Kathmandu, Dec 19: This year, 39 schools in the Kathmandu Metropolitan City have changed their names to better represent Nepali identity. The Metropolitan City Education Department has confirmed that these changes were made to honor Nepali heritage, following a request from the Metropolitan City last year. Currently, the Metropolitan City includes 26 basic schools, 58 secondary schools, 4 special schools, 23 alternative schools, 11 religious schools, 28 community learning centers, and 425 institutional schools, totaling 784 educational institutions, as reported by Keshav Gyawali, the acting head of the Metropolitan City Education Department. In a related announcement, KMC revealed that 30,779...