
Kathmandu / Oct 18 : Kukur Tihar, the festival of dogs, is being celebrated at every household today, to mark the second day of Yamapanchak of the Tihar festival. Tihar is the second biggest festival of the Nepali Hindus. Dog, which is an animal well known for being the trustworthy sentry as well as faithful […]

Kathmandu / Oct 17: Tihar, the second largest festival of the Nepali Hindus and alike began from Tuesday. Also known as Yampanchak, the festival is observed for five days. Tihar is also a festival where the bonding between brothers and sisters is respected and recognized through Bhai Tika. On the occasion of Bhai Tika, that […]

Kathmandu / Oct 16: President Bidya Devi Bhandari urged all for right use of Right to Information, saying RTI would maintain good governance in the country. Inaugurating a program organized by National Information Commission in the capital on Monday marking International Day for Universal Access to Information, President Bhandari said that transparency and good governance […]

Kathmandu / Oct 15: In response to a writ petition filed seeking the registration of a writ against the appointments of 11 judges at Supreme Court (SC), the SC on Sunday decided not to accept such writ again. A single bench of SC judge Om Prakash Mishra decided not to register the writ, citing that […]

Kathmandu / Oct 14: Over 41 metric tonnes of solid waste have been collected as part of Kathmandu valley clean-up campaigns today. Eight metric tonnes of garbage were picked up from Pashupati Ram Temple area under the Bagmati Clean-up Mega Campaign that entered the 231st week today. The participation saw more than 600 people from […]

Kathmandu / Oct 12:Jamuna Gurung, wife of Sesh Ghale, the current chairman of Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA), has announced her candidacy for the post of NRNA chairperson on Thursday. Gurung, also a member of ICC, announced her candidacy during a press meet in Kathmandu at 12pm today. Gurung had decided to file her candidacy for […]

Jumla / Oct 11: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has said that the herbs and heritages of Karnali region should be conserved. She said that culturally important heritage sites should be protected and the areas should also be widely promoted for tourism. President Bhandari, who arrived here in Khalanga of Jumla to inaugurate the science laboratory […]

Kathmandu / Oct 8: Election Commissioner Ila Sharma has expressed commitment that the Election Commission would not leave no stone unturned to hold elections of House of Representatives and State Assemblies in free and fearless manner. Inaugurating a training on election operation and management in Kathmandu today, Election commissioner Sharma urged political parties and its […]

Myagdi / Oct 5: Number of domestic tourists visiting Mustang via Myagdi has increased remarkably this festive season. Flow of tourists to Myagdi and Mustang started increasing from the second day of Tika i.e. 11th day of the 15-day Dashain festival. Around 300 domestic tourists are coming to Mustang every day via Beni-Jomsom road section, […]

Manohar D Shrestha / Kathmandu: Years ago I had watched a movie called “Deliverance”, starring yesteryear’s he-man Burt Reynolds about a fun-filled, adrenaline packed, adventurous river trip of a few friends that ends up in tragedy. The story of the movie was eerily surreal. A few years later, we were invited for a trip to […]