Baitadi / Aug 22: The Gaura Festival has begun in the Far-West including Baitadi today. The festival, one of the most famous in the region, normally falls in the Nepali month of Bhadra (August/September) according to lunar calendar and is also celebrated in some districts in the Mid-West as well as Kumaun in India. On […]
Bhaktapur / Aug 21: The traditional Mahakali Nach (a religious dance) that dates back to 300 years BC has resumed after a gap of seven years. Although the dance halted previously for want of budget to make necessary arrangements, the local youths have come to its rescue and resumed it with donations collected from the […]
Film: Chapali Height 2 Genre: Romantic Thriller Director: Dpendra K Khanal Cast: Ayushman Desraj Shrestha Joshi, Mariska Mary Pokharel, Paramita RL Rana, Rear Rai and Muna Gauchan Being screened at : QFX Cinemas The theme of revenge has churned out many films. It was once a hot plot. And films are still being made based […]
Kathmandu / Aug 20: If you are a literature geek, you can populate yourself with fellow enthusiasts at the ‘Nepal Youth Literature Festival’ that’s currently taking place in Budhanilkantha School. Organized by the school’s Drama and Debating Club, the festival opened on August 18. The festival is directed at young readers and writers who will […]
Kathmandu / Aug 19: The B.P. Koirala India-Nepal Foundation organized the ‘Ramayana Circuit Art Workshop’ in Janakpur to promote the sister city relationship between Ayodhya-Janakpur and Banaras-Kathmandu. The two day long workshop saw participation of five Indian and seven Nepali artists, including eminent Nepali artist Ragani Upadhyaya. The paintings were mostly derived from Mithila and […]
Bhaktapur / Aug 19: The traditional Mahakali dance, which was not performed at Nagadesh of Madhyapur Thimi for the past seven years, is taking stage this year. The performance of dance was put off for years due to financial crunch to conduct such event every year. Local youths took the initiative to revive the tradition […]
Bhaktapur / Aug 18: The locals in Bhaktapur in association with the Guthi Sansthan Office in Bhaktapur performed Ghintang Ghisi Dance on the occasion of Janai Purnima. The dance which started from the Bhakapur Durbar Square today noon will come to an end by evening after the dancers tow around the City shaking their legs. […]
Kathmandu / Aug 13: The sixth Assitej Asia meeting is set to take place in Colombo, Sri Lanka from August 18 to 20. Nepal will also be participating in the capacity of a member country of the Assitej International working in uniting theatres, organisations and individuals throughout the world who make theatre for children and […]
Alisha Sijapati / Aug 13: With a career spanning well-over two decades, designer Andres Aquino has gone on to establish himself as a powerhouse in the world of fashion. The CEO of the celebrated Couture Fashion Week New York, Aquino has spread his wings to do shows in fashion hubs all over the world. A […]
New Delhi / Aug. 13: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan tweeted Friday that he gets detained at US airports “every damn time” after he was stopped at the Los Angeles International Airport. The US Ambassador to New Delhi Richard R. Verma responded with an apology in a tweet saying the US government was working to […]