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Government pushes ten percent scholarship rule across universities

Kathmandu, July 15 -- Prime Minister and Chancellor of universities Balendra Shah has instructed newly appointed vice-chancellors to enforce a mandatory ten percent scholarship provision across univer... Read More


Tribhuvan University recovers only a fraction of funds from staff who abused paid study leave

Kathmandu, July 14 -- Tribhuvan University (TU), Nepal's largest and oldest university, has recovered only a small portion of the money owed by teachers and staff who took paid study leave but failed ... Read More


Nepal introduces tough rules to rein in educational consultancies, foreign-linked colleges

Kathmandu, July 9 -- The government has launched a sweeping regulatory overhaul of educational consultancies and colleges operating under affiliations with foreign universities, introducing a comprehe... Read More


Nepal bars political party members from school management committees

Kathmandu, July 6 -- Nepal has barred members of political parties from serving on school management committees and handed local governments greater control over school administration under sweeping a... Read More


Minister's actions kicked up a lot of dust in the education sector, clear picture yet to emerge

Kathmandu, July 5 -- The first 100 days of Education and Sports Minister Sasmit Pokharel offer some early signs of reform while also serving as the first real test of his leadership. The publication ... Read More


TU says no infrastructure authorised for party-affiliated student unions

Kathmandu, June 30 -- Following government pressure to remove party-affiliated student union structures from educational institutions, Tribhuvan University (TU) has said it has not authorised any such... Read More


Faster exam results raise questions over accuracy and credibility

Kathmandu, June 29 -- The National Examination Board (NEB) published this year's grade 12 results within 40 days of the examinations, and the Secondary Education Examination (SEE) results in just 29 d... Read More


Special Court grants seven-day custody of former finance minister Paudel

Kathmandu, June 25 -- The Special Court on Tuesday authorised the Department of Money Laundering Investigation (DoMLI) to keep CPN-UML vice-chair and former finance minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel in cu... Read More


Cabinet expands ministers' advisers and personal secretariats

Kathmandu, June 24 -- The government has introduced a new provision, allowing ministers to expand their advisory teams and personal secretariats, reversing an earlier decision that had reduced politic... Read More


Government cancels national ID tender, plans in-house management

Kathmandu, June 22 -- The government has cancelled a global tender for the operation, maintenance and technical support of the National Identity Card Management Information System (NIDMIS), opting ins... Read More