Rupandehi / Nov 11: Province 5’s chief minister, Shankar Pokhrel met China’s ambassador to Nepal, Yu Hong and dwelt into possibilities of Chinese investment in the province. The topics ranged from promoting Lumbini to bringing Chinese investments in the fields of agriculture and industries, according to Sher Bahadur KC, the CM’s press advisor. Pokhrel highlighted […]
Sanjeeb Phuyal / Nov 11: The Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers has enquired about the repossession of the religious forest from the Osho Tapoban, the international commune and forest retreat centre named after spiritual guru Osho Rajneesh. Chief Secretary Lok Darshan Regmi on Sunday met Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Forest […]
Kathmandu / Nov 10: The Ganesh Man Singh Foundation organized a programme at Shova Bhagawati here this morning, commemorating the 104th birth anniversary of commander of the 1990 democracy movement, Ganesh Man Singh. Rich tributes were paid to the late leader who is also known as the ‘Iron Man’ of Nepali politics for his audacious […]
Janakpur / Nov 10: The main ritual of the four-day Chhath festival will formally begin on Sunday. It is observed for four days, from Kartik Shukla Chaturthi to Kartik Shukla Saptami as per the lunar calendar. The festival observed worshipping and making offerings to the setting sun mostly in Tarai, lowland region in southern parts […]
Kathmandu / Nov 10: A total of 339 Acts have been formulated so far by the Legislature Parliament to bring into effect the new constitution, according to the Legislature Management Committee under the National Assembly. Committee President Parshuram Meghi Gurung shared that the Committee has been conducting studies about the laws and acts formulated in […]
Kathmandu / Nov 9: Bhaitika — the last day of the five-day Tihar festival marked today. It is the day when sisters put tika on the forehead of their brothers, wishing for their prosperity and long life. The celebration of Bhaitika is associated with different interesting elements with symbolic meanings. Varieties of items are required […]
Banke / Nov 9 : Abdul Wahid Mansuri ‘Chunna’ is a Muslim. Although a Muslim, he enjoys every festival celebrated by the Hindus. A native of Nepalgunj, Chunna has been putting on tika during the Dashain and Tihar, the biggest and second biggest festivals respectively of the Hindus, since the last 20 years. The tika […]
Kathmandu / Nov 9: A festival that marks the affectionate brother-sister relationship in the Maithali communities, Sama-Chakeva, has begun from today. On the first day of the 10-day festivity, the womenfolk collect clay and make and decorate the idols of Sama-Chakeva with various colors. They later submerge in the pond or river or in the […]
Kathmandu / Nov 8: Govardhan Pooja is being marked by Hindus throughout the country on the fourth day of Tihar festival, today. Govardhan Pooja is observed today by making small hillock out of cow dung representing the Govardhan Parvat (mountain). This ritual is linked to the Hindu God, Lord Krishna, who according to the legend […]
Nuwakot / Nov 8: Provincial Assembly member of Nuwakot district, Badri Mainali, has provided Rs 90,000, his two-month salary, to two landslide victim families of the district. Mainali provided Rs 45,000 each to the family of Kumar Shahi and Naba Bahadur Shrestha of Suryagadhi rural municipality-2. All the properties of both families were damaged after […]