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In 1979, he made a sensation in the country by releasing his first novel Kalo Surya (Nepali: कालो सूर्य) (The Black Sun).Though the country was ruled by the corrupt people of the partyless panchayat system when writing against the system was a big crime, he fearlessly released his book which explains the exploitation and suppression from the so-called rulers of that system.
Transparency International's 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index, which scored 180 countries on a scale from 0 ("highly corrupt") to 100 ("very clean"), gave Nepal a score of 35. When ranked by score, Nepal ranked 108th among the 180 countries in the Index, where the country ranked first is perceived to have the most honest public sector. [2]
The Constitution of Nepal has empowered CIAA to investigate and probe cases against the persons holding any public office and their associates who are alleged to indulge in the abuse of authority by way of corruption. [1] As a constitutional body, the authority vested on CIAA are as per the Article 238 and 239 of the Constitution of Nepal. [2]
Royalist groups accuse the country's major political parties of corruption and failed governance and say people are frustrated with politicians. Protests drove Nepal's king off the throne 16 years ...
On October 1, 2016, Bibeksheel Nepali Dal members in solidarity with Dr. Govinda KC, organized a peace march with the slogan "End Corruption: Support Democracy". The march started from Maitighar and ended at New Baneshwor. The government failure to address its four-point agreement with Dr. Govinda led him to conduct a hunger strike. The four ...
From 1996 to 2006, Nepal ranked as the country with the most disappearances recorded. [5] The Nepalese government also frequently arrested and killed people with no explanation and no due process. Among the arrests, disappearances, and executions were civilians who were suspected of being against the government, NGO workers, and journalists. [3]
Better dead than Red – anti-Communist slogan; Black is beautiful – political slogan of a cultural movement that began in the 1960s by African Americans; Black Lives Matter – decentralized social movement that began in 2013 following the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of African American teen Trayvon Martin; popularized in the United States following 2014 protests in ...
The government was presented with demands to institutionalise Nepal as a federal republic, therefore abolishing monarchy, formation of an interim government and the establishment of a constituent assembly. [15] On the 13 February 1996 the People’s War was declared in response to the perceived government failure to honour the insurgent's ...