KATHMANDU, May 2: A special commemorative event was organized at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters  in New York on Tuesday on the occasion of the 'Day of Vesak' (Buddha Purnima).

KATHMANDU, May 1: Marking the 2562nd Buddha Purnima, Osho Commune has been inaugurated in Lumbini. Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli inaugurated Osho Jetban International Commune in Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha.

KATHMANDU, April 30: Wishing for world peace by organizing special worships, singing hymns and holding discourses, the 2562nd Buddha Jayanti observed today.

LUMBINI, April 30: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has inaugurated a program on the occasion of the 2562nd Buddha Jayanti extending  best wishes to all those who believe in the message of peace, non-violence, harmony and co-existence of Gautam Buddha including to the Buddhist community.

KATHMANDU April 30: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that Gautam Buddha remains a symbol of pride for all Nepalis, as he made a huge contribution to human welfare after being born in Nepali territory.

KATHMANDU, Jan 11: 296th Prithvi Jayanti is being celebrated throughout the country marking the contribution of Late King Prithvi Narayan Shah in the unification of Nepal.

DAMAK, Nov 2: Followers of the Kirant faith have demanded that the government announce a public holiday throughout the country on the birth anniversary of Phalgunanda Lingden, the pioneer preacher of Kirat religion.

KATHMANDU, Aug 21: Hindus in the country are collecting kush, a holy grass used while performing various holy rituals as Shraddha [holy rituals remembering the departed ancestors] and religious rituals, across the country today.

KATHMANDU, August 4: Top three female students of tourism and hotel management were honored with Princess Jayanti Achievement Award in Kathmandu on Friday.

KATHMANDU, May 10: The 2561st Buddha Jayanti, is being celebrated today throughout the world by paying homage to him.

KATHMANDU, May 2: A 142-member committee has been formed to mark the 2,561st Buddha Jayanti under the convenorship of the All Nepal Bhikkhu Federation vice chair Bhikshu Dharmamurti today.

KATHMANDU, Jan 11: Hundreds of people assembled in front of the west gate to Singha Durbar in Kathmandu on Wednesday morning to mark the 295th birth anniversary of late King Pritihvi  Narayan Shah.

KATHMANDU, Jan 4: The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) is to host a reception on January 11 or Paush 27 of the Nepali calendar on the occasion of Prithvi Jayanti, the birth anniversary of Late King Prithvi Narayan Shah, the founder of modern Nepal.

KATHMANDU, Aug 6: Top female students pursuing hospitality and tourism at graduate level have been felicitated with Princess Jayanti Achievement Award on Friday.

NEW SOUTH WALES, Australia: Nepali Kala Sanskriti Tatha Sahitya Pratisthan (NKSSP) celebrated 203rd Bhanu Jayanti at Ashfield polish club in New South Wales, Australia on Saturday to acknowledge the poet for his contribution to Nepali literature.