Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has extended best wishes to all on the occasion of Maghe Sankranti and Maghi festival, 2076 BS. "May this festival create atmosphere of happiness, peace and prosperity in every home of Nepalis, inspiring them to enhance social goodwill and harmony," the former Prime Minister

The Paragliding World Cup Asian Tour (PWCAT) and 19th Nepal Open Paragliding Championship is set to start from February 23 to 29 in Pokhara. To be organised by the Nepal Airsport Association (NAA) and Nepal Paragliding and Handgliding Association in coordination of the International Aeronautical Federation, a nongovernmental and nonprofit

President Bidya Devi Bhandari has called on the government and bodies concerned to scale up investment in children who are the responsible citizen of the future. On the occasion of the ‘President with Children’ programme held at the Rastrapati Bhawan, Shital Niwas on the occasion of Maghe Sankranti today, the

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, has spoken of the need of adopting Yoga as an integral part of our life. Minister Gyawali said this while speaking in the National Yoga Day, Makar Sankranti Main Programme organised by the National Yoga Programme Main Committee here today. On the occasion,

Buddhist followers in Bhaktapur today observed the Samyak Danparba, a cultural festival of making offerings, enthusiastically. The centuries-old tradition is believed to have begun before the Nepal Sambat 787 or 350 years ago. The festival established by Bajracharya Jayaratna of Chatubrahma Mahabihar is observed on the very first day of

Karnali State’s chief minister Mahendra Bahadur Shahi has said the challenge now is to protect the language, culture and the costumes of various communities. Chief Minister Shahi said this addressing the foundation-laying programme organized by Nepal Magar Association here today. On the occasion, he also laid the foundation stone for

Nepal has been selected for the FAO Regional Water Scarcity Programme in the Asia Pacific region. The programme primarily aims to support Nepal to bring agricultural water use to within the limits of sustainability, domestic and industrial water use to be disciplined by efficiency concerns (including water footprint analysis) and

Bagmati state government has declared public holiday in all the 13 districts of the state on January 24 on the occasion of Sonam Lhosar. A cabinet meeting of Bagmati state government held two days ago decided to give public holiday on the occasion.

Chief Minister of Bagmati State, Dormani Poudel has said in Nepal there is a culture of one community respecting the festivals of the other community. Chief Minister Poudel stated this in a message of best wishes he gave on the occasion of Maghe Sankranti today. In the message, Chief Minister

Ruling Nepal Communist Party chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ extended his best wishes on the occasion of indigenous Maghi festival and Makar Sangkranti today. In the greetings delivered today, NCP chair and former Prime Minister Dahal expressed his confidence that such festivals would help maintain mutual good will, social unity