Investigative Stories

Baluwatar’s scheming eyes on police organization
The government seems to be hell-bent on tightening its grip on the police organization – be it while apportioning budget...
The FinCEN Files: Nepali banks and companies transact billions of rupees through dubious channels
Nineteen establishments were found to have traded Rs38.84 billion in 11 years.
Sagoon puts crores of investment by Nepalis at risk
Sagoon Inc, which has already put Rs55 crore in investment by Nepalis at risk, is now raising money in the...
The curse of dying new mothers
Early pregnancy, unsafe delivery, sex-selective abortion and lack of health facilities still pose a great risk to women’s health in...
Nepali Afghanistan and Iraq Victims Seek Compensation, Justice
According to the US Labor Department, approximately 300 Nepalis have filed compensation claims for deaths or injuries in the US...
Cheap Nepali Deaths in US War zones
In Afghanistan and Iraq, Nepalese who are injured or killed while working for American contractors are often sent home with...
Peace for brokers
Local Maoist leaders embezzled Rs 200 million allocated to build four model villages in the districts of Dang, Rukum, Rolpa...
Stress and suicide in Nepal's quarantines
Basanta Pratap Singh in Bajhang; Krishna Adhikari in Nepalgunj; and Laxmi Basnet and Bidya Rai in Kathmandu: Centre for Investigative...
‘Sting Operation’: CIAA’s illegal tool to trap opponents
Should the constitutional body itself get involved in offering bribes to public position holders and arrest them in a planned...
Why Kathmandu’s land prices continue to skyrocket
Nepal’s moneyed classes, aided by unscrupulous banks and an irresponsible government, have turned land into a quickly tradeable commodity. Rudra...
Police to replace tear gas with water cannons
Nepal Police says, “water cannons will be used to disperse crowds after questions were raised about use of tear gas.”...
Public disinterest litigations
Over the past 25 years, Nepal’s governments have blatantly ignored court decisions, especially on public interest petitions.
Authorities in Bajhang pocketing money by creating fake labors
Local authorities have stooped so low as to forging documents showing a one-year-old baby receiving a salary.
Castles in the air
Buyers of units in high-rises and colonies continue to get ripped off by developers because the authorities have turned a...