O-Score proof
Nepal's Cabinet removes police chief Dan Bahadur Karki with 17 months left in his tenure and names Manoj KC inspector general; Karki consults lawyers
10O-Score10 · Fully overlooked0 of 13 major U.S. outlets as of Nov 4 (our publish date). · See proof →Method note: Score reflects coverage as of publish date; changed Nov 2, 2026. Only articles dated on or before our publish date (Nov 4, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.
Status history (3 events, ET)
- O-Score check: 10 (Fully overlooked) · 0 of 13 outlets counted
- Published as breaking news
- Breaking period ends (24 hours) (scheduled)
The math
- Outlets checked: 13 major U.S. national outlets.
- Confirmed reports of this story dated on or before our publish date: 0.
- 0 found → O-Score 10 (Fully overlooked). Higher means more overlooked.
| Score | Meaning | Major U.S. outlets that covered it |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fully overlooked ← this story | 0 of 13 outlets |
| 8 | Barely covered | 1 outlet |
| 6, 5 | Lightly covered | 2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5) |
| 4, 3 | Covered | 4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3) |
| 2, 1, 0 | Widely covered | 6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0) |
Provisional: Headline search only (Google News and Bing News, 3 query variants per outlet, all 13 outlets searched, none unchecked). All 42 candidates were unrelated (other stories, section and results pages); a headline search can miss articles, so this may change on recheck.
Checked Nov 4, 2026, 8:15 AM ET · search window: 30 days back from the check.
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
|---|---|---|
| AP apnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Nepal police chief site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Nepal police chief site:apnews.com" google-news: "Dan Bahadur Karki site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Dan Bahadur Karki site:apnews.com" google-news: "Nepal inspector general police site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Nepal inspector general police site:apnews.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| Reuters reuters.com | Not found | google-news: "Nepal police chief site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Nepal police chief site:reuters.com" google-news: "Dan Bahadur Karki site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Dan Bahadur Karki site:reuters.com" google-news: "Nepal inspector general police site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Nepal inspector general police site:reuters.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| The New York Times nytimes.com | Not found | google-news: "Nepal police chief site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Nepal police chief site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Dan Bahadur Karki site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Dan Bahadur Karki site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Nepal inspector general police site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Nepal inspector general police site:nytimes.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| The Washington Post washingtonpost.com | Not found | google-news: "Nepal police chief site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Nepal police chief site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Dan Bahadur Karki site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Dan Bahadur Karki site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Nepal inspector general police site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Nepal inspector general police site:washingtonpost.com" 4 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| The Wall Street Journal wsj.com | Not found | google-news: "Nepal police chief site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Nepal police chief site:wsj.com" google-news: "Dan Bahadur Karki site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Dan Bahadur Karki site:wsj.com" google-news: "Nepal inspector general police site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Nepal inspector general police site:wsj.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| CNN cnn.com | Not found | google-news: "Nepal police chief site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Nepal police chief site:cnn.com" google-news: "Dan Bahadur Karki site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Dan Bahadur Karki site:cnn.com" google-news: "Nepal inspector general police site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Nepal inspector general police site:cnn.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| Fox News foxnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Nepal police chief site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Nepal police chief site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Dan Bahadur Karki site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Dan Bahadur Karki site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Nepal inspector general police site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Nepal inspector general police site:foxnews.com" 4 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| NBC News nbcnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Nepal police chief site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Nepal police chief site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Dan Bahadur Karki site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Dan Bahadur Karki site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Nepal inspector general police site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Nepal inspector general police site:nbcnews.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| CBS News cbsnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Nepal police chief site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Nepal police chief site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Dan Bahadur Karki site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Dan Bahadur Karki site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Nepal inspector general police site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Nepal inspector general police site:cbsnews.com" |
| ABC News abcnews.go.com | Not found | google-news: "Nepal police chief site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Nepal police chief site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Dan Bahadur Karki site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Dan Bahadur Karki site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Nepal inspector general police site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Nepal inspector general police site:abcnews.go.com" |
| NPR npr.org | Not found | google-news: "Nepal police chief site:npr.org" bing-news: "Nepal police chief site:npr.org" google-news: "Dan Bahadur Karki site:npr.org" bing-news: "Dan Bahadur Karki site:npr.org" google-news: "Nepal inspector general police site:npr.org" bing-news: "Nepal inspector general police site:npr.org" 3 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| USA Today usatoday.com | Not found | google-news: "Nepal police chief site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Nepal police chief site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Dan Bahadur Karki site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Dan Bahadur Karki site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Nepal inspector general police site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Nepal inspector general police site:usatoday.com" |
| Bloomberg bloomberg.com | Not found | google-news: "Nepal police chief site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Nepal police chief site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Dan Bahadur Karki site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Dan Bahadur Karki site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Nepal inspector general police site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Nepal inspector general police site:bloomberg.com" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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Pickups
We published: Nov 4, 2026 (ET).
No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.
Check history
| Checked (ET) | Check | O-Score | Confirmed outlets | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2026, 8:15 AM ET | initial | 10 Fully overlooked | 0 | No change |
Search terms
“Nepal police chief”, “Dan Bahadur Karki”, “Nepal inspector general police”
Method
- google-news
- bing-news
A match counts only if the outlet’s own article is about this story, not a passing mention. “Not found” means not found by these methods; search engines index only part of each site. Stories are rechecked daily for pickups; the score itself is locked to coverage as of our publish date.