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Ramesh Vaidhya leads in Bhaktapur-2(B)

Published On: November 21, 2022 05:43 PM NPT By: Krishna KC

Bhaktapur, Nov 21: Nepal Workers and Peasant Party candidate Ramesh Vaidya has taken the lead in Madhyapur Thimi Constituency 2(B).

Veg prices escalate in Bhaktapur amid lockdown

Published On: March 30, 2020 10:35 AM NPT By: Krishna KC

BHAKTAPUR, March 30: Retailers of Bhaktapur have been found charging an exorbitant price for fresh vegetables amid lockdown.

Burden of republic

Published On: June 30, 2019 02:00 AM NPT By: Krishna KC

We have functional governments from local to federal levels. But a number of operational fissures have started to appear on the surface over utilization of resources and powers

Newar community to observe Mha Puja tomorrow

Published On: November 7, 2018 10:17 AM NPT By: Krishna KC

KATHMANDU, Nov 7: As Thursday marks the fourth day of Tihar, the Newar community across the country will be celebrating Mha Puja (worship of the self). Every year, during Govardhan Puja, Newari people worship themselves so as to observe their New Year according to Nepal Sambat.

Nepal's first e-bus to be operated in the valley within three months

Published On: August 19, 2018 07:20 AM NPT By: Krishna KC

KATHMANDU, Aug 19: For the first time in Nepal, a battery-run e-bus is set to come into operation on the roads of the Kathmandu Valley. The public would get to commute in the bus within the next three months.

Nepal's first e-bus to be operated in the valley within three months

Published On: August 19, 2018 04:15 AM NPT By: Krishna KC

KATHMANDU, Aug 19: For the first time in Nepal, a battery-run e-bus is set to come into operation on the roads of the Kathmandu Valley. The public would get to commute in the bus within the next three months.

Father accused of killing his son

Published On: August 2, 2018 03:30 AM NPT By: Krishna KC

BHAKTAPUR, Aug 2: A father has allegedly killed his 17-year-old son by chopping off his head in Bhaktapur on Tuesday night.

Community School in Bhaktapur attracts too many students

Published On: May 21, 2018 03:30 AM NPT By: Krishna KC

BHAKTAPUR, May 21: While public schools across the nation are being forced to shut down or merge due to unavailability of students, a community school in Bhaktapur has closed its doors to admission requests after the number of new enrollments exceeded the capacity of the school.

Quake-resilient school building in just three months

Published On: May 2, 2018 04:30 AM NPT By: Krishna KC

BHAKTAPUR, May 2: At a time when most of the reconstruction works have been hit by delays, a school in Bhaktapur district took just three months to be fully constructed. Moreover, the building is quake-resilient.

Bisket Jatra begins

Published On: April 11, 2018 07:58 AM NPT By: Krishna KC

Bisket Jatra, often hailed as an identity of the cultural and historic town of Bhaktapur in the Kathmandu Valley, has begun Tuesday with the pulling of 30-feet-tall chariot of Lord Bhairavnath.  The Jatra is celebrated for nine days and eight nights. The chariot pulled from Nyatapole temple area marks the beginning of the festival.

Fierce battle expected among new faces in Bhaktapur

Published On: November 22, 2017 06:45 AM NPT By: Krishna KC

BHAKTAPUR, Nov 22: With several fresh faces filing their nominations for the upcoming parliamentary and provincial elections, an interesting and fierce electoral battle is expected in Bhaktapur.

Bojhini: A new favorite retreat in Changunarayan

Published On: October 26, 2017 02:45 AM NPT By: Krishna KC

NAGARKOT, Oct 26: Until few years ago, Bojhini was hardly a tourist attraction. No one from the outer world was aware of it except the locals thereby limiting its thrilling beauty to itself. These days, Bojhini situated in Changunarayan Municipality of Bhaktapur district gathers hundreds of tourists. Just 25 kilometers away from Kathmandu, the spot is thronged by increasing number of nature lovers day by day.

Bhaktapur to undergo makeover

Published On: August 8, 2017 01:19 PM NPT By: Krishna KC

Bhaktapur is a town rich in culture and tradition. Keeping in line with the town’s cultural background, the newly elected mayor of the municipality had decided to give it an aesthetic makeover.

Bhaktapur locals gear up for Gaijatra

Published On: August 6, 2017 12:44 PM NPT By: Krishna KC

Bhaktapur locals have expedited the preparations toward Gaijatra festival, to be celebrated on Tuesday. Local residents belonging to the Newar community gather to celebrate Gijatra amid much fervor with traditional Lakhe dance, dramas and processions.

Prajapati elected Bhaktapur mayor

Published On: May 25, 2017 01:30 AM NPT By: Krishna KC

BHAKTAPUR, May 25: Childhood dream of former lawmaker and now the newly elected mayor of Bhaktapur, Sunil Prajapati, was to become an engineer. However, his family could not afford his engineering studies. In 1984, he joined teaching profession and continued it for four years. “I wanted to become an engineer. But poverty crushed that aspiration, then I took over teaching as a profession,” said Prajapati.

Kathmandu will be load-shedding free zone: Minister Sharma

Published On: November 28, 2016 05:28 PM NPT By: Krishna KC

BHAKTAPUR, Nov 28: Energy Minister Janardan Sharma has said that Kathmandu denizens won’t face load-shedding hereafter.

VDCs turned into municipalities without meeting basic criteria

Published On: August 24, 2016 08:09 AM NPT By: Krishna KC

BHAKTAPUR, Aug 23: The government has declared various new municipalities in Bhaktapur district but, in true sense, they are no different than village development committees.