KATHMANDU, July 16: The government has raised the fees of medical studies by 3.6 percent to be effective from Sunday, the beginning of the fiscal year 2022/23.

KATHMANDU, April 27: The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has initiated discussions with the stakeholders in its bid to make the country's medical science education more systematic and qualitative.

KATHMANDU, Jan 23: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has directed the Medical Education Commission not to increase the fee of medical education programs.

KATHMANDU, Jan 17: Police have intensified their search for Durga Prasain, the proprietor of Biratnagar-based B&C College after Metropolitan Police Circle Bhaktapuar issued arrest warrant against him.

KATHMANDU, Jan 16: The Bhaktapur District Court on Thursday allowed the police to arrest Jhapa-based B&C Medical College owner Durga Prasai.

Granting affiliation to medical colleges has remained a matter of contention in Nepal’s medical education system.  Often the university officials, including the vice-chancellors and registrars themselves, are accused of grating affiliations to colleges to run medical education courses on the basis of political affiliation and other influences including monetary inducements.

KATHMANDU, Dec 15: The recently introduced National Education Policy 2019 has stripped universities of the power to  grant affiliation to medical colleges, and given the Ministry of Education the authority to coordinate the country’s medical education.

KATHMANDU, Nov 10: Senior orthopedic surgeon Dr Govinda Kc, who is on his 17th hunger strike for reforms in medical education, was admitted to Dadeldhura Hospital on Friday evening, following some problems with his state of health.

KATHMANDU, Nov 4: Crusader for medical education reform and senior orthopedic surgeon Dr Govinda KC started his 17th fast-unto-death in Dadeldhura district on Monday. He started the hunger strike in Tufandada, headquarter of Dadeldhura with seven-point demands.

KATHMANDU, Oct 20: The National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS) has deferred the entrance exam of medical education that was scheduled for Saturday.

KATHMANDU, Oct 19: The Medical Education Commission on Thursday increased the fees of medical education.

KATHMANDU, March 29: The Education and Health Committee under the House of Representatives (HoR) has formed a nine-member sub-committee to study whether the fee determined by the government for MBBS and BDS level education as well as other programs of medical sciences is implemented.

KATHMANDU, Jan 30: Professor of International Law at the University of Leeds in UK, Surya Prasad Subedi, has urged the government to hold dialogue with senior orthopedic surgeon Dr. Govinda KC who has been staging hunger strike for the past more than three weeks.

KATHMANDU, Jan 25: Central Committee Member of the Nepali Congress, Gagan Thapa, on Friday said that his party would take to the street against the government's attitude of suppressing the opposing voices in the country.

KATHMANDU, Jan 20: Nepal Medical Association (NMA) has drawn the attention of the government toward the deteriorating health condition of Dr Govinda KC, who is currently in the 11th day of his 16th fast-unto-death for reforms in the medical education sector.

KATHMANDU, Jan 13: A report on the National Medical Education draft bill was tabled in the House of Representatives for further discussion, on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, Jan 9: Education and Health Committee under the House of Representatives on Wednesday endorsed the much-hyped National Medical Education Bill with the majority.

SIRAHA, Dec 11:  Known for his crusade for reforms in the country's medical education, senior orthopedic surgeon Dr Govinda KC has conducted free health camps in poverty-stricken settlements in Siraha district. Dr KC who arrived here in Lahan on Sunday, provided free health check-up to the locals in two nearby settlements of poor and marginalized communities on Monday.

KATHMANDU, Dec 10: SD Promo Media, and Chemical and Medical Suppliers Association of Nepal are jointly organizing 3rd Nepal Medical and Lab Expo in Kathmandu on December14-16. Issuing a statement, the organizers said that the event is supported by the number of other associations.