Dilip Paudel

Although plans to blend ethanol into petroleum products were made over two decades ago, they had not been implemented until now. If ethanol is blended into petrol, it is estimated that around seven million liters of petrol imports could be reduced.

According to the Public Debt Management Office, public debt increased by Rs 114.48 billion between mid-December 2025 and mid-December 2025, the period from August  to the end of December in fiscal year 2025/26. With this increase, the government’s total public debt has reached Rs 2.788 tr...

Thousands of Nepali drivers are forced to rely on payment receipts for years as the government fails to issue smart driving licence cards. Consumer rights activists have termed the prolonged delay a clear case of state failure and administrative incompetence

Nepal has set an ambitious target of Rs 300 billion in annual IT exports as the central bank eases rules to spur overseas investment and global expansion.

Despite claims of corruption causing losses worth billions of rupees, courts have repeatedly released high-profile accused on bail worth only a few lakhs, fuelling public doubts about the strength of investigations and the credibility of Nepal’s justice system.

Former Nepal Trust Secretary Arjun Bahadur Karki has been asked to furnish Rs 600,000 in bail, while former Joint Secretary Lekh Bahadur Karki must post Rs 1 million. The low bail in such a high-stakes case has prompted critics to question the strength of the CIB’s charges.

The task force has outlined measures to energize the economy, reform the banking sector, and define Nepal’s role in exiting the grey list.

The rise is attributed not only to the growing number of youths going abroad for employment and leaving farmland barren, but also to the lack of modernization and commercialization in agriculture, which has hindered production growth.

The chargesheet submitted through the Kathmandu District Government Attorney’s Office names former Secretary Arjun Bahadur Karki, Joint Secretary Lekh Bahadur Karki, Lhakpa Sonam Sherpa—the chairman of Thamserku Trekking—and Thamserku Trekking Pvt. Ltd. as defendants.

The CIAA had filed the massive Rs 8.36 billion case against 56 people, including Adhikari, alleging irregularities during the construction of PRIA. On Tuesday, the Special Court approved bail of Rs 500,000 for Adhikari in this case.