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Chinese Spring festival celebrations in Kathmandu

Chinese artists perform a cultural program to mark the Chinese Spring Festival welcoming the Chinese year of the Dragon in Kathmandu. This program...

by Sunil Sharma in Nepal on 06/02/2012

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Nepalese Muslims celebrate birthday of Prophet Mohammed

For the very first time Nepalese Muslims Celebrate birthday of Prophet Mohammed by organizing a peace rally.They are following the trend of fellow...

by Sunil Sharma in Nepal on 05/02/2012

Society

Child labour in a cycle workshop - Kathmandu

Navesh Shah, 11, from the Sarlahi district, works on a flat tire of a motorbike in a cycle workshop in the city. He started to work in the workshop...

by Nabin Baral in Nepal on 02/02/2012

06/02/2012 - Chinese Spring festival celebrations in Kathmandu - Nepal - Chinese artists perform a cultural...
05/02/2012 - Nepalese Muslims celebrate birthday of Prophet Mohammed - Nepal - For the very first time Nepalese...
02/02/2012 - Child labour in a cycle workshop - Kathmandu - Nepal - Navesh Shah, 11, from the Sarlahi...
31/01/2012 - Students Protest against Fuel Hikes - Nepal - Student unions strike in Kathmandu in a...
31/01/2012 - Hindu festival Magh Mela celebrated in Sankhu - Nepal - The month long festival of Magh Mela (...
30/01/2012 - Saptami festival celebrated in Magh Mela of Swasthani Brata in Sankhu - Nepal - The month long festival of Magh Mela (...
28/01/2012 - Day out for Goddess Saraswati - Goddess of learning and knowledge - Nepal - The Shree Panchami festival is...
24/01/2012 - Students protest against the recent hike in petrol prices - Nepal - Thirteen student unions organised a...
24/01/2012 - Problems on the road because of the fuel price hike in Nepal - Nepal - The government hiked fuel prices by an...
22/01/2012 - Costa Concordia survivors return home - Nepal - Nepal - Manjula Rajkarnikar and Kabita Shahi...

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Chinese Spring festival celebrations in Kathmandu
Chinese artists perform a cultural program to mark the Chinese Spring Festival welcoming the Chinese year of the Dragon in Kathmandu. This program was organized on the theme of "Ne...
Nepalese Muslims celebrate birthday of Prophet Mohammed
For the very first time Nepalese Muslims Celebrate birthday of Prophet Mohammed by organizing a peace rally.They are following the trend of fellow Muslims around the world to celebrate ...
Child labour in a cycle workshop - Kathmandu
Navesh Shah, 11, from the Sarlahi district, works on a flat tire of a motorbike in a cycle workshop in the city. He started to work in the workshop three months ago when he left his sch...
Day out for Goddess Saraswati - Goddess of learning and knowledge
The Shree Panchami festival is celebrated in Swayambhu, Kathmandu. Shree Panchami festival is a Hindu festival celebrating Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, music and art. 28th Janua...
Students Protest against Fuel Hikes
Student unions strike in Kathmandu in a morning protest against fuel hikes that will reduce the amount of fuel they can get. This will cause a drop in attendance to university for some....
Hindu festival Magh Mela celebrated in Sankhu
The month long festival of Magh Mela (Madhav Narayan Brata) and Swasthani Brata begins in Sankhu. The Magh Mela is one of the greatest annual religious affairs for Hindus, and marks the...
Saptami festival celebrated in Magh Mela of Swasthani Brata in Sankhu
The month long festival of Magh Mela (Madhav Narayan Brata) and Swasthani Brata begins in Sankhu. The Magh Mela is one of the greatest annual religious affairs for Hindus, and marks the...
Students protest against the recent hike in petrol prices
Thirteen student unions organised a torch rally to protest against the recent hike in petroleum prices in Kathmandu, Nepal. 24th January 2012
Problems on the road because of the fuel price hike in Nepal
The government hiked fuel prices by an average of over 11 percent, burdening the general public with the biggest-ever oil price hike in monetary terms in recent history. Kathmandu. 20th...
Costa Concordia survivors return home - Nepal
Manjula Rajkarnikar and Kabita Shahi who were among other 6 Nepalese forced to abandon the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia when it ran aground off the coast of Italy, returned home s...
Nepalis Protest Rising Fuel Prices
As in the international market, the fuel prices in Nepal rose enormously. Long queues in front of gas stations have become a daily occurrence. Demonstrators gathered to protest the 15 p...
Black carbon pollution from brick factories foul the air - Kathmandu
Brick factories operating in the Kathmandu valley emit black carbon. Black carbon is alleged to be one of the significant contributors to the melting of snowpack and glaciers of the Hi...
Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao's formal goodwill visit to Nepal
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao spent five hours marking the first visit to Nepal in a decade, meeting with the President and Prime Minister. The two countries have signed on eight agreement...
Idol God Seto Macchendranath's postage stamps announced
The photo has been submitted to the Postal Services Department of the Government of Nepal for use in an upcoming postage stamp that has been published by the Department of the Governmen...
The sacred bathing ceremony of Seto Macchindranath
The deity Seto Macchindranath was brought out from his sanctum in the main temple in the Janabahaa complex where the deity was given a shower with holy water, milk and honey after an el...
Annual Bathing Ceremony of Seto Macchendranath
An idol of the Hindu god Seto Macchendranath was bathed with milk and water in an annual ceremony for the deity at Janabahal in Kathmandu on New Year's day. Nepal. 1st January 2012
The dying  Bagmati River in Kathmandu
Toxic foam flows in Bagmati rive as most of the city household mix the liquid waste directly into this river. The river is one of the holiest but most polluted river that flows in the c...
General Strike in Kathmandu begins
Several smaller demonstrations and a nationwide strike took place in Nepal. Police activity has increased massively, however, no signs of violence were noticeable. Kathmandu, Nepal. 18t...
Nepali Congress hold a torch rally at Mangal Bazaar
Nepali Congress cadres hold a torch rally at Mangal Bazaar, Lalitpur district. Kathmandu, Nepal. 18th December 2011.
Nepali Congress cadres protest Shiva Poudel’s Death
Nepali Congress cadres took to the streets in the capital burning tyres and obstructing transportation after the death of Shiva Poudel, the Chitwan district president of the Nepali Cong...