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World Bank to provide $60 million for Nepal’s higher education

The World Bank will provide $60 million to Nepal to improve the quality of Nepal's higher education, scale up online learning, and expand access to academic institutions for underprivileged and vulnerable students. The lender’s board of executive directors approved funding for it. more

Protests in Bangladesh, Nepal over persecution of Uyghurs in China

Dhaka: A protest rally and human chain was held on Thursday at Dhaka National Press Club by Islamic scholars and Ulemas under the banner of ‘Uyghur Muslim Rights Council’(Uygh ...

Nepali journalist who wrote on Chinese encroachment in village found dead

Kathmandu: A Nepali journalist, who had once written an article on Chinese encroachment in Rui village, was found dead recently in Mandu region, media reports said.

Activists protest outside Pakistani Embassy in Kathmandu against atrocities committed against Hindus

Kathmandu: Protesting against the atrocities committed against the Hindu community in the south Asian country, members of the Hindu Civic Society in Nepal demonstrated in front of the Pak ...

More ‘can and must be done’ to eradicate caste-based discrimination in Nepal

New York: Shocked over the killing last weekend of five men in Nepal, who had planned to escort home one of their girlfriends from a higher caste, the UN human rights chief on Friday stre ...

Concerned by ongoing political violence in Nepal, UN rights office urges peaceful resolution to crisis

New York, Aug 26 (JEN) Voicing concern over continuing political violence and killing of protestors in Nepal, the United Nations human rights office on Tuesday called on the authorities to ...

Nepal: in earthquakes' wake, UNICEF speeds up response to prevent child trafficking

New York, June 23 (JEN): At least 245 children have been intercepted from being trafficked and unnecessarily or illegally placed in children's care homes since the first earthquake hit Nepal ...

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