- Wednesday, 10 June 2026
2026 college entrance exam kicks off nationwide
This year's national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, kicked off Sunday nationwide, in China.
MOTHER EARTH
Oh dear! Mother earth
Rethinking Nation’s Future
Nepal is a god-gifted country with nature, culture, heritage and hardworking people. However, for many years, Nepal has faced a number of problems economically, politically, and in regard to development. There
Nepal-China cultural exchange event held, library inaugurated in Dolakha school
The newly established library is equipped with a diverse collection of books in the Nepali language related to China, suitable for different age groups, and is decorated with beautiful images of Chinese culture provided by the China Cultural Center. These resources are expected to help cultivate students’ understanding of Chinese culture, while the variety of equipment included in the sports kits enriches children’s physical activities at school.
Ministry committed to quality in higher education: Minister Pokharel
He informed that the government was able to recover Rs 104.6 million from the university teachers who did not return to the Tribhuvan University service after study/sabbatical leave. It came as part of the institutional good governance. Process is on to recover further amount, Minister Pokharel added.
Government initiates revising school level national curriculum framework
A taskforce formed to revise the school level national curriculum framework has begun works.
Over Rs 100 million recovered from university teachers exploiting study leave
Coordinator of the Probe Committee, Dr Jeewan Kafle informed that 41 out of 191 university teachers taking study leave have returned the money. Likewise, 62 teachers have submitted applications to the committee for returning the money.
'Poor will get free education, health services'
He said that although education and health services were to be free as provisioned in the constitution, the government was unable to do so due to budget limit therefore the government and the ruling RSP was trying to ensure free education, health to the poor in the beginning.
Fellowship for international AI researchers, priority for mathematics
The government has announced that it will welcome internationally recognized researchers working in AI to returned in Nepal for contribution.
Rs. 218 billion for education, 101 billion for health, 15 billion for health insurance
The government has allocated Rs. 218 billion for education sector while Rs. 101 billion for health sector that also includes Rs. 15 billion allocated for health insurance.
Grade 12 result within 45 days from exam date
Only two weeks have gone by since the exam is over, but about 50% of works related to result publication has been made, according to Krishna Sharma, exam controller at the National Examination Board (NEB).
Schools in Kanchanpur shut down due to extreme heat
Mahendranagar, May 25: Municipalities in Kanchanpur have started shutting down schools due to extreme heat.Issuing a notice today, Shuklaphanta Municipality announced closure of all schools in the municipal for coming two days. Considering the likelihood of extreme heat adversely affecting the health of students, the decision was taken to close the schools. Similarly, Krishnapur Municipality has given a holiday for all community and institutional schools in the municipal area for three days from today, shared the municipality's information officer Prem Bogati.Bhimdatta Municipality here also issued a notice and closed schools for three days from today. The holidays will be deducted from the summer vacation and other long vacations.There are 349 institutional and 260 community schools in Kanchanpur, divided into nine local levels. The heat wave of the past few days has affected the normal life of Kanchanpur.The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology had issued a special bulletin warding of hot days and heat waves, and has requested the public to take necessary precautions.The maximum temperature in Lumbini and Sudurpaschim Provinces is expected to be 38 degrees Celsius or higher, and in a few places, 40 degrees Celsius or more, indicating the possibility of extreme heat. (RSS)
'New law in offing to regulate foreign university affiliated campuses'
The draft of the regulation has been sent to the finance and the law ministries for feedback. Once these ministries approve it with their views, the draft will be presented at the Cabinet for approval, said the Minister.
