The annual festival of Sindoor Jatra paints the town with orange Sindoor which is observed on 2nd of Baisakh or the first month of the year as per the Lunar calendar.
"To all those gathering around the world in celebration of Baisakhi, Navratri, Songkran, and the incoming New Year this week, Jill and I wish you warmth, community, and joy. Happy Bengali, Khmer, Lao, Myanmarese, Nepali, Sinhalese, Tamil, Thai, and Vishu New Year!," President Biden posted
Saroj Kumar Yadav, the chief minister of Nepal's Madhesh province, invoked the historic ties between the two nations on Saturday, saying that they share a close people-to-people connection.
Nepal's tourist capital, Thamel, will be welcoming tourists and visitors round the clock from now on, as the government announced the decision to allow nighttime business in there.
The second edition of the Janakpurdham Cultural Festival was held in Nepal on Saturday, coinciding with the Nepali New Year, as per the traditional Bikram Sambat 2081 calendar.
Nepal batter Dipendra Singh Airee became the fifth international cricketer to hit six sixes in an over, after West Indies' great Kieron Pollard and Indian legend Yuvraj Singh.
The Nepal cabinet on Friday recommended President Ram Chandra Paudel to prorogue the ongoing winter session of the lower House past Sunday midnight. The decision by the cabinet comes ahead of the Nepal Investment Summit, which is set to be held at the end of this month.
The Ambassador of Nepal to India, Shankar Prasad Sharma, has called for Indian business community to consider investing in Nepal, and added that New Delhi is the number one place to promote investing in in the Himalayan nation.
As per the reading by IQ Air, a Swiss group that collects real-time air-quality data around the globe, the particulate matter pollution (PM2.5) levels of Kathmandu at 8 am (local time) stood at 241 micrograms per cubic metre.
Dozens of pro-monarchy protestors were injured when they broke into a restricted zone, tearing down the barricades, prompting police to use batons, tear gas and water cannons.