Kathmandu, Dec. 27 -- Nepali students duped by various academic institutes in the United Arab Emirates have complained that Nepali authorities have been reluctant to expedite investigations into the institutions and the education consultancies operating on their behalf.

Following pressure from students who were sent back after learning that they had been cheated in various cities across the Gulf nation, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology began investigating the matter. Likewise, the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also collected information on the affected students and the colleges and the consultancies involved.

However, around two months after the probe began, government agencies have yet to come ...