Despite private school operators’ reluctance to adopt new sets of curriculum for grades 11 and 12 in the new academic year planned to start after Tihar in November, the government is adamant on implementing them
NCP MPs condemn govt for Dashain allowance
Lawmakers of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) — Bhim Rawal and Janardan Sharma — and Chief Whip of the Nepali Congress in the House of Representatives Bal Krishna Khand have opposed the distribution of Dashain allowance among federal lawmakers
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Thirty months of poor governance and weak opposition in Nepal
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In Nepal's ruling party, leaders’ focus has been on one-upmanship, not COVID-19
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Nepal reports record high single-day COVID-19 cases
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146 Nepali migrant workers repatriated via charter flights from Bahrain
A total of 146 Nepali migrant workers stranded in Bahrain due to COVID-19 outbreak were repatriated via charter flights from Bahrain, today
Nepal authorises local governments to manage school education
The Nepalese government on Thursday came up with a directive making local governments responsible for managing the teaching-learning activities at school level using virtual medium, or by bringing students and teachers together in small groups
Former PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal is NCP executive chairman
The Standing Committee of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) today passed the agenda prepared jointly by the two co-chairpersons of the party — Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and former prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal — and decided to give Dahal executive powers to run the party
Despite poor rights record, Nepal eyes another term on Human Rights Council
Nepal is seeking yet another term on the Human Rights Council for the 2021-23 period, amid rising concerns over the country’s commitment to rights issues and criticism for failing to uphold its past promises, including those which it made before its election to the UN body for the 2018-20 period
