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French national found stranded at Pashupatinath handed over to Immigration
4+ hour, 17+ min ago (144+ words) Nepal Police have handed over a French national, who was found stranded on the premises of Pashupatinath Temple, to the Department of Immigration. According to Kathmandu Police spokesperson Pawan Kumar Bhattarai, a police team traced the individual after a video…...
DOI scraps previous visit visa standards, introduces new simplified requirements
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (195+ words) The Department of Immigration (DoI) has withdrawn the six-point standard and several earlier directives related to visit visas in a move to curb illegal practices and strengthen good governance within immigration services. KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 31The Department of Immigration (DoI) has withdrawn…...
All eyes on passport procurement: transparency in question as DoP faces scrutiny
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (826+ words) As Nepal prepares to select a new vendor to supply 6.4 million electronic passports later today, the Department of Passport (DoP) has come under intense scrutiny over what experts, insiders, and watchdogs allege is a procurement process mired in irregularities, favoritism,…...