Day: April 22, 2022

  • SEE begins from today

    SEE begins from today

    KATHMANDU: As many as 514,967 students — 257,053 girls and 157,914 boys — from 11,615 schools are attending the Secondary Education Examination (SEE) that begins today.

    A total of 11,454 students will be sitting in the exam for grade improvement that has been halted for the past two years and 14,564 students towards technical streamline will be appearing in the exam.

    This time, the least 43 students are from Manang appearing SEE.

    Similarly, 20 students from a school operated by a Nepali in Japan will be sitting in the exam.

    It may be noted that the National Examinations Board had recognized schools’ internal assessments of students for SEE results of two consecutive previous years (2076 and 2077 BS) due to COVID-19 crisis.

    But the SEE for the academic year 2078 BS (2021-22) is taking place with the physical presence of students.

    Board Chair Mahashram Sharma said general health protocols are to be followed in the exam halls.

    Controller of SEE Examination, Arjun Rayamajhi said that there were 2,007 exam centers for SEE across the country.

  • UML to unveil election commitment paper today

    UML to unveil election commitment paper today

    KATHMANDU: Main opposition CPN-UML is making public its commitment paper for the local level elections today (Friday).

    UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli will unveil the commitment paper at a program to be organized at Tulsi Lal Memorial Foundation at 1 pm, said a UML leader.

    The policy and Research Academy and the Department of Local Development of the party have jointly prepared the commitment paper following a series of discussions.

    Meanwhile, the UML is shifting its central party office from Thapathali to Tulsilal Memorial Foundation at Cyasal in Lalitpur from today.

    Similarly, the party is observing its 74th Establishment Day today during which party chairman Oli will welcome new entrants to the party.

    The local level election is being held on May 13.