Three individuals arrested for protesting in prohibited area

Published On: February 16, 2024 05:54 PM NPT By: Bijaya Rai

KATHMANDU, Feb 16: The police have detained three people who were staging a sit-in at Maitighar on Friday demanding the government to remove Maitighar as a prohibited area.

KATHMANDU, Feb 5: The Human Rights and Peace Society (HURPES) conducted a demonstration in front of the Russian Embassy in Kathmandu on Monday afternoon, protesting against the recruitment of Nepali nationals into the Russian army and their deployment in the war.

Snow leopard found in Morang shifted to central zoo (In Photos)

Published On: January 26, 2024 08:45 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 26: A snow leopard found in Urlabari of Morang has been shifted to the Central Zoo in Lalitpur.

In Pictures: Shree Swasthani Brata Katha begins

Published On: January 25, 2024 11:30 AM NPT By: Bijaya Rai

KATHMANDU, Jan 25: Shree Swasthani Brata Katha, a popular ritual observed by Hindus since Poush Shukla Purnima (full moon day), has begun from today. The festival will conclude after a month on Magh Shukla Purnima.

KATHMANDU, Jan 24: The local businessmen of the New Road area have closed the shutters of their shops and started a second day protest.

KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Nepal Students’ Union (NSU), the student wing of the ruling party Nepali Congress, held a protest on Sunday demanding the repeal o0f the order declaring Maitighar as a prohibited area in Kathmandu. The NSU's Kathmandu district working committee organized the protest by gathering at Maitighar, where the prohibited area has been designated.

KATHMANDU, Jan 15: Maghe Sankranti is being celebrated with a fanfare in Kathmandu’s Tundikhel area on Monday.

Prithvi Jayanti celebration in Capital (Photo Feature)

Published On: January 12, 2024 04:41 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 12: The 302nd Prithivi Jayanti and National Unity Day is being celebrated with various programs in Kathmandu today.

KATHMANDU, Jan 12: On the occasion of Prithvi Jayanti, President Ram Chandra Paudel laid a wreath on the statue of Prithvi Narayan Shah in front of the main gate of Singha Durbar.

KATHMANDU, Jan 11: As the Maghe Sankranti festival approaches, the traders in Tokha, the northern region of Kathmandu, are busy making Chaku (a sweet made from hardened molasses). The molasses is cooked down until it is a solid form, and then pulled on a hook in a manner similar to making taffy and then cut into small rolls.