The concept of marriage is closely tied to procreation and the traditional gender roles of a man and a woman. This has led to a lack of explicit discourse on same-sex marriage within the Hindu religion. The emphasis on procreation in marital unions has made it difficult for society to accept and acknowledge the legitimacy of same-sex unions.

KATHMANDU, June 14: Kushe rural municipality-9 of Jajarkot has made it mandatory to get a prior recommendation for a marriage.

KATHMANDU, April 6: Touch your heart actor Shim Hyung  Tak to get married to his non-celebrity girlfriend in July.

KATHMANDU, Feb 7: Niharika Rajput, an unmarried teen mother, who has a son following a ‘rape’ incident, is all set to tie the knot with Shivaraj Shrestha, her ‘rapist’.

KATHMANDU, Jan 13: Nepal being a multicultural, multiethnic and multilingual nation, there are distinct wedding rituals and practices of various communities in the country. Being a micro social construct, marriage is one of the foremost auspicious events in anyone’s life. So, traditionally, people have been observing different special rituals and practices to make weddings memorable as well as socially acceptable. In the past, people celebrated every moment of marriage in their own houses with their loved ones, observing rituals such as Supadi khelauney, Nanimukhi, Kasar Batar, Samdi vetgat and so on.

KATHMANDU, August 31: Former captain and goalkeeper of the Nepali National Football Team, Kiran Chemjong, married his girlfriend Kanchan Niraula on Wednesday, August 31, 2022.

Nepali actor Karma Shakya has tied the knot with his foreign girlfriend Anne Sophie. Although he got married last year, he was keeping it a secret.

Actor, presenter and media personality Raymon Das Shrestha tied the knot with his girlfriend Jana Mudra at a restaurant in Kathmandu on Thursday.

Popular Nepali female singer Indira Joshi is tying the knot with her boyfriend Sharad Kedia, a fashion designer, today.

Britney Spears has married her longtime partner Sam Asghari at a Southern California ceremony that came months after the pop superstar won her freedom from a court conservatorship.

Popular youth singer Swoopna Suman tied the knot with model and actress Jyotsna Yogi on 4th of May, 2022 after dating her for four years.

Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor are finally married. The couple tied the knot in an intimate ceremony on April 14 at Ranbir's Vastu house. The low-key wedding was graced by close friends and family members.

Perhaps the most highly awaited Bollywood wedding is upon us. Ranbir Kapoor will tie the knot with Alia Bhatt a few days from now. While various reports have been doing the rounds, a source revealed that the RK Bungalow in Chembur is in the process of being decked up for the big day.

The wedding that everyone’s been eagerly waiting for may happen a lot sooner than anticipated. ETimes has exclusive confirmation that Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt could get married in the second week of April.

Marriage is bliss

March 24, 2022 14:55 pm

A marriage is a promise to be with each other all our life. When we are married to someone, they not only became our responsibilities but part of our life.

Rekha Thapa married to Balaram Shahi

February 15, 2022 14:55 pm

Actress Rekha Thapa got married to Balram Shahi. She did a court marriage recently. There were rumors that she would marry only on Baishak, but she registered her marriage at Kathmandu District Court.

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver’s marriage is officially over more than 10 years after the award-winning journalist petitioned to end her then-25-year marriage to the action star and former California governor. A Los Angeles judge finalized the divorce on Tuesday, court records show.

TOKYO, Nov 15: Japan's ex-princess Mako, the emperor's niece, departed the country with her husband on Sunday before landing in New York City to start a new life in the United States.

LONDON, Nov 10: Nobel Peace Prize laureate and education activist Malala Yousafzai has announced her marriage.

TOKYO, Oct 27: Japanese Princess Mako quietly married a commoner without traditional wedding celebrations Tuesday and said their marriage — delayed three years and opposed by some — “was a necessary choice to live while cherishing our hearts.”

Bollywood actress Dia Mirza got married to businessman Vaibhav Rekhi on February 15, 2021, in an intimate ceremony. The couple tied the knot at Bandra at Vaibhav’s house. Dia and Vaibhav made their first appearance as man and wife in front of the paparazzi and interacted with them

Actress Shweta Khadka got married on Monday. On her marriage eve on Sunday, she wrote a long Facebook status saying that she has decided to close the sad chapter of her life and start a new happy one.

Actress Shweta Khadka is getting married. She is about to tie the knot with Vijayendra Singh Rawat of Dhangadhi on December 7. They have been in love for some time.

Former Big Boss contestant Gauhar Khan will be having a Christmas wedding when she will be marrying her love  Zaid Darbar

Mariah Carey's ex-husband Nick Cannon does not see himself getting married in his future, reported Fox News.

KATHMANDU, Aug 28: Differences among lawmakers and indecision among the top political leadership over whether to require a threshold period for naturalization through marriage has stalled the citizenship bill in parliamentary committee for a year.

When People Get Married Around the World

With a simple “We do,” Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson announced his wedding to his longtime girlfriend on Instagram.

Living after marriage

August 18, 2019 01:25 am

My wife knows it all but still, I have an honest confession to make. I am a culprit of reinforcing the age-old patriarchal practice of welcoming the bride into bridegroom’s place. I got married in October 2018. Post the October event, I have come across several instances where I have had to battle a self-imposed mental entanglement, primarily originating from my conscience. Here are three stories of entanglement.

Ahead of her marriage to beau Kenneth Petty, rapper Nicki Minaj has changed her Twitter profile name to 'Mrs. Petty.'

American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey opened up about her first marriage with Tommy Mottola, former Sony music mogul who is 20 years elder to her as well as the different men in her life.

An old interview of Brad Pitt has caught the attention of the netizens. In the interview, Brad Pitt has opened about his marriage with actress Jennifer Aniston and claimed that his post-marriage with Friends actress became 'dull', and he was not living an interesting life too.

The 'Pretty Little Liars' star Brant Daugherty exchanged vows with actress Kim Hidalgo on Saturday in Northern California.

Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger were married over the weekend in a ceremony that the “Guardians of the Galaxy” actor called “intimate, moving and emotional.”

"He can come anytime and announce that he is getting married. And for that, he and his wife have to get up and start preparing," said David Dhawan.

BIRGUNJ, May 14: Two young women were found hanging in the villages of Chipharmai Rural Municipality,  Parsa district in the last two days.

Singer-songwriter Michelle Branch and musician Patrick Carney just tied the knot. The singer and 'The Black Keys' drummer got hitched in New Orleans at the beautiful Marigny Opera House, reported E! News.

Love is marriage

April 2, 2019 09:00 am

Your presence Your face Your smile Your style

RABAT, March 22: A total of 25,514 girls under the legal age of 18 got married in 2018, Mohamed Aujjar, Morrocan minister of justice, said Friday in Rabat.

Singer-actor Mandy Moore has opened up about her former marriage to musician Ryan Adams calling it "an entirely unhealthy dynamic".During an appearance on the Sunday episode of Marc Maron's WTF podcast, Moore said she was "sad and lonely"."I was living my life for him. It (was) an entirely unhealthy dynamic. I had no sense of self. I felt like I was drowning. It was so untenable and unsustainable and it was so lonely. I was so sad," Moore, 34, said.

Barsha’s engagement with  Sanjog

February 12, 2019 14:41 pm

Actor Barsha Raut exchanged an engagement ring to her beloved Sanjog Koirala on Monday.  ‘Chakka Panja’ actor Raut shared photos of engagement on her official Instagram account—captioning: “Every story is beautiful but ours is my favorite #SANSHA.”

Nepali actor and theater director Sunil Pokharel and his wife Nisha Sharma who is also an actor, are on their 28 years of their marriage.

“This is a turning point of our personal life. We’ve legally registered the marriage in Katmandu District Court with the approval of family and friends. "

KATHMANDU, Jan 14: Actress Barsha Raut is tying the knot with her beloved Sanjog Koirala on Febraruy 14, coinciding with Valentine's Day

Celebs wedding of 2018

January 1, 2019 18:27 pm

From celebrities and royal family to business tycoons, 2018 saw the weddings of renowned personalities across the world. Some of them are:

LOS ANGELES, Dec 27:  Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth appear to have tied the knot amid reports the couple got married in a secret wedding ceremony.

KATHMANDU, Dec 20: Mangsir is over and so is the hype of marriage. Marriage is defined as legally or formally recognized union of two people as partners in a personal relationship. But in every society the definition is different. It is a social affair to celebrate two people coming together and raising a family. Marriage is not only a social knot-tying ceremony but is an institution in itself and different aspects of marriage are its different subjects.

“I married at the age of 30. Many approached me for marriage. Some did not have teeth, some were old and some were rough looking men. I first met him in a marriage ceremony. He was carrying the bridegroom’s belongings.

Why relationships fail

December 15, 2018 00:00 am

Life is a series of choices and modern civilization has transformed us so much that we need to rethink some of our default social choices that have existed for centuries. No social institution is as celebrated and imposed in Nepal as marriage. It’s so integral to our social system that most people seek for stable future through marriage and grown-ups who aren’t married till certain age are often looked down as outcasts. Every human being craves to achieve love and personal fulfilment through marriage.

Nepalese love the ‘big fat weddings’. So many delicacies to gorge on, so many gossips to toss around. From kids running around screaming to old folks getting emotional, there is a different kind of excitement in the air. And oh, the absolute favorite of all adults —  ‘Who’s going to marry next?’