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Postponed SSC exams on May 27, 28

The Secondary School certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations postponed due to cyclonic storm Mocha will be held on May 27 and 28 respectively.The decision was taken today in an emergency meeting of the inter-education board coordination committe…

Mid-day meal becoming effective in learning

Sudeep Magar, a student of Grade 5 at Shree Secondary School, Rajena located in Ghorahi sub-metropolis-18 is elated to have lunch at school.Likewise, Samjhana Nepali, studying in Grade 6 in the same school, is happier when the schedule for kheer or ri…

Kerala boat accident: ‘I lost 11 members of my family’

On the evening of 7 May, Kunnummal Saithalavi heard sirens of ambulances heading towards the coast of his town in the southern Indian state of Kerala and feared the worst.Mr Saithalavi, 48, had been trying to get in touch with his family to no avail. …

Grade 12 exam kicks off

The Grade 12 exam for this year kicked off today. More than 56,000 non-grade (NG) students have been appearing the exam for upgrading.The exam begun today will continue till May 19. There are 1,453 exam centres across the country. The exam that kicked…

Principals asked to run schools for 220 days

The Pokhara Metropolitan City (PMC) has signed performance contracts with principals of community schools in a bid to ensure quality enhancement of school education.The performance contracts were made with school principals to make school administrati…

DU entry test for Arts, Law and Social Science unit held peacefully

Admission test of Dhaka University’s Arts, Law and Social Science unit, revised unit from previous ‘Kha’ and ‘Gha’ unit, for the 2022-23 academic session was held today peacefully in all the eight divisions of the country.The one and half hour test wa…