The Head of State is not offering the 'tika' at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, Sheetal Niwas on the occasion of the Bada Dashain this year, considering the present adverse situation in the nation, the Office of the President said.
At least nine persons died and one was injured when a portion of an under-construction thermal power project collapsed in India's southern state of Tamil Nadu, confirmed a local cop on Wednesday.
The worship was performed as per the tradition of worshipping Ekantakumari and Ganakumaris on the occasion of Nawami every year, said chief priest of Taleju Temple, Narendra Prasad Joshi.
A view of devotees flocking to the Taleju Temple in Basantapur, Kathmandu, on the day of Mahanavami today.
Around 91 people are believed to be still trapped under the ruins of a collapsed school on Indonesia's main island of Java, authorities said as rescue teams searched for survivors.
'Newborn Future Protection Programme' run by Pauwadung rural municipality in Bhojpur district is becoming effective.
As the clock has struck midnight in the US, the federal government officially shut down after a deadlocked Congress failed to pass a funding measure to keep the lights on -- and the Capitol is clueless as to what would follow, CNN reported.
The death toll from a powerful earthquake in the central Philippines approached 60 on Wednesday, with injured patients overwhelming hospitals on the island of Cebu as workers carried dozens of body bags away in the chaotic aftermath.
Four died after being buried in a mudslide in Haripurwa Municipality, Sarlahi, on Wednesday morning.
President Ramchandra Paudel today worshipped the Nawakanya (nine virgins) as the incarnation of Goddess Nawadurga on the occasion of the Maha Nawami, the ninth day of the 10-day Bada Dashain festival, the biggest festival of Nepalis, today.
The enchanting mountain range and dry plateau seen from the Mustang-Dolpa road in Waragung Mukti Kshetra-5 in Mustang district.
Manager of Manakamana Darshan Pvt Ltd, Ujjwal Sherchan, said that the cable car service will be closed from today until October 3. He said that the regular service will resume from October 4.
Police said that the Narayangadh-Muglin road and Prithvi Highway today, the ninth day of Bada Dashain, is clear.
A youth has been taken under control by the police on the charge of misbehaving with a police employee on duty.
The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has forecast increased monsoon activity across Nepal beginning Friday, October 3, and has urged the public to remain alert and take necessary precautions.