Staff dues dispute leads to freeze of The Himalayan Times’ bank accounts and share transactions

The action follows a Labour Court verdict in favour of former news editor Anuj Arora, whose dues of over Rs 2 million remained unpaid despite repeated directives.

In a rare incident in Nepal, The Himalayan Times’ bank accounts have been frozen and share transactions halted after the management failed to clear staff dues despite court order, affecting the two-and-a-half-decade-old national English daily.