KATHMANDU, April 18:  A diffusion notice has been issued by the INTERPOL against Nepali national Jiban Chalaune who is accused in a gold smuggling case and is absconding.

KATHMANDU, March 21: The District Government Attorney Office has started taking statements from Krishna Bahadur Mahara, vice chairman of the ruling CPN (Maoist Center), arrested in a gold smuggling case.

KATHMANDU, March 16: SP Sanjay Singh, who spearheaded the investigation into the 61 kg gold smuggling case seized on July 18, has been relieved of his responsibilities.

KATHMANDU, Feb 21: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said the government has been able to reclaim its ownership of public land worth Rs 800 billion.  He made such a remark during his meeting with a delegation led by the Rastriya Prajatantra Party on Wednesday in the context of the recent court verdict in the Lalita Niwas land-grab case.

KATHMANDU, Sept 27: The detention hearing on the case involving the smuggling of 60.716 kg of gold has started from today.

KATHMANDU, Sept 22: The government has called a meeting of the top leaders of the major political parties to discuss the formation of a high-level commission to investigate the gold smuggling case.

KATHMANDU, Sept 13: The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police has completed its investigation into the gold smuggling case involving Ready Traders, the company responsible for bringing in the smuggled gold, revealing that a total of 302 kilograms of gold was illegally imported.

KATHMANDU, Sept 13: The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police is poised to deliver its investigative report on the high-profile gold smuggling case involving nearly 61 kilograms of gold to the District Government Attorney’s Office on Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, Sept 12: The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police is poised to deliver its investigative report on the high-profile gold smuggling case involving nearly 61 kilograms of gold brought from Hong Kong to the District Government Attorney’s Office.

KATHMANDU, Sept 9: The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police has arrested three more individuals in connection with the 60 kg gold smuggling case.

KATHMANDU, Sept 8: Police have arrested one more person in connection with the ongoing gold smuggling case.

KATHMANDU, Sep 2: The Nepal Police have launched an investigation into the possible involvement of Dipesh Pun, the son of former Vice President Nanda Kishor Pun, in the recent gold smuggling case that implicated Belgian national Dawa Tsering. The revelation of a relationship between Dipesh Pun and Dawa Tsering had come to light earlier during the investigation.

KASKI, Aug 19: Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha has said that the investigation of the gold smuggling case will be concluded and the smuggling network will be busted.

KATHMANDU, Aug 15: Three more Chinese nationals have been arrested in connection with the gold smuggling case.

KATHMANDU, Aug 15: The ruling parties have concluded that there is no need to form a high-level judicial committee to investigate the recent gold smuggling case.

KATHMANDU, Aug 11: Two Chinese nationals have been arrested from the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in connection with the smuggling of 100 kg gold.

KATHMANDU, July 31: CPN (Maoist Center) Deputy General Secretary Barshaman Pun has demanded the formation of a parliamentary/judicial committee, or special committee to investigate gold smuggling.

KATHMANDU, July 31: In a recent development, Dawa Tsering, a Belgian citizen of Chinese origin, has been arrested by Nepal Police, drawing attention to potential political connections. The Department of Revenue Investigation (DRI) had been looking into matters of dual citizenship and passport when they discovered Tsering's links with ruling Maoist Center leaders and administrative personnel.

KATHMANDU, July 26: Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Chairman Rajendra Prasad Lingden has questioned if the person who reported the gold smuggling did not name the owner of the gold. He also urged the government to form a special commission of inquiry to take up the gold case.

KATHMANDU, July 24: Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat has claimed that the recent seizure of gold in a large quantity had become possible because of the  provision for rewards for informants announced in the new budget.

KATHMANDU, July 23: The gold importer company 'Ready Traders Pvt Ltd, which was registered only three months ago, was found to be registered in the name of 21-year-old Dilip Bhujel, according to the Department of Revenue Investigation (DRI).

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.

KATHMANDU, July 20: Police have arrested two more people in connection with the 100 kg gold smuggling case. A team of the Department of Revenue Investigation (DRI) has arrested two more people.

KATHMANDU, July 18: The Vice Chairman of the ruling CPN (Maoist Center), Krishna Bahadur Mahara and his son Rahul Mahara have been linked to a gold smuggling case involving collusion with staff at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) customs office.