Kathmandu / Aug 25: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has turned down the appeal five Nepali players made against the lifelong ban on them for their involvement in match fixing. The meeting of the appeal committee of the AFC on Thursday scrapped the appeal made by then captain Sagar Thapa, Bikash Singh Chhetri, Ritesh Thapa, […]
Kathmandu / Aug 25: Sri Krishna Janmastami, the birthday of Lord Krishna, is being celebrated by the Hindus throughout the country today with devotion and veneration amidst a variety of programmes. According to scriptures, Lord Sri Krishna was born on the midnight of Bhadrakrishna Astami day as per the lunar calendar during the Dwapar epoch. […]
Kathmandu / Aug 24: The Nepal Panchanga Nirnayak Samiti, a government entity to approve lunar and solar-based calendars, has conducted training on astrology and religious ceremonies in the Capital. The six-month training starting from the Nepali month of Asadh this year is attended by 39 people interested in pursuing astrology and performing various traditional and […]
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 […]
Parbat / Aug 21: A door-to-door campaign has been launched to set up National Invention Centre. The Magsaysay award winner, Mahavir Pun, took the decision to launch the campaign after he did not receive support from the government after repeated request. The era belongs to science and technology so the country cannot run without it, Pun […]
Kathmandu / Aug 20: Former Chairperson of Council of Ministers Khil Raj Regmi has been honoured with the ‘Asia’s Dignitary Man of the Year’ title by the US-based organizaiton, We Care for Humanity (WCH). He was awarded “Asia’s Dignitary Man of the Year” at the We Care for Humanity’s 3rd Global Officials of Dignity Awards, […]
Kathmandu / Aug 20: Dr Govinda KC, who has been fighting against the anomalies and aberrations in the medical education and health sector joined a demonstration held in front of the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar today. Addressing a gathering of demonstrators on the occasion, Dr KC warned that he would sit for a […]
Kathmandu / Aug 19: The National Cricket Team which had been to the Netherlands to play in the ICC World Cricket League has returned home today morning. The team had played two matches with Netherlands in the fourth round of the ongoing League. It had won in one match against Namibia and faced seven-wicket defeat […]
Kathmandu / Aug 19: The humorists and satirists have suggested the political leaders not to make politics a profession to assemble property. Speaking at a programme organized in the capital city on the occasion of the Gai Jatra on Friday, they said the politics must not be made a profession to earn money. The humour […]