PHOTOS: Making molasses for Maghe Sankranti

Published On: January 10, 2021 03:53 PM NPT By: Monika Malla

KATHMANDU, Jan 10: With a drop in the mercury and arrival of Maghe Sankranti, the demand for molasses has skyrocketed. The entire town of Tokha is now full with the aroma of molasses as businesses go round the clock preparing it to meet the rising demand.

KATHMANDU, Jan 9: A faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) close to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has staged a rally in Kathmandu in an attempt to express their solidarity with PM Oli and his decision to dissolve the House of Representatives (HoR).

IN PICS: Beautiful Sailung, land of majestic hillocks

Published On: January 9, 2021 11:00 AM NPT By: Monika Malla

KATHMANDU, Jan 9: Sailung, a hidden land of wonder in Dolakha district, is located some 120 Kilometer away from Kathmandu. It is described as one of the most famous religious and tourist destinations in the country.

KATHMANDU, Jan 8: Students affiliated to the Nepal Students Union (NSU), a sister wing of the Nepali Congress, have taken to streets to uniquely protest against the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR) by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.

KATHMANDU, Jan 8: A rival faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) close to Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Madhav Kumar Nepal has sent a copy of  Constitution of Nepal to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli as a symbolic protest against his “unconstitutional” move of parliament dissolution.

KATHMANDU, Jan 8: The Bibeksheel Party has staged a symbolic protest and demonstration against the dissolution of House of Representative (HoR) at Maitighar in Kathmandu on Friday.

KATHMANDU, Jan 6: The All Nepal National Free Students’ Union (ANNFSU), the student wing close to Dahal-Nepal faction of Nepal Communist Party (NCP), took to the streets with lanterns in their hands demanding reinstatement of the lower house of parliament on Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, Jan 5: Over the past few days , air quality has been sharply worsening in the Kathmandu Valley where lies the country’s federal capital.

IN PICS: Heavy snowfall in Manang and Mustang

Published On: January 5, 2021 02:30 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Jan 5: Mountainous districts Manang and Mustang witnessed heavy snowfall in the past few days. Life in these two districts has been hit hard following heavy snowfall.

KATHMANDU, Dec 31: After the government’s decision to dissolve parliament on 20th December, the frequency of protests in Kathmandu has increased swiftly. With the rise in protests around the capital, flag makers in the inner alleys of Kathmandu are trying hard to meet the demands for flags.