Kathmandu / January 17: The Seto Machindranath deity also known as Avalokiteśvara located at Janabahal (Machindra Bahal) of Kathmandu city was given a grand holy bath. The bathing ceremony is an annual event taking place on Poush Shukla Astami (the eighth brighter half moon day) as per the Nepali lunar calendar. The deity was taken […]
Pritam Bhattarai / Kathmandu: Until some years ago, people especially in Nepal would perceive yoga as a practice undertaken only by yogis or the elderly. However, of late people, be them children, youth and elderly, are getting attracted towards the ancient form of exercise for its multiple health benefits. With so-called modern people often going […]
Hari Lamichhane (Kathmandu) / January 16: The government has begun the nationwide reconstruction and rebuilding of the infrastructures damaged in the April 25 earthquake. Almost nine months after the disaster jolted central Nepal, President Bidya Devi Bhandari inaugurated the reconstruction and rebuilding work by laying the foundation stone for reconstruction of the famous Rani Pokhari […]
Kathmandu / January 16: Nepal has been elected to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Board of Directors. The ongoing meeting of the Bank in Beijing of China nominated Nepal as the member of the Board today. Nine countries from the Asia including China, the UAE, Indonesia, Russia and India, two non-Asian countries Britain and […]
Gorkha / January 16: The orange farmers in Gorkha district have earned Rs 260 million this year by selling orange. The amount is more by Rs 50 million compared to the last year. It is said that more orange farming, better production and increased price contributed to the farmers’ better earning. The farmers in Tanglichowk, […]
Kathmandu / January 12: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Kamal Thapa, has said development diplomacy is an important aspect of Nepal’s foreign policy. Nepal has set a goal of graduating from LDC status by 2022. This goal must be met with Nepal’s national determination and the concomitant support of the international community, […]
Kathmandu / January 11: President Bidya Devi Bhandari today went to the Balmandir or the children’s home operated by Nepal Children’s Organisation at Naxal and acquainted herself of the condition of the children taking shelter there and the building of the children’s home which was damaged by the April 25 earthquake. On the occasion, the […]
Kathmandu / January 11: Various speakers at a programme held in the capital said that the ‘Divya Upadesh (Divine Gospels)’ of national unifier King Pritvi Narayan Shah is equally relevant and contextual today. At a talk programme organized here on Monday by the Nepal Academy to mark the 294th Prithvi Jayanti and National Unity Day, […]