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Devotees in southern plains of Nepal pray for end of disasters as they observe ‘Chhath’
Oct 27, 2025Parsa , October 27 (ANI): After facing successive disasters--a drought followed by flooding and inundation within three months this year--devotees in the southern plains of Nepal have been praying for an end to calamities as they... -
Markets in Nepal abuzz as devotees prepare for Chhath festival
Oct 26, 2025Birgunj , October 26 (ANI): Thousands of shoppers continue to throng the main marketplace in the city of Birgunj near the Indian city of Raxaul as preparations for Chhath enters final phase for the devotees.The Hindu... -
Toddler ‘Aryatara Shakya’ is anointed as “Kumari” the Living goddess after undergoing ancient ritual
Sep 30, 2025Kathmandu , September 30 (ANI): Toddler 'Aryatara Shakya' has been anointed as the Royal "Kumari" the Living Goddess of Nepal undergoing ancient ritual in a ceremony on Tuesday.The two-and-half year old goddess passed the selection process... -
Dark future, uncertainty lies ahead for Nepal’s Gen-Z protest victims’ families
Sep 16, 2025Kathmandu , September 16 (ANI): The recent Gen-Z protests in Nepal have left a trail of grief and uncertainty, particularly for the families of victims who lost their lives in the violent clashes.Bina Maharjan stands outside... -
Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley welcomes festive season burning effigy of demon deity “Ghantakarna”
Jul 23, 2025Bhaktapur , July 23 (ANI): The Newa community of Nepal's Kathmandu valley, from Wednesday, welcomed the festive season by burning the effigy of demon deity "Ghantakarna" at the crossroads and dragging it down to the river.Falling... -
Prayers and cake-cutting: Tibetan Refugees in Nepal celebrate Dalai Lama’s 90th Birthday
Jul 6, 2025Lalitpur , July 6 (ANI): The members of the Tibetan Refugee Camp in Lalitpur on Sunday are celebrating the 90th birthday of the 14th Dalai Lama singing, dancing and cutting the cake.Attended by members of diplomatic... -
Early arrival of monsoon in India brings worry for Nepal flood survivors as nation expects above-average monsoon
May 25, 2025Kavrepalanchowk , May 25 (ANI): It is where Muna Tamang's house used to stand, along with four dozen others, till September 25, 2024. Now it has turned into an embankment covered with sand and rock, where...
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New Delhi gears up for mega India-Africa Summit after a decade; spotlight on defence, energy, capacity building
New Delhi , May 10 (ANI): India is set to host the fourth edition of the India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS-IV) from May 28 to May 31, reviving the flagship engagement platform between India and... -
“Grotesque absurdity that they claim to seek peace and prevent a nuclear crisis”: Iran slams US
Tehran , May 10 (ANI): Iran on Saturday termed the US' claims of seeking peace and simultaneously issuing threats of a nuclear attack, "grotesque absurdity".Esmaeil Baqaei, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of...