Kathmandu, May 31 – The government is to reach broadband internet service to basic schools in 66 districts of the country. The internet will be installed using funds from the Rural Telecommunications Development Fund.Issuing a notice today, Nepal Telecom Authority has invited local levels in the district to sign the memorandum of understanding towards that end. The deadline is for 15 days.

23 TU professors, officials succumb to COVID-19:- A total of 23 professors and officials of Tribhuvan University (TU) have lost their lives to coronavirus. Chief of TU Information and Public Relations Division Yogendra Prasad Dahal said that 11 university teachers and 12 officials passed away due to COVID-19.

Associate Professors Kishor Maharjan and Dr Sher Jung Khadka, Assistant Professors Shankar Subedi, Binay Prasain, Dipak Mainali, Nima Sherpa and Umesh Yadav died due to the virus infection.Similarly, Teaching Assistants Dharmendra Maharjan and Dol Bahadur Bhandari, part time faculties Manoj Chaurasiya and Nabin Karn also died of coronavirus infection.

According to the Division, a total of 616 university teachers and officials of the TU have tested positive to coronavirus.
Meanwhile, the TU has suspended all the examinations following the outbreak of the second wave of the coronavirus infection.
Dahal said that most of the departments are running online classes both partially and fully.(RSS)