RAMESH DHAMALA

Police have seized 21.75 kilograms of gold and arrested three Chinese nationals from a house in Budhanilkantha, where investigators suspect a new gold-smuggling network was operating.

More than 3,700 prisoners who escaped during last year’s Gen Z uprising remain at large, including those convicted of serious crimes, raising fresh security concerns.

Prime Minister Balendra Shah reportedly issued the order shortly after returning from the United States after attending the UN General Assembly. Unable to stop the directive, the Home Ministry passed it on, and police took Rana from his residence to the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office in...

Depositors are still waiting for their money, while several major cooperative fraud suspects accused of misappropriating billions of rupees remain abroad despite Interpol Red Notices.

The instruction, according to police sources, came through Home Affairs Minister Sudan Gurung from the Prime Minister’s Secretariat.

CIB has launched a second-phase investigation into contractors’ alleged collusion with a hacker to manipulate government e-bidding and secure contracts.

According to its annual report for fiscal year 2025/26, submitted to President Ramchandra Paudel on Thursday, the commission filed 175 corruption cases at the Special Court. It charged 990 people and sought to recover Rs 25.23 billion in alleged losses.

The August 26 disaster has deeply shaken the APF. Had the force had its own helicopter for disaster response, it could not only have assessed the condition of the 15 personnel stranded in Timure but also sent additional security personnel from Dhunche for immediate rescue.

Five days after the August 26 flood, Infrastructure Development Minister Sunil Lamsal said at a Ministry of Finance programme that local governments should automatically mobilise for rescue efforts. Tamang’s experience offers a stark picture of what local representatives themselves were facing...

Rescue teams are racing to reach six workers feared trapped inside Rasuwa’s flood-ravaged Chilime hydropower project as authorities work to restore road connectivity.