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Proposal passedKATHMANDU: The Parliament on Tuesday passed a proposal tabled by Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula seeking clause-wise discussion on the Constituent Assembly Member Bill 2007 by the parliamentary committee concerned. — HNSAgreement...

Travel 21 Mar, 2007

Kidnapped boy found murdered

Bhaktapur, February 18:The body of a six-year-old boy, Sahil Hussain Khan, who was kidnapped on Thursday, was found at Kattunje-6, Bhaktapur, yesterday, police said today.SP at the Metropolitan Police Range, Bhaktapur, Bhaktinath Majhi, said police...

Horoscopes 19 Feb, 2007

Teachers threaten stir

Birgunj, February 16 :The Teachers’ Union of Private Schools here is set to re-launch its agitation, as differences between the teachers and school proprietors persist on the issue of employment guarantee and minimum salary scale. Some 33,000...

Travel 17 Feb, 2007

ONCE-OVER

Show cause to PMOKathmandu: Supreme Court on Friday issued show cause notices to government authorities, including the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Cabinet and the Home Ministry, demanding reasons for arrest and detention of former minister Badri...

Travel 10 Feb, 2007

Schools urged to shun corporal punishment

Kathmandu, February 8:School education experts have called schools not to subject children to corporal punishment. Speaking at an interaction today on violence against children in school education, Karna Bahadur Shahi, general secretary of the National...

Horoscopes 09 Feb, 2007

Conducting SLC exam on time tough: Officials

Bhaktapur, February 1:Officials concerned, citing delays in taking a decision on printing of School Level Certificate SLC) question papers, said today that it will be difficult to conduct this year’s SLC examinations on time. The unrest in the Terai...

Travel 02 Feb, 2007

Produce manpower that can compete globally: Minister

Kathmandu, January 19:Minister for Education and Sports, Dr Mangal Siddhi Manandhar, has stressed the need to produce manpower that can compete in the global market. He also stressed the need to improve the quality of education in community schools...

Horoscopes 20 Jan, 2007

N-PABSON’s concern

Kathmandu, January 11:The National Private and Boarding School Organisation-Nepal (N-PABSON) today called for the implementation of Education Regulation 2001, to avoid unhealthy competition among the private schools. Karna Bahadur Shahi, general...

Travel 12 Jan, 2007

Private schools to reopen today

Birgunj, December 10 :Private schools closed for the past five days following a dispute between teachers and the school management committee will reopen from tomorrow. An agreement to this effect was reached at the meeting between private schools...

Travel 11 Dec, 2006

Students’ protests bring Biratnagar to a halt

Biratnagar, December 7:Students kept up their protest against the Education Act Amendment Bill 2006 in Biratnagar, Lamjung and Pokhara today.Biratnagar remained tense as students continued their protests against the Education Act Amendment Bill 2006. ...

Travel 08 Dec, 2006

NC has overlooked UML role: Nepal

CA should address people’s voices, issue of monarchy, says OliKathmandu, November 27:CPN-UML general secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal today accused the Nepali Congress leadership of trying to “take all credit for the political development” and...

Travel 27 Nov, 2006

PEOPLE SPEAK: Spare the rod, but spoil not your child

Our readers do not agree with the saying ‘spare the rod and spoil your child’. They believe that corporal punishment will only give rise to a generation of people who live in fear. Instead they advocate bringing the children up in an atmosphere...

Travel Abroad 18 Nov, 2006