Kathmandu, April 25 -- The Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology has rescheduled talks with the Nepal Teachers' Federation for Saturday morning, after a scheduled meeting on Friday could not take place.

In a statement issued on Friday, the ministry said that although an invitation had been extended to the federation for talks on Friday, the meeting could not be held.

The invitation for talks follows a recent order from the Supreme Court, directing the government to ensure the protesting school teachers return to classrooms within three days.

Issuing an interim order in a writ petition by advocate Shrawan Chaudhary, the top court on Thursday said that the protest has, prima facie, denied the students their right to education, a...