Kathmandu, Mar 13 (UNI) Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli held a telephone conversation with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, renewing Nepal’s request for Egypt’s assistance in securing the release of Bipin Joshi, who has been held hostage by Hamas militants since October 7, 2023, media reports said on Thursday.
Hyderabad, Mar 12 (UNI) NephroPlus, Asia’s largest dialysis care network, on Wednesday announced it has achieved a monumental milestone by setting a Guinness World Record for the ‘Most Number of Sign-ups for a Health Screening Test in One Week’ with 10,500 sign -ups within the period from March 6 – 11.
Chennai, Mar 12 (UNI) Launching a blistering attack on the ''fascist'' BJP regime at the Centre, which has been denying due rights to Tamil Nadu on various fronts, Chief Minister and ruling DMK President M K Stalin on Wednesday termed the NEP as a ''saffron policy, and not an education policy and declared that the DMK would not bow down to the saffron party even it meant losing our lives.
Hyderabad, Mar 12 (UNI) NephroPlus, Asia’s largest dialysis care network, has achieved a Guinness World Record for the ‘Most Number of Sign-ups for a Health Screening Test in One Week,’ with 10,500 sign-ups from March 6 to 11, 2025.
Chennai, Mar 12 (UNI) Amid deepening row between the Centre and the DMK government inTamil Nadu over the NEP row to implement the three-language policy, School Education MinisterAnbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi on Wednesday said TN does not need a forced third language whenits students were already excelling with a strong bilingual foundation.
Chennai, Mar 11 (UNI) Amid escalating row over NEP with the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu stoutlyopposing it was an attempt to impose Hindi in the State, School Education Minister Anbil MaheshPoyyamozhi strongly countered Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan''s claim that theState has accepted and said TN has been opposing it consistently and there was no sudden change in it.
Kathmandu, Mar 11 (UNI) Hosts India were drawn alongside Nepal and Sri Lanka in Group B of the SAFF U19 Championship 2025 in the draw conducted here in Nepal on Tuesday.
Chennai, Mar 11 (UNI) Once again reiterating his strong opposition to the National Education Policy (NEP), Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and ruling DMK President M.K.Stalin said its provisions would drive away students and destroy the growth of education.
New Delhi, Mar 11 (UNI) DMK MPs on Tuesday held protest against Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and demanded "apology" over his remark in Parliament on NEP and the three-language formula.
Tiruchirapalli (Tamil Nadu), Mar 10 (UNI) Strongly condemning the remarks of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan that Tamil Nadu government was dishonest and ruining the future of the students of the State on the issue of implementing the National Education Policy (NEP) scheme, Tamil Nadu School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi on Monday strongly condemned .Pradhan’s remarks and said ‘the NEP is not an education policy, but an RSS-driven agenda.
Chennai, Mar 10 (UNI) Asserting that Tamil Nadu would never accept the NEPor none could force it to do so, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M K Stalin on Monday condemned Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan for speaking arrogantly in Parliament without providing due funds for the State andsought to know whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi accepts it.
Entebbe, Uganda, Mar 10 (UNI) Nepal defeated hosts Uganda by one wicket in an international women''s cricket T20 tournament here on Sunday.
Hyderabad, Mar 8 (UNI) NephroPlus, Asia’s Largest Dialysis Care Network said it will conduct a comprehensive research study utilizing data collected during the three-day large-scale kidney screening campaign conducted across 20+ cities in the country from March 6 on the occasion of World Kidney Day on March 13.
Bhubaneswar, Mar 7 (UNI) As many as 1,000 Nepali students out of 1,100 have returned to KIIT-DU to resume their academic pursuits after temporarily leaving the campus in the wake of the February 16 incident, an official release from the university said on Friday.
New Delhi, March 4 (UNI) India and Nepal discussed procedures to begin operations of the cross-border passenger railway service from Janakpur in Nepal to Ayodhya in India, as well as other railway links.
Lucknow, Mar 3 (UNI) A day after relieving Akash Anand from all responsibilities, including that of National Coordinator, of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), party supremo Mayawati on Monday expelled him citing the interest of the party and the movement.
Lucknow, Mar 2 (UNI) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Sunday removed her nephew Akash Anand, whom she had earlier declared as her successor, from the key post of National Coordinator, and named her younger brother Anand Kumar to the slot.
Kathmandu, Mar 2 (UNI) A total of 96,880 foreign visitors toured Nepal in February, 0.6 percent lower than the same month in 2024, the Nepal Tourism Board said on Sunday.
Lucknow, Mar 1 (UNI) In a surprise move, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Sunday removed her nephew Akash Anand from all party posts, including the National Coordinator.
Chennai, Feb 28 (UNI) Members of the Student Wing of the ruling DMK inTamil Nadu on Friday staged a black flag demonstration against the visitof Union Minister of State for Education Dr Sukanta Majumdar condemningthe Centre''s move to impose NEP-2020 that envisaged implementation of three-language formula in the State.
Chennai, Feb 28 (UNI) Amid the raging row in Tamil Nadu over the Centre''s insistence on accepting the New Education Policy (NEP)-2020 to implement the three-language policy in the State to receive its due share of funds, Governor R.N. Ravi on Friday said there was huge demand for implementation of NEP in the State as it would equip the youth better.
Kathmandu, Feb. 28 (UNI) A 5.5-magnitude earthquake hit central Nepal on Friday morning, leaving one person injured and several houses damaged, a local official said.
New York, Feb. 28 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted 14 km S of Kodāri̇̄, Nepal at 21:06:10 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.
Mumbai, Feb 27 (UNI) Pharma Major, Glenmark Pharma on Thursday said that its US subsidiary Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA has launched Epinephrine Injection USP, 10 mg/10 mL (1 mg/mL) Multiple-Dose Vial.
Hyderabad, Feb 26 (UNI) A 10-day ’International Training programme for delegates from selected urban local bodies of Nepal, began at NIRDPR ( National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj), here on Wednesday.
Bhubaneswar, Feb 22 (UNI) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday assured Nepal''s Foreign Minister, Dr. Arju Rana Deuba, that strict action would be taken regarding the unrest at KIIT University following the death of a Nepali girl student.
Chennai, Feb 22 (UNI) Continuing his attack on the BJP-led government at the Centre for refusing to release Rs 2,152 crore due funds to Tamil Nadu under SSA affecting more than 43 lakh students linking it to accepting NEP-2020 and 3-language poliy, Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday said NEP was a threat to social justice, Tamil language and the people of TN.
Chennai, Feb 21 (UNI) Seeking to know who is doing politics on the NEP and Hindi imposition in the form of 3-language policy, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M K Stalin said it was the BJP-led Government at the Centre which was doing politics on the issue.
New Delhi, Feb 21 (UNI) India today expressed deep sadness over the tragic death of a Nepali student at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar and assured that the government will take all necessary steps to ensure the safety, security and well-being of all Nepalese students in India.
New Delhi, Feb 21 (UNI) Hitting back at Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said it was inappropriate for the state to view National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 with a myopic vision and spin progressive educational reforms into threats to sustain political narratives.
Chennai, Feb 21 (UNI) The row between the ruling DMK and the Centre over accepting NEP-2020 linking it with implementing the 3-language policy in Tamil Nadu, further escalated on Friday with the DMK launching ''Get out Modi'' campaign and the BJP countered it with ''Get out Stalin'' campaign.
Chennai, Feb 21 (UNI) Observing that it was ''highly inappropriate'' for a state to view NEP 2020 with a myopic vision and use threats to sustain political narratives, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said there was no question of imposing any language on any state or community.
Bhubaneswar, Feb 20 (UNI) Five more employees of KIIT University were arrested by the Infocity police on Thursday in connection with incidents related to the death of a Nepali girl student on February 16.
Bhubaneswar, Feb 20 (UNI) KIIT and KISS Founder Dr. Achyuta Samanta has announced that a scholarship will be instituted in the name of Prakriti Lamsal as a tribute to her memory.
Prayagraj, Feb 19 (UNI) More than 50 lakh devotees from Nepal have taken a holy dip in the sacred Sangam, the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati at Prayagraj, participating in the world''s largest cultural gathering, Maha Kumbh, official sources said here on Wednesday.
Bhubaneswar, Feb 19 (UNI) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday assured that justice would be served in the case of a Nepali girl student from KIIT University, Parkruti, who committed suicide on February 15, triggering unrest in the institution.
Chennai, Feb 18 (UNI) Asserting that Hindi will not be imposed in Tamil Nadu as part of three language policy under the National Education Policy (NEP-2020), BJP State unit President K. Annamalai on Tuesday said the BJP will launch a 90-day door-to-door signature campaign across the State from March 1 toelicit parents'' views of the 3-language policy and submit it to President Draupadi Murmu.
Bhubaneswar, Feb 18 (UNI) The Commissionerate Police on Tuesday arrested three directors of KIIT University and two security guards in connection with unrest in the University in the aftermath of the suicide of a Nepali girl student on Sunday evening.
Chennai, Feb 18 (UNI) The ruling DMK-led Front, part of the Opposition Congress-led INDIA bloc at the National level, staged a massive protest demonstration on Tuesday to condemn the BJP-led government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Centre for neglecting and destroying the rights of the State and trying to impose the three-language formula in the name of NEP-2020.
Bhubaneswar, Feb 18 (UNI) The Odisha government has taken serious note of the unfortunate incidents that followed the suicide of a Nepali girl student inside the hostel at KIIT University on Sunday evening.
Bhubaneswar, Feb 18 (UNI) KIIT University Vice Chancellor Saranjit Singh on Tuesday tendered an apology for the untoward incidents that occurred in the university following the suicide of a B.Tech girl student from Nepal.
Bhubaneswar, Feb 17 (UNI) The Commissionerate Police on Monday arrested a third-year B.Tech student of KIIT University in connection with the suicide of a Nepali girl student, who was also a third-year B.Tech student.
Bhubaneswar, Feb 17 (UNI) Odisha Governor Dr. Hari Babu Kambhampati on Monday emphasized the need for greater awareness of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 among faculty members.
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi, Feb 17 (UNI) The Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University in Bhubaneswar on Monday urged Nepali students who had left or were planning to leave to return for classes, following uproar over the death of a Nepali student in the KIIT hostel on Sunday evening.
Bhubaneswar, Feb 17 (UNI) The Commissioner of Police has taken a B.Tech student of KIIT University into custody after a third-year B.Tech student from Nepal died by suicide in her hostel room at KIIT University on Sunday night.
Chennai, Feb 16 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President MK Stalin on Sundaystrongly objected to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan''s remarks that the State will not get its funds till it accepted the three-language formula under the New Education Policy (NEP) and termed it as sheer blackmail.
Chennai, Feb 15 (UNI) Strongly reacting to Union Education Minister Dharmendar Pradhan''sremarks that dues to Tamil Nadu under SSA scheme would not be released unless it acceptsthe NEP-2020 and three-language formula, State School Education Minister Anbil MaheshPoyyamozhi on Saturday evening said "what we are asking is our rights and dues and not any help or favour".