Tapendra Karki

CIAA is investigating former Home Minister Lekhak for running an illegal visit visa extortion racket and former Koshi Province CM Rai for alleged embezzlement through project DPRs. Six individuals have been charged in the visa case, while Rai denies involvement.

Number of office bearers and size of central committee to be increased; Secretariat meeting today

“They say Rs 170 million was spent on the Statute Convention. Now they are again talking about amending it. Why was all that money spent then? There must be an answer,” a UML office bearer remarked.

The commission has yet to question several high-level officials. With time running out, officials say the deadline must be extended to ensure statements from political leaders, including Oli.

This move comes at a time when UML Chair KP Sharma Oli has indicated that only his proposal will be tabled at the convention.

Oli’s camp is focusing on swaying delegates who have not publicly aligned with any faction, as these undecided votes are expected to be decisive in the leadership election. Party members, including office-bearers, the standing committee, the politburo, the central committee, and provincial cha...

Instead of implementing the recommendations, the MoCTCA has taken a contradictory step—appointing its joint secretary, Dangol, as CAAN’s Officiating Director General, sidelining the senior-most officials within the authority.

Oli has urged Pokhrel to avoid a contest, arguing that the country is in crisis and the party is also facing challenges, and therefore, unity is essential.

Before leaving office, outgoing Chief Secretary Eaknarayan Aryal had already blocked three decisions — most notably the move to grant nearly Rs 1 billion in tax exemptions to Dolma Impact Fund.

Their political ambitions did not begin only after the Gen-Z movement; even earlier, many police officers had begun linking their post-retirement plans with politics, positioning themselves for a nation-building mission.