Monday 6th April 2026
KATHMANDU – Authorities in Nepal are investigating a major insurance fraud scheme involving trekking and rescue operations on Mount Everest, where guides and associated service providers allegedly staged or deliberately induced medical emergencies to trigger costly helicopter evacuations for foreign climbers. The Nepal Police say at least 32 people...
Kathmandu — A controversy has emerged involving Nepal Police’s Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), raising concerns about its conduct in a case that had already been reviewed and resolved by both the Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON) and the Patan High Court. The CIB recently arrested Sun Nepal Life CEO...
Kathmandu — A controversy has emerged involving Nepal Police’s Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), raising concerns about its conduct in a case that had already been reviewed and resolved by both the Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON) and the Patan High Court. The CIB recently arrested Sun Nepal Life CEO Rajkumar Aryal in connection with the company’s IPO share allocation, despite the fact that the...
Kathmandu — The Nepal Insurance Authority has uncovered irregularities while monitoring and investigating more than half a dozen non-life insurance companies. The regulator is preparing to take action against companies found issuing insurance policies at rates that differ from approved standards and engaging in policy manipulation. Under the Insurance Act, the authority is moving ahead with action against these...
Editorial For the Nepal Insurance Authority (NIA), the past seven months have been marked not by regulatory breakthroughs, but by turmoil. The nation’s apex insurance watchdog has seen two of its most senior leaders fall under scrutiny—one acquitted, the other suspended—and now stands cautiously under interim leadership. These events, unfolding one after another, have exposed not just the fragility...
Kathmandu – The Nepal Insurance Authority has fined eight insurance companies for non-compliance with regulatory provisions. The regulator imposed a penalty of two lakh rupees on each company for failing to operate in line with the Insurance Act. According to the Authority, the companies had been asked to submit clarifications after not following its directives. However, their responses were...
Kathmandu – Commercial banks in Nepal have earned a total profit of Rs 13.14 billion in the first quarter of the current fiscal year 2082/83, according to the financial statements made public by the banks. The figure represents a double-digit decline compared to the same period last fiscal year, when banks had earned Rs 16.18 billion. Out of the 20 commercial banks, the profits of 15 banks have decreased,...
