Political
interference plagues Nepali varsities.
VC resignation is latest case :
Education experts say political meddling
in higher education won’t end until
prime minister and education minister
stop acting as chancellor and
pro-chancellor, by Binod Ghimire (kp
12/04/2025) [The
problem of politicisation by political
parties affects all areas of public
life. And why is a PM who has no idea
about academic life the Chancellor of
all universities?]
Being
Kulman Ghising : Ghising’s case is a
window into the deep political influence
that has rotted Nepal’s power sector,
by Bishal Thapa (kp 11/04/2025)
No
relief : The politicisation of
reparations and their selective nature
does grave injustice to victims (kp
28/03/2025)
Tug
of war : All eyes are on the Nepal Bar
Association as the judicial crisis
continues to deepen, by Deependra
Bista (kp 27/03/2025)
Congress-UML
wrangling over hospital chief
appointment cripples Kapilvastu Hospital
: Patient flow has dropped by half as
services at the 50-bed hospital have
declined due to long-running leadership
crisis and staff shortage , by Manoj
Paudel (kp 12/02/2025) [This perverse
penetration of all public areas by
political parties is intolerable!]
Lawmakers
want ban on politically-affiliated trade
unions in civil service : Some advocate
for an umbrella trade union where all
civil servants can be adjusted (kp
27/12/2024)
Top
court issues show cause order against
government as NRNA case gets knottier :
Of late, politicisation has gripped
NRNA, resulting in disputes mainly on
partisan grounds (kp 31/10/2024)
Politicization of
Nepal’s judiciary is entrenched, by
Kiran Paudel (ae 07/06/2024)
Liberating
academia from partisan politics : For that, we
must implement merit-based selection process in
top positions, by Kiran Paudel (kp
18/02/2024)
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