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Press articles (used media abbreviations)

Marxist university in the offing, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 06/03/2010)

Saving its own skin: TU to prevent grant-freeze, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 01/03/2010)

Campus politics, by Krishna P. Acharya (kp 23/02/2010)

Reservation row dogs TU, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 10/02/2010), Teachers in role: The quota system in TU can work so long as there is strong vetting (kp 11/02/2010)

Dark clouds brewing at TU: Profs decry Umbrella Act (kp 03/02/2010)

Varsity bills in House (kp 26/01/2010)

Embedded varsities in offing (kp 17/01/2010)

Professors protest open competition (kp 13/01/2010)

Tomorrow never dies (kp 28/12/2009)

New varsity act to change setup, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 24/12/2009)

Academies sans academicians for years, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 19/12/2009)

Prithivi Narayan Campus to be converted into university (rn 15/12/2009)

Historic decision by TU: 50 percent quota for marginalised groups (kp 09/12/2009), Test case (kp 10/12/2009)

TU revises fee hike, 50 percent slashed (kp 05/12/2009), Hike reduced by 50 per cent, by Kokila K.C. (ht 05/12/2009), TU relents to student protests; hiked fees halved (nn 05/12/2009)

Poor Tribhuvan University, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp 04/12/2009)

TU fees versus quality Is it justifiable?, by Mana Prasad Wagley (ht 23/11/2009)

Status of Buddhist university in limbo, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 23/11/2009)

TU hikes fees (nn 15/11/2009), TU hikes fee ten-fold: May face student ire (kp 17/11/2009), TU’s new fee scheme may face hurdles from students (rn 17/11/2009), 12 unions plead TU to rollback fee-hike move (ht 17/11/2009), Money in the bank (ht 18/11/2009), TU sticks to 10-fold fee hike decision (ht 19/11/2009), TU calls student unions for talks on fee hike (nn), TU, student unions talks inconclusive (nn 19/11/2009), TU seeks more time to revise fee hike (nn 21/11/2009), 13 student unions declare protest programme (ht 24/11/2009), Under fire TU to review fee hike, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (ht), Student unions not to relent on their demand for fee rollback; submit memo to PM (nn 26/11/2009), Agitating students picket VC office (kp 28/11/2009), Ex-student leaders decry TU fee row, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 30/11/2009), 13 student unions aim to disrupt TU convocation, by Kokila KC (ht 30/11/2009)

PU health institute reopens (ht 31/10/2009)

Challenges Of Tribhuvan University, by Narayan Prasad Wagle (rn 10/10/2009)

Bill to regulate universities in the offing, by Kokila K.C. (ht 06/10/2009)

TUTH protest enters third week: No agreement between doctors, officials (kp 26/09/2009)

After 18 years, TU reviewing fee structure, by Purushottam Khatri (rn 18/09/2009), TU for 10-fold fee hike (kp 19/09/2009), Better late (kp 26/09/2009)

Student protests likely to disrupt TU assembly (rn 03/09/2009), Maoist protest mars TU convocation, by Kokila KC (ht 17/09/2009)

TU teachers in students’ path, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 02/09/2009)

Politicisation takes its toll on TU, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 29/08/2009)

Worsening University Education, by Laxman Datt Pant (rn 25/08/2009)

TU sticks to guns on PCL phase-out, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 11/08/2009), TU gives in to protest (kp 13/08/2009), TU agrees to continue PCL; students withdraw agitation (nn 13/08/2009), Pupil power (kp 14/08/2009)

University gets two days to address students' demands (ht 05/08/2009), Exams disrupted as violence rules (kp 11/08/2009)

Unions distributing PCL forms, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 03/08/2009), Student unions to distribute PCL forms (nn 04/08/2009), Student unions begin PCL admission, by Kokila KC (ht 08/08/2009)

CIAA seeks clarification from PU (kp 22/07/2009), PU affiliation bid under CIAA scanner (ht 22/07/2009)

University promotes unqualified teachers (ht 19/07/2009)

KU closure continues (kp 18/07/2009)

CA members, leaders renew call to set up a regional university in Surkhet, by Suryamani Gautam (ht 18/07/2009)

Girl enrollment at TU far less than boys, by Purushottam Khatri (rn 16/07/2009)

Threat haunts Purbanchal University (ht 15/07/2009)

TU mulls rollback of PCL decision, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 12/07/2009)

Is it a determined TU? The case of the certificate level, by Mana Prasad Wagley (ht 09/07/2009)

Agro scientists deserting country, by Rosha Basnet (ht 08/07/2009)

PU postpones exams as ANNISU-R padlocks university offices; KU, too, shut after locals' protest (nn 07/07/2009)

Free TU From Politics (rn 03/07/2009)

TU into 50th year, gets facelift on building (rn 01/07/2009), ‘TU must adapt to changing times’ (ht 02/07/2009)

No end in sight to PCL row as TU, students at odds, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 28/06/2009), Stand-off on PCL continues: Unions demand immediate admissions (kp 02/07/2009)

TU grappling with dire financial straits (rn 24/06/2009)

Double trouble, by Prem Phyak (kp 18/06/2009)

Science of the times: The study of the social sciences began in Nepal with Tri-Chandra College in 1918, by BhaskerKafle and Gaurav K.C. (kp 13/06/2009)

Academic trouble: Pseudo-research has been on the rise in the social sciences in Nepal, by S.P. Dhoubhadel (kp 12/05/2009)

TU holds convocation after four year hiatus (kp 09/05/2009), TU holds convocation after four years (ht 09/05/2009)

TU back in business (kp 07/05/2009), TU reopens, students withdraw one-month strike, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 07/05/2009)

ANNISU-R shut down TU colleges (kp 29/04/2009)

Demoralising university authorities unethical: Politics in higher education, by Mana Prasad Wagley (ht 24/04/2009)

Lecturers boycott regular classes (ht 20/04/2009)

Student leaders rap TU for fee hike (rep 20/04/2009), No end in sight to TU fee row (kp 21/04/2009), Examination fee hike row rages (ht 23/04/2009), ANNISU-R slight for TU officials (ht 23/04/2009)

Site eludes proposed Far-western University (ht 18/04/2009)

Research-friendly policies sought (ht 16/04/2009), Govt nod to int'l biodiversity research (kp 16/04/2009)

TU writ runs large as multi-varsity fails to take off, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 15/04/2009)

Tribhuvan University yet to revamp its outdated system (ht 12/04/2009)

Unions see red over hike in fee (ht 08/04/2009), Students protest TU fee hike (kp 11/04/2009), ANNFSU warns of protest against fee hike (ht 12/04/2009)

Brain-drain among scientists on the rise (ht 24/03/2009)

Vets unhappy with varsity name (ht 11/03/2009)

Proposed varsity's location draws Banke locals' flak (ht 10/03/2009)

Students vent their ire on govt offices (ht 09/03/2009)

Japanese grant for campus (kp 05/03/2009)

Open varsity decision gets flak (kp 05/03/2009)

Two new varsities in offing (kp 04/03/2009), Govt nod to set up varsity in Far West (kp 05/04/2009), Cabinet approves varsity for far-west (ht 05/03/2009), Protesters refuse to relent (ht 05/03/2009), 27 hurt in Mahendranagar clash, by Chitranga Thapa (kp 06/03/2009), Five hurt in fresh round of clashes (ht 08/03/2009)

Bid to set up int’l research centre (kp 03/03/2009)

Over 200 professors held, released (ht 02/03/2009), Lecturers halt work in public campuses (ht 03/03/2009)

Mahendranagar tense after students, police clash, dozens injured (nn 02/03/2009), 40 students, 7 cops injured in clashes, by Chitranga Thapa (kp 03/03/2009), Students clamour for university in far-west, resort to vandalism, by Rajendra Bhatta (ht 03/03/2009), Indefinite curfew clamped in Bhimdutta Municipality (ht 04/03/2009), Curfew lifted in Mahendranagar; govt to establish far western varsity (kp 04/03/2009)

Sanskrit varsity convocation evasive for last eight years (rn 22/02/2009)

MoE proposes 3 more varsities (kp 18/02/2009), Govt decides to establish three new varsities (nn 27/02/2009)

Public campus teachers jump on stir bandwagon (ht 16/02/2009)

Campus rumpus, by Tirth Raj Khaniya (kp 12/02/2009)

PhD holders form their own body (ht 05/02/2009)

TU amends curriculum (nn 03/02/2009)

How long can security forces keep TU protesters at bay? (ht 26/01/2009)

Foreign varsities drawing more Nepalis, by Baburam Kharel (kp 25/01/2009)

TU to reopen soon (rn 18/01/2009), Perennially ill (ht 19/01/2009), TU likely to open from Wednesday, by Purushottam Khatri (rn 20/01/2009), TU to reopen today (ht 21/01/2009), TU reopens after 18 days (kp 22/01/2009)

No end in sight to varsity strike (kp 12/01/2009), Threat to shut down Kirtipur, Balkhu (ht 12/01/2009)

TU officials call indefinite strike (kp 06/01/2009), Call to end TU strike (kp 08/01/2009)

Certificate-level dental students up in arms, by Kokila KC (ht 05/01/2009), Dental certificate course students draw flak over demands, by Kokila KC (ht 12/01/2009)

'Deprived' locals shut down Kirtipur (ht 03/01/2009), 'Victims' gear up for chakka jam (ht 05/01/2009), Aggrieved locals ensure TU closure (ht 06/01/2009), Kirtipur locals intensify stir (ht 07/01/2009), TU victims line up third phase of protest programme (ht 09/01/2009), TU victims threaten to resort to Valley bandh (ht 10/01/2009) [Wonderful! Nepal needs only a few more bandhs until it dies! Every bandh is a crime against the Nepali people!]

Will he or won't he?: All eyes on Chancellor Prachanda as the TU Senate prepares to meet for the first time in three years, by Tirth Raj Khaniya (kp 25/12/2008)

KU needs change, more than ever, by Sameer M Dixit (ht 17/12/2008)

TU unable to give affiliation to more campuses (rn 02/12/2008)

A class apart, by Devi Prasad Bhattarai (kp 25/11/2008)

Good old TU needs to update its management to stem the flow of students to foreign universities (rn 24/11/2008)

Number of people doing Ph.D. in S&T on rise (rn 24/11/2008)

Political appointments ruin varsities: Expert (kp 23/11/2008)

Buddhist varsity council awaits appointments (kp 21/11/2008)

Journalism Education In Nepal, by Laxman Datt Pant (rn 21/11/2008)

Kathmandu University: In need of rejuvenation, by R C Sharma (ht 20/11/2008)

CTEVT dental students’ future uncertain (rn 20/11/2008)

PM Prachanda seeks support of private varsities (ht 19/11/2008)

Academic exercise (ht 14/11/2008)

Bhaktapur to get Khowpa varsity soon (ht 10/11/2008)

Three academies: Will they make a difference?, by Vijaya Chalise (ht 05/11/2008)

Distance Mode Of Education, by Binaya Ghimire (rn 21/10/2008)

Campus rumpus, by Tirth Raj Khaniya (kp 16/10/2008)

TU part-timers on warpath (kp 05/10/2008)

Engineering students in limbo sans NEC go-ahead (kp 30/09/2008)

Science Learning Centre in limbo, by Gaurav Aryal (kp 28/09/2008)

Four more universities soon (kp 11/09/2008), Four more varsities in offing (nn 11/09/2008), UGC submits report to minister (ht 18/09/2008)

Understanding Social Work Education, by Roshan Thapa (rn 10/09/2008)

PM Dahal’s priority, by Mana Prasad Wagley and Shreeram Lamichhane (kp 08/09/2008)

Med colleges to collect fees in installments (kp 07/09/2008)

Development comes out of exchange, by Prathiba Khanal (tg 03/09/2008)

Experts for autonomy to TU campuses (ht 28/08/2008)

The invisible (ht 28/08/2008)

Basket case (ht 20/08/2008)

Students padlock Purbanchal University offices, by Bhim Ghimire (kp 12/08/2008), Purbanchal University exam controller’s office vandalised (ht 14/08/2008)

TU too poor for world-standards at Master’s levels, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 10/08/2008), Poor marks for TU (kp 11/08/2008)

Deep slumber (ht 31/07/2008)

Internal assessment a ‘headache’, by Mohan Guragain (ht 29/07/2008)

Nobel Collegeoperators’ homes padlocked (kp 26/07/2008)

TU revising BA, MA curriculum (kp 26/07/2008)

Excellence In TU: Myth Vs Reality, by Sajan Kumar Karn (ht 24/07/2008)

PCL admission soon, by Tika R Pradhan (ht 20/07/2008), TU to retain Certificate level (kp 20/07/2008)

Call for young teachers in TU (ht 17/07/2008)

Politics undermining TU activities (ht 12/07/2008)

I want TU to remain free from all the mal-practices that are there in abundance, by Sita Maiya Singh Thapa (tg 09/07/2008)

TU employees on warpath (kp 27/06/2008)

Australia not so student-friendly, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 16/06/2008), Australia to grant work (ht 25/06/2008)

AIT plans training centre in Nepal (ht 29/05/2008)

Improve Academic Sector (rn 27/05/2008)

University and accelerated change, by Mana Prasad Wagley and Shreeram Lamichhane (kp 17/05/2008)

More Academies in offing, by Bhushita Vasistha (kp 06/04/2008)

Madhesi professors shut TU offices (ht 25/03/2008)

Leadership bankruptcy at TU, by Shreram Lamichhane and Mana Prasad Wagley (kp 18/03/2008)

My exasperation at TU, by Shreeya Shakya (kp 16/03/2008)

TU students irate over cancellation of exam (nn 13/03/2008)

TU appoints officials (kp 10/03/2008)

University autonomy : Big talk but little action, by Mana Prasad Wagley (ht 05/03/2008)

Changing roles of university, by Mana Prasad Wagley and Dr Shreeram Lamichhane (kp 01/03/2008)

PU students protest over affiliations (kp 05/02/2008)

The hired, tired and retired of TU, by Tirth Raj Khaniya (kp 02/02/2008)

Six campuses to become autonomous (nn 27/01/2008)

South Asian varsity by 2009 (kp 06/01/2008)

Rs 160m Indian aid for NAST (kp 06/12/2007)

Lack of policy clarity mars UGC (kp 25/11/2007)

Lock up in TU central office (nn 20/11/2007)

Four more universities in the offing (nn 19/11/2007)

Science, technology and academy, by Dayananda Bajracharya (kp 25/10/2007)

NAST crippled by massive brain drain, by Baburam Kharel (kp 10/10/2007)

Popularizing science in Nepal: Dr Tirtha B Shrestha, by Pawan Neupane (kp 06/10/2007)

Who should own university?, by Mana Prasad Wagley and Shreeram Lamichhane (kp 27/09/2007)

USAID to support TU dept (kp 26/09/2007)

Renowned businessmen nominated as KU senators (nn 14/09/2007)

Yet another hassle, by Govinda Prasad Acharya (kp 08/09/2007)

University within university, by Kailash N Pyakuryal (kp 07/09/2007)

TU gets new registrar, rector (nn 01/09/2007) [continued non-inclusiveness!]

Ineptitude, apathy mar TU’s efficacy, by Anjali Subedi (kp 11/08/2007)

University teachers begin relay hunger strike (nn 07/08/2007)

University Umbrella Act soon (kp 31/07/2007)

Lack of key officials hampers TU work (kp 23/07/2007)

Legitimacy of TU's exams, by Tirth Raj Khaniya (kp 19/07/2007)

NUTA wants earliest appointment of key officials (kp 16/07/2007)

On discourse of depoliticization, by Hem Raj Kafle (kp 06/07/2007)

Still no consensus on Registrar, Rector (kp 02/07/2007)

Dutch varsity in thick soup for cheating, by Anjali Subedi (kp 29/06/2007)

TU's ruining syndromes, by Tirth Raj Khaniya (kp 23/06/2007)

Confucius Institute established in Nepal (nn 14/06/2007)

Dr. Baral appointed VC of Pokhara University (nn 06/06/2007)

Strange university parochial VC, by Tirth Raj Khaniya (kp 15/05/2007)

Ritual, pastiche, or something else?, by Prakash Subedi (kp 08/05/2007)

New VCs vow to bring reforms (kp 02/05/2007)

Politicking universities, by Tirth Raj Khaniya (kp 28/04/2007), Quota VCs (kp 02/05/2007)

Appointment in Universities by May 8: Minister Nepal (nn 17/04/2007), Parties agree to distribute VCs; appointments soon (nn 21/04/2007) [???], Appointments and disappointments, by Trilochan Upreti (kp 25/04/2007), Education minister waiting for PM's action to appoint VCs (nn 27/04/2007), PM finally forms committees to recommend VCs (nn 28/04/2007), Govt appoints vice-chancellors in three universities (nn 30/04/2007)

TU campus: Centre of excellence, by T R Khaniya (kp 12/04/2007)

Nepal vows to appoint VCs soon (nn 05/04/2007)

Madhesh University for Peace to be set up in Nepal (pd 29/03/2007), Madhesh University to be set up (kp 02/04/2007)

Himalayan University Consortium launched (nn 27/03/2007), S Asian varsity to be set up in Delhi (kp 28/03/2007)

Proposed varsity act draft ready (samn 16/03/2007)

Japan to provide books to TU central library (nn 14/03/2007)

MBBS seats for Janaandolan injured (kp 09/03/2007)

SC issues Show Cause notice on University Vacancies (nn 08/02/2007)

Govt to appoint top officials in universities within a week (nn 22/02/2007)

Coalition universities?, by Khagendra N Sharma (kp 16/02/2007), Literate but uneducated politicians, by Prem Phyak (kp 16/02/2007)

S Asian varsity in 3 yrs (kp 13/02/2007)

Chinese language Institute at KU (kp 07/02/2007)

TU exams postponed (kp 30/01/2007)

Pupils, varsity employees continue stir (samn 06/01/2007), TU staffers end strike (nn 14/01/2007)

Declining TU needs autonomy, by Prem Phyak (kp 04/01/2007)

MPs worried about mismanagement in universities; Speaker seeks govt attention (nn 02/01/2007), Speaker rules on universities (kp 03/01/2007)

TU staff injured in police intervention (nn 01/01/2007), 70,000 varsity workers to go on warpath in Nepal (wi 01/01/2007), 40 hurt in baton-charge:
Police pounce on TU protesters (kp 02/01/2007), 45 varsity staff hurt in police action (samn 02/01/2007), TU staffers padlock offices at 63 campuses (kp 03/01/2007)

Study mechanism, by Shreedhar Aryal (kp 31/12/2006)

Varsity teachers to stage 3-day strike (samn 26/12/2006), TUTA to stage strike in Valley colleges (samn 27/12/2006)

ANNFSU padlocks offices of four universities (nn 24/12/2006), Students organise protest programme against delay in appointments at universities (nn 25/12/2006), ANNFSU padlocks offices of 4 varsities (kp 25/12/2006), ANNFSU continues protests (kp 26/12/2006), Headless varsities (kp 26/12/2006), ANNFSU to announce fresh protests (kp 29/12/2006), Minister asks students to end stir (samn 29/12/2006), ANNFSU announces second phase of protest demanding appointments in Universities (nn 30/12/2006)

Congratulations in retrospect!, by Padma Devkota (kp 21/12/2006)

Pokhara University shut down indefinitely (kp 14/12/2006)

Studying Masters in Business Studies (MBS), by Amrita Gurung (kp 11/12/2006)

‘Categorize colleges’, interview with LP Bhanu Sharma, principal of Apex College (kp 13/11/2006)

Education mess (nt 03/11/2006, originally in Chhalphal, 29 October)

ANHS elects new executive committee (nn 27/10/2006)

Selecting university managers, by Kedar N Shrestha (kp 23/10/2007)

Nepali university to launch Master's Degree in conflict management (pd 12/10/2006)

KU’s quality education: After 15 years, Kathmandu University looks ahead to the next 15, by Mallika Aryal (nt 15/09/2006)

Is the demand justifiable? by Byanjana Sharma (kp 12/09/2006)

Students torch TU department (kp 01/09/2006)

'Policy on part-time teachers sets wrong precedent' (kp 31/08/2006)

Varsity teachers on hunger strike (kp 28/08/2006), NUTA ends strike (kp 23/09/2006)

'Revoke decision on part-time teachers' (kp 27/08/2006), Memo to PM against part-timers (kp 28/08/2006), Students' mock rally (kp 03/09/2006)

NUTA issues three-day ultimatum to government (kp 21/08/2006)

MBA students want PU exam cancelled (kp 17/08/2006)

KU teachers boycott classes (samn 15/08/2006)

TU teachers announce fresh agitation (nn 15/08/2006), TUPTA continues agitation (kp 16/08/2006), Over four-dozen temporary teachers of TU arrested (nn 16/08/2006), 40 TUPTA members arrested, released (kp 17/08/2006)

Central library to be fully computerized, by Post B Basnet (kp 07/08/2006)

KU asks teachers to end stir (kp 07/08/2006)

Kathmandu University: Leadership Matters (sp 28/07/2006), “The Present Leadership Of The KU Will Overcome The Crisis”, interview with Bel Prasad Shrestha (sp 28/07/2006)

Students change PN Campus name (kp 26/07/2006)

Dr Pradhan appointed PU acting chief (nn 26/07/2006)

NUTA demands to sack stir suppressor (nn 25/07/2006)

Dozen students arrested from protest in front of Education Ministry (nn 24/07/2006) [The same measures as under autocratic royal rule!], PU, CTEVT students protest at MoES (kp 25/07/2006)

Human resources in science and technology, by Dayananda Bajracharya (kp 23/07/2006)

TU gets new chief, lockout lifted (samn 19/07/2006)

TU's wrong education policy, by Lal Kshetri (kp 16/07/2006)

Lucrative jobs and academic responsibility by Padma Devkota (kp 09/07/2006)

KU leadership vs transparency, by Sijan Raj Baral (kp 08/07/2006), “We must save KU”, excerpts of an interview with vice-chancellor Suresh Raj Sharma of Kathmandu University (nt 14/07/2006, originally in Samaya, 6 July), KU teachers cry foul over ‘termination letters’ (kp 15/07/2006)

Northumbria University introduces new scholarships for Nepalese students (nn 05/06/2006)

TU Triumvirate, by Bijay Kumar Rauniyar (kp 05/07/2006)

Grass greener elsewhere for TU profs, by Post B Basnet (kp 30/06/2006), TU teachers, by Shambhu Ram Simkhada (kp 01/07/2006)

Absence of officials affects TU, by Ganesh Rai (kp 28/06/2006)

University, union and intervention, by Babu Ram Neupane (kp 18/06/2006)

TU VC, Rector resign from posts (nn 29/05/2006)

Part time teachers of TU demand permanent status (nn 27/05/2006)

'Students Should Elect Varsity Chancellors' (ht 19/05/2006)

Internal assessment in TU, by Tirtha Raj Khaniya (kp 07/05/2006)

Nepal to run doctoral course on Buddhism (Xinhua 06/05/2006)

TU exams postponed (nn 10/04/2006)

Who speaks for TU? by Shiva Rijal (kp 18/02/2006)

University teachers to stage pen down on Feb 1 (nn 29/01/2006)

Tribhuvan University Library (kp 19/01/2006)

IIT Kharagpur in Nepal farm pact (Business Standard 18/01/2006)

Revamp or remove PCL, by Tirth Raj Khaniya (kp 13/01/2006)

TU approves rules to give autonomy to colleges (nn 12/01/2006)

Academics for executives: Catching up, by Karuna & Kusum (kp 05/01/2006)

Congratulations in advance! by Padma Devkota (kp 26/11/2005)

TU confers degrees to 21,975 (nn 23/11/2005), TU confers 21,975 degrees (kp 23/11/2005)

TU revamping exam system, by Nitya N Timsina (kp 21/11/2005), Internal assessment (kp 22/11/2005)

University authority & politics, by Shiva Rijal (kp 19/11/2005)

Admissions open!, by Padma Devkota (kp 12/11/2005)

Capable TU colleges may get autonomy, by Nitya Nanda Timsina (kp 06/10/2005)

Siddhartha University, letter by Amrit R Tuladhar (kp 28/09/2005)

924 graduates receive KU degrees (kp 18/09/2005)

PhD, performance and promotion, by Phanindra Upadhyaya

TU signs accords with foreign varsities (samn 31/08/2005)

TU authority not responsive, by Tirth Raj Khaniya (kp 24/08/2005); see also part 2 (25/08/2005)

Global citizenry in the making Nepali Students abroad, by Nitya Nanda Timsina (kp 14/08/2005), Abroad study (kp 15/08/2005

TU system, by Bimal Gautam (kp 08/08/2005)

Prof Vaidya appointed Lumbini University vice-chancellor (nn 04/08/2005)

After 46 Years’ Of Establishment TU On Way To World Class University, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rn 15/07/2005)

Legal status eludes Siddhartha University (kp 04/07/2005)

New ordinance proposes King as chancellor of all the universities: Reports (nn 24/06/2005), US$ 60m at stake due to autonomy issue; WB may stall higher education aid, by Nitya Nanda Timsina (kp 25/06/2005), Keep politics away from academia: Educationists (kp 26/06/2005)

Higher education and TU, by Shreedhar Gautam (kp 09/06/2005)

Higher education Need for strong University Grants Commission, by Bidur Prasad Upadhyay (ht 19/04/2005)

Nepal to establish open university (kp 19/04/2005)

TU syllabi in 10 languages soon (ht 11/04/2005)

PK Campus aims for university status (kp 07/04/2005)

"Enhancement Of Quality Is More Necessary", interview with Govinda Prasad Sharma, vice chancellor of Tribhuwan University (sp 28/01/2005)

Ordinances on new varsities await cabinet approval (rn 17/01/2005)

Work to establish university in Surkhet gathers tempo (rn 14/01/2005)

Students rally against Pokhara varsity exam controller (ht 26/12/2004)

TU senior teachers allege bias in selection (ht 23/12/2004)

Lumbini Bouddha University? by Tirth Raj Khaniya (kp 15/12/2004)

Monitoring fee troubles TU colleges (kp 13/12/2004)

Disparity in education, by Bharati Sharma (ht 09/12/2004)

Open University to materialise soon, by Renu Kshetry (ht 28/11/2004)

Of more than academic interest: The unseemly scramble of sycophantic scholars, by CK Lal (nt 26/11/2004)

Nepal urged to produce job creators (ht 23/11/2004), Thinking differently (ht 24/11/2004)

Nidhi calls for educational reforms: Over 3600 graduates attend TU’s convocation ceremony (rn 23/11/2004)

TU to introduce master’s in conflict management (kp 22/11/2004)

Govt plan to open more varsities flayed (ht 20/11/2004), Govt to set up seven more varsities: Mismanagement leading to further deterioration in education feared, by Renu Kshetry (ht 22/11/2004)

Students in making of TU, by Tirth Raj Khaniya (kp 19/11/2004)

Higher education Daunting challenges, by Bidur Prasad Upadhyay (ht 19/11/2004)

Donors for conditional support (kp 17/11/2004)

Low attendance blamed for TU’s poor results, by Renu Kshetry (ht 17/11/2004)

Establishing new universities, by Kedar N Shrestha (kp 09/11/2004)

Separate university for women, by Raju Prasad Chapagai (kp 06/11/2004)

RNA to build links with foreign academic institutions (rn 05/11/2004)

Gesture of hope for TU, by Bisgnu Sapkota (kpm 04/11/2004)

TU to have new academic calendar (kp 04/11/2004)

Purbanchal Univ shut down (kp 02/11/2004)

Study panels formed for two new universities (ht 31/10/2004), New universities Political interest or national need? by Mana Prasad Wagley (ht 02/11/2004), Former VCs flay move to open universities through ordinance (ht 05/11/2004), Former VCs oppose varsity ordinance (kp 05/11/2004), Former VCs oppose varsity ordinancen (rn 07/11/2004)

Academic community yet to discuss proposed universities (kp 21/10/2004)

Govt positive about Buddhism varsity: Minister (ht 18/10/2004), Govt to expedite process to open Buddhist varsity (rn 18/10/2004), More universities in pipeline (kp 18/10/2004), Siddhartha varsity questions government move (ht 19/10/2004), MoES forms panels for opening two varsities (ht 20/10/2004)

PM appoints 30 persons to Academic Council (rn 17/10/2004), RNA Council members nominated (rn 19/10/2004), Academicians quit over ‘politicisation’ (ht 20/10/2004), Pradhan, Manandhar resign from Academy (kp 20/10/2004), Stay apolitical (ht 20/10/2004)

Help For Library: Japan hands over microfilm and book binding equipment to the TU Central Library (kp 08/10/2004)

Establishing universities, by Tirth Raj Khaniya (kp 08/10/2004), Vote bank politics behind more varsities?, by Renu Kshetry (ht 09/10/2004), Quality counts (ht 11/10/2004)

Campus shut down after ANNISU-R threat (ht 04/10/2004)

Distant mode BEd plan on the anvil (ht 01/10/2004)

University governance, by Tirth Raj Khaniya (kp 30/09/2004)

TU’s crisis Its management needs re-engineering, by Shreeram Prasad Lamichhane (ht 28/09/2004)

Open education Urgent but neglected, by Mana Prasad Wagley (ht 24/09/2004), Govt urged to introduce Open University Bill (ht 25/09/2004)

No justification (ht 23/09/2004)

In effect, the present system is already a sinking horse, by Pitambar Rawal (tg 22/09/2004)

School of economics in TU likely next year (rn 20/09/2004), The future Road Map of T.U Economics Department, by Madan Kumar Dahal (tg 22/09/2004)

Students pay for college and board’s apathy, by Anjali Subedi (kp 18/09/2004)

Publication of results stopped (ht 18/09/2004), TU service commission to publish results by mid-Nov (ht 19/09/2004)

Education par excellence, by Suresh Raj Sharma (kp 16/09/2004)

TU to allow re-checking of answer papers, by Nitya Nanda Timsina (kp 12/09/2004), Re-evaluation of answer papers, by Padma Devkota (kp 14/09/2004)

Lockout at IOE office over reservation (ht 10/09/2004)

Diploma level exam postponed (ht 06/09/2004)

TU postpones two days’ exams (ht 03/09/2004), Curfew shadow looms over TU bachelor exams today (ht 05/09/2004)

TU report shows misuse of rural development funds (ht 28/08/2004)

TU announces reservation for Dalits, women, nationalities (ht 27/08/2004)

TU, US varsities ink pact (ht 25/08/2004)

Mahayagya for first women’s varsity (ht 24/08/2004)

TU plans three new postgraduate courses (ht 22/08/2004)

Royal Nepal Academy to function without academicians, by Renu Kshetry (ht 17/08/2004), Let’s have a VC (ht 18/08/2004)

PCL curriculum annoys campuses in east (kp 16/08/2004)

Nepali journals to go on Web (ht 15/08/2004)

TU has no room for good people, by Phanindra Upadhyaya (kp 14/08/2004)

Only two students living in TU foreign hostel, by Renu Kshetry (ht 11/08/2004)

Environmental justice likely to become new university subject (rn 10/08/2004)

Siddartha University seeks government support (ht 10/08/2004), Monks threaten hunger strike (kp 18/08/2004)

Prof Sharma is new HoD of English at TU (ht 04/08/2004), How heads are replaced, by Padma Devkota (kp 06/08/2004)

TU ‘no’ to fee cut in MA (RD) course (ht 04/08/2004)

Students allege bias in evaluation, lock KCC (ht 30/07/2004)

Govt decision on fate of affiliate institutes soon, by Renu Kshetry (ht 28/07/2004)

Ekalavya And TU Part-timers (rn 26/07/2004)

English and Left, by Arun Gupto (kp 25/07/2004)

TU to implement new academic calendar (ht 24/07/2004)

Cases of theft on rise in TU campus, by Renu Kshetry (ht 23/07/2004)

TU to bid adieu to surplus teachers, by Nitya Nanda Timsina (kp 19/07/2004)

Generate funds (ht 15/07/2004)

TU plans new programmes from this academic year (ht 14/07/2004)

Why Students Opt For Thesis Work, by Sonu Gurung (rn 13/07/2004)

MBA rules the roost, by Richa Shrestha (ht 11/07/2004)

Higher education must have adequate funding, by Mahendra Singh (ht 09/07/2004)

Fund crunch hits research centre hard; scientists stay idle, by Renu Kshetry (ht 09/07/2004)

New Sanskrit curriculum stressed (ht 08/07/2004)

Students flock to private colleges despite steep fees, by Suryama Shrestha (rn 06/07/2004)

Ministry to amend rules for foreign-affiliated colleges (ht 04/07/2004), Govt to issue new policy on college affiliation, recognition, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rn 04/07/2004), False affiliation (ht 05/07/2004)

Siddhartha University waiting for approval (rn 03/07/2004)

Medical college dupes students, by Chitranga Thapa (kp 01/07/2004)

Pious thoughts (kp 29/06/2004)

Integrated syllabi for PCL, HSEB in offing, by Renu Kshetry (ht 22/06/2004), Overdue merger (ht 23/06/2004)

Academy and boundary, by Shiva Rijal (kp 18/06/2004)

Civil servants at TU for enhancing capabilities (rn 01/06/2004)

Students threaten TU over JEC registration (ht 30/05/2004), Students lock out TU gates (ht 02/06/2004), Engg colleges to be locked out from today (ht 04/06/2004), Students call off strike (ht 05/06/2004)

TU books are for keeps, feel intellectuals!, by Renu Kshetry (ht 19/05/2004), Book of revelations (ht 20/05/2004)

Management school crossing the rough road, by Suresh Raj Sharma (kp 15/05/2004)

Nepali class faces shortage of students, by Chandra Shekhar Adhikari (rn 10/05/2004)

Story behind university engineering programme, by Suresh Raj Sharma (kp 05/05/2004)

PCL curriculum to change from next year (kp 03/05/2004)

Politics, corruption block TU from phasing out intermediate level, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rn 27/04/2004)

Campus funds ‘embezzled’, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rn 21/04/2004)

Unique gesture towards Kathmandu University, by Suresh Raj Sharma (kp 20/04/2004)

Umbrella university act proposed to govern higher education sector (kp 17/04/2004), Higher education capital focussed, points out report (rn 17/04/2004)

TU proposal to hold all exams in span of 77 days, by Renu Kshetry (ht 11/04/2004), TU’s new calendar to alter exam timetable (kp 14/04/2004)

Mystery over disappearance of TU staff provident fund, by Suvecha Pant (kp 04/04/2004)

In the works: Act to cleanse universities, by Renu Kshetry (ht 30/03/2004)

MSU lockout likely to end soon (ht 28/03/2004)

Judicial academy on anvil, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht 22/03/2004)

New academic calendar for TU (kp 04/03/2004)

TU’s Central Library goes online (kp 01/03/2004)

TU to offer masters in Buddhist studies (ht 31/01/2004)

Pokhara University graduates conferred, by Binesh Regmi (kp 28/01/2004)

World of academia, by Ananda P Srestha (ht 23/01/2004)

The centre of things: After 35 years, it is time to look back at the extraordinary accomplishments of the Kathmandu-based Nepal Research Centre, by Mark Turin (nt 23/01/2004)

Three universities to run population, gender studies (kp 17/01/2004)

For older links see archive

Background

Ace Institute of Management

B.P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences

Bernhardt College

Campion Associates (Campion College, Campian Academy, Angel's Heart School, National Computer Institute)

Capital College and Research Center (CCRC)

Kathmandu University

Kathmandu University, School of Management

Kathmandu Women's College

Malpi International College

Nepal Medical College, Teaching Hospital

Nepalgunj Medical College

Purbanchal University, Biratnagar

Royal Nepal Academy for Science and Technology (RONAST)

SAGIP (South Asian Group for International Programme) Educational Consultancy (P.) Ltd., an academic institution, managed by experts and professionals to company students to take abroad for higher university study

Siddharta University; this Buddhist university has not been implemented so far because prejudices of Hindu high cast state elite

Tribhuvan University, see also additional information: Tribhuvan University

Tribhuvan University Central Library (TUCL)

Tribhuvan University, Campus of International Languages

Tribhuvan University, Asian College of Higher Studies

Tribhuvan University, Institute of Medicine

Tribhuvan University, Institute of Engineering

Trichandra Multiple College

Universal Language and Computer Institute