Investigative Stories
President’s Women Upliftment Programme fails in its mission as eight new mothers die in Taplejung in a year
Sixteen women have died in Taplejung in the past three years from excessive bleeding while delivering babies at home. Health...
Under the guise of humanitarian aid, high-profile paedophiles are abusing Nepali children
Loose laws, illiteracy and poverty, along with an unsuspicious welcome of foreigners, have turned Nepal into a haven for Western...
Nepal’s new loan sharks
How a cabal of moneylenders and real estate brokers have pulled six farmers of Kaski, a rich landlord of Kathmandu...
Greed at its peak: Elected local representatives pocketing allowances unlawfully
Local-level representatives have mired in the culture of the greed of receiving bloated allowances, and perks – a gesture of...
A non-existent person wins case in court stunning entire village folks
In what can be dubbed as a stupendous verdict, the District Court, Rupandehi gave its verdict in favor of a...
Social network insecure for women
Among the victims of crimes committed through social media, more than 80 per cent are women.
‘Well-connected’ liaison officers behind Everest scams
A powerful group of liaison officers (LOs) pocketed millions of rupees and helped award summit certificates to fake climbers. Some...
How a business group turned Nepal’s only international airport into its private fiefdom
A business group has made immense profit from a multi-story building that failed to comply with the agreement. The way...
The other side of Tikapur incident: Innocent behind bars
Nepal’s judicial system jails innocent people, that too intentionally. The following are the stories of Bisa Ram Chaudhary, Ram Naresh...
Libel suit against ‘NepaLeaks 2019’: Court says ‘claim cannot be sustained’
Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal
‘5,000 individuals have grabbed 1,800 ropani public land in Kathmandu’
Revelations of the 1,350-page Rawal Commission Report obtained through use of the Right to Information. With the names and addresses...
How local officials have turned hydropower projects into cash cow
Officials of local bodies have obstructed works on hydro plants in their areas in order to extract donations for themselves...
Fuel fire fright: Disaster waiting to happen
Most fuel stations in Kathmandu, home to an estimated four million people, are dangerously located around densely populated areas, often...
Unsafe school buildings put students’ lives at risk in case of earthquake or fire
Hundreds of thousands of students study in schools that have unsafe buildings, with an utter disregard for safety during earthquake...