Litterateur Professor DP Bhandari passed away on Saturday afternoon. Bhandari died in course of treatment at Hams Hospital in the capital. He was 84.

Renowned Nepali litterateur Bal Krishna Sama (center) in this undated photograph.

KATHMANDU, Aug 15: Senior litterateur Madan Mani Dixit was cremated at Pashupati Aryaghat in the capital on Thursday afternoon.

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KATHMANDU, Nov 11: Litterateur Manu Brajaki will be honoured with the 'Pahalman Singh Swar Lifetime Literary Award, 2074'. A meeting of Pahalman Singh Swar Memorial Foundation has decided to this effect. Established by the Foundation, the award is given every year.

KATHMANDU, March 18: The Prose Writer Shankar Lamichhane Foundation has honored Akshyar Shiromani Madanmani Dixit here on Saturday.

BHIMDATTANAGAR, Dec 30: Senior litterateur of the far-western region, Atma Ram Ohja, passed away at the age of 88 in Bhimdattanagar of Kanchanpur this morning.

KATHMANDU, Dec 30: Veteran Nepali litterateur and chairman of Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya Kamal Mani Dixit, who made important contribution to Nepali literature, died on Thursday morning. He was at 87.

DANG, Dec 1: Litterateur and social worker Nityananda Sharma died at his residence in Dang on Wednesday. He was 64. Sharma was suffering from cancer.

KAKARVITTA, Sept 8: Freedom fighter and litterateur Dan Khaling was cremated at Singhamari, Darjeeling, India on Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, Sept 5: The Mid-western University has decorated litterateur Jhamak Ghimire with an honorary doctorate degree.

KATHMANDU, Aug 3: Litterateur and journalist Dilli Ram Nirvik, who contributed a lot to society through journalism, died today. He was 78. Having suffered for long from diabetes, Nirvik died at his residence in Bijulibazaar, said litterateur Radhe Shyam Lekali.

SURKHET, June 8: Mid-Western University has decided to award an honorary doctorate to litterateur Jhamak Kumari Ghimire. The university announced the decision on Tuesday at its fifth senate meeting presided over by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is also the chancellor of the university. "Mid-Western University's Senate meeting has decided to present an honorary doctorate to Ghimire," Vice-Chancellor Prof Upendra Kumar Koirala said. "The honorary PhD will be awarded to her at the university's first convocation to be held soon."