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 Geta, Kailali, after medical reform activist Dr Govinda KC ended his 25th hunger strike following an agreement with the government.

The agreement was reached on Saturday morning between Minister for Education and Sports Sasmit Pokharel, who is also co-chair of the Medical Education Commission, and KC. Under the deal, a five-member panel led by Professor Dr Ramesh Prasad Acharya will review the commission's October 16 decision to allow academic programmes, including MBBS, at Geta and to increase MBBS seats at the Army Medical College under the N...