There is no Tihar celebration on Friday: Calendar Determination Committee The Nepal Calendar Determination Development Committee has said that there is no celebration for Tihar today though it is Aunsi as per the lunar calendar. Nepal 01 Nov, 2024
Fire guts property worth Rs 300,000 in Rajbiraj RAJBIRAJ: Property worth Rs 300,000 was destroyed in a fire in Rajbiraj Municipality-8 of Saptari district on Tuesday night. According to a local Shorav Yadav, the fire started with a firecracker explosion, set off during the Tihar celebration and... Travel 30 Oct, 2019
'Kattik Naach' begins in Lalitpur KATHMANDU: Patan's famous Kattik Naach (Kattik Dance) has begun from today. The dance of historic and religious importance is performed every day in the evenings at the Kattik Dabali (public stage) in Patan Durbar Square for the next 12... Horoscopes 12 Nov, 2018
'What is Kathmandu?' KATHMANDU: Someone asked me “What is Kathmandu?”, not how Kathmandu is but what Kathmandu is. I'm not sure that is a question which could fairly be answered in one or two sentences. The essence of Kathmandu cannot be contained in a few lines... 04 Aug, 2018
Coca-Cola campaign KATHMANDU: Coca-Cola in Nepal has introduced this year’s edition of ‘Mann Kholau Coke Sanga’ campaign, to be a part of this year’s Dashain and Tihar celebrations. The campaign was launched on Tuesday and will end on October 16. Coca-Cola... 06 Sep, 2017
Mustang supplied 5,000 mountain goats in Tihar MUSTANG: For the Tihar celebrations, the country received a supply of 5,000 mountain goats from Mustang district as compared to 21,000 during the Badadashain festival. The District Agriculture Development Office has been annually recording the... Travel 02 Nov, 2016
Properties worth Rs 5 lakh gutted in Saptari blaze RAJBIRAJ: Properties worth Rs 500,000 were gutted in separate incidents of fire in Saptari district on Tuesday. A fire broke out in Bisahariya-7 and destroyed two houses belonging to Hari Narayan Yadav when firecrackers were set off as part of the... Travel 02 Nov, 2016
Shortage of subsidised rice mars Tihar celebration in Dolpa DOLPA: While Nepalis across the nation are celebrating the Tihar festival, the shortage of rice to be provided by the government under the subsidy scheme has stolen the festive mood of the people in Dolpa. The country's largest district that... Travel 30 Oct, 2016
Decoding Bhai Tika symbols Kathmandu Celebration of Bhai Tika — the last day of the five-day Tihar is associated with different interesting elements with symbolic meanings. It is the day when sisters put tika on the forehead of their brothers, wishing for their... Art & Culture 29 Oct, 2016
Fuel crisis dampens festive spirit Yes, the fuel shortage affected our festive celebration this year. We could not go travelling with friends. It was difficult for us to go home and sister’s house for Bhai Tika. We could not cook sweets and other food due to the shortage of oil,... 15 Nov, 2015
Goverdhan Puja, Mha Puja And Nepal Sambat new year Today KATHMANDU: People across the country today are celebrating the fourth day of the Tihar festival by worshipping cow or ox, as a part of Gai Puja or Goru Puja and worshipping own body as Mha Puja. The Gai Puja and Govardhan Puja rituals are... Travel 12 Nov, 2015
The fiasco at Pani Pokhari This is not the best time for the people of Nepal and this is not a first. I was happy to learn about the government’s decision to allow private vehicles some fuel for the upcoming Tihar celebrations. Desperate for some fuel, I decided to queue at... 11 Nov, 2015
