Dr KC ends hunger strike after government agrees to probe Geta MBBS approval

Kathmandu, Nov. 7 -- The government will form a committee to investigate the decision to approve an MBBS programme and allocate seats at the Martyr Dasharath Chand University of Health Sciences in Get... Read More

Claims of TU land recovery spark controversy amid ongoing encroachments

Kathmandu, Nov. 5 -- The education ministry's statement that 705 ropani (approximately 35.5 hectares) of Tribhuvan University land have been reclaimed in Kathmandu Valley is disputed by university emp... Read More

Dr Govinda KC refuses to end hunger strike despite government appeal

Kathmandu, Nov. 3 -- Dr Govinda KC, who has been on a hunger strike for six days demanding reforms in medical education and healthcare, has vowed to continue his protest until the government addresses... Read More

Foreign enrolment remains a hard sell for Nepali medical colleges

Kathmandu, Oct. 29 -- As many as 176 foreign students will sit Nepal's integrated entrance examination for medical education this year, as the country continues to struggle to attract international st... Read More

Nepal reserves a third of medical seats for foreign students, but few enrol

Kathmandu, Oct. 29 -- As many as 176 foreign students will sit Nepal's integrated entrance examination for medical education this year, as the country continues to struggle to attract international st... Read More

Public medical colleges add seats as entrance exams begin on Saturday

Kathmandu, Oct. 26 -- Nepal's Medical Education Commission has increased the number of seats in public medical colleges for the coming academic year, with entrance examinations for medical and other h... Read More

Bhotekoshi flood displaced 777 students. Nepal plans five-year school recovery

Kathmandu, Oct. 17 -- The August 26 Bhotekoshi flood displaced 777 students from their schools and disrupted classes across parts of Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading districts, according to figures compile... Read More

Flood-displaced Rasuwa students resume classes in Lalitpur

Kathmandu, Oct. 13 -- Students from a flood-hit school in Rasuwa have resumed classes in Lalitpur after the Bhotekoshi floods damaged their school and made their village unsafe. Hakubeshi Basic School... Read More

Locals alerted each other of Budhigandaki flood an hour before official warning

Kathmandu, Oct. 12 -- When Suna Gurung's phone rang at around 4:45 am on Sunday, he was fast asleep in Jagatbagar, a riverside settlement in ward 7 of Chumnubri Rural Municipality in Gorkha. He had no... Read More

Bhotekoshi floods leave 269 children without one or both parents

Kathmandu, Oct. 9 -- At least 269 children affected by the Bhotekoshi floods in Nuwakot and Rasuwa districts have been left without one or both parents, according to a study by the National Child Righ... Read More

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