Nepalgunj, Dec. 24 -- Daily life in Banke has been affected by dense fog and a cold wave, prompting local units to close schools for several days.

As the prolonged cold wave began to disrupt daily activities, Nepalgunj Sub-metropolitan City, Kohalpur Municipality and Khajura Rural Municipality decided to suspend classes.

Citing extreme cold, the education section of Kohalpur Municipality announced a two-day closure of schools. All community and private schools within the municipality will remain closed on Wednesday and Friday. The classes will now resume only on Sunday, as Thursday is a public holiday for Christmas.

Similarly, a meeting of the education committee of Khajura Rural Municipality on Tuesday decided to declare holidays on W...