Kathmandu / Nov 1: A mock run of the motorcade for the Indian President Pranab Mukherjee’s visit to Nepal was carried out today. The Indian President is paying a state visit to Nepal from November 2 to 4. Twenty-eight cars and 14 motorcycles were used for the mock cavalcade. The mock carcade started from the […]
Kathmandu / Nov 1: The most important day of Tihar, the festival of lights, is being marked today by offering Tika from sisters to their brothers. Sisters throughout the country offer ‘Tika’ to their brothers wishing them happiness, long life and prosperity on the occasion of Bhaitika. The auspicious hour today for offering the Tika […]
Kathmandu / Oct 31: Traffic Police Division has requested travellers to use alternative route during the three-day Nepal visit by Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, considering some constraint in the movement of vehicles on those days. The Indian President is coming to Nepal on a three-day state visit from November 2 to 5. Division Chief Deputy […]
Biratnagar / Oct 31: Majority of the Marigold used during Tihar festival here are imported from neighbouring Tihar. As in the previous years a large quantity of the flower was imported this year. Marigold worth Rs. 4 million was imported from India via Biratnagar, according to flower trader Shambhu Prasad Singh. The local production meets […]
Kathmandu / Oct 31: The Nepal Sambat New Year 1137 is being celebrated across the country today amidst various programmes. The people of the Newar community have been celebrating the Nepal Sambat New Year’s Day at present. The Nepal Sambat is an indigenous calendar of Nepal. The Nepal Sambat or calendar year was begun by […]
Kathmandu / Oct 31: Gai Puja or cow worship, Goru Puja or ox worship and Govardan Puja are being observed throughout the country today on the fourth day of the five-day-long Tihar festival celebrated by the Hindu people in the country. The Gai Puja and Govardhan Puja rituals are observed today with the replicas of […]
Kathmandu / Oct 30: The temple of Balgopaleswar, that used to open for the public only on the day of Bhai tika during Tihar festival, will not be available for the same this year. This is the second year that the temple will not be open for those wishing to put tika on the auspicious […]
Kathmandu / Oct 30: An Australian delegation led by lawmaker Jing Lee returned home today after completing a weeklong visit. Speaking at a press meet at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) before her departure, lawmaker Lee said her delegation arrived here seeking to support Nepal in its ongoing post-earthquake reconstruction campaign and added that “Nepal is […]
Kathmandu / Oct 30: Preparations for the special pooja to be performed by Indian President Pranab Mukherjee at Pashupatinath temple are underway. Preparations have begun after information was received that President Mujherjee will be performing a special pooja of Pashupatinath on the morning of November 3, said member-secretary of the Pashupati Area Development Trust Dr […]
Mustang / Oct 30: The famed Mustangi apples worth millions have been supplied from the trans-Himalayan district of Mustang for this festive season. From mid September to end of October, apples worth Rs 23 million were sold, according to the District Agriculture Development Office (DADO). Around Rs 80 million worth of additional apples will be […]
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