KATHMANDU, May 21: Kailash Sirohiya, chairman of Kantipur Media Group, has issued a statement alleging that the arrest warrant against him is an attempt to stop news reporting and divert attention from the cooperative fraud case that the media house has been covering. He affirmed his readiness to cooperate with the investigation.
Many assert that Nepal is a 'paradise' of corruption, making corruption and Nepal synonymous at this time. Such a situation could have been avoided with proper action against corruption.
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.
The most benign period for Nepal’s relations with India was the brief flickering of the Gujral doctrine, which proposed non-reciprocity in dealing with the smaller neighbours in enlightened self-interest. India does not remember Gujral, while in Kathmandu these are the times of RAW and IB.