Most fuel stations in Kathmandu, home to an estimated four million people, are dangerously located around densely populated areas, often close to road and houses. Are we awaiting a catastrophic disaster?

Bhadra Sharma: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal

Hundreds of thousands of students study in schools that have unsafe buildings, with an utter disregard for safety during earthquake or fire.

Rameshwar Bohara: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal

An expose of how Nepalis have transferred ‘suspicious wealth’ in Swiss banks, with even foreigners depositing money in Swiss banks using Nepali passport. Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal A sensational headline on 10 Feb, 2015 grabbed attention of people across Nepal: Nepalis have 5.5 billion rupees in Swiss banks. The International Consortium of Investigative journalists (ICIJ), […]

How emerging business houses in Nepal are bringing investments from the countries and territories that harbor foreign illegal wealth for running cement factories, trade in betel nut and hotels. The Nepal connection of tax havens Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) leaked the Panama Papers in 2017, exposing how a […]

An expose of massive operations in which business people funnel illegal income through tax haven countries and repatriate the wealth into Nepal as Foreign Direct Investment. An exclusive report about the source countries for these funds and people behind the scam. Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal The British Virgin Islands, which many Nepalis may have hardly […]

Nepali business people set up companies in Nepal, transfer their illegally earned money to offshore companies set up in tax haven countries and repatriate it to Nepal under foreign direct investment (FDI), a months-long investigation has revealed. Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal In 2017, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) published Panama Papers, which revealed […]

In spite of the Act Restricting Investment Abroad, at least 55 Nepalis are found to have invested in foreign countries. Among those violating the law are professor, doctor, former MP, political leaders and names unheard of. Centre for Investigative Journalism The Act Restricting Investment Abroad, 1964 bars Nepalis from investing in a foreign country. The […]

KMC official’s daily snacks, meeting allowances and transportation expenses is unusually high.

Bidhya Rai: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal

Scores of women who killed their infants born out of “illicit affairs” in fear and feats of rage are behind bars. However, men have not been jailed for their tacit relationship. Stories of women languishing in jail on the charge of infanticide or those recently freed.

Indira Aryal: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal

The list of MPs receiving a monthly housing allowance despite living in their own private bungalows — obtained from the Parliament under the RTI Act — shows how corrupt and morally bankrupt some of our lawmakers are

Makar Shrestha: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal

Even the doctors, who are supposed to provide health services to people, ignore the far western region, as illustrated by the story of Mahakali Zonal Hospital

Prakash Singh and Bhageswari Shah: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal

“If property has to be acquired without owners consent, it can be proceeded only after giving compensation by law” verdict passed by Supreme Court has stirred Singha Durbar

Rudra Pangeni, Anjali Subedi: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal

A revelation of how political parties distributed public land to their kith and kins in the name of landless squatters in the last thirty years.

Mukesh Pokhrel: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal

Mothers are in dilemma whether to protect their husband who raped their daughter or to fight against him for the sake of the daughter

Stories of 20 girl survivors of rape

Laxmi Basnet: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal

Illegal immigrants have been surprisingly attracted to Nepal. One such family faces 10 million rupees in fine for overstay, according to the immigration law. But they still stay here. Why?

Gopal Gadtaula: Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal

Malaysia’s anti-graft agency, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, has arrested former home minister, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, in connection with an investigation into suspected misappropriation of funds. Nepal government, however, is least bothered.

Ramu Sapkota, Kathmandu with Alyaa Alhadjri, Kuala Lumpur : Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal

Dalits and poor people of far western hills continued to be trapped in bonded labor, with powerful people exploiting the tradition.

-Basanta Pratap Singh : Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal

Tempted by the benefit that comes with securing an ID for the poor, influential people including former ministers, local representatives, school principals have applied for the certificate, claiming they are poor. The story of Poor Household ID, which the government is rolling out in 25 districts, including Bajura and Bajhang in western Nepal.

-Nimendra Shahi : Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal

Nepal is a source country for human trafficking. In the past, women were trafficked mainly to supply the sex trade in India. This has been changing and, as this story shows, poor women from Nepal’s remote areas are trafficked to the Gulf for employment.

-Pramod Acharya : Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal

Revelation of the bench involving chief justice candidate Deepak Raj Joshee ordering registration of the 36 ropani 6 anna land worth Rs 2 billion in the name of Ramprasad Bhattarai of Okhaldhunga

 Menuka Karki : Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal