANKUTA: The court's annual performance report showed that almost 50% of all new cases registered at Dhankuta District Court were for divorce, in fiscal year 2082/83. The statistics indicate that during the year the number of divorce cases filed with the court was the largest of any category of cases. During the fiscal year 759 new cases were registered with the Dhankuta District Court, of which 352 were divorce cases. This was the highest percentage of new filings of any type of case, incl [...]
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• 1 day ago

Kathmandu, Shrawan 19 - Under the proposed amendment to the Nepal Rastra Bank Act, 2058, 2058 aims to formally acknowledge a Nepal digital currency, permitting the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) to issue an official Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) along with banknotes and coins. The provision was put on the agenda of the Finance Committee of the House of Representatives for a review of the Nepal Rastra Bank (Third Amendment) Bill, 2083. The proposed amendment would introduce a broad definition [...]
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• 2 days ago

Kathmandu, Shrawan 18 - The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed another CIAA corruption case against suspended Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) Director General Pradeep Adhikari alleging that the money collected as bribe from airport construction contracts was later utilized to purchase land which intensified well-known Pradeep Adhikari corruption case. The charge sheet filed at Special Court says the contractors allegedly paid kickbacks in connecti [...]
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• 3 days ago

Kathmandu, Shrawan 17 - There are growing instances of source code theft in Nepal's software industry, especially as technology companies are reporting that former employees or other insiders have stolen their company's proprietary software and have used it to create competing software, raising concerns over software intellectual property protection in Nepal. In FY 2025/26, the Cyber Bureau of Nepal Police received 10 complaints regarding the source code theft. There have also been co [...]
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• 5 days ago

Kathmandu, Shrawan 15 – After a major avalanche struck Broad Peak in Pakistan, two bodies have reportedly been recovered, with renowned Nepali-British mountaineer Nims dai missing along with several other climbers. The avalanche hit Thursday while an international expedition group was making its way from Camp II to Camp III on the 8,047-metre peak. Nepali Times reported that it happened at an altitude of approximately 6,600 meters where the climbers were swept several hundred meters bel [...]
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• 6 days ago

Kathmandu, Shrawan 14 - The government has not yet finalized proposed ride-hailing regulations in Nepal due to disagreements over ride-hailing fare, platform commissions, and the commercial usage of privately registered vehicles. The proposed Digital Mobility Service Operation Standards, 2026, aimed at regulating Nepal ride-hailing services such as Pathao Nepal and InDrive Nepal, is currently being reviewed by the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport (Nepal transport ministry) for o [...]
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• 1 week ago

Kathmandu, Shrawan 13 - In a major Kathmandu drug seizure, the Armed Police Force (APF) arrested three individuals after recovering 120,000 Domadol capsules suspected to be controlled drugs in the Gangkhel area of Kathmandu Metropolitan City. The incident has drawn attention as one of the latest developments in Kathmandu crime news and an ongoing investigation into alleged drug smuggling in Nepal. Those apprehended include 26-year-old Rakesh Kumar Shah, who claims to be from India; 21-year-ol [...]
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• 1 week ago

A man was killed and several others were injured after security forces opened fire during a Sunsari communal clash at Dewangunj Rural Municipality in Sunsari, in a Sunsari firing incident that has dominated Sunsari news. The incident was followed by protests, arson, vandalism and attacks across the district. The Dewanganj clash broke out at around midnight on Sunday in Kaptanganj, Dewanganj - 3 following a dispute between two groups. As the situation escalated, security personnel had to open fir [...]
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• 1 week ago

Kathmandu, Shrawan 11 – Nepal Police have arrested a teacher in connection with the suspected leaking of an examination paper of Tribhuvan University through WhatsApp shortly after the examination began. A paper of the first semester’s Master of Business Studies examination was reportedly shared in a WhatsApp group within five minutes of the examination being started on July 24. The matter became public after the screenshots of the group conversation were posted on social media. [...]
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• 1 week ago

Kathmandu, Shrawan 10 - The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has formally requested the Inland Revenue Department's opinion on a contentious billing issue: whether Value Added Tax (VAT) can be charged on electricity that was consumed in Ashad but billed only in Shrawan. The dispute arose when customers observed that invoices issued in the first week of Shrawan included VAT despite the fact that the electricity being invoiced had been utilized the previous month, before the tax went into fo [...]
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• 2 months ago

Constitutional Body Recommends Action Against Former PM KP Sharma Oli, Security Chiefs, and 52 Individuals Including 17 Lawmakers Kathmandu - Nepal’s National Human Rights Commission (राष्ट्रिय मानवअधिकार आयोग - NHRC) has concluded that the nationwide Gen-Z protest movement held on Bhadra 23 resulted in serious human rights violations (मानवअधिकार उल्लंघन), while the violent incidents that followed on Bhadra 24 were “organized criminal acts” allegedly carried out [...]
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• 2 months ago

22nd May, 2026 - The Department of Money Laundering Investigation (DMLI) has recommended prosecuting 29 individuals, including controversial businessmen Deepak Bhatta and Sulabh Agrawal, on charges of money laundering involving an alleged embezzlement of nearly ₹20 billion. The DMLI has filed a recommendation with the District Government Attorney's Office, Kathmandu, seeking to recover the massive sum. The investigation accuses the group of illegally diverting funds from five li [...]
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