Ramesh Timilsina News Today

Rs250 million had been pledged for the programme in the last fiscal year, but the government did not provide the money. The scheme has been continued this fiscal year too.

A joint investigation launched by rights organisations into the death of juvenile undertrial Kamal Basnet, 18, and the escape of other juvenile delinquents and undertrials from a child correction home at Sanothimi, Bhaktapur has blamed the child correction centre administration for the incident.

Newly established businesses have been promised loans of up to Rs2.5 million at 3 percent interest.