31.   Senior bureaucrats who stood up for Nepal found themselves out of work, leaving behind mediocre officials who are preyed upon by Indian government negotiators and their own citizens.

32.   She has antagonized senior bureaucrats in her own ministry by frequently dressing them down in public.

33.   Senior bureaucrats collect according to the favors they can grant, on down to the lowest rungs.

34.   She regularly upbraided senior bureaucrats in public.

35.   The Arai probe came as the influential Finance Ministry was being investigated over allegations two senior bureaucrats accepted bribes from banks in exchange for favors.

36.   The BJP accused her government of mismanagement and replacing senior bureaucrats who belonged to higher castes with low-caste officials.

37.   The moves against Arai come as the powerful Finance Ministry is being investigated over allegations two senior bureaucrats accepted price entertainment from banks in exchange for favors.

38.   Three senior bureaucrats have also been named in the case.

39.   Two senior bureaucrats resigned after their punishments were announced.

40.   Two top Finance Ministry officials, including the minister and a senior bureaucrat, have resigned and four other ministry officials have been arrested.