Bishnu Prasad Aryal

Aryal is a reporter with Republica.
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Health Ministry uncertain of status of 8,000 staff on its payroll

Published On: November 29, 2018 10:37 AM NPT By: Bishnu Prasad Aryal

KATHMANDU, Nov 29: The Ministry of Health and Population is uncertain about the status of some 8,000 of its staffers as they do not figure in the records of the Department of Civil Personnel Record, said MoHP officials.

Top Bir neurosurgeon resigns to protest 'bribery and buttering culture'

Published On: November 21, 2018 08:57 AM NPT By: Bishnu Prasad Aryal

KATHMANDU, Nov 21: Neurosurgeon Prof Dr Dhruba Raj Adhikari, who was conferred with the Jewel of Nation award seven years ago, has resigned from Bir Hospital, protesting against "the culture of bribery and the compulsion to butter up a layers of officials for promotions."

Dr KC warns of another hunger strike

Published On: November 12, 2018 08:05 AM NPT By: Bishnu Prasad Aryal

KATHMANDU, Nov 12: Miffed at the government's repeated failure to implement the agreements reached with him on various issues related to medical education reforms, Dr Govinda KC has decided to launch a fresh hunger strike if his ultimatum to implement the deals is ignored.Close aides of Dr KC, senior orthopedic surgeon and professor at the Institute of Medicine (IOM), said he will stage his 16th hunger strike if the past deals reached with him are not implemented within a three-week deadline.

Irregularities suspected in granting of BCA permissions

Published On: October 15, 2018 07:19 AM NPT By: Bishnu Prasad Aryal

KATMANDU, Oct 15: Tribhuvan University (TU) has granted permission to 116 private colleges to run the Bachelor’s in Computer Application (BCA) course this year whereas only two government colleges have received such permission.

'Barrier' policy for MBBS/BDS students questioned

Published On: October 11, 2018 10:10 AM NPT By: Bishnu Prasad Aryal

KATHMANDU, Oct 11: It has been disclosed that a significant number of MBBS and BDS (Bachelor in Dental Surgery) students are disqualified from completing their studies due to repeated failure in exams administered by their respective universities.

Only 8 pc hospital & research centers conduct research

Published On: September 25, 2018 06:54 AM NPT By: Bishnu Prasad Aryal

KATHMANDU, Sept 25: It has come to light that nearly 80 percent of hospital and research centers registered at the Office of the Company Registrar (OCR) do not carry out any research on health issues and only 8 percent of them submit research studies to the government authorities.

Docs trained in China, Russia, Philippines fail licensing exam more often

Published On: September 7, 2018 06:22 AM NPT By: Bishnu Prasad Aryal

India-trained dentists also highest among failures

Cancer cases at Kanti rise, govt slashes funds

Published On: August 20, 2018 08:17 AM NPT By: Bishnu Prasad Aryal

KATHMANDU, Aug 20: A mother carrying her about one-and-a-half years old baby was seen rushing to knock the doors of high ranking officials at Kanti Children’s Hospital (KCH) for treatment on Friday. Her baby was treated for a month at different hospitals in Chitwan, 145 km south from Kathmandu, and referred to KCH after the baby was diagnosed with pneumonia.

TU dismisses MEPC report, rejects action

Published On: July 30, 2018 07:55 AM NPT By: Bishnu Prasad Aryal

KATHMANDU, July 30: Tribhuvan University (TU) has opposed taking action against its top officials including the vice-chancellor, rector and registrar, who were found guilty by the Medical Education Probe Commission (MEPC) of irregularities in issuing affiliations to medical colleges.

Sincerity seen as key to implementing deal with Dr KC

Published On: July 28, 2018 06:43 AM NPT By: Bishnu Prasad Aryal

KATHMANDU, July 28: If the government works sincerely to implement the agreement signed with Dr Govinda KC, it will not find it a tough task as it has a two-thirds majority in parliament. But without sincerity, it will be challenging to address some of the demands raised by Dr KC, the senior orthopedic surgeon and professor at the Institute of Medicine (IOM).

Formal talks start between government and Dr KC’s team

Published On: July 25, 2018 07:15 AM NPT By: Bishnu Prasad Aryal

KATHMANDU, July 25: Formal talks began between the government and representatives of Dr Govinda KC Tuesday evening after informal discussions initiated by the ruling party leaders laid ground for further talks.

Political parties support Dr KC when in opposition, oppose when in govt

Published On: July 21, 2018 08:25 AM NPT By: Bishnu Prasad Aryal

KATHMANDU, July 21: The political parties always support Dr Govinda KC when they are in opposition but oppose him when they are in government. It is as though they are only using him for their own political interests.

180 days, 6 years, 15 hunger strikes

Published On: July 18, 2018 07:10 AM NPT By: Bishnu Prasad Aryal

KATHMANDU, July 18: Dr Govinda KC, senior orthopedic surgeon and professor at the Institute of Medicine (IOM), has been on fast-unto-death for 179 days in total since 2012, as of Tuesday. He has been demanding reforms in the medical sector, under different governments.

Business stake of CPN bigwigs at heart of medical education bill tussle

Published On: July 5, 2018 09:08 AM NPT By: Bishnu Prasad Aryal

KATHMANDU, July 5: The replacement bill for the National Medical Education Ordinance has been altered only to serve the business interests of leaders of the Nepal Communist Party (CPN), the new joint avatar of the former CPN-UML and the CPN-Maoist Center.

Rs 125b donor project ‘watering’ down school curricula

Published On: June 21, 2018 11:12 AM NPT By: Bishnu Prasad Aryal

World Bank’s Nepal Country Office has rejected accusations of involvement in exerting pressure to modify the curricula of Grades 11 and 12.

Ministry prepares to abandon 'suffocating' prefab building

Published On: June 16, 2018 02:17 AM NPT By: Bishnu Prasad Aryal

KATHMANDU, June 15: While millions of people displaced by the Gorkha earthquake of 2015 continue to live in makeshift shelters, the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security (MoLESS) is planning to abandon a newly-constructed building inside Singha Durbar after a few ministry staffers complained that the prefab building is not airy enough.

Ministry prepares to abandon 'suffocating' prefab building

Published On: June 16, 2018 01:25 AM NPT By: Bishnu Prasad Aryal

KATHMANDU, June 15: While millions of people displaced by the Gorkha earthquake of 2015 continue to live in makeshift shelters, the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security (MoLESS) is planning to abandon a newly-constructed building inside Singha Durbar after a few ministry staffers complained that the prefab building is not airy enough.

Ministry prepares to abandon 'suffocating' prefab building

Published On: June 15, 2018 05:30 AM NPT By: Bishnu Prasad Aryal

KATHMANDU, June 15: While millions of people displaced by the Gorkha earthquake of 2015 continue to live in makeshift shelters, the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security (MoLESS) is planning to abandon a newly-constructed building inside Singha Durbar after a few ministry staffers complained that the prefab building is not airy enough.

Valley folks to inhale dust for five more years

Published On: June 8, 2018 06:30 AM NPT By: Bishnu Prasad Aryal

KATHMANDU, June 8: The four million or so denizens of Kathmandu Valley will have to put up with dust pollution for at least the next five years, thanks to the sewerage development projects and the underground installation of power lines that are to be carried out without any coordination between the different government bodies.

700 permanent TU teachers in Valley are under-worked

Published On: June 4, 2018 11:00 AM NPT By: Bishnu Prasad Aryal

KATHMANDU, June 4: About 700 teachers appointed by Tribhuvan University (TU) in the Kathmandu Valley have been taking fewer classes than assigned. Almost all of the under-worked teachers are permanent teachers of TU.