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Then and Now: Murals of serpent deity in Nepal
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhaktapur [Nepal], July 25 (ANI): When Dhana Chitrakar learned to draw sketches of the serpent deity, he was 14 years old. Snake goddess murals were in high demand back then in Nepal. He is 62 now and says he struggles with sales now due to various factors.
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3.4 magnitude quake hits Nepal's Bhaktapur district
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 21 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 3.4 on the Richter Scale struck Anantalingeshwor of Bhaktapur district on Thursday morning.
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IED blast outside former Nepali minister Baskota's under-construction hous
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Bhaktapur [Nepal], Mar 11 (ANI): An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) went off outside an under-construction house belonging to Nepal's former Communication Minister Gokul Prasad Baskota in Bhaktapur district on Wednesday morning.
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Nepalis evacuated from coronavirus-hit China sent to quarantine facility i
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Feb 17 (ANI): 175 Nepali nationals evacuated from the coronavirus-hit Chinese province of Hubei have been sent to a quarantine facility set up at Kharipati in Bhaktapur district of the Himalayan country.
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Locals protest against Nepal govt's decision to quarantine China evacuees
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhaktapur [Nepal], Feb 12 (ANI): Ever since the Nepal government announced its plan to quarantine evacuees from coronavirus-hit Wuhan in Bhaktapur province, locals here are demonstrating against the same as the proposed isolation centre is extremely close to human settlements.
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Kathmandu Valley voters head to polls to choose local representatives
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhaktapur [Nepal], Nov 30 (ANI): The voting is underway in 537 polling stations across Nepal to elect 52 representatives for various posts that had remained vacant in the provincial assembly of the Himalayan nation.
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Nepal By-polls: Voting underway for 52 vacant posts
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Nov 30 (ANI): Voting for by-elections to elect people's representatives for 52 vacant posts in Kathmandu Valley is being held on Saturday.
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With increased urbanization, Pottery business comes under threat as potter
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhaktapur [Nepal], Oct 26 (ANI): It has already been over four decades that Buddhi Ram Prajapati has been in the pottery business which he inherited from his forefathers.
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With arrival of Tihar, potters get busy in Nepal's ancient Bhaktapur town
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhaktapur [Nepal], Oct 20 (ANI): With festival of lights Tihar around the corner, manufacturers of clay potteries are finding it difficult to meet the high demand for oil lamps (diyas or palas), which are traditionally used for celebrations.
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Nepal: Heavy rainfall claims 3 lives
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], July 12 (ANI): Heavy rainfall has claimed three lives in the ancient capital of Nepal, Bhaktapur.
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Tourist arrivals in Nepal surge
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhaktapur [Nepal], April 19 (ANI): Ramesh Pandey is a vendor operating in and around the World Heritage city of Bhaktapur, making attempts to sell his flutes.
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Nepal witnesses 67 pc voter turnout in second phase of polls
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhaktapur [Nepal], December 08 (ANI): About 67 percent voter turnout was witnessed in Nepal's second phase of polling held in 45 districts of the country on Thursday.
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