Kathmandu / Oct 27 : Offering and receiving of ‘tika’ and ‘jamara’ continues today also as part of the Bada Dashain festival. As per the custom, the elders give tika and jamara to the junior members of the family. ‘Tika’ is the mixture, in the paste form, of curd, rice grains and red vermillion powder […]
Damauli / Oct 27 : The hoteliers in Bandipur, a hilltop settlement in Tanahu district, have announced attractive discount offers to attract domestic tourists. The discount offer (upto 10 to 15 per cent) in all the restaurants and hotels here is expected to lure as many as domestic tourists and revive the COVID-hit tourism in […]
Kathmandu / Oct. 27: With 570 new cases of the novel coronavirus infection confirmed on Tuesday, the national COVID-19 caseload has reached 160,400. “In 2,725 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, as many as 570 persons, 211 females and 359 males were found to have been infected with SARS-CoV-2,” […]
Kathmandu / Oct 26 : President Bidya Devi Bhandari today received Dashain tika and Jamara from Guru Khem Chandra Dhakal at the auspicious hour, 10:19 am, at the Office of President in Sheetal Niwas, Kathmandu, on the occasion of tenth day of Bijaya Dashami. President Bhandari received tika, jamara and blessings from her mother Mithila […]
Kathmandu / Oct. 26: Within the last 24 hours 1,741 new cases of the novel corona virus infection confirmed on Monday, the national COVID-19 caseload has reached 1,59,830. According to Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) Currently, there are 43,293 active cases of COVID-19 across the nation. Total 4,005 recovered from the infection in the […]
Kathmandu / Oct. 25: With 2,856 new cases of the novel coronavirus infection confirmed on Sunday, the national COVID-19 caseload has reached 158,089. “In 12,311 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, as many as 2,856 persons, 1,067 females and 1,789 males were found to have been infected with SARS-CoV-2,” […]
Kathmandu / Oct 25 ‘Maha Nawami’ or the ninth day of Bada Dashain festival is being observed today by worshiping Goddess Durga. This day usually falls on the ninth day of the waxing moon in the month of Asoj as per lunar calendar. However, this year it falls in the month of Kartik. During the […]
Kathmandu / Oct 25: The Karnali provincial government has decided to set up a fund for the protection of Rautes, the nomad community living in jungles especially of mid-west and far-west of Nepal. The fund is focused on the management of clothes, housing and nutritious food for the nomadic community. Chief minister of Karnali Province […]
Kathmandu / Oct 24: Nepali Hindus are observing Maha Ashtami, the eighth day of the ten-day-long Bada Dashain festival, on Saturday, by worshipping goddess Durga Bhawani. As per Hindu mythology, goddess Durga attained her power on this day and illuminated the entire universe with the divine light. With a trishul and a damru in two […]
Kathmandu / Oct. 24: With 2,225 new cases of the novel coronavirus infection confirmed on Saturday, the national COVID-19 caseload has reached 155,233. “In 13,846 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, as many as 2,225 persons, 779 females and 1,446 males were found to have been infected with SARS-CoV-2,” […]