गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Educational activities resume at AFU Nepal Educational activities resume at AFU KathmanduPati October 05, 2020 KATHAMNDU : Some signs of improvements have been seen at the Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU) with the appointment of the new Vice Chancellor. The exam results which had been stalled since November due to the drawn-out lockdown have been published while other educational and administrative activities have also been resumed. The students were already into the ninth semester of their course but the results of the sixth semester had not been published. The university has now stated that it is going to resume the stalled examinations and the exam results. Vice Chancellor Dr Punya Prasad Regmi said that the postponed educational activities of the university have begun. “We are soon issuing a new guideline for conducting the examinations online,” he said. Although classes were being held online, the examinations had not been conducted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Vice Chancellor Dr Regmi said that the educational activities of the universities of other countries including India will be studied and appropriate policies implemented for improving the educational standard of the AFU. He stressed on the need for collaborative efforts between the Dean, university teachers and employees for addressing the problems affecting the university. The employees of the university had been on strikes since the past two months in putting forth various demands. They had carried out a lockout at the university. The university’s activities have now been operated with the university administration becoming ready to address the demands of the agitating employees. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Flood relief funds reach Rs 17.54 billion Landslide suspected as cause of deadly Budhi Gandaki flood Flood sweeps away six bridges, 10 people missing Flood sweeps away 35 homes in riverside villages Flash flood sweeps away riverside bazaar and hydropower camp When Nepal Goes Offline Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Police make a woman public in connection to Gongabu murder case This time’s Teej, social distancing please! Namrata is Miss Nepal 2020 Nepal Army’s Brigadier General Bigyan Dev Pandey gets promoted to Major General The FinCEN Files: Nepali banks and companies transact billions of rupees through dubious channels Asheem Man Singh Basnyat: We can evolve as a company to better suit a post-covid world
