Background: College choice decision remains one of the major issues for the students and parents especially during the time of admission. Objective: Understanding this problem, this research, taking colleges of Tribhuvan University and Kathmandu University as the samples, assesses which of the characteristics― institutional, marketing, and social are more dominant in this decision. Method: The study, based on the primary survey; uses the questionnaire to collect data among the management students of bachelor’s level in Lalitpur and Kathmandu district, shows that academic program, quality of education, and social factors are the key factors that impact college choice decision. The study employs convenient sampling techniques. The tendency of students to make college choice decisions depends on the colleges’ academic programs that they have concentrated. Result: The results suggest that college should focus their eyes to apply different types of academic programs, adopt quality education in terms of appointing highly qualified faculties and even contribute certain margin to social support, employability of the students over the market and position of enrolment of the students in higher education. These characteristics enable the colleges to run and sustain in the long run. Conclusion: To mitigate the moderating impact on college choice, the variable gender is used, however, its impact on the relationship of college fees and college choice is not supported by the study.

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of dividend policy on the share price of commercial bank in Nepal. The study is based on pooled cross sectional data of 10 commercial banks. Banks were selected on the basis of their performance on stock market of Nepal, i.e. top gainers and top losers and data are collected from Nepalese commercial banks listed in NEPSE from the F/Y 2012/13 to F/Y 2016/17. The paper investigates the relationship between dividend announcement, EPS, P/E ratio, DPR, on stock price by using Descriptive Statistics, Correlation and Regression, ANOVA and Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test. The articles conclude that except DPR, the other factors like EPS, P/E ratio have positive relationship with stock price among them P/E is the strongest factor that affects the share price in case of top gainer commercial banks whereas EPS, P/E ratio and DPR have positive influence on stock price among them DPR is the strongest factor that affects the share price in case of top loser bank.

Teacher identity remains as a major issue of research in the field of teachers’ professional development. Understanding the construction of teacher identity is important to fully understand how teachers negotiate their selves with broader institutional power relations and to discuss how teachers invest their agency in building their professional identity. This phenomenological study analyzes the experiencesof six university lecturers with a focus on teacher identity construction in relation to broader institutional culture. This show study shows that university lecturers, who are at the bottom of professional hierarchy, do not receive much institutional support nor are they mentored by their seniors. More strikingly, the study reveals academic identity of the university lecturers are not recognized due to growing culture of partisan politics. This culture has also created sense of fear and unfriendly collegial relations.

This article analyses some popular eating habits in the Indian subcontinent, considering its diversity in its history, especially during the time of colonialism and its religion. Based upon the religious scriptures and postcolonial theorists like Shaobo Xie and Homi K. Bhabha, the article argues that food has its implications beyond the kitchen where it is cooked. Consciously or unconsciously, history and religion have dictated our food choices. Taken together, the references provide new insights into some of the common food items of the Indian subcontinent, showing them as distinct identity markers. Such analysis can help relate our food habits to a broad context and open new avenues to understand the cultural identity of humans through their dietary choices.

This paper presents a critical analysis of Nepali war poetry across a timeframe of about two centuries. A mapping has been made of the development of war as a theme in poetry in both East and West, followed by a passing remark on the advent of modernity in Nepali poetry. The paper underscores three identifiable shifts in the general trajectory of Nepali war poetry, which also entail three major thematic shifts. The earliest Nepali war poetry, sponsored more or less by the existing palace or royalty, depicts war as a martial vocation. This depiction has its fall-out effect in the development of the Nepali as Gorkhas, known for their alleged "bravery", which reached its climax during the Second World War. The romanticism of such international recognition did not, however, last long, as Nepal continued to reel under poverty and underdevelopment while other countries developed. Poets, therefore, started questioning the identity of Gorkha martial valour as constructed and turned their pen towards patriotic writing instead of celebrating valour elsewhere. The recent trend in Nepali war poetry has, however, abandoned these thematic strains and stands totally in opposition to war. Instead, it has started exploring local alternatives to war, including peace based on Buddha's messages and Nepal's indigenous teachings.