KATHMANDU, Nov 28: A police sub-inspector working in Bardiya has been detained by the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse Of Authority (CIAA) for investigation.

KATHMANDU, November 27: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has moved the Special Court against nine individuals including the then deputy mayor and the chief administrative officer of the Ramdhuni Municipality in Sunsari district.

The Public Accounts Committee of parliament has shown interest in taking statements from the people involved in the TERAMOCS purchase by the NTA for nearly Rs 3.25 billion.

KATHMANDU, Nov 23: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority  (CIAA) has filed a corruption case against the officials of Chitwan National Park (CNP), Khairahani Municipality and various community forest user groups on the charge of allowing the construction of a hotel inside the CNP.

KATHMANDU, Nov 21: Central member of Janata Samajwadi Party and former member of House of Representatives, Hari Narayan Rauniyar, has joined the CPN-UML.

KATHMANDU, Nov 14: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has proposed holding consumer committees and tole sudhar samitis accountable for local-level development projects.

KATHMANDU, Nov 13: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has concluded that the trend of registering government land in the name of individuals has led to corruption.

KATHMANDU, Nov 10: Tara Dhwaj Pandey, the Major General of the Nepali Army, has submitted his resignation.

KATHMANDU, Nov 10:  The age dispute of Tara Dhwaj Pandey, a high-ranking officer in the Nepali army, has recently become complicated. Although Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Prabhuram Sharma recommended Pandey for the post of Lieutenant General, his age dispute kept escalating. Regarding his age dispute, the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) had also raised concern and sent a letter to the Ministry of Defense regarding Pandey's age dispute. After that, the CIAA inquired about his dispute, resulting in further complications in this issue.

KATHMANDU, Nov 8: The investigation started by the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has reached its final stage following complaints of irregularity worth millions of rupees in the purchase of Telecommunication Traffic Monitoring and Fraud Control System (TERAMOX) by the Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA).

KATHMANDU, Nov 7: The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has claimed that there were financial irregularities in the construction of Pokhara Regional International Airport (PRIA) and seized all the documents of the project. The CIAA took control of the document on October 29. "Documents have been taken under control for necessary investigation on issues such as doubling the cost of the airport construction and manipulating the contract process for construction," said the source of CIAA.

KATHMANDU, Oct 30: 'Efficient civil administration, development, prosperity and good governance' is the slogan of the government. This slogan is prominently displayed on the walls of ministries and government buildings within Singha Durbar. In the government's annual budget, it is mentioned that corruption will be controlled and good governance will be provided for the people. In the Constitution of Nepal and Good Governance (Management and Operation) Act 2064 BS, there is a clear mention of controlling corruption and ensuring good governance.

GANDAKI, Oct 11: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), Pokhara Office, submitted its annual report for the fiscal year 2079-80 BS (FY 2022-23) to Province Chief Prithviman Gurung.

KATHMANDU, Oct 8: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has taken legal action against seven individuals for alleged corruption related to the snake breeding program at the Jhalanath Khanal Institute of Health Sciences.

Suspicions regarding the involvement of individual payment settlement companies pressuring authorities to postpone the NPG's implementation are deeply troubling. Such undue influence compromises the integrity of the system and erodes public trust.

KATHMANDU, Oct 3: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has decided not to proceed with the case against nine individuals involved in irregularities related to the National Payment Gateway.

KATHMANDU, Oct 2: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) filed a case at the Special Court on Sunday against Gyanhari Lama, a resident of Kathmandu Gokarneshwor Municipality, on charges of giving false statements as a government witness.

KATHMANDU, Oct 2: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has submitted its annual report for the fiscal year 2022/23 to President Ram Chandra Paudel.

KATHMANDU, Oct 2: A corruption case has been filed against seven people, including an incumbent secretary, in connection with corruption in the National Payment Gateway system.

KATHMANDU, Oct 1: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has initiated a corruption case against three people, with the conviction that there was corruption during the placement of golden Jalhari in the sanctum sanctorum of Pashupatinath temple.

KATHMANDU, Sept 24: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has initiated legal proceedings against five individuals, including the former Chief Administrative Officer of Simraungadh Municipality in Bara, in connection with a corruption case.

NEPALGUNJ, Sept 11: Khagendra Sapkota, a tax officer of the Inland Revenue Office, Tulsipur, who was arrested at Nepalgunj Airport, has been handed over to the Liaison Office of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) Lumbini Province, Nepalgunj.

BHAIRAHAWA, Aug 17: The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a charge sheet against seven people in Rupandehi including then Chief Administrative Officer of Marchwari Rural Municipality, Laxman Aryal, on the charge of corruption.

KATHMANDU, July 30: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a case at the Special Court against Raju Puri, a survey official at the Survey Office, Chabahil, on the charge of illegal wealth acquisition. The CIAA has said that the source of Puri’s property worth Rs 14.3 million has not been disclosed.

KATHMANDU, July 12: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a case against thirteen individuals in the Special Court on charges of corruption.

KATHMANDU, July 11: A team from the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has arrested the chairman of the school management committee and the principal with a bribe money of Rs 16,000 in Kageshwori-Manohara Municipality of Kathmandu.

BIRENDRANAGAR, July 11: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a case against eight people including a chief administrative officer (CAO). The case has been filed at the Special Court against CAO Bishnu Bahadur Shahi of Chankheli Rural Municipality of Humla.

KATHMANDU, July 9: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) filed a case at the Special Court today against eight people, including Bishnu Bahadur Shahi, the chief administrative officer of Changkheli Rural Municipality of Humla.

KATHMANDU, July 8: A significant cache of gold pieces, estimated to be around 40 tolas, has been unearthed in the Jyasal region of the Pashupatinath Temple. The discovery was made on Friday morning during routine cleaning operations near the recently constructed Jalhari. Officials from the Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT), responsible for the temple's maintenance, have chosen to remain tight-lipped about the finding.

JANAKPURDHAM, July 7: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) on Friday filed a case at the Special Court in Kathmandu against the Ward Chairman and the Secretary of Nagarain Municipality-2, Dhanusha, for taking bribes.

KATHMANDU, July 2: A total of 9,590 employees in the federal and provincial governments did not submit their property details in the fiscal year 2078/79 BS.

KATHMANDU, June 26: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a corruption case against Pradeep Dhakal, a former member secretary of the Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT), on the charge of illegal wealth acquisition.

KATHMANDU, June 25: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has started an investigation into the Jalhari controversy of Pashupatinath temple.

KATHMANDU, June 18: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has revealed that nearly 22,500 complaints were received in a period of 10 months.

KATHMANDU, June 7: Irregularities worth millions of rupees have been uncovered in relation to the golden Jalhari kept in the sanctum sanctorum of Pashupatinath Temple. The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) is conducting an investigation into this matter.

KATHMANDU, May 30: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a charge sheet against Shashi Bhushan Kumar Yadav, a senior inspector working at the Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology, Birgunj.

JANAKPURDHAM, May 26: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a case in a special court against the ward chairman and secretary of Janakpurdham Sub-metropolitan City-11 for accepting bribes.

RAUTAHAT, May 18: Nepal Police and the Armed Police opened fire and seized 1,300 bags of chemical fertilizers under difficult circumstances, which were sold at half the market price by the Customs Office, Gaur.

KATHMANDU, May 11: CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has said that the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority is afraid to investigate the financial embezzlement that took place when the former Maoist combatants were kept in cantonments and provided with special allowances from the state coffers.

KATHMANDU, May 10: The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has demanded the parliament be informed about the actions taken so far in the fake Bhutanese refugee scam.

KATHMANDU, May 3: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a corruption case against Sundar Bhattarai, the under-secretary of the Transport Management Office at Sukedhara.

KATHMANDU, April 21: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a corruption case at the Special Court against eight people, including the then chief survey officer of the Survey Office, Chabahil.

ILAM, April 21: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has directed Fun Park to vacate the public land occupied by the company in Chepti, Mai Municipality-2.

KATHMANDU, April 16: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a case against government officials including Bikal Paudel, director of Security Printing Center, at the  Special Court on charges of corruption.

KATHMANDU, April 12: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a case against four former employees of the Land Revenue Office (LRO), Parsa, on corruption charges.

KATHMANDU, April 10: The National Assembly today unanimously approved the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (Third Amendment) Bill, 2023 and the Corruption Control (First Amendment) Bill 2023.

KATHMANDU, April 10: Both houses of the Federal Parliament are meeting today at 1 PM.

KATHMANDU, April 5:  The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed an appeal at the Supreme Court against former Minister Bikram Pandey and 21 others, who were acquitted by the special court on corruption charges related to the Sikta Irrigation Project.

The full text of the Special Court’s verdict on the case filed by the CIAA claiming corruption and financial irregularities leading to substandard work in the Sikta Irrigation Project is bizarre, incredibly disappointing, and appears to be a gross miscarriage of justice. In what can only be described as a shocking turn of events, the court has deemed the dissoluble soil in the project area responsible for the failure of the project!

CIAA and Corruption in Nepal

February 13, 2023 07:50 am

Despite the Constitution of Nepal 2015 envisioning a clean, efficient, fair, transparent, and corruption-free public administration, poverty and social injustice in the country continue to thrive due to rampant corruption in public, private, community-owned, and even non-governmental sectors. Policy corruption causes the country to lose billions of rupees in revenue annually, hindering sustainable development.