Kailash Patel had waited years for this moment. Standing at the edge of the windswept tarmac in Simkot, a remote airport in ...

Nepal marks 10-year anniversary of earthquake that killed thousands The magnitude 7.8 earthquake killed early 9,000 people, wounded more than 22,000 and damaged some 1 million houses and buildings.

Nepal, April 14 -- Nepalis across the country are celebrating the first day of the New Year 2082 BS with great joy and by exchanging greetings.Today also marks 'Baisakh Sankranti' or 'Mesh ...

As Nepal entered the New Year 2082, the festival also marked the advent of the spring season. A day before the observance of Sindoor Jatra, the locals of Thimi perform "Gunsin Chhoyekegu," which ...

New year, same difference As we mark a new Nepali year, let us pause and think about what might lie ahead in Gregorian year 2081.

The annual festival of Sindoor Jatra paints the town with vermillion. It is observed on the 2nd of Baisakh, the first month of the year as per the Lunar calendar. Nepal entered the New Year 2082 ...

KATHMANDU, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Artists from China and Nepal on Saturday performed traditional lion and dragon dances in the Kathmandu Valley to kick off a series of celebrations to mark the Chinese ...

KATHMANDU — In October 2019, Nepal’s government introduced a new Forest Act. The law laid the basis for the establishment of the Forest Development Fund (FDF) with an extensive mandate ranging ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal marked the 10th anniversary of the devastating 2015 earthquake with a memorial service on Friday that was attended by top officials who pledged to be better ...