Govt decides to close all schools for three days, halt all ongoing examination

The government has decided to close all schools across the nation for three days and halt all the ongoing examinations amid the flood and landslides triggered by incessant rainfall for the past three days.

According to the Minister for Education, Science and Technology Bidya Bhattarai, an emergency cabinet meeting held on Saturday chaired by Acting Prime Minister Prakash Man Singh, has decided to close all the schools across the nation for three days.