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Month-long Swasthani Bratakatha concluding today

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Month-long Swasthani Bratakatha concluding today
Kathmandu, Feb 16 (RSS): The month-long Shree Swasthani Bratakatha dedicated to Hindu goddess Swasthani that was kicked off on Poush Shuklapurnima is concluding today. The festival, a ritual of fasting and recitation of Swasthani script observed by the Hindus is usually observed from the full moon day of one month to the next full moon day. According to the rituals,... Read More

Maghe Sankranti Fair cancelled

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Maghe Sankranti Fair cancelled
Parbat, Jan 14 (RSS): The Bihadi Rural Municipality in Parbat district has ordered to cancel this year’s Maghe Sankranti Fair at Setibeni on the bank of Kali Gandakri River. Generally, the site that has the world’s largest Shaligram Shila (stone) witnesses a huge gathering of people every year on the occasion of Maghe Sankranti Fair. Following the federal government’s order... Read More

Gandaki province chief Gurung extends Lhosar greetings

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Gandaki province chief Gurung extends Lhosar greetings
Gandaki, Dec 30 (RSS): Chief of the Gandaki Province, Prithvi Man Gurung has extended best wishes to the entire Nepali sisters and brothers, including Tamu community members at home and abroad on the occasion of Tamu Lhosar – the grand festival of gurung community. Issuing a message of best wishes on Thursday, he said that the Gurung community is celebrating... Read More

Lhosar fair in Chhomring

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Lhosar fair in Chhomring
Gandaki, Dec 27 (RSS): A four-day Lhosar fair began in Annapurna Rural Municipality-11, Chhomring on the way to Annapurna Base Camp (ABC) on Sunday. Century Youth Club organized the fair on the occasion of Lhosar, the festival of Tamu community. The 20th edition of fair that was organized to preserve the Lhosar culture will host volleyball, basketball and stone throw... Read More

Committee formed to mark Prithvi Jayanti and National Unity Day

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Committee formed to mark Prithvi Jayanti and National Unity Day
Kathmandu, Dec 20 (RSS): A committee comprising representatives from Nepal Academy, Nepal Academy of Music and Drama, Nepal Academy of Fine Arts and Cultural Corporation has been formed to mark the 300th Prithvi Jayanti and national unity day. A meeting held at Kamaladi-based Nepal Academy on Sunday has constituted a main management committee under the leadership of Nepal Academy Chancellor... Read More

Nawalpur Food, Trade Festival On December 23

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Nawalpur Food, Trade Festival On December 23
Nawalpur, Dec 19 (RSS): The First Nawalpur Food, Tourism, Culture and Trade Festival is taking place at Kawasoti in Nawalparasi (Bardaghat-Susta East) on December 23-January 1. Features of the festival to be organised by the Hotel Entrepreneurs Association, Nawalpur include display of indigenous food items, paragliding, jungle safari in the buffer zone of the Chitwan National Park and boating in... Read More

Dhanya Purnima and Yomari Punhi being celebrated

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Dhanya Purnima and Yomari Punhi being celebrated
Kathmandu, Dec. 19 (RSS): On the day of Margashirsha Shukla Purnima, the festival of Dhanyapurni is being celebrated by worshiping and donating dhan or paddy. After harvesting paddy in the month of Mangsir in the lunar calendar, there is a tradition of worshiping gods like Dhan, Ganesh, Kuldevata, Gaidu Devta, Goth Devta, Maharudra, Mahalakshmi and other deities and eating delicacies... Read More

Bala Chaturdashi being observed today

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Bala Chaturdashi being observed today
Purna Prasad Mishra Kathmandu, Dec 3 (RSS): Hindu devotees are observing Bala Chaturdashi, one the famous Hindu festivals, across the country today. The holy seeds are sown at Kailash, Gaurighat, Aryaghat, and Guheswori of Pashupati area, Panchase, Galeshwor and Lord Shiva’s shrines across the countries on Mangsir Krishna Chaturdashi. The Pashupati Area Development Trust said that devotees from different parts... Read More

President Bhandari stresses on preserving Nepali original culture

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President Bhandari stresses on preserving Nepali original culture
Kathmandu, Dec 2 (RSS): President Bidya Devi Bhandari has laid emphasis on the need of preserving Nepali original culture and beautiful nature. At a religious function organised at under construction Kailash Ashram Dham at Badganga municipality-2 of Kapilvastu today, President Bhandari said that Nepal’s culture and civilization should be developed, promoted and preserved. She shared that such type of religious... Read More

Energy Minister lays foundation for reconstruction of Balkumari Temple

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Energy Minister lays foundation for reconstruction of Balkumari Temple
Lalitpur, Nov 15 (RSS): Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Pampha Bhusal has laid the foundation stone for the reconstruction of the Balkumari temple at Lalitpur Metropolitan City, Ward No 8 today. On the occasion Minister Bhusal gave assurances that the reconstruction of the temple would be carried out with support of all the three tiers of the government.... Read More