EDITORIAL: Welcome decision

As expected, the House of Representatives has unanimously passed the Bill to Amend Some Acts Against Sexual Violence, which now extends the statute of limitations in rape cases.

Opinion 13 Jul, 2022

‘We have no option but to trust the PM and his government’

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health Upendra Yadav, also the chairperson of the Federal Socialist Forum-Nepal, who joined the KP Sharma Oli-led government faces the challenge of fulfilling the party’s poll pledge of securing amendment to the...

Travel 11 Mar, 2019

National Assembly starts discussion on Appropriation Bill

KATHMANDU: In today's meeting of the National Assembly (NA), discussions have begun on headings of eight different ministries, under the Appropriation Bill-2075. The documents of discussion include bills on ministries of Forests and...

Horoscopes 05 Jul, 2018

Parliament passed proposal on Education (Ninth Amendment) Bill-2074

KATHMANDU: The proposal on Education (Ninth Amendment) Bill-2074 was passed with majority at the Legislature-Parliament on Monday. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education Gopal Man Shrestha had presented the proposal. On the...

Horoscopes 28 Aug, 2017

School sector development: Rhetoric and reality

Failure to read the donor’s interest, lack of our internal national preparedness and the tendency of leaving the national ground to touch the international targets have misled us from the urgent national needs through the wrong prioritization of the...

06 Dec, 2016

Big reforms ahead in Nepal education

KATHMANDU: Schools, both private and government, inside Kathmandu have welcomed the amendments made in the recently passed Education Act Eight Amendment Bill. They have stated that the Bill is very positive in terms of its intention to promote...

Horoscopes 14 Jun, 2016

Bill proposes giving temporary teachers a chance

Kathmandu, January 5 The Bill on the Eight Amendment to the Education Act 1971, which was forwarded to the concerned committee of the Parliament yesterday, has proposed giving one last chance to temporary teachers to take a written test for...

Horoscopes 06 Jan, 2016

EDITORIAL: Grandiose plan

As a result of poor education in public schools a large number of students have been enrolled in private schools which are very expensive After implementing the Schools Sector Reforms Plan (SSRP) for seven years the Ministry of Education has envisaged...

29 Dec, 2015

ANNISU-R locks up DEOs; Protests exclusion from govt, students’ talks

Palpa, December 15:Cadres of the All Nepal National Independent Students Union (Revolutionary) Palpa today padlocked the main gate of District Education Office, Palpa. The lock out programme is part of the union’s agreement with other student’s...

Travel 16 Dec, 2006

India’s child workers face uncertain future

New Delhi, October 8 :Twelve-year-old Indian dishwasher Akhlilesh faces an uncertain future under a new ban taking effect this week outlawing children from working as servants or in the catering trade.The shy boy, whose boss at the New Delhi tea-stall...

08 Oct, 2006

Busted treasury drains Bush bravado

Jim LobeUS President George W. Bush, who has made it his mission to avoid his father’s political mistakes, appears poised to repeat them in spite of himself. His surprisingly defensive State of the Union Address on Tuesday, which was long on...

23 Jan, 2004