Deusi
A group of young boys collect money, sweets and food after performing Deusi in Bhaktapur. Deusi and Bhailo are traditional songs performed by boys and girls respectively during Tihar.
November 8, 2018
Poon Hill
Tourists enjoy sunrise at Poon Hill, Myagdi. During peak seasons of spring and fall, the popular Annapurna Base Camp circuit sees thousands of tourists.
November 8, 2018
Swayambhunath on Laxmi Puja
Swayambhunath Stupa as seen from Terger Oselling Monastery, Halchowk, Kathmandu on the evening of Laxmi Puja,the third day of Tihar.
November 7, 2018
Kathmandu Valley lit up
Kathmandu Valley is lit up on the evening of Laxmi Puja on Wednesday. People light up their houses at night to welcome the goddess of wealth.
November 7, 2018
Deusi bhailo
Children gear up to play Bhaili in Nayapul, Kaski on the day of Laxmi Puja on Wednesday, the third day of Tihar.
November 7, 2018
US mid-term elections
US Ambassador to Nepal Randy Berry casts his vote along with Americans residents in Kathmandu in US mid-term elections on Tuesday.
November 6, 2018
Dog's day
A family in Madhyapur Thimi in Bhaktapur observes Kukur Tihar on Tuesday. Even street mongrels sport elaborate marigold necklaces and vermilion on their heads in the second day of the festival of lights dedicated to the dogs.
November 6, 2018
Karnali
Wind blowing sand off the Karnali River where it breaks out of the mountains at Chisapani.
November 4, 2018
Shyam Sundar Shrestha memorial
Shoba Shrestha, sister of yoga instructor Shyam Sundar Shrestha, speaking at a memorial in Kirtipur on Saturday for her brother who died last week after his bicycle fell unto an open drain.
November 3, 2018
Nepathya in Sikkim
Nepali folk rock band Nepathya performs to a crowd of music lovers in Rabongla, a town in Sikkim on Tuesday.
November 1, 2018
Makamali for Tihar
As Tihar approaches, women in Bhaktapur collect Makamali flowers for garlands to be used in the festival.
November 1, 2018
President leaves for Qatar
President Bidya Bhandari on Monday leaves for a four-day official visit to Qatar, at the invitation of Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, the Amir of Qatar.
October 29, 2018
Malaysian Minister in Nepal
Labour Minister Gokarna Bista and Malaysian Minister for Human Resource M. Kulasegaran lead a ministerial level meeting on labour migration on Monday in Kathmandu.
October 29, 2018
Shahidul Alam awarded at Photo Kathmandu
Bangladeshi photographer Shahidul Alam was presented with the Photo Kathmandu 2018 Award of Excellence on Friday, for his contributions towards the development of Nepali photography and journalism. Alam was arrested from his home in Dhaka on 5 August following an interview on Aljazeera in which he was critical of the Bangladeshi government’s crackdown on student protests. As of today, Alam has been in jail for 82 days.
October 26, 2018
New US Ambassador
The new U.S. Ambassador to Nepal Randy Berry has presented credentials to President Bidya Bhandari at her residence in Sheetal Niwas on Friday morning.
October 26, 2018
Mayor's summit on air pollution in Kathmandu
Environmentalist Bhushan Tuladhar, Patan Mayor Chiribabu Maharjan, Mayor of Kathmandu Bidya Sundar Shakya, non-resident Mexican Ambassador to Nepal Melba Pria and Director General of ICIMOD David Molden (left to right) at a one day long Mayor's Summit on air pollution in Kathmandu on Thursday.
October 25, 2018
Army chief with British Army deputy
Chief of Nepal Army Purna Chandra Thapa during a meeting with Deputy Chief of the General Staff Lieutenant General Nick Pope of the British Army at the Army Club on Monday. The officials discussed about strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries.
October 24, 2018
E-bus launch
Prime Minister K P Oli during the launching ceremony of the electric public bus in Lalitpur on Tuesday. Sajha Yatayat plans to operate five BYD electric public buses for intra-city routes. After the event, PM Oli left for Singha Darbar in the newly unveiled electric bus.
October 23, 2018
PM inaugurates e-bus
Prime Minister K P Oli inaugurated the launching ceremony of the first electric public bus in Nepal in Lalitpur on Tuesday. Sajha Yatayat plans to operate five BYD electric public buses for its intra-city routes.
October 23, 2018
Asta Matrika masked dance parade in Patan
Thousands throng Mangal Bazar in Patan to observe the Asta Matrika masked dancer parade on Friday night, received by Lalitpur Mayor Chirbabu Maharjan after 23 years.
October 20, 2018
PM receives Tika from the President
Prime Minister K P Oli and his wife Radhika Shakya receives Tika from President Bidya Bhandari at Sheetal Niwas on the occasion of Vijaya Dasami on Friday.
October 20, 2018
Khadga puja, 'Payoo'
Newar community celebrate Khadga puja, 'Payoo' in Newari, for the first time after 24 years on the ninth day of Dasain. A buffalo is sacrificed at the Mahalaxmisthan Temple at 10AM and brought to Patan Darbar Square by 11AM to perform rituals.
October 18, 2018
Phulpati celebration
President Bidya Bhandari, Vice President Nanda Kishor Pun, PM K P Oli, Speaker of the Parliament Krishna Bahadur Mahara and Chief Justice Om Prakash Mishra during Phulpati celebration in Tundikhel on Tuesday.
October 17, 2018