KATHMANDU, August 23: The Gaijatra festival is being celebrated by the Newari community in memory of their deceased relative across the country today.

KATHMANDU, August 9: The government has begun administering the second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccines to elderlies who were waiting for the second dose of the vaccines for months.

KATHMANDU, July 13: A massive downpour inundated the Jorpati area in Kathmandu on Tuesday noon.

KATHMANDU, June 29: Nepal is observing the 18th National Rice Day and Transplanting Festival on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, June 10: Monsoon is expected to enter Nepal from the east in a few days. The monsoon has already developed in the Bay of Bengal and it is heading towards Nepal, the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology said.

KATHMANDU, May 5: The members of the federal parliament are undergoing Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests.

POKHARA, March 27: As the air quality deteriorates across the nation, the lake city Pokhara, too, has been blanketed with a thick toxic haze.

KATHMANDU, Mar 21: Locals have erected Chir (a ceremonial pole with colorful crown) in Basantapur, Kathmandu to mark the beginning of the Fagu Purnima, popularly known as Holi festival.

KATHMANDU, Mar 2: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) deployed metropolitan police on Tuesday afternoon to clean the recently-reconstructed Rani Pokhari.

KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Basant Panchami, also popularly known as Shree Panchami or Saraswati Puja is being observed across the country with a huge fanfare today.

KATHMANDU, Feb 7: Helambu Rural Municipality in Sindhupalchowk district, which is located some 80 kilometers away from the federal capital of the country, looks alluring and mesmerizing as it is currently blanketed in heavy snowfall.

KATHMANDU, Feb 2: A group of entrepreneurs staged protests at Baluwatar on Tuesday against ‘government apathy’ toward them.

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: Puspha Kamal Dahal and Madhav Kumar Nepal, chairmen duo of the Dahal-Nepal led faction of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) participated in a sit-in at Maitighar in the capital on Sunday afternoon.

KATHMANDU, Jan 29: Nepal is observing the Martyrs’ Day today paying tributes and respects to those who sacrificed their lives for the country and its people.

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 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.

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.

POKHARA, Nov 1: As the weather across the country is crystal clear, views of the distant mountain ranges are capturing the attention of people.

KATHMANDU, Sept 22: People living in Kathmandu have started leaving for their hometowns and villages as the government has allowed the operation of long-distance passenger vehicles.

KATHMANDU, Aug 23: Hindu women are celebrating Rishi Panchami across the country on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, Aug 20: The three districts in the Kathmandu Valley, Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur, are currently under lockdown orders enforced by the district administrations from Wednesday midnight.

KASKI, Aug 19: Local administration in Kaski has issued a prohibitory order across the district to contain further spread of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The prohibitory order enforced since Tuesday midnight will remain in effect for the next five days.

KATHMANDU, May 23:  The country has already witnessed two months of nationwide lockdown enforced on March 24 earlier this year in a bid to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus disease. Except emergencies, all other services and business activities have come to a grinding halt.

KATHMANDU, April 27: It has already been 34 days since Nepal went into a nationwide lockdown from March 24. The restriction order has been imposed in a bid to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus disease in the country.

KATHMANDU, April, 23: Matatirtha Aunshi or Aamako Mukh Herne Din (Mother’s Day) is being celebrated on Thursday throughout the country.

Kollywood heartthrobs Priyanka Karki and Ayushman DS Joshi are all set to tie knot on Thursday. Their Mehendi ceremony was held with fanfare on Wednesday.

Kapell Pal says he has always been an imaginative person which is why photography appeals to him. It’s been around seven years that he has been actively taking photos and he can’t even think of not doing so anymore. So, he regularly posts his photos on the Facebook page, Click Nepal.

You simply can’t deny that there is a subtle charm in black and white photography. Contemporary photographers often choose to go monochromatic to make their images more dramatic or emotive. Monochromatic photos also help you appreciate the content and the subject of the photo without getting distracted by the colors. Here are eight ways you can improve your monochromatic photography skills in order to take intense and gripping black and white photos.

Mia Tuladhar feels that photography has made her more adventurous and bettered her communication skills. She mentions that she started taking photos on her cell phone and because they came out quite good, she realized she had a flair for photography and took it up a bit more seriously after that.

KATHMANDU, Nov 2: People have observed the most important day of Chhath festival on Saturday. They thronged nearby rivers, lakes and ponds to offer "Argha" (curd) to Sun God.

Like it or not, clicking photos or making videos is a huge part of any celebration. Be it a graduation, a dinner party or festivals like Dashain and Tihar, most of us want to capture and archive our experiences. And some of us want to be really good at it. So when the festival season arrives and our social media is flooded with pictures from our friends and family, it can be difficult to maintain a unique Instagram feed. But it’s not impossible. The Week is here to arm you with a few tricks to make your photos stand out from the rest this festive season.

The Week in Pictures for the week August 18- August 24, 2019.

MAKWANPUR, August 3: Two photos captured by Nepal's first satellite, NepaliSat-1, were made public on Friday.

In a partnership with Pangro Outdoor Events, socialtours and Cycle City Network Nepal jointly organized ‘Kathmandu Kora Cycling Challenge’ for the ninth time on Saturday.

Travel pages on Instagram that motivate you to pack your bags and explore Nepal

Bijayabar Pradhan grew up in Thamel. And that meant he was more outdoors than indoors. Add to that the innate adventurer in him, Pradhan was never meant for the confines of walls. Along with his preference for the outdoors, Pradhan also had a knack for photography. He simply loved taking pictures. “I’m the first to admit that I don’t have a good memory. I tend to forget a lot of things and taking photos is my way of immortalizing moments,” he says.

78-year-old Ganesh Man experienced nostalgia as he pulled out photos of his younger days from a little-square pouch that he was carrying.

Lunar enthusiasts across Africa and Eurasia were treated Friday night to a rare experience: the longest lunar eclipse expected for a century. Dubbed a “blood moon” for its reddish hue, the stunning beauty of the eclipsed moon has been captured by professional and amateur photographers alike.

ATHENS, July 25: Strong winds drove wildfires across the villages, hills, and forests around Athens, Greece, starting on July 23, with authorities blaming the fires for at least 74 deaths. More than 300 firefighters were quickly mobilized to the area.

KATHMANDU, July 19: A mass gathering has been organized in Kathmandu in support of Dr Govinda KC who is on the 20th day of his hunger strike in Jumla.

KATHMANDU, June 27: Former King Gyanendra Shah has reached Nepalgunj along with his family members on Wednesday evening.

BIRGUNJ, July 2: The first rainfall at Birgunj has flooded main city area and other parts of the districts, including Ranighat, Tripur, Panityanki, Nagwa, Bhisuwa, Ramgadawa, Birta, Chapkaiya and Adarshanagar.

ARGHAKHANCHI, June 27: It is about a kilometer from Aulwa Khola to Sandhikharka, the district headquarters of Arghakhanchi.

BAGLUNG, June 26: Three people includign a baby girl have died after being buried by a landslide triggered by incessant rainfall at Dhullubaskot in Bareng rural municipality-1 on Monday night.

KATHMANDU, June 26: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) expressed solidarity against drug abusers and smuggling on the occasion of International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

KATHMANDU, June 12: A high-level committee formed by the Home Ministry to investigate the 33 kg gold smuggling case raided two gold shops belonging to Rajendra Shakya, one of the main accused in the smuggling case, in the capital on Monday.

GORKHA, June 9: There was a huge crowd of locals, neighbors, relatives and well-wishers gathered at the ancestral home of Senior Neurosurgeon Dr Upendra Devkota at Pandit Gaun in Gorkha district since early morning on Saturday.

KATHMANDU, June 9: Senior Neurosurgeon Dr. Upendra Devkota has been airlifted to his home town Gorkha. Devkota has been taken to his birth place as per his wish.

ILAM, Jun 4: Locals knew no bounds of happiness when they saw an aircraft landing at Falgunanda Sukilumba Airport in the district headquarters of Ilam.