Tapendra Karki

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Gold suspected to be hidden in a water pump too!

Published On: July 28, 2023 03:20 PM NPT By: Tapendra Karki

KATHMANDU, July 28: Officials are currently investigating Ready Trade for its suspected involvement in smuggling around 100 kilograms of gold using unconventional methods. The company is believed to have hidden the gold within 'brake shoes' as well as inside mechanical motors, specifically a water pump.

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Police prevented from probing Judge Gautam

Published On: July 26, 2023 06:45 PM NPT By: Tapendra Karki

KATHMANDU, July 26: At a time when the Lalita Niwas land-grab scam is being widely criticized, the then under-secretary (Law) at the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Vinod Kumar Gautam who is currently serving as a Chitwan District Court judge was brought before the Judicial Council and the investigation was delayed.

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Nepali, Indian traders have set up offices in Hong Kong to facilitate gold smuggling

Published On: July 25, 2023 02:00 PM NPT By: Tapendra Karki

KATHMANDU, July 25: It has been found that gold traders from Nepal and India have set up offices in Hong Kong and are allegedly facilitating gold smuggling. According to a high security source, some individuals who have been involved in gold smuggling since the past and some new traders have set up offices in Hong Kong to carry out gold smuggling.

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Deepak Malhotra suspected to be helping in transporting smuggled gold to Indian border

Published On: July 25, 2023 08:15 AM NPT By: Tapendra Karki

KATHMANDU, July 25: It is suspected that the owner of IMS Group, Deepak Malhotra, who has access to the CCTV cameras of the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), helped to transfer smuggled gold from Hong Kong to the Indian border by taking a commission of Rs 200,000 per kg.

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Controversial businessman Deepak Malhotra’s company has access to CCTV cameras at TIA!

Published On: July 24, 2023 04:30 PM NPT By: Tapendra Karki

KATHMANDU, July 24: While many questions are being raised about airport security, it has been revealed that the closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) are operated by the IMS Group owned by controversial businessman Deepak Malhotra

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Recommended for action in gold and foreign currency smuggling cases, Malhotra entrusted with TIA management!

Published On: July 23, 2023 06:30 PM NPT By: Tapendra Karki

KATHMANDU, July 23: The government has entrusted the management and operation of most of the services at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) for 30 years to controversial businessman Deepak Malhotra, who was recommended for action after being repeatedly linked to gold and foreign currency smuggling.

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Investigation reports point to strong nexus between gold and currency smugglers

Published On: July 23, 2023 08:10 AM NPT By: Tapendra Karki

KATHMANDU, July 23: The gold smuggler's alleged nexus can be traced to the hundi business, an illegal form of remitting money from abroad, and illegal traders of foreign exchange.

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Gold smuggling and gold-plated politics

Published On: July 21, 2023 03:50 PM NPT By: Tapendra Karki

KATHMANDU, July 21: Even though gold is smuggled into Nepal on a daily basis, it is not immediately recovered due to the strong influence of politics. Even as the seizure is made public and the porters are sent to jail, the main players remain off-screen.

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Army miffed with downsizing remarks of lawmakers

Published On: July 20, 2023 09:31 PM NPT By: Tapendra Karki

KATHMANDU, July 20: A debate has been going on from the House to the social media about the current number of about one hundred thousand in the Nepali Army.

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Police fail to even quiz Mahara father-son duo

Published On: July 20, 2023 05:59 PM NPT By: Tapendra Karki

KATHMANDU, July 20: The police have let go former Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara’s son Rahul Mahara, who is linked to the incident of disappearing gold from the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) Customs Office, without even quizzing him.

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Huge amount of illegally imported gold seized at Tribhuvan International Airport

Published On: July 19, 2023 10:03 PM NPT By: Tapendra Karki

KATHMANDU, July 19: Authorities have seized a substantial amount of gold at Tribhuvan International Airport during special raid conducted by Revenue Investigation Department.

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Ex-Speaker Mahara father-son duo ‘embroiled’ in gold smuggling network!

Published On: July 18, 2023 04:30 PM NPT By: Tapendra Karki

KATHMANDU, July 18: The Vice Chairman of the ruling CPN (Maoist Center), Krishna Bahadur Mahara and his son Rahul Mahara have been linked to a gold smuggling case involving collusion with staff at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) customs office.

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Asset management of Smart Telecom faces delays; Ncell's ‘influence’ raises concerns

Published On: July 13, 2023 07:30 PM NPT By: Tapendra Karki

KATHMANDU, July 13: After the revocation of Smart Telecom's license, the anticipated tender process for its asset management and license sale has hit a roadblock. Despite the government taking ownership of Smart Telecom and initiating a global tender process for its license sale, the process is yet to commence. The asset management committee, headed by Gokarna Mani Sitaula, a member of the board of directors of Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA), had intended to call for the tender. However, sources within the NTA indicate that the process remains stagnant.

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Night clubs and dance bars in Kathmandu becoming crime hubs

Published On: July 7, 2023 04:00 PM NPT By: Tapendra Karki

KATHMANDU, July 7: It has been revealed that the night clubs and dance bars in the capital have become hubs of criminal activities after the Nepal Police arrested two people involved in two incidents in June alone. The police have kept night clubs and dance bars in the capital under surveillance after the rape of a 16-year-old girl and the arrest of those active in the gathering and dealing in illegal drugs.

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Lalita Niwas land grab scam: PMO facilitated issuance of stay order by SC

Published On: July 4, 2023 01:30 PM NPT By: Tapendra Karki

KATHMANDU, July 4: After it became known that the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police could file a case of forgery in the Lalita Niwas land grab scam, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) gave an evasive response when some of the accused appealed to the Supreme Court about a year ago. That’s how the accused got a 'stay order' from the court. The PMO had sent a reply to the Supreme Court on September 2 last year, before the court issued a 'stay order' to 17 accused in the Lalita Niwas case, saying that the police were trying to arrest them in a forgery case.

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Lalita Niwas Land Grab Case: Former PMs can also be summoned for statement

Published On: July 2, 2023 02:00 PM NPT By: Tapendra Karki

KATHMANDU, July 2: The Lalita Niwas land grab case has taken a new turn as the police announce their intention to investigate the involvement of organized crime. Nepal's Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), which has issued arrest warrants against over 400 individuals, has expressed its determination to uncover any organized crime activity related to the case.

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Five, including Bhat-bhateni Supermarket owner Gurung, arrested

Published On: June 27, 2023 01:22 PM NPT By: Tapendra Karki

KATHMANDU,  June 27: A team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CIB) of Nepal Police has arrested five people, including Bhat-Bhateni Supermarket owner Min Bahadur Gurung, in connection with the Lalita Niwas land grab scam. The police arrested  Gurung today from his residence in Naxal.

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Socialist Front to keep Nepali Congress-UML under check

Published On: June 20, 2023 08:00 AM NPT By: Tapendra Karki

KATHMANDU, June 19: The Socialist Front, which has been formed with the direct participation of the ruling CPN (Maoist Center), which is leading the incumbent government, seeks to build an alternative force at a time when the country’s political course is becoming unpredictable. Two major parties of the country came up with this concept to announce the alternative power alliance to keep the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML under check and balance.

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Citizenship Amendment Bill is wrong, its certification process is also wrong: Former Prez Bhandari

Published On: June 18, 2023 11:20 AM NPT By: Tapendra Karki

KATHMANDU, June 18: Former President Bidya Devi Bhandari has said that the process of verifying the Citizenship Bill is absurd.

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How will Nepal handle marijuana cultivation?

Published On: June 15, 2023 10:02 PM NPT By: Tapendra Karki

KATHMANDU, June 15: The subject of exploring the potential for the cultivation of cannabis, which is internationally known as ‘green gold’, has been included in the budget for the next fiscal year (FY 2023/24). However, amending the national laws to achieve this goal is not enough as the government has to abide by the international conventions as well.

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