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Six education consultancy operators arrested over UAE study scam

Kathmandu, Jan. 16 -- Nepal Police has launched a crackdown on education consultancy operators accused of duping Nepali students by sending them to unaccredited academic institutions in the United Ara... Read More


Battle for legitimacy begins

Kathmandu, Jan. 15 -- The Nepali Congress formally split on Wednesday, hardly a week before nominations for the first-past-the-post system for the March 5 snap polls. This has triggered a fight for le... Read More


Congress convention's validity hinges on closed session attendance, say experts

Kathmandu, Jan. 12 -- Ignoring pressure and resistance from the party's establishment faction, the special convention of the Nepali Congress, called by general secretary duo Gagan Thapa and Bishwa Pra... Read More


Congress, UML set to win all seats up for grabs in National Assembly

Kathmandu, Jan. 8 -- party leaders are contesting for 18 National Assembly seats in an election that has turned out to be merely a formality following the alliance between the Nepali Congress and the ... Read More


Ministry working to endorse TRC rules despite reservations from some conflict victims

Kathmandu, Jan. 7 -- Despite strong reservations from a section of conflict victims, the government is moving ahead with endorsing the regulation to the Enforced Disappearances Enquiry, Truth and Reco... Read More


Oli denies ordering police to fire on Gen Z protesters

Kathmandu, Jan. 5 -- Nearly four months after the deadly Gen Z-led protests, CPN-UML chief KP Sharma Oli, who was prime minister at the time, recorded his statements before the Gauri Bahadur Karki-led... Read More


A vote for generational change or just another election?

Nepal, Jan. 1 -- term elections are not new to Nepal, and the country is once again on the cusp of another one. Barring a few exceptions, Nepal has repeatedly gone to elections before the House of Re... Read More


Government study finds irregularities at The British College

Kathmandu, Dec. 30 -- The government is preparing to take action against The British College after a study concluded that it defrauded dozens of Nepali students by enrolling them in an unauthorised pr... Read More


Code of conduct ready for March 5 polls

Kathmandu, Dec. 29 -- The Election Commission has endorsed the election code of conduct, setting do's and don'ts for the March 5 snap parliamentary elections. The code of conduct, drafted in accordan... Read More


Parties busy working on proportional lists for March election

Kathmandu, Dec. 25 -- With just five days to the deadline to submit the closed list under the proportional representation (PR) system, political parties are busy finalising the names of their candidat... Read More