Nepali students perform rituals for Janai Purnima, a festival celebrated with feasts of Kwati, lentils, and men renewing their Janai strings.
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- The #COVID19Lockdown has cleaned the air over #Nepal and northern #India. So much so that for the first time in many years, Mt #Everest can be seen again from #Kathmandu Valley even though it is 200km away. More breathtaking images by @AbhushanGautam: bit.ly/3bypA87
- .@MissWorldNepal is on a whirlwind tour: to the remote village of Bharta in Makwanpur where she is building a health post, on to London for a fundraising dinner, and stopping over in Kathmandu en route to China. Find out more in this piece by @sewa_ditee
- Jenny Rai who was arrested during the #HongKongProstests speaks about spending 48 hours in a police custody and facing derogatory remarks about her status as an ethnic minority. Read full report by Will Patterson. #Nepal #HongKong
- Kulman Ghising to stay on Energy Ministry has endorsed a second term for popular NEA chief, decision to go to Cabinet for approval. #kulmanghising #Nepal nepalitimes.com/latest/kulman-…
- By raising taxes on #ElectricVehicles, the #budget had made a mockery of PM Oli’s own declaration that 20% of vehicles in #Nepal would be electric by 2020. With this, the axe has fallen on the only hope to reduce #AirPollution & import bill for #petroleum nepalitimes.com/latest/nepal-t…
- Away from the doom and gloom, locked down Kathmandu is abloom in Jacaranda, with the streets leading up to Tundikhel painted in purple. Photos: Amit Machamasi/Nepali Times
- Gen Z Nepalis stage a demonstration in Kathmandu against corruption, malgovernance, and the ban on social media platforms on Sunday. Youth have gathered for similar demonstrations across Nepal. #nepobaby #SocialMediaBan Photos: SUDIKSHA TULADHAR, SANGYA LAMSAL/NEPALI TIMES
- #Nepal Parliament on Saturday unanimously passed a Constitution Amendment Bill putting #Kalapani, #Limpiyadhura and Lipu Lekh in its official map. Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Shiva Maya Tumbahamphe tabled the bill for discussion. Photos by @BikramRai0
- The #supermoon2016 rises from behind the lower ridge of Rolwaling with a stunning view of Swayambunath in the foreground in #Kathmandu.
- Indian spiritual figure Sadhguru visited Kathmandu Darbar Square on Monday during the final leg of his pilgrimage tour of Nepal. Sadhguru has been on a tour to view Mansarovar Lake and Mt Kailash in Tibet from a vantage point in the Nepal-China border at Lapcha, Humla district.
- Nepal Police on Friday afternoon arrested a youth from Baneshwor for disregarding a week long national lockdown. The officials used multifunctional rescue & arrest device to make the arrest. Photos: Ratna Shrestha/RSS #CoronavirusLockdown #Nepal #Nepallockdown #COVID19 #Kathmandu
- #Wildfires are spreading across the Tarai and mid-mountains of #Nepal, shrouding the whole country in smoke. People complain of stinging eyes, headaches and breathing difficulties.
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