TU’s 700 ropanis of land not reclaimed as education minister claims

Kathmandu, November 5

Education and Sports Minister Sasmit Pokhrel has claimed that the government has reclaimed around 705 ropanis of Tribhuvan University (TU) land in the Kathmandu Valley. However, a visit to the university campus and accounts from TU staff suggest that the land has not yet been formally returned.