Revenue chief gets six months in jail for graft (ht 17/05/2012)

Vicious cycle: Corruption during transition, by Anuj Mishra (rep 16/05/2012)

Comprehensive anti-graft action plan on anvil: To be tabled in Cabinet soon for approval (kp 16/05/2012)

CIAA stops export of betel nuts (kp 15/05/2012)

Holes in Education Ministry account book: Rs 20 billion unaccounted for; PAC sub-panel seeks action (ht 15/05/2012)

Shake it up: Restructuring CIAA, by Pranav Bhattarai (rep 12/05/2012), Whither We Go?, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn 13/05/2012)

Former LDO, engineer sent in judicial custody (kp 05/05/2012)

Ex-minister for culture held on fraud charge (ht 05/05/2012), Former minister Prasai accused of selling land using fake papers (kp 06/05/2012)

Report shows how judge, attorney got sacked, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht 05/05/2012)

CIAA drags 41 officials to court, by Bhadra Sharma and Laxmi Sah (kp 01/05/2012)

CIAA scrutiny of Cabinet decisions must for controlling policy-level corruption, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp 01/05/2012)

Misappropriation thrives in unrepresented local bodies (kp 01/05/2012)

Political Transparency, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn 28/04/2012)

CIAA directs ministries not to transfer funds to politicians’ pet projects (kp 27/04/2012)

CIAA tells govt not to misuse budget (ht 27/04/2012)

CIAA summons KMC chief Adhikari (kp 27/04/2012)

Top traffic cop slams 'smear campaign' (rep 26/04/2012), Am squeaky clean, says traffic DIG (kp 26/04/2012), DIG Rai challenges all to prove he’s at fault (ht 26/04/2012)

CIAA delves into misuse of PLA funds (ht 26/04/2012)

Stop fund transfer, dole-outs, PAC tells govt (rep 25/04/2012)

SC upholds Special Court decision (kp 25/04/2012)

Gupta seeks to attend CA meet (kpo 25/04/2012)

Forms Of Corruption, by Pranav Battarai (rn 21/04/2012)

NHRC members seek CIAA help: File corruption chargeagainst two colleagues, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 21/04/2012)

Ex-Prez, PMs to get quarters, staff (rep 19/04/2012) [This is only practicable if you don't change the government every few months as it is tradition in Nepal! Else, it is a form of corruption!!]

Corruption watch: The anti-graft body CIAA requires some transformations to fight corruption (kp 19/04/2012)

CIAA appointment: Supreme Court asks govt to allow Baral to assume office (kp 19/04/2012)

Army, parties may come under CIAA watchlist, by Anil Giri (kp 18/04/2012)

Judge quits to escape JC probe: Sharma’s verdict on ex-minister Gupta was questioned, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht 18/04/2012)

MoAC secy under scanner: Chaudhary had gone abroad without PMO’s prior approval (kp 15/04/2012)

No red herring: Corruption in security sector, by Pranav Bhattarai (rep 15/04/2012)

Wagle to get jail waiver (kp 12/04/2012)

Sudan scam: Special Court finds ‘serious lapses’ in CIAA investigation, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 11/04/2012), Home Ministry turned blind eye (ht 11/04/2012)

CIAA to probe clean-up drive (kp 11/04/2012)

Magar does it again, by Samiksha Koirala (rep 10/04/2012), Minister Magar seek clarification from TIA, NAC officials for 'leaking information' (rep 11/04/2012)

NB Insurance embezzles Rs 58m of public funds, by Rupak D. Sharma (rep 10/04/2012)

Convicted ex-IGPs still enjoying state facilities, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 09/04/2012)

Challenges Of Anti-Corruption Battle, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn 07/04/2012)

Man in the mirror: When Madhav Nepal speaks of corruption, he should know that those who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones, by Shyam K.C. (kp 06/04/2012)

SC seeks treasury dole-out details: Wants names of recipients of govt largesse since 2006-07 (ht 06/04/2012)

Special Court acquits former IGP Kharel, again, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 05/04/2012)

Special Court convicts ex-IGP Bohora of corruption; slaps 18 months jail sentence (nn 03/04/2012), Bohara convicted of corruption, slapped jail term, Rs 2.68m fine, by Sundar Khanal (rep 04/04/2012), Former police chief Bohara sent to jail on graft charge (kp 04/04/2012), 18-month jail term for former IGP Bohara, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht 04/04/2012)

Terrible follies: Prime Minister and corruption, by Pranav Bhattarai (rep 31/03/2012)

Frequent fliers: That it requires a sojourn abroad to have any meaningful discussion among politicians is viewed with suspicion by many here in Nepal, by Deepak Thapa (kp 29/03/2012)

Spl court sends IRD officer to jail, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 28/03/2012)

CIAA tightens net around DG Yadav, by Samik Kharel (kp 27/03/2012)

Government suspends TEPC chief Shrestha (kp 27/03/2012)

Officer faces CIAA corruption charge (kp 26/(03/2012)

Graft cases put on SC backburner: Panel’s recommendations for speeding up verdict being ignored (ht 23/03/2012)

SC yet to clear 340 corruption cases, by Pranab Kharel (kp 21/03/2012)

Prison is no deterrent: The only thing corrupt people are afraid of is losing their illegally-amassed wealth, by Narayan Manandhar (kp 21/03/2012)

Corruption and democracy: Any relation?, by Birendra P. Mishra (ht 21/034/2012)

CIAA seeks Pokhara airport details, by Samiksha Koirala (rep 20/03/2012), Pokhara airport MoU signed before calling construction bid (rep 22/03/2012)

Dig Deeper And Further, by Shyam K.C. (rn 20/03/2012)

Frugal PM gives Rs 20m for Maoist Everest bid, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 17/03/2012), Condemnation mounts as govt gives Rs 20m to Dahal son’s Everest team (kp 17/03/2012), Dahal son’s Everest team to get crores: Govt draws flak for doling out money; NC, UML youth wings warn of protests (ht 17/03/2012), Misspending Of State Coffers (rn 18/03/2012), Country outraged by ‘birth of new princelings’; Students to govt: Rescind move in 24 hrs, by Binod Ghimire (kp 18/03/2012), Prakash's team shuns govt aid (rep 19/03/2012), Maoist ‘princeling’ bows to public pressure, rejects state money (kp  19/03/2012), The Prakash Dahal scam, by Shrochis Karki (rep 20/03/2012)

CIAA summons state minister Laxman Mahato (rep 16/03/2012), State minister grilled for ‘graft’, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 17/03/2012)

Leaders, officials on the take: Complaint, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 14/03/2012)

A Flickering Hope, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn 10/03/2012)

Domino effect: Progress on graft, by Pranav Bhattarai (rep 06/03/2012)

Minister Datta aids illegal betel nut export to India, by Bhoj Raj Poudel (rep 05/03/2012)

Under-secy held on Rs 40m graft charge (kp 05/03/2012), Corruption-accused under secy of Foreign Employment Promotion Board sent to judicial custody (nn 06/03/2012)

Govt staff accused of illegal land sale, by Manoj Basnet (kp 04/03/2012)

Hushed up, CIAA letter to SC on ex-registrar probe, by Kamal Raj Sigdel and Bhadra Sharma (kp 03/03/2012)

Missing NAC aircraft wheels found at New Delhi airport (kp 02/03/2012)

Minister's aide caught taking bribe (rep 29/02/2012), State Minister Mahato’s personal assistant caught taking bribe, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 01/03/2012), Minister’s aide held for graft: Caught red-handed with Rs 50,000 bribe (ht 01/03/2012), Forest state minister under CIAA scanner (rep 02/03/2012), Phone conversation shows minister's role in bribery (rep 03/03/2012)

Out on a limb: Nepal's forests are threatened by politicians protecting illegal loggers and corrupt forest officials, by Dewan Rai (nt 24/02/2012)

On a roll: Surpeme Court should continue on its march against the corrupt (kp 23/02/2012)

JP Gupta jailed for graft, fined Rs 8.4m, by Kiran Chapagain (rep 22/02/2012), MPRF-R laments SC verdict on Gupta, by Gani Ansari (rep 22/02/2012), Apex court sends corrupt sitting minister to jail: JP Gupta pleads guilty, but says verdict ‘intended to sabotage’ struggle for Madhesi rights, by Pranab Kharel (kp 22/02/2012), Spl Court judge who acquitted Gupta was mired in controversy, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 22/02/2012), Minister Gupta convicted for graft: First incumbent Cabinet member to be jailed; Gets 18-month term, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht 22/02/2012), Madhesi leader who switched many parties (ht 22/02/2012), Dilli Bazaar jail now home to three ex-ministers (ht 22/02/2012), Corruption convict Gupta suspended from party (nn 22/02/2012), Special Court judges who acquitted Gupta set to face action (nn 22/02/2012), Gupta's indictment (rep 23/02/2012), JP Gupta stripped of CA membership (ht 24/02/2012), Gupta’s party to seek SC verdict review (kp 26/02/2012) [???]

Authorities clueless about status of CDCs, by Manoj Poudel (kp 22/02/2012)

IC misappropriation through fake customs documents: Bankers threaten halt to IC transactions, by Milan Mani Sharma (rep 22/02/2012), DRI vows to take action against banks (rep 24/02/2012)

State-owned firm selling pilfered fertilizer packages, by Khilanath Dhakal (rep 22/02/2012)

Transparent money: Growing levels of corruption, criminalisation of politics, widespread impunity and decreasing accountability shows us the importance of controlling money in politics, by Seira Tamang (kp 21/02/2012)

Irregularity slur on Sajha chairperson (kp 18/02/2012)

Making them bare it all: Money is not everything, but following it reveals a lot about the way our public institutions function, by Anil Bhattarai (kp 12/02/2012)

Sudan scam: 3 ex-police chiefs get 2 yrs in jail, 31 officers cleared, by Kiran Chapagain (rep 14/02/2012), Sudan scam: 5 convicted, 31 get clean chit: Special Court sends 3 former police chiefs, two suppliers to slammer, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 14/02/2012), Swift courts: The first verdict on Sudan Scam is welcome change (kp 15/02/2012)

Legalizing corruption: Nothing to lose, by Sukhdev Shah (rep 14/02/2012)

CIAA probes ministers’ property, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 08/02/2012)

CIAA probe confirms massive deforestation in Far-West, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 07/02/2012)

NAC suspends 16 employees (ht 06/02/2012)

CIAA case against two engineers (kp 04/02/2012)

Lights, camera, action! The PM’s action plans may have the best of intentions, but they are not sufficient to curb corruption, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 02/02/2012)

Forest officers suspended for 'timber smuggling', by Gajendra Bohara (rep 01/02/2012)

Wrong diagnosis, by Mukesh Khanal (rep 30/01/2012)

Missing NAC aircraft parts: Probe seeks action against 26 officials (kp 30/01/2012)

Migrant workers greasing TIA officials’ palms, by Roshan Sedhai (kp 30/01/2012)

Reduction in bribery cases? Legalizing corruption!, by Sukhdev Shah (ht 30/03/2012)

Guidelines on fund distribution lands NPC in hot water (rep 28/01/2012)

Corruption case filed against health minister, by Manish Gautam (kp 28/01/2012)

CIAA says helipad crumbled due to poor construction (kp 28/01/2012)

Political Party Finance: A Source Of Corruption: Party politics in Nepal have for long been bounded by intense competition power, by Tanka Raj Niraula (sp 27/01/2012)

40 Jumlis bring corruption case to centre: Say contractors, officials misused Rs 500,000 irrigation budget, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 26/01/2012), Jumla calling: Local corruption cases shouldn’t have to make it to the centre (kp 27/01/2012), Succour to 16 ‘stranded’ Jumla locals (kp 10/02/2012)

CIAA finds no foul play, gives clean-chit to NT plans (rep 22/01/2012)

Civil Society And Anti-Corruption-II, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn 21/01/2012)

Fall from grace, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 21/01/2012)

Sudan scam: CIAA all set to file ‘supplement case’, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 18/01/2012)

CIAA stops selection process of NEA head (rep 17/01/2012)

Irregularities least at MoHP (ht 17/01/2012)

Top officials misusing road funds, says probe (kp 16/01/2012)

Local level corruption: Finally, some hope, by Pranav Bhattarai (rep 14/01/2012)

Cop suspended for accepting bribe (kp 14/01/2012)

Give up dual facilities, CIAA tells minister (rep 13/01/2012), Minister’s facilities blocked (kp 13/01/2012)

WFP food ‘sold’; CIAA orders ignored, by Khagendra Awasthi (kp 12/01/2012)

PAC grills NA, Defence officials: Army denies irregularity allegations (kp 12/01/2012)

PAC refers frequency licensing scam to CIAA (rep 10/01/2012)

One Bold Step Towards Order At The Bottom, by Prem Khatry (rn 10/01/2012)

Parliamentary committee directs govt to 'bring back' military antiques auctioned off to US company (nn 10/01/2012)

Reopen Joshi case: SC to Special Court (rep 09/01/2012), SC redirects Joshi case to Spl Court, by Pranab Kharel (kp 09/01/2012)

CIAA halts APF recruitment, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 09/01/2012), Irregularities in APF selection test: Directive from headquarters led to indefinite postponement of results (ht 09/01/2012)

Corruption watch (kp 09/01/2012)

PAC subcommittee recommends CIAA probe in license, frequency allocation, by Samiksha Koirala (rep 09/01/2012)

CIAA team monitors Dadeldhura forest To probe tree felling case (ht 08/01/2012)

Polymer note printing scam: Pande duo face CIAA probe, by Rupak D. Sharma (rep 07/01/2012)

Corruption In Security Sector, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn 07/01/2012)

TU funds misuse on CIAA radar, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 05/01/2012)

Curbing corruption (kp 05/01/2012)

Special Court begins final hearing on Sudan scam (kp 04/01/2012)

House panel to probe military antiques sale (kp 04/01/2012)

Tainted former chief credit officer of MNDB traceless for two weeks, by Manoj Adhikari (rep 03/01/2012)

Ex-PM aide won’t part with car (ht 03/01/2012)

Corruption and political parties: The rot within, by Pranav Bhattarai (rep 01/01/2012)

PAC smells a rat over funds given to PLA: Rs 814 million unaccounted for; Peace minister fails to explain (ht 30/12/2011)

PAC members demand probe into disbursements from Youth Self-employment Fund (nn 27/12/2011)

CIAA acting tough on property mismatch, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 25/12/2011)

CIAA wants local all-party mechanism scrapped, by Bimal Gautam (rep 24/12/2011), CIAA asks govt to dissolve 4,000 all-party mechanisms, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 24/12/2011), All-party mechanism shuts Janakpur, by Shyam Sundar Shashi (kp 25/12/2011)

DSP caught with smuggled goods suspended (nn 24/12/2011)

Political parties, police most corrupt institutions: Transparency International Report (nn 22/12/2011) [see press release by TI and corresponding report on South Asia], Parties ‘most corrupt’ bodies in Nepal (kp 23/12/2011)

DRI takes DSP under control for smuggling (rep 22/12/2011)

Anti-corruption law will be amended, says law minister (kp 22/12/2011), Minister drops bombshell: Threatens to make names of tainted judges public (ht 22/12/2011)

VDCs under close watch of ministry: Government to control local-level irregularities (ht 22/12/2011)

Graft in Parsa VDC funds ‘rife’, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 22/12/2011)

CIAA scraps forest official’s transfer: Minister defends decision (ht 21/12/2011)

Get up, stand up, by Sameer M. Dixit (rep 21/12/2011)

Taking the plunge, by Pranav Bhattarai (rep 19/12/2011)

MoGA rejects staff transfer order, by Bimal Gautam (rep 17/12/2011)

End Pre-Contact Bribes (rep 17/12/2011)

Judiciary And Corruption, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn 17/12/2011)

Tax evasion and corruption, by C.K. Lal (rep 16/12/2011), Corruption makes economy expensive, less competitive (ht 16/12/2011)

Irregularities rife in KMC public works: Probe (kp 15/12/2011)

Stakeholders urge joint efforts to curb graft (kp 15/12/2011)

PU dean in CIAA net for authority abuse (kp 15/12/2011), Three including Dean of Purvanchal University sent to judicial custody (nn 16/12/2011)

More ministers incurring expenses on pointless trips, by Bimal Gautam (rep 14/12/2011)

Little Effort Needed To Tackle Corruption, by G.K. Pakavath (rn 13/12/2011)

Stop allocating 3G frequencies, NTA told (rep 13/12/2011)

Vinayak hospital chief caught while bribing TV journalist (kp 12/12/2011)

Cesspool Of Corruption, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn 10/12/2011)

PAC seeks details of annual expenditure on combatants (rep 09/12/2011)

SC nulls cabinet fiats on facilities for VIPs, by Bimal Gautam (rep 09/12/2011), SC blocks ‘illegal’ perks for former ministers: Apex court order will hit at least 6 former PMs, home ministers and ex-royal family, by Pranab Kharel (kp 09/12/2011) [!!!], Apex court purges perks of former PMs, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht 09/12/2011), SC verdict (rep 10/12/2011), Ex-PMs Nepal, Dahal, Thapa to return state vehicles, by Bimal Gautam (rep 10/12/2011), Two former PMs decide to part with PSOs, vehicles, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 10/12/2011), Three ex-PMs pledge to return state facilities: Thapa, Nepal ring chief secy to express their wish; Dahal to hand over his vehicle today (ht 10/12/2011) [How could they keep the cars at all? Most of them have been in office only for a few months. This is corruption on highest level!!],  Law on state benefits soon, by Bimal Gautam and Thira L. Bhusal (rep 11/12/2011) [???], The Mustang mystique, by Ramesh Khatry (rep 11/12/2011), Two more ex-PMs, home ministers return vehicles, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 11/12/2011), Bigwigs returning state facilities as per apex court verdict (ht 11/12/2011), Court Moves To Curb Political Corruption, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 11/12/2011), Oli, Khadka return govt vehicles (rep 12/12/2011), Govt staff, security for late PMs, royalties to be recalled (rep 12/12/2011) [This is unbelievable!!], ‘Make alternative security arrangement’ (kp 12/12/2011) [Please remember that hundreds of persons became minister for a few months after 1990!], Master stroke (rep 13/12/2011), Former Finance Minister Pandey returns state-owned vehicle (nn 13/12/2011)

Don't give Ganesh Rai sensitive responsibilities: CIAA, by Bimal Gautam (rep 08/12/2011)

Organised graft slur on govt, UCPN-M: Opposition leaders speak out against ruling parties (ht 08/12/2011)

Medicines for poor sold for profit? Large stack found dumped in Doti hotels (ht 08/12/2011)

Rising Corruption Cases May Scuttle Achievements, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 07/12/2011)

Bhattarai admits bad governance (rep 06/12/2011), Dozen ministries, depts under PMO scanner, by Anil Giri (kp 06/12/2011)

‘Lawmakers fleecing public by producing fake VAT bill' (ht 06/12/2011)

DDC officers leave Gorkha after ‘misusing’ funds, by Krishna Acharya (kp 06/12/2011)

CIB busts big land fraud racket, by Navin Adhikari (kp 06/12/2011)

CIAA wants Gyan Chandra Acharya fined, by Bimal Gautam (rep 06/12/2011)

NA scraps biscuit, milk deal, by Govinda Pariyar (rep 05/12/2011)

PAC members want ruling Maoist party to return allowance released for proxy combatants (nn 05/12/2011)

PAC asks self-employment fund to furnish financial details, by Rupak D. Sharma (rep 05/12/2011)

CIAA reprieve for minister (ht 05/12/2011)

State-owned land ‘grossly misused’, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 04/12/2011)

Sharma draws flak for ‘illegal’ transfers (ht 03/12/2011)

DEO smells a rat in transfer from Bara: CA member denies demanding bribe (ht 03/12/2011)

SC stays Minister Anil Jha's dismissal of GMs, by Bimal Gautam (rep 02/12/2011)

Govt loses a third of Rs 357m distributed among cooperatives (rep 02/12/2011)

Corrupt at the roots: The all-party mechanism grabs headlines for all the wrong reasons, by Anurag Acharya (nt 02/12/2011)

Nepal second most corrupt country in SAARC: TI (nn 01/12/2011), TI report names Nepal second most corrupt country in SAsia, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 02/12/2011), Nepal second most corrupt country in South Asia: TI; Slips eight places compared to last year; Ranked 154th among 183 (ht 02/12/2011), Roll baby roll (rep 04/12/2011)

One plot, two buyers; three land revenue officials in police net (kp 01/12/2011)

Corruption in road work (kp 01/12/2011)

CIAA directs NEA to not implement transfer decision (rep 30/11/2011), NEA CEO in bribes for plum transfers, by Bimal Gautam (rep 01/12/2011)

CIAA foils Rai’s devious plan, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 30/11/2011)

Lawmaker faces music (kp 30/11/2011), CIAA files graft suit against Yadav (ht 30/11/2011), CIAA drags MJF lawmaker Yadav, eight others to court over misuse of diplomatic passport (nn 30/11/2011), MJF-Nepal leader Yadav suspended from CA (nn 30/11/2011), House suspends MJF-N lawmaker Yadav (ht 01/12/2011)

CIAA blocks misuse of state land by social service organization, by Bimal Gautam (rep 29/11/2011), Stop land dole: CIAA tells govt (kp 29/11/2011)

KMC fails to heed CIAA orders: Says it can’t act all by itself (ht 29/11/2011)

Yadav under CIAA, PMO scanner (kp 28/11/2011), Irrigation minister in deep water: Gets three days to approve pending projects (ht 28/11/2011)

Halting the rot, by Pranav Bhattarai (rep 26/11/2011)

CIAA penalises 35,000 officials, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 26/11/2011)

CIAA orders NEA to stop providing free electricity to staffers, by Bimal Gautam and Prem Dhakal (rep 22/11/2011), CIAA to NEA: Stop supplying power to staff for free (kp 22/11/2011)

PM admits corruption in ministries, by Bimal Gautam (rep 21/11/2011), They stoop to conquer (rep 22/11/2011)

Cop took ‘bribe’ from victims (kp 22/11/2011)

PM finds his directive defied: Pledges to curb corruption at local level entities (kp 21/11/2011), A test case: It’s worrisome the PM’s directive to transfer Ganesh Rai wasn’t followed (kp 22/11/2011)

Subsidised rice sold off midway, by Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 21/11/2011)

Case Of Missing Wheels, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 20/11/2011)

86 officials under the CIAA scanner (kp 18/11/2011), A very rich minister, indeed (kp 18/11/2011), Tripathi 'richest' minister of Bhattarai cabinet (nn 18/11/2011), Another minister has 100 tola gold (kp 19/11/2011), Gold & grime (rep 20/11/2011), Gold ministers: The appetite for gold seems to vary by ideology (kp 20/11/2011), ‘Have no ill-gotten wealth’ (kp 21/11/2011) [And what kind of hard work made your family so wealthy, Mr Tripathi??]

Former chair of NDB Amar Gurung arrested (nn 18/11/2011), Former NDB chairman Gurung in police net (kp 19/11/2011)

Minister sought Rs 800,000 to 1m for DFO transfers, by Bimal Gautam (rep 17/11/2011), Forest minister into shenanigans presses officials, by Binmal Gautam (rep), Minister Musalman under scanner (rep)

‘Minister demanded bribe in return for job’, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 17/11/2011)

Govt suspends three SWC staff (nn 15/11/2011), SWC bigwigs sacked on graft charge (kp 16/11/2011)

I got a question, by Pranav Bhattarai (rep 14/11/2011)

Commissioners' appointment: Candidates cast doubt on fair selection (kp 13/11/2011)

Probe finds govt staff with fake certificates, by Bimal Gautam (rep 10/11/2011)

Jail sought for minister Gupta (ht 09/11/2011)

CIAA begins probe into iron pill case, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 09/11/2011)

Local corruption (ht 07/11/2011)

RTI Act: Levelling it against corruption, by Anirudra Neupane (ht 07/11/2011)

To bribe or not to bribe, by Benjamin Graham (kp 05/11/2011)

Land revenue staff held for forgery Colleagues padlock offices in Valley against police action (ht 04/11/2011)

Banke cops targeting banks: Forcing them to shell out money in return for security (ht 02/11/2011)

Traffic police giving trouble to transport entrepreneurs (ht 02/111/2011)

Bagmati Police calls inspector Bista for investigation, by Dhruba Dangal (rep 01/11/2011)

Corrupt immigration staffer caught on tape (ht 27/10/2011), PM demands action against tainted official (ht 30/10/2011), Complaint against TIA official at CIAA: The move follows stern directives from PM (ht 31/10/2011), Woman pays bribe, films scene and sues immigration official (kp 01/11/2011)

‘Corrupt money concealed in shell companies’: Greater transparency needed to uncover flows of criminal funds (ht 27/10/2011)

Consensual corruption, by Pranav Bhattarai (rep 25/10/2011)

NOC gives 200l free petrol for minister per day: Minister also blames dealers for bribing Nepal Bureau of Standard and Metrology officials (ht 24/10/2011)

CIAA deploys probe to 4 Tarai districts, by Bimal Gautam (rep 22/10/2011)

'Top brands of iron rods low in weight', by Ajit Tiwari (rep 22/10/2011)

CIAA eerily silent on bribe case, by Ananta Raj Luitel (hr 22/10/2011)

End tax-free ride (rep 18/10/2011)

Forest minister ‘protecting smugglers’, by Madhav Dhungana (kp 17/10/2011)

CIAA summons Health secretary, other officials (kp 16/10/2011)

Tightening the noose: Our anti-corruption laws are adequate; But what’s lacking is the implementers, by Semanta Dahal (kp 16/10/2011)

Anti-corruption alliance formed (rep 15/10/2011)

Between devil and sea: The PM’s “zero tolerance policy” against corruption is nothing substantial, by Narayan Manandhar (kp 14/10/2011)

Cabbies held for fleecing people (kp 13/10/2011)

Anti-graft body to drag tainted cops to court (kp 13/10/2011)

20 vie for CIAA top berth, by Pranab Kharel (kp 13/10/2011)

Rs 900 fare for 90 kilometers!, by Dilip Poudel (rep 11/10/2011)

Anti-graft body ‘overburdened’ as cases go up, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 09/10/2011)

Most CIAA directives dumped; govt monitoring, too, dismal, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 03/10/2011)

Corruption In Procurement, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn 01/10/2011)

Taskforce urges daily hearings to clear graft case backlog, by Bimal Gautam (rep 29/09/2011)

Former NSMFL chief Shrestha arrested (kp 29/09/2011)

Confiscate Wagle's property: SC (rep 27/09/2011)

Politics, corruption & impunity, by Pranav Bhattarai (rep 24/09/2011)

Govt steps up formation of anti-corruption units (kp 24/09/2011)

Anti-graft body to get 2 more commissioners, by Bhadra Sharma and Pranab Kharel (kp 22/09/2011)

Stringent monitoring of local funds necessary: Leaders; Rampant corruption, degrading services (ht 22/09/2011)

SC reopens graft case  against Minister Gupta (ht 21/09/2011)

Lawmaker Yadav arrested in red passport scam, by Gani Ansari (rep 20/09/2011), MJF-N lawmaker held (ht 20/09/2011), Absconding MJF lawmaker gets rounded up (nn 20/09/2011), CIAA re-arrests Shivapujan Yadav (rep 231/09/2011)

Requisite For Curbing Procurement Corruption, by Dhruba Nepal (rn 20/09/2011)

Ministers get fiat to shift gears: Asked to get off posh SUVs, by Kuvera Chalise (ht 20/09/2011), Govt unveils directives to curb unnecessary expenses (nn 20/09/2011)

29,710 civil servants found hiding property details, by Santosh P. Pokharel (ht 20/09/2011), 27,910 civil servants fall foul of law (kp 21/09/2011)

Cacophony over corruption, by C.K. Lal (rep 19/09/2011)

Home minister vows to curb corruption (kp 18/09/2011) [???], Shaming the nation (rep 19/09/2011)

Agri Inputs Centre under NVC radar for ‘irregularity’ (kp 18/09/2011)

CIAA annual report: As always, politicians ‘left untouched’ (kp 16/09/0211)

Ailing Sajha Prakashan: Corruption rife, say officials, by Roshan Sedhai (kp 16/09/2011)

MoF, NRB defiance halts CIAA probe (kp 15/09/2011)

SC reduces sentence to ex-NAC chief (nn 14/09/2011)

Govt-funded schools fake student number, by Abadesh Kumar Jha (kp 13/09/2011)

Red passport misuse: Arrest lawmakers pronto: CIAA  (ht 13/09/2011)

Show us the money: Unless parties open up their account books, the political system will stay corrupt and criminalised, by Gyanu Adhikari (kp 12/09/2011)

Supreme Court fails to expedite corruption related trials: Committee formed to make recommendations on graft cases yet to come up with report (ht 12/09/2011)

PM Bhattarai pledges to curb graft, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 11/09/2011)

Cops at work at IGP's sibling house recalled, by Rudra Khadka (rep 09/09/2011)

Ex-NAC GM jailed for graft, by Bimal Gautam (rep 08/09/2011), Ex NOC, NAC chief jailed for graft (kp 08/09/2011), Former NAC, NOC chief slapped 18-month jail (ht 08/09/2011)

Vacant body: Bhattarai should work fill the void in the anti-corruption body (kp 07/09/2011)

Zero tolerance on corruption: Need of a Anna Hazare in Nepal, by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht 07/09/2011)

PM's office stalls dole outs to individuals, by Bimal Gautam (rep 06/09/2011) [!!!]

Sugam case mocks rule of law, consumer safety, by Milan Mani Sharma (rep 04/09/2011)

Government anti-graft bid goes haywire: Civil servants’property details never scrutinised (ht 04/09/2011)

Rawal bent on not returning Pajero (ht 02/09/2011)

35 Sudan scam accused to be in court Thursday, by Bimal Gautam (rep 01/09/2011), Darfur
scam final hearing on Sept 14 (ht 02/09/2011)

Anti-corruption bill in offing: Law to cover pvt sector, politics, by Anil Giri (kp 31/08/2011)

Say no to abuse of authority: TI-N (kp 31/08/2011)

State property misused on holiday 32 govt vehicles plying on city roads impounded (ht 28/08/2011)

Anna, Lokpal And CIAA, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn 27/08/2011)

CIAA restores 1,614 ropani land to govt ownership, by Bimal Gautam (25/08/2011)

Sudan scam: Final verdict likely in 4 to 5 months (kp 24/08/2011)

'Apathy lands justice Bam impeachment in Limbo', by Bimal Gautam (rep 21/08/2011)

Loktantra’s Leninism and Political Corruption, by Dipak Gyawali (sp 19/08/2011)

Go To The Root Of The Problem, by Shyam K.C. (rn 18/08/2011)

Unsocial contract: Party finances should be disclosed to clean up the system (kp 17/08/2011)

Beyond Sudan scam, by Pranav Bhattarai (rep 16/08/2011) [see part 2 (12/09/2011)], Darfur scam probe: Missing out on the right trail, by Rabi Raj Thapa (ht 16/08/2011)

Rs 500.5m accumulated at court in bail money, by Bimal Gautam (rep 14/08/2011) [Only corrupt persons can pay such amounts of bail money!!]

Corruption rules Bir hosp roost, by Manish Gautam (kp 14/08/2011)

Bribery in note printing (rep 13/08/2011), PAC directs ministry, NRB to submit probe report (kp 13/08/2011), PAC set to investigate polymer note ‘scandal’ (ht 13/08/2011)

CIAA to probe rhino horn, musk, tiger bone cases, by Bimal Gautam (rep 12/08/2011)

CIAA failed to follow paper trail of money: Never probed where the embezzled amount went (ht 12/08/2011)

Two govt offices denied electricity for not paying bills, by Pragati Shahi (kp 11/08/2011)

Antique weapons were sold for peanuts: SAC summons officials over the deal struck with a US firm 10 years ago, by Phanindra Dahal (kp 10/08/2011), Palace, politicos were hand in glove in deal, by Phanindra Dahal (kp 11/08/2011), Farewell to arms: Antique weapons sale must be a cautionary example (kp 12/08/2011), Only half payment made till date (kp 13/08/2011), Trading history (rep 14/08/2011), Irreparable loss to nation, rue experts, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 14/08/2011), Gehendra-made guns sold off to US company, by Phanindra Dahal (kp 25/08/2011), Goodbye guns: Losing a cache of rusting weapons does not equate to losing our rich cultural heritage, by Deepak Shimkada (kp 28/08/2011), Defense Ministry defends sale of antique weapons (rep 06/09/2011)

SC steps up hearings in graft case backlog, by Bimal Gautam (rep 09/08/2011)

Immigration official released on bail (kp 08/08/2011)

Party-based 'roving banditry', by Prakash Chandra Lohani (rep 06/08/2011)

Slogans Against Political System: Slogans against corruption often tend to destabilize the political process, by Keshab Poudel (sp 05/08/2011)

PM doles out Rs 5m as financial assistance, by Bimal Gautam (rep 03/08/2011)

Political leadership guilty: Ex-IGP, by Pranab Kharel (kp 02/08/2011), Two released without bail, two sent to jail (ht 02/08/2011), Ex-IGP Rana, agent Bharati released as each furnishes Rs 150 m bail (nn 03/08/2011) [Only corrupt persons can pay such amounts, but corrupt persons should not be released on bail!!], Bharati, ex-IGP Rana released on date (kp 04/08/2011), Suspended AIG, SP freed on bail (kp 09/08/2011), DIG, inspector released, no bail (ht 10/08/2011)

Suspended UML lawmaker takes to his heels from court (kp 02/08/2011)

JC probing 125 judges for graft, misconduct, by Bimal Gautam (rep 02/08/2011)

200 travel papers missing from MoFA (kp 01/08/2011)

Officials under CIB scanner for issuing passports to Tibetans (kp 29/07/2011)

Minister ousts seven PADT officials: New team has his kin, by Binod Ghimire (kp 29/07/2011), Supreme Court stays new PADT appointments (kp 01/08/2011), ‘Cultural GM appointment against norms’ (ht 02/08/2011)

PAC passes regret motion against incumbent minister (rep 28/07/2011)

Parties devour 35 pc of dev pie: Funds meant for targeted groups being misused (ht 27/07/2011)

Ministers spent Rs 5.1m on 'meaningless' trips, by Bimal Gautam (rep 21/07/2011)

Misuse of social security fund (rep 21/07/2011)

Sudan scandal, by Narayan Manandhar (rep 19/07/2011)

SSP Thapa ordered to pay Rs 7m bail (rep 18/07/2011), Another suspended top cop in custody (kp 18/07/2011), SSP Khadka sent to jail (ht 18/07/2011), Court sends former IGP Thakuri to jail, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 20/07/2011), Sudan scam: DSP Adhikari in custody (kp 21/07/2011), It’s Khadka to go to jail now: The suspended cop says ‘main culprits’ going scot-free (kp 22/07/2011), Ex-IGP Rana in custody (kp 25/07/2011), Rana becomes part of legal history; court sets a record Rs 150m bail (kp 26/07/2011), SC sets free ex-DIG Hamal without bail on Sudan scam; two other ex-DIGs sent to judicial custody unable to deposit bail (nn 26/07/2011), Sudan scam: More top cops hustled to jail (kp 27/07/2011), Ex-DIG Shrestha, SP Basnet sent to prison (ht 27/07/2011), Four more former police officers sent to judicial custody on Sudan scam, one set free without bail (nn 27/07/2011), DIG Shah, SSP Rana sent to jail (rep 28/07/2011), Middleman Bharati again sent to judicial custody (kp 28/07/2011), SSP Rana, DIG Shah sent to prison: Local agent of London-based supplier in custody;  DIG Pun released (ht 28/07/2011), Broker Bharati fails bail, clapped in Dillibazaar jail, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 30/07/2011), 3 more police officers sent to judicial custody (rep 01/08/2011), Court slaps 13m bail on Singh (kp 01/08/2011)

Misuse of facilities: Kaski govt staff not paying quarters’ rent, by Prem Nepali (kp 15/07/2011)

Smuggling in collusion ‘with forest officials’, by Labadev Dhungana (kp 15/07/2011)

Lawmaker rips off govt (kp 13/07/2011)

Milked to death: Nepali state continues to be a rent-seeking and corrupt club of top political parties, by Prashant Jha (kp 13/07/2011)

Gas companies flout regulation: Sub-committee invites anti-graft body to take stock of situation (ht 13/07/2011)

Fund misuse: Rs 8 million dev budget diverted to party wings (kp 13/07/2011)

Non-budgetary transfer a financial crime: CIAA can investigate against finance minister,finance secretary and central bank governor (ht 12/07/2011)

NAC engineering head arrested: Held after his signature found on fake appointment letters (ht 11/07/2011)

25 Sudan scam accused receive summons, by Bimal Gautam (rep 10/07/2011), Court sends DSP in judicial custody, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 11/07/2011), Former DSP sent to jail: Fails to furnish Rs 3.5 million bail (ht 11/07/2011), Sudan scam: AIG in custody, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 14/07/2011), Ex-AIG fails to post bail, sent to jail (ht 14/07/2011), Ex-IGP Gurung jailed as office hrs over for 50m bail deposit, by Bimal Gautam (rep 15/07/2011), Special Court sends former IGP Gurung in judicial custody, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 15/07/2011)

CIAA starts signal probe into TIA runway scam (kp 10/07/2011)

When ration for police involves a 'gangster', by Sundar Khanal (rep 06/07/2011)

Nation Reels Under Rampant Corruption, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 06/07/2011)

Banality of corruption: Move over Sudan scam, here comes the Textbook scam (kp 06/07/2011)

Grinding corruption: Nepal can barely afford the costs of bribery, by John Tucknott (kp 05/07/2011)

Ex-ministers’ PSOs, vehicles recalled (kp 05/07/2011)

Deterring Abuse Of Authority: Strengthening Institutions Is Vital, by Mukti Rijal (rn 05/07/2011)

Fraud admits to bribing govt officials: Cops accused of targeting govt staff,sparing bank officials (ht 04/07/2011)

Probe Sudan-accused politicians: KC, by Madhusudan Guragain (rep 03/07/2011)

Seven land revenue officials arrested, by Manoj Adhikari (rep 01/07/2011), Corruption runs deep at LROs, by Manoj Adhikari (rep 03/07/2011)

Shameful Sudan scam: The Supreme Court should brave political pressure (kp 01/07/2011)

Ex-immigration chief freed on bail (kp 30/06/2011)

Bandit capitalism: Instead of blaming the state for all corruption, Nepal’s capitalists must look within, by Prashant Jha (kp 29/06/2011)

Graft accused immigration official walks out at 1.5 million bail (nn 29/06/2011) [??]

Back to basics: Corruption in local bodies can’t be controlled by limited change (kp 27/06/2011)

Foreign secy fined for non-cooperation, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht 25/06/2011)

A tradition of corruption: By no means is a corrupt administration a new phenomenon, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp 24/06/2011)

Sudan scam probe: Government mulling CIAA secy’s ‘transfer’, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 23/06/2011), NC leaders accuse party of ‘protecting’ gen secy, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp 23/06/2011), Former IGP refuses to accept court summons (kp 24/06/2011), Nepal Formed Police Unit (Sudan) Scam: A classic in impunity, by Ajit N.S. Thapa (ht 24/06/2011), Hard to imagine political leaders were not aware of Sudan Scam, interview with Bishnu Bahadur K.C. (kp 27/06/2011), Special Court calls on accused to cooperate: Only eight cops have received summons; Proceedings could take months (ht 28/06/2011), Accused cops in hire-a-lawyer blitz, by Bhadra Sharma and Pranab Kharel (kp 29/06/2011), SC seeks SAC probe report on Sudan scam (rep 30/06/2011), Apex court asks CIAA why leaders were spared, by Pranab Kharel (kp 30/06/2011), SC tells govt to clear position on leaders: Asks authorities to produce SAC inquiry report at court (ht 30/06/2011)

Email reveals Rubel hand in scandal, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 22/06/2011)

4 arrested, 2 more lawmakers in trouble, by Sundar Khanal (reo 21/06/2011)

Illicit financial flows, by Pranav Bhattarai (rep 19/06/2011)

Civil Society, RTI And Anti-Corruption, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn 11/06/2011)

Shah, Sodari convicted of graft (rep 09/06/2011), Spl Court jails two RBB staff (kp 10/06/2011)

Check and balance: The CIAA must be strengthened to curb the scourge of corruption (kp 09/06/2011)

CIAA charge-sheets 34 police brass, by Bimal Gautam (rep 08/06/2011), 34 top police officers dragged to court: Political leaders spared CIAA says there’s no evidence against them, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 08/06/2011), CIAA to probe Sudan case if solid evidence available (rep 09/06/2011), CIAA’s Bold Initiative (rn 09/06/2011), Spl court summons 34 cops (kp 09/06/2011), Police morale ‘dips’, by Pranab Kharel and Binod Ghimire (kp 09/06/2011), CIAA changes its stance on politicos (kp 09/06/2011), CIAA asked to also implicate political figures involved in Sudan scam (nn 10/06/2011), Mustn’t spare leaders, says lead investigator, by Prem Nepali (kp 10/06/2011), Rawal washes hands off corruption allegations (nn 10/06/2011), Ex-ministers, officials say not guilty (ht 11/06/2011), Lawmakers irked by CIAA move in Sudan scam (rep 11/06/2011), Cops set to speak against leaders (kp 11/06/2011), Govt attorney general finds fault in CIAA file: Says investigation, chargesheet full of flaws, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht 11/06/2011), Are all Sudan case accused to pay the same fine?, by Bimal Gautam (rep 12/06/2011), NC leaders come down on Sitaula (kp 12/06/2011), Prosecuted cops dare ex-IGP Rana, by Rudra Pangeni (ht 12/06/2011), Police want all lawmakers investigated (ht 12/06/2011), CIAA erred in letting off ministers, secys, interview with Pradip Gyawali (rep 12/06/2011), Graft-accused police officers meet SAC chair; insist they’re innocent (nn 13/06/2011), CIAA’s contradictory claims come to light: Accused cops knock at SAC door (kp 14/06/2011), AG calls for caution on sub judice case: Points out loopholes in procurement process, by Pranab Kharel (kp 15/06/2011), Sitaula ‘involvement’ riles NC district chiefs (kp 16/06/2011), Former cops press Mahara (kp 16/06/2011), Sitaula passes buck on cops, says he is clean (kp 17/06/2011), SAC chief censures CIAA move (kp 17/06/2011)

Lokpal & our CIAA, by Pranav Bhattarai (rep 07/06/2011)

Fighting corruption (rep 06/06/2011)

Former Samjhana boss under arrest (kp 06/06/2011)

Rampant Corruption, by Narayan Upadhyay (rep 05/06/2011)

APC scam costs IGP his job, by Sundar Khanal and Bimal Gautam (rep 02/06/2011), IGP Thakuri removed, Shah is new top cop, by Bhadra Sharma(kp 02/06/2011), IGP Thakuri removed, Shah new police chief: Govt says he has been appointed PMO security adviser, not sacked (ht 02/06/2011), Sitaula, Mainali to get clean chit: CIAA readying chargesheet, to move court next week (ht 03/06/2011), CIAA to bring Sudan scam police honchos to trial (rep 05/06/2011), CIAA set to file cases against cops (kp 06/06/2011), Rift in CIAA delays Sudan scam case, by Bimal Gautam (rep 07/06/2011), Confused CIAA fails to file case, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 07/06/2011), CIAA comes short of filing case (ht 07/06/2011)

UDB promoter, top executive held for fraud, by Sundar Khanal (rep 01/06/2011)

‘Corrupt’ top cops to face music, by Baburam Kharel (kp 01/06/2011)

Power abuse slur on ex-CJ Shrestha: Tried to settle score with CIAA top brass, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht 31/05/2011)

Bhim Rawal to return govt vehicle, by Bimal Gautam (rep 25/05/2011) [This is not enpough! He also has to pay for the illegal use of a government owned vehicle!!]

SC anti-graft strategy to clear case backlog, by Bimal Gautam(rep 21/05/2011)

Former Gurkha Dev Bank boss: Bamjan in police net (kp 20/05/2011)

UML lawmaker Rana flops into hot water: Probe ‘suggests’ his involvement (kp 18/05/2011)

CPN (Samajbadi) sacks lawmakers (kp 18/05/2011)

Programmed to fail: The government wants CIAA to act tough after tying its hands, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 16/05/2011)

Contractor punished for misusing subsidized food, by Janak K.C. (rep 15/05/2011)

Darfur scam: Send guilty to the slammer, SAC tells CIAA (ht 13/05/2011), CIAA investigation
makes a comeback (kp 17/05/2011), Police Chief Thakuri harks back to no wrongdoing (rep 17/05/2011), IGP interrogation in Sudan scam ends (rep 20/05/2011)

NOC halts supply to two petrol pumps, by Meena Bhatta (rep 12/05/2011)

Punish Ghimire (rep 11/05/2011)

Lack of commissioners taking toll on CIAA, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 11/05/2011)

SAC to grill home minister over APC scam (rep 10/05/2011), Procurement act violated: CIAA, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht 10/05/2011)

Fighting corruption: Lessons from other countries, by Pranav Bhattarai (rep 09/05/2011)

NRB freezes assets of NSMF boss (rep 06/05/2011), NRB to put a cap on bank directors’ pay (ht 06/05/2011)

Who cares? When those with responsibility behave irresponsibly, by Damakant Jayshi (nt 06/05/2011)

Report reveals dark alleys of corruption in petroleum biz: Evidences show some NOC staff are running fuel businesses (ht 06/05/2011), Leaks, bad accord with IOC cost Rs 9.84b a year, by Milan Mani Sharma (rep 07/05/2011), Petro dealers guzzling millions: Report says every year users are cheated around Rs 5.4 billion (ht 07/05/2011)

20,000 LPG cylinders confiscated, by Khilanath Dhakal (rep 06/05/2011), LPG bottler caught tampering with cylinders (kp 06/05/2011), Gas firm playing with public life, by Rajan Bhattarai (ht 06/05/2011), DAO seals NPTL, summons proprietor, by Khilanath Dhakal and Amar Khadka (rep 07/05/2011), Man who tampered with 15,314 LPG cylinders goes unpunished, by Milan Mani Sharma (rep 10/05/2011), Tampered with LPG cylinders pose potential risk of explosion (kp 10/05/2011), ‘Take action against Sangam’: Firm is in the eye of a storm for tampering LPG cylinders (ht 12/05/2011), LPG association demands immediate action against Sugam Gas for illegally refitting gas cylinders (nn 12/05/2011)

Ex-ministers, others defy parliament fiats (rep 05/05/2011)

CIAA tightening noose around IGP Thakuri, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht 03/05/2011)

Dust yet to settle on red sandalwood seizure, by Dhruba Dangal (rep 02/05/2011)

Lawyers slowing down graft cases: SC report (ht 02/05/2011)

Red passport scam has wider ramifications: Red passport scam has wider ramifications, by Baburam Kharel (kp 01/05/2011), Three immigration officials abscond after being implicated in diplomatic passport misuse scam (nn 01/05/2011), Arrest warrant against more immigration officials, by Sundar Khanal (kp 02/05/2011), Sah, Yadav taken to court for red passport abuse (rep 05/05/2011), Police file case against lawmakers, by Nirjana Sharma (kp 05/05/2011), No provision to scrap CA membership (ht 05/05/2011), CIAA picks up lawmakers Sah, Yadav even as court grants bail (nn 06/05/2011), Lawmakers Sah, Yadav rearrested by CIAA, by Bimal Gautam (rep 07/05/2011), 12 lawmakers under CIAA scanner: KDC frees Sah, Yadav, anti-graft body nabs them again, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 07/05/2011), Bail fails to entail freedom to lawmakers (ht 07/05/2011), Custody of lawmakers involved in red passport scandal extended by 14 days (nn 08/05/2011), Six more CA members under CIAA scanner on charge of diplomatic passport misuse (nn 09/05/2011), CA members suspected of diplomatic passport misuse cry foul against CIAA (nn 09/05/2011), MJF trashes red passport misuse allegation against its lawmakers; demands parliamentary probe (nn 09/05/2011), MJF-Nepal denies passport abuse (kp 10/05/2011), Those involved in red passport scam will not be spared: Attorney Gen (nn 10/05/2011), CIAA biased against Madhesi lawmakers: MPRF (rep 11/05/2011), NRB freezes passport of former NSMF boss, by Samiksha Koirala (rep 11/05/2011), MJF hands memo to Speaker (kp 11/05/2011), CA members Yadav, Sah suspended as CIAA files cases for passport misuse (nn 11/05/2011), CIAA takes 2 lawmakers, 7 others to court, by Bimal Gautam (rep 12/05/2011), CIAA files lawsuit against lawmakers, immigration staff, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 12/05/2011), Madhes parties ask CIAA to prove charge, by Pranab Kharel (kp 12/05/2011), Lawmaker duo’s passport to disgrace: CIAA seeks 15 years in jail; CA membership suspended (ht 12/05/2011), Immigration officials in the red (ht 12/05/2011), Special Court orders release of tainted lawmaker Sah and Yadav on bail of Rs 1.5 m each (nn 15/05/2011), Special court grants bail to lawmaker duo, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 16/05/2011), Suspended lawmakers jailed: Shah,Yadav sent behind bars after failing to post bail (ht 16/05/2011), Gayatri Sah released after depositing bail (nn 19/05/2011)

Sudan Scam: Probe takes wrong turn; Government removes lead investigator, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 28/04/2011), Nepal Police at fault: APC supplier, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 30/04/2011)

Government yet to foot bill for Kalapatthar climate meeting: Ministries pass the buck when it comes to paying (ht 28/04/2011)

Immigration official held: Says he is only a small fry, threatens to name bigwigs (ht 28/04/2011)

CTEVT irregularities : Ministry swings into action (kp 26/04/2011)

Fund for landslide prevention allotted to landslide free area (nn 26/04/2011)

They curbed allowance misuse, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp 26/04/2011)

Old habits: The CIAA should be proactive in investigating corruption at the local level, by Shyam K.C. (kp 25/04/2011)

CIAA summons Rider for interrogation, by Bimal Gautam (kp 25/04/2011)

Immigration connived in red passport scam, by Sundar Khanal (rep 23/04/2011)

Corruption Undermines MDGs, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn 23/04/2011)

Subsidised food misappropriated, by Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 23/04/2011)

Fines, jail terms in biggest bank loan scam, by Bimal Gautam (rep 22/04/2011), Spl court convicts: Maganturam group promoters, bank officials (kp 22/04/2011), Verdict on biggest loan scam ever in country: Special court sends bank managers,businessmen to prison (ht 22/04/2011), Special court slaps 1 year jail-term, 1.37 billion fine to six businessmen on corruption charges (nn 22/04/2011)

Lawmakers Sah, Yadav held in passport case, by Sundar Khanal (rep 20/04/2011), Lawmakers held in passport scam, by Baburam Kharel (kp 20/04/2011)

CIAA to investigate ‘scams’ surrounding Minister Lama (ht 20/04/2011)

Probe, take action against Limbu, Sibakoti: SAC to CIAA (rep 20/04/2011), Ex-commissioners face action: CIAA directed to charge guilty, Kafle denies involvement (ht 20/04/2011)

SC, AG for zero tolerance on corruption (rep 20/04/2011)

Special Court clean chit to Kansakar, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar and Bhadra Sharma (kp 20/04/2011)

Sudan mission scam: Police Welfare Fund had rejected deal (ht 19/04/2011)

Ex-ministers under scanner: Array of issues during Madhav Nepal govt, by Anil Giri and Pranab Kharel (kp 18/04/2011)

SAC points finger at CIAA Secy, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep 18/04/2011), CIAA Secy Kafle to face
the rap for corruption (kp 18/04/2011), Kafle was not at helm: CIAA (kp 19/04/2011), Secretary implicated in land scam clean: CIAA (ht 19/04/2011)

CIAA seeks bank statements from police officers, by Bimal Gautam (rep 15/04/2011)

Wagle demands less sentence, fine (ht 15/04/2011) [?????]

The narratives of dissent: Indians have Gandhi’s Satyagraha. Which peaceful model of protest can Nepalis pull from their history to fight social evils like corruption?, by Abhi Subedi (kp 13/04/2011)

Taking back the state: Citizens have the right to audit and evaluate the way the government operates, by Anil Bhattarai (kp 12/04/2011)

Calling for our own Anna: As the peace process drags on, tackling corruption has taken a backseat, by Shyam K.C. (kp 11/04/2011)

The grand cover-up: Delays in appointing CIAA commissioners only cloak corruption within, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 10/04/2011)

Maximum fine for CIAA secy: Court, by Bimal Gautam (rep 09/04/2011)

Waggling the case of Wagle, by Narayan Manandhar (rep 09/04/2011)

Panel averse to NOC paying bonus: The corporation currently owes Rs 14 billion in loans (ht 08/04/2011)

Govt revising facilities for former bigwigs (rep 07/04/2011)

The Many Facets Of Corruption, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 07/04/2011)

'Take action against guilty officials' (rep 04/04/2011), NOC in the red, staff in the pink: Corporation bleeding blue but freebies get green light, by Shiromani Dhungana (ht 04/04/2011)

Sudan APC Scam: IGP Thakuri to face CIAA music today (kp 04/04/2011), Payment made following due legal process: IGP Thakuri, by Bimal Gautam (rep 05/04/2011), IGP Thakuri treads CIAA carpet, says he’s not to blame (kp 05/04/2011), IGP admits corruption did take place: But says he has clean hands (ht 05/ß4/2011)

Action against guilty high-prolife targets boosts CIAA credibility, interview with Bagabati Kumar Kafle (kp 04/04/2011)

Corruption Breeds Insecurity, by Kamal Prasad Chudal (rn 03/04/2011)

PAC directs CIAA to investigate misuse of diplomatic passports by CA members (nn 01/04/2011)

Retrieve vehicles, PSOs within a week: PAC to Govt, by Bimal Gautam (rep 31/03/2011), Coffers plundered: PAC issues fiat to govt on PSOs, vehicles; House panel calls for revision of policy, by Phanindra Dahal (kp 31/03/2011), PAC on right track, wants cars back: Seeks prompt action against VVIPs (ht 31/03/2011)

CIAA to grill PU VC (kp 31/03/2011), CIAA summons Purvanchal University VC on graft charge (ht 31/03/2011)

Donor agencies concerned about corruption in local bodies (ht 31/03/2011)

Parsa CDO using illegal vehicle (ht 30/03/2011)

SC recommends action against former CIAA officials (nn 30/03/2011), SC hauls up ex-CIAA officials flouting court verdicts, by Bimal Gautam (rep 31/03/2011), Abuse of Authority: SC orders action against two former CIAA officials, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 31/03/2011), Ex-CIAA chiefs indicted for abuse of authority, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht 31/03/2011), Action on ex-CIAA brass confuses authorities (ht 01/04/2011), Fast track (ht 01/04/2011), Punish Limbu & Sivakoti (rep 02/04/2011)

Rising from slumber, by John Narayan Parajuli (kp 30/03/2011)

CIAA seeks reply from APC supplier, by Bimal Gautam (rep 29/03/2011)

Lawmakers misusing funds (HT 29/03/2011)

Politicians bleed state coffers, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 28/03/2011)

Dozens of top cops may be suspended, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 28/03/2011)

A rigorous ruling, by Pranav Bhattarai (rep 28/03/2011)

SC issues summon order to graft tainted former minister Khadka (nn 27/03/2011) [This has been overdue for long!!], SC summons former minister Khadka (rep 28/03/2011), Graft watch: Former minister Khadka in dock (kp 28/03/2011), SC summons Khadka to face graft charge (ht 28/03/2011)

Laws’ amendment: Government grooves to chuck out corruption, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 26/03/2011)

Survey bares bones: Nepotism rules the roost in police force, says study (kp 26/03/2011)

A Ray Of Hope, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn 26/03/2011)

UNCAC ratification is a major stride in curbing corruption, by Ishwari Prasad Paudyal (kp 24/03/2011)

SC revisits Special Court corruption verdict, by Bimal Gautam (rep 22/03/2011), Landmark precedent (rep 23/03/2011)

Lawmakers tampered with passports to hide scam, by Sundar Khanal (rep 22/03/2011)

Court to crack down on corrupt: Sub judice graft cases against bigwigs to be settled (ht 22/03/2011)

Graft watch: UML lawmaker jailed for corruption (kp 21/03/2011)

Bench press (kp 21/03/2011)

Lawmakers trying to evade probe: Police, by Sundar Khanal (rep 20/03/2011)

Graft watch: More crooked heads to roll on Supreme Court scaffold, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 20/03/2011)

CIAA directs govt to scrap appointment of Engineering Council chair (nn 18/03/2011)

SC slaps 18-month jail sentence to ex-minister Wagle for corruption (nn 16/03/2011), SC slaps jail term on ex-minister Wagle for graft, by Bimal Gautam (rep 17/03/2011), Graft watch: SC upholds decision to convict Wagle, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 17/03/2011), Former minister chiranjibi wagle convicted: One of the first to go corrupt, by Nirjana Sharma (kp 17/03/2011), Former minister Wagle sent to Dillibazaar prison (nn 17/03/2011), Wagle sent to Dillibazaar jail, by Bimal Gautam (rep 18/03/2011), Wagle arrested, sent to slammer: Shaken former minister says action against statute provisions (kp 18/03/2011)

Govt asks CIAA to initiate probe on Sudan scam, deforestation (nn 16/03/2011), Cabinet sends APC scam report to CIAA (rep 17/03/2011), Zero tolerance on corruption: Punish Sudan scam guilty, govt tells CIAA (kp 17/03/2011)

CIAA scraps labor attaches (rep 16/03/2011), Labour attaché move out on ear (kp 16/03/2011)

Corruption watch: Graft slur on former minister Ojha, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 11/03/2011)

Graft, nepotism slur: KU VC, teacher union lock horns: Sharma challenges professors to prove him guilty, by Binod Ghimire (kp 11/03/2011)

Sudan scam: Sitaula may get a clean chit (kp 10/03/2011), Top cops snub CIAA over Sudan scam (kp 13/03/2011)

Ratification not enough, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 09/03/2011)

NAC honcho freed on Prime Bank’s surety (kp 05/03/2011)

Uncacratification: Conventional wisdom, by Robert Piper (kp 04/03/2011)

SC questions high perks for ex-PMs: Home ministers accused of buying costly cars for keeps (ht 28/02/2011)

Airbus purchase deal: Special Court hearing over NAC scam today (kp 27/02/2011), Kansakar fails Rs 60m bail, hustled to jail, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 28/02/2011)

State-owned schools in Baitadi misusing funds, by Khagendra Awasti (kp 27/02/2011)

Rising Corruption, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn 26/02/2011)

Govt officer arrested red-handed taking bribe gets three-month jail term (nn 24/02/2011)

House adopts UN Convention against Corruption (nn 24/02/2011), House okays anti-graft convention (kp 25/02/2011), Step by step: Ratification of UN convention on graft is a major move (kp 27/02/2011)

CIAA to probe Sarlahi DEO irregularities (ht 23/02/2011)

Pokhara zonal office ‘hotbed of bribe’, by Ishwori Neupane (kp 15/02/2011)

Ex-ministers to be forced to return cars (ht 14/02/2011)

Improve Political Governance To Contain Corruption (rn 13/02/2011)

RTI against corruption, by Pranav Bhattarai (rep 13/02/2011)

Adrift without an anchor: As Nepal continues to slip on the global corruption index, its anti-corruption watchdog is becoming more ineffective, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 12/02/2011)

High-profile scandal brings to fore lax security measures, by Baburam Kharel (kp 11/02/2011)

Rawal 'misusing' diplomatic passport (kp 11/02/2011), Former minister flouts norms, flies to Geneva (ht 11/02/2011), MoFA likely to nix red passports, by Anil Giri (kp 14/02/2011)

High-end corruption (ht 11/02/2011)

High-profile scandal brings to fore lax security measures, by Baburam Kharel (kp 11/02/2011)

Power-strapped NEA’s prodigal party: An extravagant farewell ceremony for outgoing energy minister Mahat (ht 09/02/2011)

Corrupt ministers be investigated, by N.P. Upadhyaya (tg 09/02/2011)

Ex-minister accused of revenue diversion: Shrestha ‘transferred funds allotted for local bodies’, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 09/02/2011)

The paradox of corruption: The NAC corruption case indicates something is wrong with our arrangements to deal with graft, by Narayan Manandhar (kp 01/02/2011), 2 NAC officials post Rs 1m bail (kp 02/02/2011)

PAC accuses NOC top guns of massive irregularities; forms sub-committee to scan anomalies (nn 01/02/2011)

CIAA raids Gorkhapatra (nn 27/01/2011), CIAA raids Gorkhapatra Corp: The executive chairman and the managing director have been accused of involvement in financial irregularities (kp 28/01/2011)

PAC accuses finance ministry of failing to keep track of grants (nn 26/01/2011)

Liberalism and corruption: Why increased symmetry in Nepal?, by Dilli Raj Khanal (ht 24/01/2011)

PAC forms panel to probe irregularities, graft in SWC (kp 24/01/2011)

Ministry to control misuse of budget (kp 24/01/2011)

Municipality under graft investigation (ht 23/01/2011)

Official caught red-handed (kp 22/01/2011)

Gorkha CDO in corruption soup Investigate irregularities, demand rights bodies (ht 22/01/2011)

Bribe lands three in thick soup (ht 22/01/2011)

Most number of complaints against MoE, says CIAA (ht 22/01/2011)

"Off with his head": Corruption is a many-headed Ravana, cut one off and another will take its place, by Rabi Thapa (nt 21/01/2011)

Impeachment against Bam impending: Major parties agree, in principle,to initiate action against SC justice (ht 20/01/2011), Big 3 one on impeaching justice Bam, by Mahesh Acharya (kp 20/01/2011)

PAC blames NOC officials of being flippant towards massive corruption (nn 20/01/2011)

Dismantling The Standard Of Behaviour, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (ht 19/01/2011)

Govt owes army crores in chopper bills: DPM Sujata Koirala’s rides alone cost 2.6 million rupees (ht 18/01/2011)

Salt trading corporation under pressure over allegations of irregularities (kp 17/01/2011), STC suspected of being unscrupulous (nn 17/01/2011)

Court vs corruption, by Pranav Bhattarai (rep 17/01/2011)

‘CIAA cannot be crippled at any cost’ (ht 17/01/2011)

Forest office ‘helps’ mills hide timber, by Mohan Budhair (kp 14/01/2011)

Women’s agitation against Bajhang hospital authorities (ht 14/01/2011)

CIAA may grill ‘corrupt’ PU dean, by Binod Bhandari (kp 13/01/2011)

Eradicating Corruption In The Private Sector, by Shanker Man Singh (rn 13/01/2011)

Irregularities rife in Mahottari schools: Student lists forged for the sake of hefty financial gains (ht 13/01/2011)

Corruption hit NOC warns fuel crisis may raise its ugly head very soon (nn 12/01/2011)

The chicken or the egg: Cause-and-effect relationships between political instability and corruption are hard to untangle, by Narayan Manandhar (kp 07/01/2011)

House panel asks KMC to scrap deal, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 06/01/2011), Innovative Concept defies CIAA, PAC directives (ht 07/01/2011)

APF men lining pockets in name of security: Fleecing smugglers, prompting bribery and tax evasion on India border, by Damodar Bhandari (ht 06/01/2011)

Rawal promotes ‘his DSPs’ (kp 05/01/2011)

Dabur bigwigs eat crow over factory’s ‘mistake’, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 05/01/2011), Dabur officials pay Rs 50 million: security deposit, allowed to go (kp 06/01/2011), Ex-IGP Rana passes the buck to two honchos (kp 07/01/2011), MoFA awaits recall order, by Anil Giri (kp 10/01/2011), House panel’s fiat to recall envoy to India (ht 10/01/2011), CIAA to grill Bara revenue officer (kp 15/01/2011)

Mission repatriation likely as govt still on the fence, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 05/01/2011), Govt to act against scam indicted, by Prakash Acharya and Santosh P. Pokharel (ht 05/01/2011), Breather for Nepal Police unit at last (kp 06/01/2011), Red-faced govt decides on Nepali blue helmets: To begin equipment purchase process today: To urge UN not to repatriate peacekeepers, by Prakash Acharya and Santosh Pokharel(ht 06/01/2011), Ambassadors’ fate hangs in the balance (ht 11/01/2011)

Banke DDC foots state minister’s booze bills, by Janak Nepal (kp 04/01/2011)

Dadel DDC in ‘corruption’ soup (kp 04/01/2011)

Shaming the ministers (rep 04/01/2011)

Wikileaks blows the lid off the sordid saga, by Mukul Humagain (kp 04/01/2011), Leaked US cable: Gachchhadar offered bribe to PAC member to approve aircraft deal (nn 04/01/2011)

Rot sets in Upper Tamakoshi’s vitals (kp 03/01/2011)

A crooked line: Corruption has become accepted in Nepali politics it’s time for a change, by Shyam K.C. (kp 03/01/2011)

NAC chief strikes back, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 01/01/2011), Suspended NAC top brass move court against CIAA (ht 01/01/2011), CIAA pooh-poohs Kansakar’s move (kp 02/01/2011), SC to CIAA: Say why no interim order (kp 03/01/2011), Court summons anti-graft body over NAC corruption (ht 03/01/2011), Kansakar, deputies get automatic sack (kp 10/01/2011), Apex court turns down NAC officials’ plea (kp 15/01/2011), SC quashes sacked NAC officials’ plea (ht 15/01/2011)

Corruption In The Local Bodies, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn 01/01/2011)

Probe sees cloud on NFC horizon, by Mahesh Acharya (kp 31/12/2010)

Politicians ‘gobbling up’ development budget (kp 31/12/2010)

PU comes under the CIAA scanner (kp 30/12/2010)

Justify your move, CIAA tells Minister Mahat, by Mahesh Acharya (kp 30/12/2010)

Brig Gen’s lobbying backfires: Tried to influence leaders, including PM, against senior, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 30/12/2010)

Graft whiff in bridges deal, KMC suspect (ht 30/12/2010)

Sudan scam: Step on the action pedal, CIAA told, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 29/12/2010), Nepal Police may be left in lurch (kp 31/12/2010), Govt at sea over its police unit in Sudan (kp 03/01/2011)

PAC grills Minister Shukla (ht 28/12/2010)

In the line of fire: The recent moves of CIAA were bold, but the battle is half won (kp 27/12/2010)

NOC found distributing petrol to minister for free despite facing mounting losses (nn 27/12/2010)

Nepotism slur on Minister Rawal (kp 27/12/2010)

CIAA fiat to KMC (ht 27/12/2010), KMC says it hasn’t received anti-graft body directive (ht 28/12/2010)

Govt schools hotbed of bribe, by Binod Bhandari (kp 26/12/2010)

The politics over a tree: The Sal forests in the Tarai have always been a source of corruption by the state, and this continues even now, by Pragati Shahi (kp 25/12/2010)

Overhead bridge construction row: Anti-corruption body takes up issue (kp 24/12/2010), Halt overhead bridge construction: CIAA (kp 27/12/2010), CIAA directs ministries, KMC to halt construction of overhead bridges (nn 27/12/2010)

Barring Bam no statute breach, says CJ (kp 23/12/2010), Law minister accuses CJ of breaching constitution (nn 23/12/2010), JC report mere feedback: Parties (kp 25/12/2010), Chief whips mull over Bam impeachment (ht 25/12/2010) [Leading politicians are still fostering impunity by disregarding the independence of judiciary!!]

Don’t print SLC papers in India: CIAA to govt (kp 21/12/2010)

Five more judges in line of JC fire (ht 20/12/2010)

Airbus purchase scam: NAC chief may face action, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 20/12/2010), NAC boss faces lawsuit, by Mukul Humagain and Bhadra Sharma (kp 25/12/2010), NAC bigwigs booked for graft: Kansakar, five others suspended, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht 25/12/2010), Punish guilty NAC staff (rep 26/12/2010), Special Court calls Kansakar, his deputies (kp 27/12/2010)

CIAA raids Dabur juice factory (nn 20/12/2010), CIAA raids Dabur factory: Company accused of printing false manufacturing dates in products, by Bhadra Sharma and Laxmi Shah (kp 21/12/2010), Real trouble: Dabur raids are for public health, not against Indian business (kp 22/12/2010), Dabur juice samples to be tested (kp 23/12/2010), Envoy Rana’s dual
status questioned, by Anil Giri (kp 25/12/2010), CIAA summons Bara CDO (kp 25/12/2010), Dabur Nepal dragged to court (kp 27/12/2010), Ready to face action for mistake: Rana, by Dinesh Wagle (kp 28/12/2010), Anti-graft body to grill envoy Rana, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 29/12/2010), National shame: The APC disgrace reflects corruption at the top level (kp 31/12/2010)

Schools, teachers not playing by the book: Gobble up millions meant for publishing,distributing textbooks (ht 16/12/2010)

SC Justice may face impeachment: The report prepared by Justice Bala Ram KC has indicted Bam and two other judges (kp 15/12/2010), Bam case sent to Parliament: Judge Karki gets pink slip (ht 15/12/2010), JC recommends Bam’s impeachment (ht 17/12/2010), House gets report on Bam, by Mahesh Acharya (kp 20/12/2010)

End Impunity To Control Corruption, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 15/12/2010)

Joshi back in the dock (kp 14/12/2010)

Govt funds land in leaders’ pockets: Projects mere papers; people duped, by Bhadra Sharma (kp (11/12/2010), Corruption rife in PM’s home district (ht 11/12/2010), Take action: Political will needed to fight corruption (kp 12/12/2010)

CIAA fiat sails against TIA wind, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 11/12/2010)

Appointment delay hits CIAA (kp 10/12/2010)

Transparency on warparth: According to International Corruption Perception Index, Nepal is the most corrupt country in Asia, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 09/12/2010), Ritual observance: Until Nepal ratifies UN anti- corruption convention, checking grafts will remain an uphill task, by Narayan Manandhar (kp 09/12/2010), Corrupt to the core: In the absence of constitutional body heads and elected local body representatives, it is a free-for-all politics, by Bhadra Sharma (kk 09/12/2010), UN Convention vs. Corruption, by Basanta Rai (rn 09/12/2010), Cesspit of corruption, by Pranav Bhattarai (rep 09/12/2010)

CIAA fiat puts tenders on hold (kp 08/12/2010)

Top leaders, officials hiding property: NVC, by Pragati Shahi (kp 07/12/2010)

Tightening the grip: Anti-graft watchdogs need more resources to perform (kp 07/12/2010)

Govt offices under NVC scanner, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 06/12/2010)

CIAA to police: Scrap ration tender, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 03/12/2010)

CIAA tightens screws on Nepal Airlines brass, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 29/11/2010)

CIAA investigation throws spanner at school project (ht 25/11/2010)

AIG accused of latching onto nepotism (kp 24/11/2010)

PAC to call Prime Minister to clear air (kp 16/11/2010), PM eschews PAC meeting (kp 19/11/2010)

Journalist assaulted over news on corruption in Kailali (nn 16/11/2010)

Deep In Corruption, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn 13/11/2010)

Govt offices ‘neck deep’ in corruption, by Shiva Puri (kp 12/11/2010)

Labour pains: The country reaps big from labour migration, but the process is thoroughly corrupt, by Narayan Manandhar (kp 11/11/2010)

411 CA members fail to return diplomatic passports after foreign visit (nn 04/11/2010)

Minister Alam snarls at CIAA (kp 03/11/2010)

Fight against corruption: Techniques that can work, by Shyam Prasad Mainali (ht 01/11/2010)

Recruitment of cops in Far-West under CIAA probe, by Shiva Raj Bhatta (kp 31/10/2010)

Protest against corruption in Purvanchal University (ht 31/10/2010)

Minister threatens anti-graft body, by Bhadra Sharma(kp 30/10/2010)

Proxy teachers at work in valley school, by Rudra Pangeni (ht 30/10/2010)

Undoing corruption (ht 29/10/2010)

Hajj committee faces pilgrims’ fury: Irregularities pointed out in travel arrangements (KP 28/10/2010), Pilgrims' protest: ike in previous years, the Nepal government's Hajj Committee has been accused of corruption while sending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia, by Ujjwal Prasai (kp 30/10/2010)

PM in dock for 'misusing' clout (kp 28/10/2010)

Scam in cop recruitment Eastern regional police officials under scanner (ht 28/10/2010)

Nepal one of the most corrupt countries in the world: TI Report (nn 26/10/2010), Nepal still strong in corruption: Watchdog; Instability to blame, say anti-graft bodies here, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 27/10(2010), Nepal seeped in corruption: TI (ht 27/10/2010), Slipping image: International perceptions of corruption tend to be ignored by those who matter, by Narayan Manandhar (kp 28/10/2010), Nothing New, by Shyam K.C. (rn 28/10/2010), CPI 2010 And Incentives To Reduce Corruption, by Lok Nath Bhusal (rn 28/10/2010)

CIAA sees red at NT move, by Bhadra Sharma and Ramesh Shrestha (kp 26/10/2010)

PM secy’s war on traffic cops (kp 22/10/2010)

CIAA to summon KMC fund defaulters (ht 21/10/2010)

Govt officials gallivanting abroad (kp 13/10/2010)

CIAA seizes KMC files: Huge amounts in unreturned funds found (ht 13/10/2010)

TI to develop national code to check corruption in Nepal (nn 12/10/2010), Boost to graft fight (kp 13/10/2010)

Bigwigs care two hoots for rules: property details, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 11/10/2010)

Anti-graft body launches probe into NOC loss through fuel leakage (nn 10/10/2010)

MBBS exam racket lid blown off, by Baburam Kharel (kp 04/10/2010)

NAC chairman’s jaunt irks CIAA, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 04/10/2010)

SC reopens Wagle's graft case (ht 04/10/2010)

State vehicle for minister’s kids (kp 27/09/2010)

Small matters: Successful local-level anti-corruption initiatives show that big money is not needed to check graft in Nepal, by Narayan Manandhar (kp 24/09/2010)

Checks and balances: Only strong anti-graft bodies can help curb corruption (kp 22/09/2010)

Stemming the rot: The battle against the pervasive culture of corruption has to start right at the top, by Shyam K.C. (kp 20/09/2010)

CIAA books UML lawmaker Karki, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht 20/09/2010)

KMC rip-off can of worms opens: A report says millions of rupees allocated to the KMC has been spent by employees and party reps as ‘advance payments’, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 20/09/2010)

Cancel hiring process: CIAA to NEA (kp 10/09/2010)

Long political standoff kills CIAA performance (kp 09/09/2010)

Graft accused sent to CIAA (ht 09/09/2010)

Rs 3b more missing from coffers, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 08/09/2010)

Nepal’s Neros: Our ministers love to go abroad; the trouble is, we don't have the money to pay for them (kp 04/09/2010), Bleeding the state dry: Our ministers have spent Rs. 107 million on foreign trips in the last year, with PM Nepal alone spending Rs. 42 million, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 04/09/2010), PM cancels UN trip; Prez whittles delegation size (kp 07/09/2010)

Cops’ hiring under CIAA scanner (kp 04/09/2010), Police recruitment drive under cloud (ht 04/09/2010)

Depleted woods under CIAA probe (ht 04/09/2010)

NOC ex-GM convicted of graft (kp 03/09/2010), NOC ex-chief behind bars: Court slaps two-year sentence for amassing Rs 20.2 million illegally (ht 03/09/2010)

VVIPs wiping coffers clean, by Anil Giri (kp 02/09/2010)

Home ministry pays bills of chopper services used for UML general convention (nn 01/09/2010)

Local bodies under NVC scanner over fund misuse (kp 01/09/2010)

CA member arrested while taking bribe (nn 31/08/2010), UML lawmaker in judicial custody: Nembang seeks Karki’s resignation, by Baburam Kharel (kp 01/09/2010), 20-day remand for graft-tainted MP: Nembang wants Karki expelled from CA; Arrest fuels fission in CPN-UML (ht 01/09/2010), Unprecedented lead (ht 02/09/2010), UML must suspend Karki (rep 02/09/2010)

NGN contract under CIAA scanner, by Bhadra Sharma and Ramesh Shrestha (kp 30/08/2010)

Foreign junkets bleeding state dry: Only 2 of 110 jaunts reported, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 29/08/2010)

Experiencing corruption: How the pervasive culture of corruption affects ordinary Nepalis on a day-to-day basis, by Narayan Manandhar (kp 25/08/2010)

Govt bodies under NVC scanner (ht 24/08/2010)

Urgency for NIS reforms, by Pranav Bhattarai (rep 23/08/2010)

CIAA seeks ‘midnight’ deal details, by Ishwori Neupane (kp 18/08/2010), Land transaction spurs CIAA action: Kaski DAO to explain what went on in LRO after office hrs (ht 18/08/2010)

Upper Tamakosi under siege: Mockery of PPP model, by Ajit N.S. Thapa (ht 18/08/2010)

CIAA officials to probe deforestation claims, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 14/08/2010), Book shady forest officials, PM told (kp 17/08/2010)

Brokers rule passport roost at MoFA (kp 11/08/2010)

CIAA scanning aircraft purchase papers: Nepal Airlines Corporation claims it followed due procurement process, by Kuvera Chalise (ht 11/08/2010)

Dream on: People should be wary of the digital dreams the government is selling (kp 08/08/2010)

Local bodies pull wool over govt eyes, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 05/08/2010), Local bodies transfer funds illegally: NVC (ht 05/08/2010), Scrap pre-audit system: KMC staff (ht 05/08/2010), Bid to scrap pre-audit system foiled (ht 11/08/2010)

Hush-hush advert deal kicks up noise: Allegation of bribery at KMC becomes rife (ht 04/08/2010)

Corruption in courts? (rep 28/07/2010)

CIAA just a toothless tiger? Political intervention taking a toll on constitutional bodies (ht 24/07/2010)

Grafting away: Corruption doesn’t always have to do with money, harming an innocent person or institution is also corruption, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp 23/07/2010)

PAC directs govt to take action against HSEB officials on charges of irregularities in answer sheet printing (nn 22/07/2010)

Controversial judge suspended: Tej Bahadur Karki had freed notorious abductor trio on bail (kp 16/07/2010), JC disbars Hetauda Appellate Court judge: Forms SC Justice-led panel with authority to probe others, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht 16/07/2010)

Fight against corruption: Advocacy of zero tolerance, by Keshav Prasad Bhattarai (ht 13/07/2010)

PAC locks on flood relief denial (kp 08/07/2010)

Khimti, Bhotekoshi PPAs flawed: PAC (kp 06/07/2010)

Curbing procurement corruption, by Dhruba Nepal (rep 05/07/2010)

Resource misuse: Nation held hostage, by Dilli Raj Khanal (ht 02/07/2010)

PAC digs into budget misuse (kp 29/06/2010), Pandey admits funds misused: ‘Hard to stop these shenanigans’ (kp 30/06/2010) [Oh, that's very easy: Ministers must resign or be dismissed immediately, officials must be suspended from their jobs, and all of them must be brought to court! Corruption is a crime!!], PAC instructs Finance Ministry to furnish details of non-budgetary expenses (nn 30/06/2010)

PM Nepal spends hundreds of thousands from government coffer for personal publicity (nn 29/06/2010)

Middlemen bring in development projects with an eye to swindle: Most applications are bids to make a neat pile from state coffers, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 29/06/2010)

CIAA lets law-breakers loose, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai and Bhadra Sharma (kp 28/06/2010)

Call to book tainted DFOs (kp 28/06/2010)

CIAA cans budgets for new projects, by Prithviman Shrestha (kp 27/06/2010)

Anti-graft bodies’ help sought (ht 25/06/2010)

PAC grills Minister Gachhadhar for irregularities seen in his ministry's spending (nn 22/06/2010), PAC corners Gachhadar: Alleges foul play in dev projects (kp 23/06/2010), Porling it out: PAC’s efforts, while commendable, are not enough to stem systemic rot (kp 24/06/2010)

Vigilance centre recommends CIAA to probe corruption charges on six ministers (nn 21/06/2010), Action needed (ht 22/06/2010)

Vigilance centre draws govt attention to massive deforestation in Chure, Terai regions (nn 21/06/2010)

CIAA in federalism, by Pranav Bhattarai (rep 20/06/2010)

VIPs go over budget on foreign travel (kp 18/06/2010)

CIAA sniffs irregularities in Banke forest handover (ht 16/06/2010)

Fighting Corruption, by Laxman Datt Pant (rn 15/06/2010)

Nepal most corrupt in South Asia: Transparency (rn 12/06/2010)

CIAA halts release of Rs. 60 million to Korean construction company (nn 11/06/2010)

CIAA tells ministry to jump (kp 10/06/2010)

Minister’s PA wants culture fund for road, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 10/06/2010)

CIAA sniffs graft at TIA (kp 09/06/2010)

CIAA for transparency in arms deals, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht 07/06/2010)

CIAA peace mission graft probe begins (ht 05/06/2010)

MoF bid to slash foreign junkets (kp 04/06/2010)

Stop health aid, CIAA tells govt (kp 01/06/2010)

Media Against Corruption, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn 28/05/2010)

Ministry suspends ‘corrupt’ forest officials, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 22/05/2010)

Irregularity slur on vegetable board, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 21/05/2010)

EC tender gets the CIAA axe (kp 20/05/2010)

Stop paying bribes: When companies give “donations” to political parties, it can take the form of bribes, by Shyam K.C. (kp 17/05/2010)

Outsourcer gherao DoFE: Demands to end corruption (ht 14/05/2010)

CIAA springs into action (kp 11/05/2010)

Energy minister on anti-graft body radar (kp 10/05/2010)

Urgency Of Reforms, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn 04/05/2010)

Book on graft released (ht 30/04/2010)

Political leaders, not needy get health aid, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai and Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 21/04/2010)

CIAA freezes Minister Ojha’s relief fund, bank account (ht 21/04/2010), Minister Ojha in CIAA soup (kp 22/04/2010)

Deliberate deception: By changing rules of the game in the middle of the contest, the project designers favour specific firms, by Narayan Manandhar (kp 11/04/2010)

70 judges under JC scanner, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp 06/04/2010), Panel to probe graft slur on judges (ht 07/04/2010), Judicial Council decides to probe 11 complaints against justices (nn 07/04/2010)

Judges root cause of corruption, says NBA prez (ht 01/04/2010)

Property details: Anti-graft body to grill ministers, CA members, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 30/03/2010)

‘Irregularities in Kalimati vegetable market’ (kp 29/03/2010)

Irregularities under CIAA scanner (ht 28/03/2010)

Corruption: A way of life?!, by Ananda P Shrestha (rn 26/03/2010)

MoLD sitting on 18 CIAA graft verdicts, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 26/03/2010)

Joint efforts to control judiciary corruption stressed (ht 26/03/2010)

MoE begins further probe (ht 20/03/2010)

30 corrupt LDOs face MoLD wrath, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 18/03/2010)

Bhattarai returns CA perks (kp 15/03/2010)

Public enemies: Next time you call your cuz to expedite your flight, you might want to consider your kinship with disgraced minister Kushwaha, by Rabi Thapa (nt 12/03/2010)

SC reduces prison sentence of govt officer, four others (ht 08/03/2010)

‘Begin anti-graft drive with judges’ (kp 06/03/2010)

CIAA's curb-dole-out fiat to NOC (ht 04/03/2010)

SC stays CIAA directive on BZH (ht 03/03/2010)

Nepal one of the most corrupt countries, states US report (ht 01/03/2010), Corrupt stranglehold (ht 02/03/2010)

SC panel pins graft blame on judges, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht 01/03/2010)

Staffers suspended over timber smuggling row (ht 28/02/2010), Action sought against Nawalparasi DFO over timber smuggling row (ht 01/03/2010)

License to loot: Corruption has got little to do with ethnicity or the political system, by Prashant Jha (nt 26/02/2010)

Finance ministry refuses to reimburse Koirala’s treatment bills due to lack of receipts (nn 25/02/2010)

'Anti-corruption agencies in Nepal lack clear jurisdiction' (nn 24/02/2010) [see 2009 Assessment of Global Integrity Report for Nepal]

SC slaps one-year jail term to former Director of Customs Department (nn 24/02/2010)

Fighting Corruption, by Laxman Datt Pant (rn 23/02/2010)

Rags to riches: Our political leaders arrived in Kathmandu with only the clothes on their backs, by Shyam K.C. (kp 22/02/2010)

Donors suspend aid: School reform on rough road, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 22/02/2010), Donors suspend aid in education over corruption charges on minister (nn 23/02/2010), Pushing it: SSRP funds suspension is a hard reminder of corruption in high places (kp 23/02/2010), Donors suspend school aid over graft claims (ht 23/02/2010), Panel to probe graft row (kp 24/02/2010), Education minister Kushwaha resigns; Shukla appointed new education minister (nn 24/02/2010), Tainted minister gets the boot, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ht 25/02/2010)

Commerce Minister guilty of nepotism? (ht 21/02/2010)

Employees to seize NEA vehicles used by politicos, others (nn 18/02/2010), NEA vehicle misuse slur on former PMs, govt bodies (ht 19/02/2010), Verbal agreement led NEA to provide vehicles to top officials (ht 24/02/2010), Oli comes under fire for ‘loot’ (kp 25/02/2010), Govt vehicle misusers, be aware: House panel has woken up to rampant misuse (kp 25/02/2010)

Anti-graft Body In Federalism, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn 18/02/2010)

KMC officials defy CIAAs directive (ht 17/02/2010)

PAC summons local development officers over alleged irregularity in Bara tender (nn 16/02/2010)

Grafting away: Lack of political will is the biggest obstacle to tackling corruption (kp 14/02/2010)

Corruption In Private Sector, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn 13/02/2010)

In search of the Rupee: Nepalis are too used to corruption to even recognise it, by Artha Beed (nt 12/02/2010)

Relief fund for war victims 'misused' (ht 12/02/2010)

House panel attempts to take on graft: PAC to grill PM, Home Minister (kp 12/02/2010)

PM: Corruption up in civil service (kp 12/02/2010)

Joint-secy at finance ministry jailed on corruption charges (nn 10/02/2010), Joint secy handed jail term for graft, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht 10/02/2010), Rare but encouraging (ht 11/02/2010)

Parties misappropriate dev funds: Ministry report, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 09/02/2010)

Special court slaps one-year jail term to govt employee involved in corruption (nn 06/02/2010), Govt staffer gets 1-year jail term (ht 06/02/2010)

CIAA accused of letting off 'big shots' (ht 04/02/2010)

CIAA bars KMC officials from visiting Japan (nn 03/02/2010)

Holy corruption, by Bibek Raj Adhikari (kp 03/02/2010)

PM slams misuse of funds (kp 26/01/2010)

Hearing committee nod to Baral's nomination as CIAA commissioner (nn 14/01/2010), President Yadav appoints former AIG Keshab Baral as CIAA commissioner (nn 23/01/2010)

Drive against crooked cops on, by Sabin Chandra Acharya (ht 09/01/2010)

Outgoing CIAA commissioner questions TI index (ht 05/01/2010)

Malpractices rampant in Forest Ministry, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 05/01/2010)

CIAA leaderless as commissioners retire (ht 04/01/2010)

Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA)

Transparency International - Nepal (TI-Nepal)