Kathmandu / Nov 3: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has described President of India, Pranab Mukharjee, as the supreme leader of Asia. Addressing a special convocation ceremony organised here today by the Kathmandu University (KU) to confer the Honorary D Litt title to the visiting President of India, the Prime Minister praised his role in […]
Lalitpur / Nov 3: Patan’s popular Kartik Naach has begun from Thursday evening. The traditional dance based on the conducts of Lord Krishna takes place at Patan Durbar Square. The management committee shared that the Kartik Naach will prevail for 12 consecutive days. Committee Chairperson Kiran Manandhar said various castes and sub-castes of Newari community […]
Kathmandu / Nov 2: President Bidya Devi Bhandari and President of India, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, had a meeting at the President’s Office, Shital Niwas today. In the meeting, President Bhandari and her Indian counterpart held discussions on the centuries-old Nepal-India relations and on various matters of mutual interest and concern, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]
Kathmandu, Nov 1: President Bidya Devi Bhandari offered bhaitika to her younger brother Degendra Pandey at the auspicious hour of 11.52 am today on the occasion of the Bhaitika festival. The Bhaitika ritual and ceremony was held at the Presidential Palace, Sheetal Niwas. Mr Degendra’s other older sisters Kalpana Bhandari and Kabita Pandey also offered […]
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: 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: 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: On the third day of the Yamapanchak, Laxmi, the Goddess of wealth, is being worshipped with jubilation and various religious rituals throughout the country in the evening in accordance with time honoured tradition. Laxmi Puja or worship to the Goddess of wealth is being celebrated in every household today to mark […]
Dhulikhel / Oct 29: A Japanese national who has been promoting global peace and fraternity has helped 13 Vedic pundits perform Yagna at Dhulikhel Lodge Resort at Dhulikhel from today. But the religious practice is aimed at helping purifying the air. Study has shown that the pollutants in the air are either neutralized or destroyed […]
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