January 30: The Public Procurement Monitoring Office (PPMO) has black listed 12 companies. The PPMO stated in a notice that construction and supplier companies have been blacklisted from one year to three years upon the recommendation of various bodies.    
Those companies included in the blacklist are Universal Multi Services Pvt Ltd, Shankhamul, Kathmandu led by Gopal Dhakal; Swargadwari Mahaprabhu Builders Pvt Ltd, Bhingri, Pyuthan of Kumar Bhandari; Shree Sukrin Construction Service, Ghorahi, Dang of Krishna Bahadur Khadka; and Shree SD Construction Janakpurdham, Dhanusha founded by Niraj Kumar Mishra.    
Similarly, the PPMO has blacklisted Rastra Nirman Sewa, Bhageshwar Rural Municipality, Dadeldhura of Jagat Bahadur Jora; Muktinath Builders and Company Pvt Ltd, Tokha, Dhapasi headed by Janardan Dhital; Laxmi Nirman Sewa, Chhatradev, Arghakhanchi led by Ram Bahadur Rana; Jaleshwar Construction Service, Nilkantha, Dhading of Prakash Koirala; DV Ghimire Construction, Ichhakamana, Kurintar of Madhav Bahadur Ghimire; and Anjana Construction Service, Bharatpur, Chitwan led by Pushkar Prasad.    
Also blacklisted by the PPMO are the Dilli Trading Birgunj, Parsa with Rani Kumari Rauniyar as the main person and B Management Pvt Ltd, Naya Bazaar, Pokhara of Shivahari Pudasaini.    
Rastra Nirman Sewa, Bhageshwar Rural Municipality, Dadeldhura has been blacklisted for three years and the remaining construction and supplier companies have been blacklisted for one year.    

The blacklisted companies are barred from participating in any procurement activities of the public bodies during the designated time period, the PPMO said. -- RSS