Author: Yogesh Gautam

Govinda KC, who has been leading a campaign to reform Nepal’s medical education sector has issued an eight day ultimatum to the government, warning that he will undertake a hunger strike for the ninth time if his demands were not met. Speaking at a press conference at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital on Saturday, the crusading physician asked the government to implement the four-point agreement signed with him in July after he ended his fast after 14 days. He said that although Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal had assured him that he would fulfill the agreement pressure was building up...

KATHMANDU: The Japanese government on Wednesday pledged to extend a grant assistance of Rs 1.832 billion to Nepal for implementation of two projects. The grant was announced in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Nepal, according to a statement issued by the Embassy of Japan in Kathmandu. Japanese Ambassador to Nepal Masashi Ogawa and Finance Secretary Lok Darshan Regmi signed the agreements to this effect today. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Krishna Bahadur Mahara and Japanese State Minister for Foregin Affairs Nobuo Kishi were present on the occasion. At...