Overview
- Nepal formed a five-member panel with a 15-day deadline to investigate the burning of copies of The Governance of China at Manmohan Technical University in Morang, officials said.
- China’s embassy sent a diplomatic note to Nepal’s foreign ministry, which relayed the concern to the Home Ministry and prompted orders for an inquiry and possible legal action.
- Home minister Oman Prakash Aryal directed Morang district authorities and police to investigate, as Chief District Officer Yuvaraj Kattel sought a written explanation from the college.
- MTU vice chancellor Subash Shree Pokhrel said the books were inadvertently destroyed during a cleanup of termite-damaged materials, echoing earlier statements from college administrators.
- A viral video showed the books being thrown into a bonfire, leading police to be deployed and the district chief to ask a local newsroom to remove the footage over concerns for Nepal–China relations.