Nursing licence exams scam under probe: NNC

Nepal Nursing Council has said that investigations into alleged misappropriation in nursing license examination were underway.

The Council had inquired concerned council members on the matter, read a statement issued by the Council’s registrar Binda Ghimire. The incident came to light after reports of council members asking for commission on the matter made headlines.

"The accused members have reported the matter in writing to the Council claiming that a criminal group did the crime by making a fake social site user ID," read the statement.

The group had been identified and a report had been filed with the concerned authority for a legal action, said Ghimire, adding that the fact related to the incident would come out soon. She demanded that the government take stern action against those defaming the Council under various pretexts.