Kathmandu, Nov. 7 -- Following protests from medical students, Minister for Education Giriraj Mani Pokharel on March 21 directed all medical colleges to refund the extra fees they had charged their students.

The agitating students withdrew their protest after the minister's directive. But after the concerned medical colleges did not oblige to the minister's directive, the students at Gandaki Medical College and Chitwan Medical College launched another round of protests.

A month into the protests, Minister Pokharel held a meeting with Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa and other officials on September 23 to address the students' grievances.

The meeting authorised concerned local administrations to take action against the colleges if they d...