Foreign tourists who are presently in the tourist city of Sauraha in Chitwan on Tuesday partook in the celebrations of the Bijaya Dashami festival as per the traditions.
The 147th Assembly of Inter- Parliamentary Union (IPU) is underway in Luanda, the capital of Angola, since October 23.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has congratulated the winning players of the ACC U-19 Premium Cup.
Two drowned to death at the confluence of Danab and Tinau rivers while participating in a ceremony to immerse the idol of the Goddess Durga during the Bada Dashain festival.
President Paudel gave tika and jamara to Chief Justice Biswambhar Prasad Shrestha, Speaker Devraj Ghimire, parliamentarians, office-bearers of constitutional bodies, high-placed officials of the government, security agencies' chiefs and civil service employees from 2.00 to 3.00 pm.
Nepal emerged victorious in the ACC U-19 Premier Cup, securing the title in the final match held at the Bioymas Oval stadium in Malaysia. They won the match by 19 runs through the Duckworth-Lewis Method.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Narayan Kaji Shrestha departed for Chengdu, Sichuan province of the People’s Republic of China from Beijing this morning, the Embassy of Nepal in Beijing said.
A shot-put competition is organized every year on the occasion of Mahanawami, the ninth day of the 10 days long Dashain festival, at Takamkot of Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality in Myagdi district to select the 'Mal'.
CPN (Unified Socialist) Chair Madhav Kumar Nepal has said preservation of the culture of all communities in the nation would help strengthen national unity.
President Ramchandra Paudel received the Dashain tika, jamara, prasad and blessings from his sister-in-law, 91-year-old Bishnu Maya Paudel, on the occasion of the Bada Dashain festival today.
Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has extended hearty best wishes to all Nepali sisters and brothers within the country and abroad on the occasion of the Bada Dashain 2080 BS.
Former President Bidya Devi Bhandari has said the Bada Dashain festival has contributed to sentimentally uniting the family, society and the nation as a whole.
Receiving Dashain tika
At least 13 pilgrims from India were injured when a Tata sumo skidded off the road and fell around 20 metres at Makaibari of Indrasarobar Rural Municipality-5 in Makawanpur district today morning.
On the main day of Durga Pakshya, the red tika, a symbol of auspiciousness, and jamara, a symbol of prosperity, are received from senior people.