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KATHMANDU: The government is set to complete reconstruction of the historical Kasthamandap by mid-April. A user’s committee under Kathmandu Metropolitan City has been carrying out reconstruction works on the landmark monument in its original style. According to the Kasthamandap Reconstruction Steering Committee, over 70 per cent of recovery and rehabilitation work of the iconic cultural heritage, which was destroyed in the 2015 earthquake
KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 24 Grade XII students get screened for Covid-19 symptoms before entering the examination hall in Lalitpur on Tuesday. Here in the pictures, thermal guns are used to check students' body temperatures. The national board exams for grade XII have begun amid coronavirus concerns in Nepal on Tuesday. Photos by Naresh Shrestha for The Himalayan Times.
KATHMANDU: National Examinations Board is conducting the examination of Grade XII from today till December 1, amidst the coronavirus crisis. The NEB, after a long halt, devised a new protocol allowing students to take the exam for 40 percent of marks. The protocol allows students to sit for the exam at their own schools while the exam hour was also reduced to 1.5 hours from the previous standard time of three hours. As for the remaining 60
Kathmandu, November 23 Health workers staging a protest demanding personal protective equipment, safety items, and COVID-19 allowance at the premises of Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, on Monday. Photos by Naresh Shrestha for The Himalayan Times:
BIRGUNJ: Hindu devotee women and revellers were seen gathering at Ghadiarba Pond and at Ranighat, the bank of Sirsiya River, to offer prayers to the Sun God during Chhath festival amid coronavirus pandemic in Birgunj Metropolitan City, Parsa district, on Friday. A large number of people were seen celebrating the festival in public. The Chhath festival, observed mainly by the Hindu community in the Mithila region that includes the part of In
BIRGUNJ: People were seen busy buying various items at the local market, during Chhath festival amid coronavirus pandemic in Birgunj Metropolitan City, Parsa district, on Thursday. Although various District Administration Offices in the country have prohibited the public celebration of the festival citing the risk of coronavirus infection, a large number of people were seen indulging in shopping and public gatherings without masks at local mar
KATHMANDU: The photos show Manju Shakya (75) making Jajanka, a religious thread used for offering prayers, especially used in Newari culture during Tihar festival in Tahachal, Kathmandu, on Thursday, November 12, 2020. Photos by Naresh Shrestha for THT
KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 12 Locals weave marigold flowers into garlands to sell in the markets, right ahead of Tihar festival, in Thapagaun, Lalitpur, on Thursday, November 12, 2020. Photos by Balkrishna Thapa for The Himalayan Times
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