Empty road on the day of Bada Dashain on Saturday at Gongabu, Naya Bus Park, Kathmandu.
Nepali Congress President and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said the Dashain festival contributes to strengthening of unity and harmony among community and families.
Speaker Devraj Ghimire has expressed belief that the Dashain festival would foster mutual cooperation, harmony and unity in society.
President Ram Chandra Paudel is offering tika to the general public on the occasion of the Bada Dashain today. President Paudel is scheduled to offer the tika and jamara to the public at his residence, Shital Niwas, from 3:30pm today.
President Ram Chandra Paudel has extended best wishes to all Nepalis living in the country and abroad on the occasion of the Bijaya Dashami festival today.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has wished cooperation and harmony on the occasion of the Bijaya Dashami today.
The flood survivors of Gaidakot-2 of Nawalparasi have been distributed food stuffs.
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President Ram Chandra Paudel conducted puja at various shrines of the Kathmandu Valley and received tika and prasad on the occasion of the ongoing 10-day long Bada Dashain festival today.
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The Charkhe swing has been installed after a decade on the occasion of Dashain here as the locals felt that the traditional means of amusement particularly during Dashain in the hilly areas was on the verge of extinct.
Tharus have the tradition of worshiping ancestors on the ninth day of Dashain since ancient times.
The ill-fated minibus with registration no Ka Pra 02001 Kha 825 was en route to Surkhet from Dullu Municipality in Dailekh, according to the Dailekh District Police office.
"Dashain has helped foster mutual goodwill, cooperation and reconciliation in the society, and a spirit of unity in the community. I request one and all to celebrate Dashain, travelling safely and cautiously, as the flooding and landslide triggered by the incessant monsoon rains in the run up to Dashain has affected life of the people and rendered a large number of Nepali citizens homeless," the Speaker said in the message.