Latest from Matrika Dahal
Police raid journalist Kishor Shrestha’s office after arrest
By Matrika Dahal, Daya Dudraj & Angad Dhakal The Jana Aastha Saptahik editor-in-chief was arrested over an alleged privacy law violation and is scheduled to be presented in court on Thursday, as journalists protest and the FNJ demands his immediate release.
Deuba set to return after five months abroad amid questions over his family’s financing
By Matrika Dahal & Yagya Banjade His return ends a five-month absence from Nepal but leaves unanswered questions over his family’s movements, medical treatment and finances.
Joint secretary arrested over fake travel documents issued to Tibetans
By Matrika Dahal Pushpa Raj Bhattarai accused of issuing fraudulent documents to five Tibetan refugees 17 years ago; remanded in custody for investigation.
17 years later, senior foreign ministry official charged over alleged misuse of travel documents
By Matrika Dahal & Durga Dulal The case alleges that Joint Secretary Pushpa Raj Bhattarai approved Nepal-issued travel documents for five Tibetans from Indian refugee camps based on forged documents.
Inside Nepal’s security response after Sunsari violence
By Matrika Dahal As officials debated escalation risks, the government reshuffled security leadership while questions emerged over coordination, intelligence assessment and crisis management.
Rayamajhi gets four years in prison, Khand two in fake Bhutanese refugee scam
By Matrika Dahal & Durga Dulal The district court determines sentences for 16 convicts, saying the organised fraud tarnished Nepal’s international image and constituted offences against the state.
Three arrested over alleged Bal Mandir property embezzlement
By Matrika Dahal CIB team detains three people for investigation into alleged misappropriation of property belonging to Bal Mandir in Naxal, Kathmandu.
Court convicts Rayamajhi, Khand and 14 others in Bhutanese refugee scam
By Matrika Dahal & Durga Dulal Verdict says an organised scheme forged government records, duped victims with false US resettlement promises, and tarnished Nepal's international image.
Fourteen, including Top Bahadur Rayamajhi and Bal Krishna Khand, convicted in fake Bhutanese refugee scam
By Matrika Dahal Kathmandu District Court acquits seven individuals while putting cases against absconding defendants on hold until their arrest.
Court remands former minister Bishnu Paudel to seven days in money laundering probe
By Matrika Dahal CPN-UML vice chairperson and former finance minister was arrested after investigators linked him to a money laundering case involving controversial businessman Deepak Bhatta.
CIAA files Rs10.13 billion passport graft case against 18
By Matrika Dahal & Anil Giri Anti-graft body accuses officials and two German firms of rigging the e-passport contract. Concerns grow over dwindling passport stocks and future supplies.
How pressure from the prime minister’s office is accelerating the passport investigation
By Matrika Dahal, Anil Giri & Sudeep Kaini Officials describe a Monday at Singha Durbar that left a constitutional body cornered, a foreign ambassador fuming, and a long-stalled investigation suddenly moving fast.
Unauthorised entry of Indian mil chopper into Nepali airspace in Darchula sparks diplomatic row
By Matrika Dahal Last week, the helicopter flew directly above Nepalis’ houses in Chhangru, prompting residents to run out, shouting and protesting in anger.
From banks to brokers and insurers: The multi-billion-rupee empire of the Bhatta-Agrawal syndicate
By Tufan Neupane, Matrika Dahal & Durga Dulal A forensic examination of charge sheets reveals how corporate loans, paper land deals, share trading financed through credit, and alleged market manipulation converged in a 27-billion-rupee financial crime case.
Nepal business groups face Rs27.8b claims in sweeping financial misconduct cases
By Matrika Dahal & Durga Dulal Cases filed simultaneously in three courts target Shanker Group executives, Infinity Holdings chair Deepak Bhatta and FNCCI ex-president Shekhar Golchha over alleged securities, insurance, banking and money laundering offences.