LONDON, Aug 15:  Australia captain Tim Paine won the toss and put England in to bat on the second day of the second Ashes Test at Lord’s on Thursday.

POKHARA, Feb 12: The preparations for a musical program to be held on the occasion of Shivaratri at Lakeside, Pokhara has been completed. The program will be held on February 13 at 6 pm, informed Bijay Gautam, band manager of Satyakrit Band.

Karma Wangyal is a 17-year-old currently training to become a Lama. He has been living in a monastery at Namobuddha for six years now.

KATHMANDU, Sept 7: The chariot procession of living goddess Kumari, traditional music, lakhe, pulukisi and samaybaji are some of the highlights of Indra Jatra. Every year, people gather at Basantapur with enthusiasm to enjoy the joyous and colorful festival of Indra Jatra.

According to the Babadham Committee, more than 20,000 pilgrims visited the Pindeshwar Temple only last Monday to offer holy water from the Koshi River in Chatara.

Every place has its own significance and if the settlement is old, it definitely holds some historical and cultural significance. Kirtipur, one of the oldest cities with majority Newar population, is one such place. The temple of Lord Bagh Bhairab is an important aspect of Kirtipur. Bagh Bhairab is believed to be an incarnation of Lord Shiva in the form of a tiger, and the three-storey historical temple was built in the 16th century. The temple is crowded on Sunday mornings and evening as it is believed to be the day of Bagh Bhairab when he grants his devotees’ wishes.

KATHMANDU, Jan 24: Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara Tuesday said the government has moved ahead with the preparations for organizing all three levels of elections within a year.

KATHMANDU, Jan 22: The Lord Mayor of the City of London, Dr Andrew Parmley has arrived here Saturday on a four-day official visit to Nepal expected to take the Nepal-Britain relations to a new height.

KATHMANDU, Nov 6: ‘The Ten Water Jars, art from the time of earthquake’ by late Jim Danisch opened last week at Siddhartha Art Gallery, Babarmahal.