Nepal will face Bangladesh in the final of the SAFF Women’s Championship at Dasarath Rangasala in Kathmandu on Wednesday.
The Nepal-India Border District Coordination Committee meeting has concluded with decisions aimed at controlling border-related crimes.
Young people from the minority Jogi community have returned to their ancestral occupation of performing ‘Feri’ (blowing animal horn in each house by visiting villages in the nighttime) rituals.
The government of Nepal and the World Bank signed a US$150 million equivalent (Rs. 20 billion) financing agreement for contingent financing that can be availed in the case of a natural or climate-induced hazard or health emergency in Nepal.
Tihar, the second greatest festival of Hindus, is starting with Kaag Tihar on Wednesday. People celebrated Dhanteras on Tuesday by buying gold, silver and utensils. It is believed purchasing gold, silver, utensils and making business deals on this day is expected to bring wealth and prosperity.
The Newar community celebrates Mha Puja with reverence, marking the start of the Nepal Sambat New Year on Kartik Sukla Pratipada, a tradition tracing back over 1,500 years to the Licchavi era.
The Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC) informed that Nepal has earned Rs. 4.75 billion (US$ 35.27 million) through carbon trading. The income is made through eight different carbon trading projects operated by the AEPC since 2011 as the country reduced a total of 6 million tonnes of carbon emissions, its Executive Director of Nawaraj Dhakal said at the programme organised to celebrate the 28th anniversary of the AEPC in the Capital on Tuesday.
Nepali boxers, Swastika Tiruwa and Norbu Thendup Sherpa, have won gold medals in the ISF Gymnasiade Summer boxing today. Both of them defeated Brazilian boxers.
The Office of the Problematic Cooperative Management Committee has shared that cent percent deposit of over 6,000 members of the crisis-hit cooperatives have been returned so far.
In the first three months of the current fiscal year, the country imported coconut worth Rs 321 million.
The PCN has demanded that the management of the concerned public media houses should immediately improve their activities that are counterproductive to the media and maintain prestige of the public media houses by ensuring professional security of the journalists and the employees and disseminating news fairly.
ANFA spokesperson Suresh Shah said that tickets will be sold outside the gate of the Army Headquarters at Bhadrakali, Kathmandu and Jawalakhel Sports Ground in Lalitpur. The tickets will be available for sale from 8:00 am in the morning.
Minister of Communications and Information Technology Prithvisubba Gurung has said that the work of development and environmental protection should be carried together.
People believe buying gold, silver on this auspicious day brings prosperity and good fortune.
Presently, Ghimire uses Titepati (mugwort), carrot leaves, charcoal, Neem (Margosa Tree) leaves and honey to make bathing soap which can also be used as face wash.