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Deuba cancels India visit
Published On: July 23, 2018 07:42 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU (REPUBLICA): Amid ongoing rift between the ruling and the opposition parties over Dr Govinda KC’s demands, the president of the main opposition Nepali Congress, Sher Bahadur Deuba, has cancelled his seven-day visit to India.
After public outcry, minister apologizes for his remarks
Published On: July 23, 2018 06:54 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, July 22: The controversial remarks of Law Minister Sher Bahadur Tamang and the owner of Jhapa-based B&C Medical College Durga Prasain about female Nepali students pursuing medical education in Bangladesh has drawn huge public uproar, forcing Minister Tamang to retract his remarks.
Dahal ‘flexible’, Oli ‘rigid’ on Dr KC’s demands
Published On: July 23, 2018 06:22 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, July 22: As the ongoing 15th hunger strike by Dr Govinda KC enters the 24th day on Monday, differences have surfaced among the top leaders of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) over addressing the demands put forth by Dr KC.
Ruling NCP's sister organizations want medical colleges nationalized or run as non-profit trusts
Published On: July 23, 2018 04:30 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, JULY 23: Four different sister organizations of the erstwhile Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) and Communist party of Nepal (Maoist Center) have jointly come up with a nine-point demand which includes nationalizing all medical colleges or transforming them into non-profit trusts to bring reforms in the country's health sector.
Law Minister ‘thinking of’ apologizing over his remarks
Published On: July 22, 2018 12:30 PM NPT By: Pratik Rimal
KATHMANDU, July 22: Just couple of days after Durga Prasad Prasain, executive director of B&C Hospital, Jhapa landed in controversy with his statement, Minister of Law, Sher Bahadur Tamang has followed suit.
Civil society takes to the street over Dr KC’s demands
Published On: July 22, 2018 07:33 AM NPT By: Biken K Dawadi
KATHMANDU, July 22: Noted members of civil society including a former chief justice, human rights activists, cinema actors, doctors, lawyers and representatives of various professions as well other sectors took to the street at Baneshwar on Saturday to press the government to address the demands of Dr Govinda KC, who is on the 22nd day of his 15th fast-unto-death. Dr KC is pressing for reforms in medical education.
NC strongly condemns police intervention in peaceful demonstration
Published On: July 21, 2018 06:35 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, July 21: The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has expressed sorrow over the use of force by police in a peaceful demonstration staged by its youth wing, Tarun Dal.
Nepal-China consultation meet on July 30-31
Published On: July 21, 2018 06:15 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, July 21: The third Nepal-China consultation meeting has been scheduled for July 30-31 in Kathmandu to give a final shape to the draft of Nepal-China transit and transport agreement.
Talks between govt and Dr KC still uncertain
Published On: July 21, 2018 07:57 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, July 21: Although the agitating Dr Govinda KC was brought to the capital from Jumla on Thursday amid deterioration of his health condition, talks with the government to resolve his demands and end his 21-day fast-unto-death have fallen into uncertainty as both the government on one hand and Dr KC and his supporters on the other are sticking to their stances.
Amnesty decries use of force on hospital premises
Published On: July 21, 2018 03:19 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, July 20Amnesty International Nepal has expressed its serious concerns over the use of force by Nepal Police at the Karnali Academy of Health and Sciences (KAHS) in Jumla on Thursday to bring Dr Govinda KC to Kathmandu.Dr KC started a hunger-strike at the KAHS on June 30 demanding key reforms in the health sector including withdrawal of the Medical Education Bill from parliament.
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