the last day of the Nepali year 2082, as the price jumped by Rs 1,000 per tola in the domestic market. With this rise ahead of the New Year, the yellow metal reached a historic high of Rs 186,000 ...

There is Flour throwing in Laos, while Biska Jatra signifies the start of the Nepali New Year; all these celebrations fall on, or around the April 14th in the Bangla calendar. The Bangla calendar ...

Puthandu, also known as Tamil New Year, marks the beginning of a new calendar year for Tamil-speaking communities across the globe. Celebrated with immense joy and devotion, Puthandu usually falls ...

Dhaka [Bangladesh], April 12 (ANI): Bangladesh has decided to change the name and contents of the UNESCO-recognised traditional procession for the Bengali New Year. Several Islamic political ...

It is also a moment of reverence, as people seek blessings for peace, happiness, and abundance in the year ahead. The Tamil New Year is aligned with the movement of the Sun. It begins when the Sun ...

Believed to have started from the Malla Dynasty, Biska Jatra formally starts four days before the start of the Nepali New Year. Biska, in the Newari language, means killing snakes. As a part of ...

signals the arrival of the Nepali New Year. The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh ...

Bhaktapur [Nepal], April 10 (ANI): The ancient Taumadhi Square of Bhaktapur was lively on Thursday, with revelers and devotees congregating to watch the Biska Jatra, which, according to folklore, ...

As we mark Nepali New Year 2082 next week, take a look back at our editorial 20 years ago this week where we said that we need both peace and democracy to move ahead, amidst the Maoist war and ...

Foodmandu is offering several deals to mark the Nepali new year in between 7-20 April. These include discounts of up to 82%, flash sales, party packs, and buy-one-get-one free offers. The food ...

An 81-year-old woman went through a travel nightmare ... But now that she wants to return to New York City on the same airline that flew her there, they won't let the parrot fly home with her.