Dr Devkota's last rites performed

June 19, 2018 17:11 pm

KATHMANDU, June 19: Renowned neurosurgeon Dr Upendra Devkota's last rites were performed at the Pashupati electric crematorium on Tuesday.

DAILEKH, April 1: Relatives of Aein Bahadur Shahi have excavated his mortal remains after 14 years of his murder.

KATHMANDU, April 1: Last rites of Nepali Congress (NC) central member and former minister Khum Bahadur Khadka – who breathed his last in course of treatment – will be performed today.

Women perform final rites in Damauli

November 25, 2017 03:37 am

TANAHUN, Nov 24: Breaking the traditional stereotypes, many women in Damauli, Tanahun, are making efforts to change the conservative mindsets and abolish deceptive customs. As per the Hindu tradition, only men are allowed to carry dead bodies and perform the final rites while women are not authorized to do so. However, some women in Damauli have dared to go against this practice.

Black Sabbath, the pioneers of heavy metal, ended their last-ever tour with a final concert in Birmingham, their home town where it all began nearly 50 years ago.

Tiwari's final rites performed

December 22, 2016 01:00 am

BUTWAL, Dec 22: Hundreds of people participated in the funeral procession of Durga Tiwari on Wednesday, two days  after the Rupandehi District Chairman of UML-aligned Youth Federation of Nepal (YFN) was shot dead by two motorcycle-borne assailants.

KATHMANDU, Sept 30: Giving up any hope of finding missing former home minister Madav Prasad Ghimire and his two brothers, their family members on Friday performed the final rites for them at Pashupati Aryaghat.

KATHMANDU, July 2: Last rites of former Minister for Education and leader of the Federal Socialist Forum Nepal Dr Mangal Siddhi Manandhar were performed at the Pashupati Aryaghat Saturday as per the Buddhist rituals.

KATHMANDU, June 7: The last rites of senior musician, Amber Gurung, will take place as per the Hindu and Buddhist rituals.  Gurung died early this morning while undergoing treatment at Grande International Hospital.