The Nepali New Year, (known as Naya Barsha or Nawa Barsha in Nepal) is the first day of the Bikram Sambat Nepali Calendar year. This is the day of 1st Baisakh, which lies in mid-April (usually this day coincides with the 13th of April) according to the International Calendar, and...
Holi Festival in Nepal. It is an ancient Hindu religious festival, is a spring festival in Nepal and India, also known as the” festival of colours” lt is celebrated at the approach of the vernal equinox, on the Full Moon falling somewhere between February-March. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of...
The Earthquake The earthquake on April 25th measuring 7.8 magnitude, the country’s biggest in 80 years, struck 50 miles northwest of Kathmandu leaving over 7500 people dead, 16,000 injured, at least 284,000 homes completely destroyed and at least 234,000 homes, damaged. The loss in human lives, injuries, loss of people’s homes,...
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