Kathmandu Valley Municipalities Defy Federal Government, Announce Early Academic Calendar for 2083

Kathmandu. Local levels within the Kathmandu Valley have decided to commence the student enrollment campaign for the upcoming academic session 2083 from Baisakh 11 and regular classes from Baisakh 15. The Valley Mayors Forum, in a meeting held on Monday, concluded that the federal government's recent directive has created uncertainty in the education sector, prompting them to exercise their local government authority to publish their own schedule.A statement issued by the Forum's Chairman and Lalitpur Metropolitan City Mayor, Chiribabu Maharjan, requests all municipalities in the valley to implement the academic calendar accordingly.Previously, following the Nepal Government Council of Ministers' decision on...