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The politics of vote-buying has replaced ideological and ethical competitions in elections.
KATHMANDU, Feb 17: The Special Court has convicted former government employees, middlemen and land buyers in the infamous Lalita Niwas land-grab case that saw the involvement of high-profile politicians as well.
Court gives clean chit to former ministers Bijay Gachchhadar, Chandra Deo Joshi and Dambar Shrestha while convicting former CIAA chief Basnyat and former secretary Pant.
KATHMANDU, Aug 23: The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police submitted the probe report to the Office of the District Government Attorney (ODGA), Kathmandu, on Tuesday, assessing the loss of around Rs 18 billion in the case of embezzlement of government land inside Lalita Niwas in Baluwatar. The report recommended making 238 people defendants and claiming Rs 18 billion in compensation from them.
KATHMANDU, July 26: At a time when the Lalita Niwas land-grab scam is being widely criticized, the then under-secretary (Law) at the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Vinod Kumar Gautam who is currently serving as a Chitwan District Court judge was brought before the Judicial Council and the investigation was delayed.