Australian Education Fair 2022 begins tomorrow
The first Australian Education Fair of 2022 is being held in Kathmandu tomorrow with the theme “Study in Australia”.
The fair is being organized from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at Everest Hotel in New Baneshwor, said fair organizer Nova Education & Consulting Services. Australian Ambassador to Nepal Felicity Volk will inaugurate the study fair.
“This year’s Australian Educational Fair will be attended by thousands of students studying in grades 11 and 12 as well as Bachelors- and Masters-level students,” said Nova Education’s Executive Director Raman Koirala.
The fair will feature colleges and universities from Australia, NMB Bank as an educational loan provider from Nepal, IDP IELTS as an IELTS partner, and Allianz Partners as an educational insurance partner, among 15 different institutions attending the education fair.
The fair will also provide information on scholarships, post-study work, and regional campuses to students. One hundred participants will receive free IELTS or PTE classes, and one lucky winner will receive free airfare to Australia, said the organizer.
According to the organizers, students will be able to get free educational counseling at the fair and will be provided with many gifts as well as scholarships. Interdiction Trade Show Nepal is managing the event.
CPN (Maoist Center) concludes its convention by selecting 236 CC members
The CPN (Maoist Center) has concluded its 8th General Convention selecting 236 Central Committee(CC) members.
The closed session of the party endorsed the names proposed by Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda. The size of CC is 299 and Prachanda will nominate the rest of the CC members.
The Central Committee will select the party’s 15-member office bearer on Monday. A week-long convention of the party endorsed a political document tabled by Prachanda.
Santosh Shah wins MasterChef: The Professionals Rematch
Santosh Shah was crowned winner of BBC’s MasterChef: The Professionals Rematch special in scenes that aired tonight after he lost out on the title in 2020.
The 34-year-old chef, who was dubbed the ‘people’s champion’ in last year’s series, wowed judges Marcus Wareing, Monica Galetti, and Gregg Wallace with his Nepalese cuisine, according to the news report.
Santosh stepped back into the kitchen along with fellow finalists Philli Armitage-Mattin and Bart van der Lee, who appeared on last year’s series, and Jamie Park, who reached the final in 2017.
Speaking to media he said, “I was so delighted to be invited back into the MasterChef kitchen to cook again, and had so much fun being reunited with Bart, Philli, and Jamie from the 2017 series.”
MCC endorsement only after amendments, says Prachanda
CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda has said that America’s grant under Millennium Challenge Corporation(MCC) could be endorsed by Parliament only after amending some clauses.
In a political document presented in the party's 8th General Convention that began on December 26, Prachanda has said that it cannot be endorsed without amendment. According to a member, Prachanda told his party cadres that MCC would be amended to serve the national interest.
The ruling coalition is sharply divided over MCC. Speaking at the inaugural session of the Maoist convention, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba defended MCC stating that there are not any provisions that would hurt national interests. Parties plan to table MCC in Parliament after the Maoist party concludes its convention. The Maoist jamboree, however, is likely to endorse Prachanda’s position on MCC. America, however, said that the MCC compact cannot be amended.
