MAKWANPUR, Aug 2: Police on Thursday arrested six people with 203.72 kilograms of marijuana along with an Indian vehicle and made them public.

KATHMANDU, Aug 1: A high level probe panel formed by the government to investigate 33 kg sold scam has reached Baluwatar to submit their report.

KATHMANDU, June 30: Police have arrested two people with three kilogram of illegal gold from Nagdhunga.

Man held with 1 kg gold

June 29, 2018 12:06 pm

BIRGUNJ, June 29: Police have arrested a man trying to smuggle one kg gold to India.

DARCHULA, June 29: Over 30 kgs Yarsagumba have been so far exported from Darchula district this year.

GAUSHALA, June 28: Armed Police Force (APF) has arrested a man along with 10 kilograms of red sandalwood from Malibara village of Jaleshwor municipality-3 in Mahottari district  Wednesday morning.

KATHMANDU, June 26: The high level investigation committee formed by the Ministry of Home Affairs arrested Raju Dwarka from Hotel Himalayan when the latter was celebrating his son’s marriage reception party yesterday evening.

CHITWAN, June 25: The Area Police Office, Khairahani, Chitwan has destroyed a big catche of contraband marijuana.

KATHMANDU, June 23: Businessman Sanjaya Khetan has been arrested in connection with the 33 kg gold smuggling.

KATHMANDU, June 22: In lack of processing centers and sluggish technological development, precious herbs are being exported for mere Rs. 20 per kilogram.

BIRGUNJ, June 6: Police here have seized a truckload (12,200 kg) of black pepper which was being smuggled to India from the no man's land near Birgunj on Monday evening.

KATHMANDU, May 31: Lawmaker of Nepal Workers and Peasants’ Party (NWPP) Prem Suwal has smelt a rat on the high-profile 33.5 kg gold scam.

KATHMANDU, May 22: Chudamani Upreti alias Gore, the main accused of the 33 kg gold smuggling case, has been made public after arrest.

SOLUKHUMBU, May 18: In a bid to manage the waste materials dumped by climbers in the Everest region, the government has made it mandatory for each climber to collect and bring back with them at least eight kg of waste to the Everest Base Camp.

Man held with 13 kg marijuana

May 14, 2018 18:55 pm

BARA, May 14: Bara police has arrested a man with narcotic drugs on Monday.

KATHMANDU, May 7: The Police has arrested 6 Chinese nationals for allegedly smuggling around 1.5 kg gold from Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA), Nepal’s sole international airport on Sunday.

BIRATNAGAR, May 2: Case against 62 people involved in smuggling of 33 kg gold and murder of Sanam Shakya will be filed at District Court, Morang. The accused will be charged on three counts of crime; kidnapping, attempt to murder and organized crime.

DHADING, April 6: Police arrested a person today morning with a large cache of hashish when he was on the verge of transferring it to Birgunj from Kathmandu.

Two held with 25 kg hashish

February 5, 2018 16:58 pm

KATHMANDU, Feb 5: Police have arrested two people in possession of 25 kilograms of hashish at Gumba Bridge of Kathmandu Metropolitan City-26.

Man held with 3-kg marijuana

February 4, 2018 03:39 am

KATHMANDU, Feb 3: Police on Saturday arrested a 34-year-old man in possession of 3-kilogram marijuana.

Man held with 3 kg marijuana

February 3, 2018 19:02 pm

KATHMANDU, Feb 3: Police on Saturday arrested a 34-year-old man while carrying 3 kilograms of marijuana from Chitwan to Kathmandu.

Two held with 50 kg hashish in Rolpa

January 29, 2018 02:15 am

ROLPA, Jan 29: A joint team of police deployed from the District Police Office (DPO), Rolpa and Regional Police Bureau (RPO) of Province 5 held two individuals from Madi Rural Municipality in possession of 50-kg of hashish on Sunday morning.

Two held with 50 kg hashish

January 28, 2018 12:32 pm

ROLPA, Jan 28: Police have arrested two persons along with a huge quantity of hashish from Madi rural municipality-2 in Rolpa this morning.

Woman arrested with 13.5 Kg marijuana

January 5, 2018 15:20 pm

Bhaktapur, Jan 5: Police have arrested a woman along with 13.5 kilogrammes of marijuana from Pipalbot of Changunarayan municipality-6 in Bhaktapur district.

Two held with 48 kg marijuana

December 28, 2017 20:33 pm

BIRGUNJ, Dec 28: Parsa Police have made public two people with 48 kilograms of marijuana after arrest on Thursday.

Onion price soars to Rs 115 per kg

November 26, 2017 05:30 am

KATHMANDU, Nov 26: Onion price has increased by Rs 30 to Rs 115 per kg on Friday. The retail price was hovering at around Rs 85 over the week.

Two held with 23 kg hashish in Bara

November 11, 2017 07:14 am

BARA, Nov 11: Bara Police on Thursday arrested two people for trying to smuggle 23 kg hashish to India from Bara. Those arrested, Saroj Prasad Yadav and Ram Balak Yadav, of Simraungadh Municipality 2 and 3, respectively, were made public on Friday amidst a press conference.

Youth held with 17 kg gold

November 2, 2017 14:43 pm

LAMJUNG, Nov 2: Police have arrested a youth with 17 kilograms of gold from Khudi Bazaar, northern Village Development Committee of the district. The arrested is 31-year-old Pasang Lama of Danakyu of Nasong Rural Municipality.

RASUWA, Oct 17: Nepali Congress (NC) has fielded Man Bahadur Tamang, who was arrested for his alleged involvement in an 88-kg gold smuggling case, as a candidate for the upcoming provincial election under the Proportional Representation (PR) system.

Tomatoes cost Rs 180 a kg in Bajhang

September 13, 2017 09:06 am

BAJHANG, Sept 12: The price of tomato has been increasing exponentially in the local market of Bajhang. Citing low production by the farmers, vendors are selling tomatoes at Rs 180 per kg these days.

Man held with 88 kg gold in capital

September 4, 2017 12:01 pm

KATHMANDU, Sept 4: Police have arrested a man with 88 kilograms of gold on early Monday, the biggest amount of gold ever seized in the capital.

7 held with 14 kg gold in capital

August 31, 2017 20:52 pm

KATHMANDU, Aug 31: Central Investigation Bureau of Nepal Police has arrested seven people in the capital on the charge of smuggling illegal gold.

JHAPA, August 28: In an unprecedented successful medical milestone in the country's medical history, surgeons extracted 10 kg tumour from a teenager's stomach at Om Sai Pathivara Hospital based at Bhadrapur of Jhapa.

KATHMANDU, Aug 21: A man who allegedly masterminded the smuggling of 33 kilograms gold through the Tribhuvan International Airport earlier this year has been arrested in the Capital on Monday. Rajan Prasad Pant, the main accused in the smuggling case, was nabbed from TIA while returning back from Dubai.

2 held with 1 kg illegal gold

July 28, 2017 15:51 pm

RAUTAHAT, July 28: Police have arrested two people with one kilogram of gold from Bam Nahar area in the district.

HETAUDA, July 23: Armed Police Force has nabbed seven people from a hotel in Hetauda for illegally possessing 30 kg of brown sugar.

Seven held with 30 kg hashish

July 19, 2017 20:15 pm

KATHMANDU, July 19: Makawanpur Police have arrested seven people with 30 kilograms of hahish in Hetauda Sub Metropolitan City-10 on Wednesday.

Man held with 6 kg brown sugar

July 10, 2017 18:52 pm

KATHMANDU, July 10: Police arrested a man with 6 kg brown sugar from Swayammbu Buddha Park in Kathmandu Metropolitan City-15.

Two held with 5 kg marijuana

June 24, 2017 15:14 pm

RAUTAHAT, June 24: Police have arrested two people with marijuana in the district on Friday night.

RASUWAGADHI, June 21: Rusuwa police has arrested two people with two kilograms of illegal gold at Rasuwagadhi on Wednesday.

3 kg opium recovered

June 8, 2017 17:43 pm

RUKUM, June 8: Police have recovered 3 kilograms of narcotic drug opium from Bhagle of Banphikot Municipality on Thursday.

DARKHA (Dhading), June 7: The police in Gajuri on Tuesday morning confiscated a huge amount of hashish being transported to Narayangadh.

KATHMANDU, May 5: Police have arrested a staffer working at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) with a half kg of gold on Friday.

3 held with 1 kg gold

April 29, 2017 16:27 pm

JHAPA, April 29: Police have arrested three persons with one kilogram of smuggled gold from Jhapa district on Saturday morning.

PALPA, April 26: District Police Office has arrested two women with 39 kg of marijuana. Police discovered the illicit stuffs from a bus, Lu 1 Kha 5731, heading to Butwal from Gulmi on Wednesday   afternoon.

Youth held with 3.7-kg opium

March 13, 2017 09:43 am

BHIMDUTTNAGAR, March 13: A squad from Far-Western Regional Bureau of Nepal Police has arrested a youth along with 3.7-kg opium from Muda market place of Kailali on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, March 5: Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has filed charge sheet against 33 individuals at the Kathmandu District Court on Sunday claiming their involvement in the gold smuggling racket.

TOKYO, Feb 23: Two Nepalis have been arrested in Japan with 21 kg of hashish (charas). Police have made them public today. They had been arrested in December.

BIRATNAGAR, Feb 18: Police made public five teenagers arrested with a huge quantity of marijuana worth millions of rupees in the international market.

KATHMANDU, Feb 8: Reporters Club Nepal has felicitated a sexagenarian teacher for his commendable contribution to the field of teaching despite his physical constraints.