A discourse on Everest by Ashok Silwal was held in Kathmandu. Organized by Lekhan Kunja, the discourse connected words, mountains, and life, and participants described it as offering a fresh taste and style. The discourse took place at Kunja
KATHMANDU – The Gurung community celebrated Tamu Lhosar, their traditional New Year, with colorful festivals across Nepal on Tuesday, December 30. This year marked a major transition in the Gurung calendar as the community moved from the Year of
KATHMANDU, NEPAL, December 21, 2025 – In a significant display of global and national commitment to mental well-being, Nepal joined the international community today to celebrate the second annual World Meditation Day. Various programs are bein
Women swaying to dance music at a DJ set, strolling without headscarves through cutting-edge art exhibitions and in coffee shops showing off trendy styles that could have come from the streets of Europe. Until recently, such scenes would ha
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 23, 2025: A historic toran, a sacred carved wooden archway, which is believed to have been stolen more than two decades ago from the Kumari Ghar in Basantapur, has been successfully reinstated in its original location.
The curtain came down for the Pragjyotishpur Literature Festival 2025 on 16 November, as two Assamese writers were felicitated in the valedictory ceremony at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra in the prehistoric city of Guwahati with gracious pre
Kathmandu, Nepal, November 10, 2025: International Cultural Exchange Exhibition 2025 titled Smile for Smile began in coordination with the Nepal Academy of Fine Arts, Art Project International G2 GINZA Gallery, Japan, and Bindu Space for Artists
Kathmandu, Nepal – November 5, 2025: A new global study has positioned Nepal at the absolute forefront of the world for its citizens' deep sense of "nature connectedness," a psychological measure of how individuals perceive their intrinsic relat
Third Pragjyotishpur Literature Festival with a series of fascinating deliberations will open up the doors for author-translators, art-connoisseurs, critics, budding writers, performing artistes, translators with other literature enthusiasts to
BEIRUT (AP) — Alexandre Paulikevitch put on his white dress and wig and danced his way to center stage, knowing that the extremist groups who had threatened him before his controversial recital might be waiting for him outside the theater.
Ashok Silwal, goodwill ambassador of Langtang, has unveiled his book ‘Everest’ in Langtang. Subtitled ‘An Unfinished Story’, Silwal’s Everest was publicly released by Dinndu Jangwa, chairperson of Gosainkunda Rural Municipality-4 (Langtang), alo
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian parliament's upper house on Friday quickly approved a bill that punishes online searches for information officially branded “extremist,” the latest in a series of moves by authorities to tighten control of the internet.
KATHMANDU — Nepal has launched a species action plan focused exclusively on conserving the endangered dhole (Cuon alpinus), also known as the Asiatic wild dog.
GLOUCESTER POINT, Va. (AP) — Stepping onto an old wooden duck blind in the middle of the York River, Bryan Watts looks down at a circle of sticks and pine cones on the weathered, guano-spattered platform. It’s a failed osprey nest, taken ove
MIAMI (AP) — One of Colombia's legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cocaine cartel has been released from a federal prison in the U.S. and is expected to be deported back home.
