The provisions had drawn widespread criticism from the media fraternity, proponents of press freedom and civil liberty activists.

Students have to take a three-day walk to reach the nearest secondary level school in Gumbathan.

In the past one and a half months, 24 students at Pashupati Secondary have been afflicted with the condition.

The ancient space of Mahamandal in Nuwakot also lies neglected.

The municipal council has decided to provide the amount under the heading of “facility” and not salary.

The new agreement between the Foreign Employment Department and online payment gateways makes it easier for migrant workers to pay for insurance, welfare fund and also for the re-entry work permits from labour destination countries in the near future.

At least 100 Nepalis, mostly students, are in Wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, according to the Nepali embassy in Beijing.

Here are some of the stories from The Kathmandu Post (January 26, 2020).

People need to let go of the mentality that English medium teaching produces talented students, education officer says.

An education commission has recommended that the government convert all private schools from companies to trusts in order to prevent commercialisation.

As many as 1,873 rape cases were registered across the country in the fiscal year 2018/19, Nepal Police data show.

The Postal Highway Directorate is once again set to extend the project deadline by a year.

Darchula locals also have to travel to Baitadi to seek government services.

Thirteen people have died in 31 road accidents in the first six months of the current fiscal year, according to the data of the District Traffic Police Office in Kanchanpur.

As a country that has done away with the death penalty, it is up to the Nepal government to make all efforts to rescue its citizens from being executed abroad, rights activists say.

Recent appointments to transitional justice commissions and nomination of a person accused of killing as Speaker undermined transitional justice, the rights orgsanisations say.

The municipality has made investments in the productive sectors in an effort to boost the income of the villagers.

There are around 70 hotels and restaurants directly disposing of waste into the water.

The latest changes in law have made it possible for families to avail the compensation, even if migrant workers died in Nepal.

In a Thursday notice, served to the executive chairman of the airline, a group of undersigned pilots had complained of huge differences in remuneration between them and expat pilots.