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Month-long Swasthani Bratakatha concluding today

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

Gandaki province chief Gurung extends Lhosar greetings

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

Committee formed to mark Prithvi Jayanti and National Unity Day

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

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

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

Beni Bazaar sees growing road encroachment

Beni Bazaar sees growing road encroachment
Myagdi, Dec 1 (RSS): Beni Bazaar is facing a plethora of problems due to the increasing encroachment on its roads. The physical structures and stalls constructed by encroaching upon the road and piling of construction materials on the roadside has created problem in the traffic management. Besides creating difficulty in movement of vehicles and people, this has also spoiled the... Read More