This is the most harse regression of king G's government. Even the royalists will have to soon eat 'gobbar ko laddu'. Some most chamcha royalists may get the benefits if he or she become the Mandale of Kamal Thapa. This is new amandament in the regulations. Bar on studying abroad sans govt nod Himalayan News Service Kathmandu, February 15: The government has introduced a new legal provision that bars students from going abroad for higher education without getting permission from the Ministry of Education. Issuing an Ordinance to amend some Acts regarding the education sector, the government has prohibited people from going abroad for higher education unless they get a no-objection-letter from the Ministry. “No Nepali citizen can go abroad for higher education unless the Ministry of Education and Sports issues permission,” the Ordinance states. The government issued the Ordinance amending the Scholarship Act 1964, the Education Act 1970, the Technical Education and Vocational Training Centre Act 1988, the Sports Development Act 1991 and the Nepal Scout Act 1993 with some amendments in the areas. The Ordinance also gives chances for temporary teachers to be permanent. “The Ministry will issue no objection letter if it sees grounds to provide it only after a thorough investigation,” states the amended provision of the Scholarship Act. The King put royal seal to the Ordinance on January 30 and it was made public on Monday. “Without the ‘no objection letter’, the government will not provide exchange facilities of foreign currency for the persons who want to go abroad for higher education,” states the Clause 4(3) of the Act. The Ministry will recommend the authorities concerned to provide the facility only after anyone receives ‘no objection letter’. However, the provision would not be applied for the civil servants and the Civil Service Act 1992 would govern the civil servants in this regard. Another provision in the Ordinance states that if a person does not return to the country or does not contact the Ministry upon the completion of his or her foreign degree with scholarship, he or she may face fine equal to the amount he spent during the study or the amount received as donation for the study. The spokesperson for the Ministry of Education and Sports, Lava Prasad Tripathi, told THT that the new provision was issued to avoid the flight of students in a disorganised manner. He said most of the embassies will require ‘no objection letter’ before issuing visa to the students. He added that the provision was made in order to fulfil legal loopholes in this regard. “Since when it was essential to get visa while going abroad for education, we have made this legal provision to make the foreign education further systematic,” Tripathi added. General Secretary of the Nepal Teachers’ Organisation Baburam Adhikary, chairman of PABSON Umesh Shrestha and general secretary of the N-PABSON Karna Bahadur Shahi have accused the government of imposing regressive legal provisions in education sector. http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullstory.asp?filename=aFanata0sdqzpfa9Sa6wa.axamal&folder=aHaoamW&Name=Home&dtSiteDate=20060216 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Now before you become royalists online or in the land of Himalayas to support the Mandale king G think twice whether you get the chance to get the opportunity from the Mandale gang or not. The most secure way is to join the Seven Party, Human Rights group and Civil Society to fight for the Aboslute Democracy in Nepal ...NO MATTER HOW LONG????????????????