Outdated unions : Student wings of political parties are perfect reflections of the anomalies of their mother parties (kp 07/10/2024)

Kathmandu hostels see drop amid surge in students flying abroad, by Pushpanjali Basnet (kh 18/12/2023)

Students protest demanding refund of additional charges : MBBS students of Lumbini Medical College in Palpa accuse the college administration of ignoring their demand, by Madhav Aryal (kp 25/06/2023)

Police, students clash in Bara; several injured including DSP (rep 22/05/2023)

Students struggle to find good hostels in the Capital : For most who come to the Valley for study, private hostels are the only option. But not all provide what they promise, by Aarati Baral (kp 17/05/2023)

Student wings of major parties retain their dominance in university elections : Polls were held on March 19 in Tribhuvan University constituent and affiliated campuses across the country (kp 26/03/2023)

Student politics 101 : Rather than act as pawns of mother parties, student leaders should help improve academic quality (kp 20/03/2023) [The responsibility for this aberration lies with the authoritarian party leaders!]

Free student union election today after a violent lead-up : Polling is being held while multiple campuses remain padlocked. Like their mother parties, the student wings are also making and breaking alliances in a jiffy, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 19/03/2023) [This is what the top politicians teach them, which,  bodes ill for the political future of the country!], FSU Election: Things to Consider, by Jagadish Paudel (rep 19/03/2023), Tribhuvan University students vote to elect their representatives : Preliminary estimates put Sunday’s voter turnout at around 60 percent. Polls postponed in some colleges, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 20/03/2023)

EVM being used in FSU election at TU Central Campus (rep 19/03/2023), FSU elections halted at 13 campuses (rep 19/03/2023), Police open blank fire to control clash at Budhinanda Campus (rn 19/03/2023)

FSU Must Strive For Students’ Welfare, by Manjima Dhakal (rn 18/03/2023)

Three Student Association form alliance in FSU elections (nlt 12/03/2023), Alliance politics trickles down to student wings : The groups have adopted the well-known tendencies of their mother parties such as factionalism and eagerness for opportunistic alliances, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 12/03/2023) [Continued de-democratisation by the political Khas Arya oligarchy!]

Election process of FSU starts after 14 years (rep 12/03/2023)

Registration of student unions for FSU election today (kh 03/03/2023), As college polls inch closer, student unions plan alliances : Change in national politics likely to reflect in campuses with students supporting ruling parties coming together. This pits eight unions against the UML wing (kp 04/03/2023)

Are Nepal’s student organisations still relevant? They once played a vital role in political movements but they have now lost their focus, critics argue, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 16/02/2023)

State of the unions : This is the right time to start a fresh debate on how to improve the faltering image of student unions (kp 23/01/2023)

What to make of March student union elections : Even as their relevance is questioned, Tribhuvan University seeks to widen the scope of Free Student Union polls, by Binod Ghimire (kp 22/01/2023)

Long-pending student union election to be held on March 19 : The biennial elections haven’t been held since 2017. In the elections five years back, voting could take place only in 35 constituent campuses and some 100 community colleges (kp 15/01/2023)

Student unions agree on holding long overdue election (kh 27/12/2022), After years, Student Union elections likely on March 12 : Student Welfare Council will recommend date to the university’s executive committee which will formally announce the schedule (kp 29/12/2022)

Govt providing induction stoves free of cost to university students from remote Nepal studying in the Valley (rep 03/03/2022)

Country prepares for local polls but college elections are still uncertain : Supposedly biennial elections haven’t been held since 2017, by Binod Ghimire (kp 04/02/2022)

Joint Student Union demands schedule of FSU election (kh 10/01/2022)

Student organizations demand action against colleges that charge higher fees (rep 16/12/2021)

Local unit provides aid to students from poor families : Malarani Rural Municipality in Arghakhanchi aims to fill the void left by the absence of skilled and educated professionals in the rural municipality, by Birendra KC (kp 21/11/2021)

tudent unions fail to adhere to student-centric agendas: In terms of civic participation, those students who are not involved in any union are doing a better job, by Arjun Thapa (kp 22/09/2019)

Student poll date to be fixed soon (kp 03/02/2019)

Reading in a group: Unofficial reading groups can help graduate students better understand their field, via one’s own initial reading of a text and later during discussion, by Pratyoush Onta (kp 15/12/2018)

More students opting for studies abroad (ht 26/05/2018)

Student unions padlock PABSON, NPABSAN offices (rep 03/05/2018)

Students protest against high fees at pvt schools (kp 26/04/2018)

Student unions to protest against hiked tuition fees (ht 17/04/2018)

Student unions demand amendment to Education Act (ht 06/04/2018)

Semester system leads to decline of student politics at colleges (ht 20/02/2018)

Going with the wind: Many students are pursuing higher studies without future plans in mind, by Umesh Raj Regmi (kp 14/01/2018)

Student unions padlocking private schools from Wednesday (rep 26/04/2017), Over 100 Valley schools padlocked over exorbitant fees (kp 27/04/2017)

Student unions want pvt school fees regulated: Unions claim that private educational institutions have increased fees by up to 200 percent from this session (kp 19/04/2017), Unions give govt 3 days to slash private school fees (rep 19/04/2017)

Students on warpath demanding convenient examination centre (ht 05/04/2017)

Blackboard jumble: There are more political activities than research and scholarship on college campuses, by David Kainee (kp 02/04/2017)

Voting in RR Campus amid tight security (kp 29/03/2017), ANNFSU clean-sweeps RR student election (ht 30/03/2017)

SC orders college to hold FSU poll (rep 16/03/2017)

TU told to conduct pending  FSU votes after May 14: The FSU polls were held in only around 170 constituent and affiliated colleges on March 1 (kp 06/03/2017)

Unions close to 3 parties win most FSU positions (kp 03/03/2017), Student unions make conflicting claims about poll win (rep 03/03/2017)

Campus politics: The way ahead, by Jeewan Shrestha (ht 01/03/2017)

Vital FSU election: The main task of new student leaders will be to save public education at a time of rampant privatization, by Kaushal Ghimire (rep 28/02/2017) [Yes, and politicisation!]

Hold FSU polls on schedule: TU; The colleges are instructed to complete the electoral processes scheduled  earlier for Feb 25 and 26  by 10am on Feb 26 and 27 (kp 27/02/2017), 'FSU polls almost impossible on March 1' (rep 27/02/2017), Student unions stand divided over FSU polls (ht 27/02/2017), Students break norms as FSU election nears: Padlocking, vandalism, arson, clashes common at TU campuses (kp 28/02/2017), 12 injured as students clash (rep 28/012/2017), Explosion at college in Gorkha, padlocking at another, by Narahari Sapkota (rep 28/02/2017), TU to colleges: Hold FSU polls today or never (kp 01/03/2017), Unions padlock campuses (kp 01/03/2017), Most TU-affiliated campuses padlocked (rep 01/03/2017), Polls held at 170 TU colleges: TU Rector and Coordinator of election committee says all results will be in by Thursday evening (kp 02/03/2017), FSU elections held in just 143 colleges (rep 02/03/2017)

FSU poll process hamstrung by arson, padlocking (kp 26/02/2017)

Old heads on young shoulders: Student elections have become no more than an extension of the patronage politics on the national stage, by Deepak Thapa (kp 23/02/2017)

Age bar for FSU candidacy divides students, by Pooja Chauhan (rep 21/02/2017)

Major parties agree for FSU polls on set date (kp 16/02/2017), Student union polls deferred by 4 days (kp 17/02/2017), FSU polls deferred for March 1 (rep 17/02/2017)

Govt to remove padlocks from TU colleges, by Pooja Chauhan (rep 16/02/2017)

Student politics: Its role and future, by Lochan Acharya (ht 15/02/2017)

FSU election process gets underway: The TU’s affiliate and offshoot campuses across the country will now release the voters’ list (kp 13/02/2017), 50pc colleges issue voter list; Free Student Union poll process disrupted in some constituent colleges of  TU due to padlocking, by Samipa Khanal (kp 14/02/2017)

Fake Student Union (FSU): Yes, we need student unions, but they should work for the students not the vested interests of politicians, by Guffadi (kp 04/02/2017) [satirical and true!]

Student unions gear up for FSU elections nationwide: TU to hold elections from Feb 25; Student candidates must be under 28 yrs, by Gyan P. Neupane (rep 04/02/2017)

Students seek donations for FSU elections (kp 01/02/2017), NSU, ANNFSU supporters clash (kp 01/02/2017), NC directs NSU to agree to age bar (kp 03/02/2017)

Chief secretary directs agencies to tame pollution: Top bureaucrat asks stakeholders to coordinate  while carrying out development projects (kp 29/01/2017)

After 3 call-offs in 8 years, FSU election set for next month (kp 27/01/2017), TU publishes student union poll scheduleElection process will start on February 12, voting on February 25, by Binod Ghimire (kp 29/01/0217)

28-yr age limit set for FSU poll candidates (kp 05/01/2017)

Over 300 Nepali students competing for Hult Prize (kp 14/12/2016)

No shut-down of colleges, pledges NSU: Nepal Students’ Union has said it will not resort to shut-down of academic institutions as a tool for its protests (kp 01/09/2016)

Student Unions Tool Of Petty Power Politics, by Kushal Pokharel (kp 27/08/2016)

Pupil power: The role of student unions should be redefined to better serve student needs (kp 18/08/2016)

Let the students grow: It is high time we helped students build knowledge themselves rather than impart it to them, by Gandhiv Kafle (kp 16/08/2016)

TU yet to start discussion on age bar for Free Student Union polls (ht 23/07/2016)

Consensus eludes over FSU poll (kp 07/04/2016), NSU gives TU three days to announce date for FSU polls (ht 09/04/2016)

Police drive to curb student truancy draws outrage, by Anup Ojha (kp 08/02/2016)

Student absentee rate soars in wake of Tarai unrest (kp 29/12/2015)

ANNISU-R halts classes in CTEVT institutions (ht 24/04/2015)

SC: Hold FSU election within three months, by Binod Ghimire (kp 22/04/2015), Student unions urge TU to create environment for holding FSU polls (ht 23/04/2015)

Faculty of Education students on war path (ht 17/03/2015)

ANNFSU gives two-month ultimatum to conduct FSU poll (ht 16/02/2015)