- Friday, 16 January 2026
Bullfight organised in Dhading to observe Maghe Sankranti
Organizers said that bullfighting was performed among 14 pairs of oxen at Mulpani and 10 pairs at Laigaun in Tripurasundari, seven pairs at Khalte, five in Marsyangchhap and eight pairs at Sunaulabazar in Nilkantha Municipality.
Thapa-led central committee reaches EC with documents passed by 2nd SGC
The newly elected central committee reached EC along with legal practitioners, including senior advocates Harihar Dahal, Gopal Krishna Ghimire and Prem Bahadur Khadka.
Everyone's role vital to peace, harmony: PM Karki
In her address to a Maghi celebration programme organized by the Tharu community in the federal capital on Thursday, PM Karki said although the Maghi festival is given different names by different communities, the value it bears is tremendous. "We're diverse but united. We're plural but together. We're complete because we're many," she observed.
Five dead as truck plunges
Five people died in a road accident happened this afternoon at Sonayahi of Bhokraha Narsingh Rural Municipality-9 in Sunsari district. The accident occurred as the marble carrying truck (Ko 1 Kha 4541) turned turtle along the Postal Highway.
'Collaboration and coordination a must for preserving language, art and culture'
Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) mayor Balendra Shah has empathized on collaboration and coordination among all sides to preserve disappearing language, script, art and culture.
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New NC leadership formed by Special General Convention holds first meeting
The Special General Convention elected Gagan Kumar Thapa as the new party president. The meeting, held at the party office in Kupandole, Lalitpur, decided to inform the Election Commission of the decisions taken by the Special General Convention on the same day, according to newly elected central member Ajay Babu Shiwakoti.
President Paudel calls for successful HoR elections to fulfill people's aspirations
President Ramchandra Paudel has urged for ensuring the success of the House of Representatives (HoR) election scheduled for March 5 in order to provide the country with a way forward for a secure future, not only for the new generation but in deference to the wishes of all Nepalis in the changed context.
Magar community celebrates Maghe Sakrati (Photo Feature)
The Nepal Magar Association organized a program at Tundikhel. Magars, Nepal’s third largest ethnic group, are known for their diverse languages, culture, and festivals.
Mid-term Review of Budget: Revenue stands at 38 percent, spending at 35 percent
Both the revenue and expenditure of the government has appeared weak in the mid-term review of the current fiscal year budget.
Five arrested on defrauding charges
Among those arrested are 37-year-old Sunita Idhinggo Limbu from Sidingwa Rural Municipality-5, Taplejung; 30-year-old Abhisesh Karala from Musikot Municipality-10, Rukum West; 46-year-old Chet Narayan Acharya from Malarani Rural Municipality-1, Arghakhanchi; 49-year-old Reshamlal Lama Tamang from Chaurideurali Rural Municipality-7, Kavrepalanchok; and 42-year-old Nilima Shrestha from Kathmandu Metropolitan City-17, according to Spokesperson and Superintendent of Police Kaji Kumar Acharya of the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office.
President Paudel in Baglung
He arrived here a while ago by a Nepali Army helicopter to participate in the Diamond Jubilee ceremony of the Tribhuvan Secondary School located in Painyupata, Baglung Municipality-13.
Vice President's Maghe Sankranti best wishes - call for protection of biological resources
Extending best wishes on the occasion of Maghi Festival (Maghe Sankranti), 2082 BS today, he emphasized that all citizens and stakeholders should be conscious about the conservation and sustainable use of resources.
Minor dies, 12 injured in Jhapa accident
An 18-month-old minor died and 12 others were injured in a road accident that occurred this morning at Naya Basti of Kankai Municipality-3 along the East-West Highway. The deceased has been identified as Aarut Rajbanshi.
