Nov 13, Kathmandu: All the colleges and offices of the Tribhuvan University will shut for five days starting from November 17 for the House of Representatives and provincial assembly polls slated for November 20.

Issuing a notice on Friday, TU’s Information and Public Relations Division said a meeting of the Executive Council decided to grant leaves for November 17, 18, and 21. November 19 and November 20 are public holidays.

The university said it decided to grant leaves as most of the campuses and offices have been designated polling centers, while the varsity’s employees will be deployed for elections.