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Panel proposes Rs24,000 minimum monthly allowance for medical interns

Kathmandu, May 27 -- A government task force has recommended a minimum monthly subsistence allowance of Rs24,000 for MBBS and BDS interns. The move is aimed at standardising payments across public and... Read More


Government assigns officiating roles to previously removed university office bearers

Kathmandu, May 24 -- The government has begun assigning officiating responsibilities to university office bearers who were earlier removed through an ordinance, raising questions over legal process an... Read More


Where did over 600,000 school children vanish?

Kathmandu, May 20 -- In 2016, school enrollment campaigns across Nepal celebrated a historic milestone when 1,053,824 children proudly registered for grade 1. Ten years later, during the Secondary Edu... Read More


SEE results expose Nepal's deep divisions among provinces

Kathmandu, May 13 -- The latest Secondary Education Examination (SEE) results have once again exposed deep divisions in Nepal's education system, with students from geographically remote and economica... Read More


CTEVT shake-up: Career official dismissed, political appointee stays

Kathmandu, May 11 -- The government has dismissed the member secretary of the Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT), appointed through the bureaucratic promotion system, whil... Read More


Academicians wanted loosening of government control of universities. Yet the prime minister's grip has only tightened

Kathmandu, May 10 -- Educationists, professors and civil society leaders have criticised the Balendra Shah-led government for introducing university reforms that they claim tighten the prime minister'... Read More


Demolition drive displaces over 500 students as schools razed in Kathmandu Valley

Kathmandu, May 4 -- More than 500 students have been affected after authorities demolished three community schools built on public land during an eviction drive targeting squatter settlements in the K... Read More


Over 88,000 students obtain NOCs in three years as system expands

Kathmadnu, April 28 -- Around 88,500 students have obtained their No Objection Certificates (NOCs) for foreign studies from home over the past three years, as Nepal's education authorities continue ex... Read More


Tribhuvan University says it will reclaim encroached land. No action has followed the decision

Kathmandu, April 15 -- Tribhuvan University has yet to enforce its decision to reclaim large swathes of encroached land, over a week after formally approving the move. A government-commissioned probe... Read More