DOLPA: Examinations at many schools in the Thulibheri municipality and surrounding villages in Dolpa district scheduled for Friday were canceled due to snowfall.

“School premises have been covered in thick snow,” said a science teacher at Laxmi Secondary School at Thargaun adding, “Snowfall has made it difficult for students to come to the school.”

Likewise, snowfall in the Jumla district has also affected examinations at various schools in one municipality and seven other rural municipalities.