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21 May – Kailash Sirohiya, the owner of Nepal's largest news organisation Kantipur Publications, is arrested at company offices in Kathmandu for alleged violations of citizenship laws after his citizenship card number is found to share that of another.
The first day, known as Chhoti Holi or Holika Dahan, involves lighting bonfires to signify the burning away of evil. The second day, known as Rangwali Holi, Dhuli, or Fagu Purnima, is the day when people play with colors. The Kathmandu Valley, especially Basantapur Durbar Square, Thamel, and Patan, is the epicenter of Holi celebrations in Nepal.
Indra Jātrā, also known as Yenyā Punhi is the biggest religious street festival in Kathmandu, Nepal. "Ye" means the old Newari name for "Kathmandu", "Ya" means “Celebration”, and "Puhni" means full moon so together means the birthday of the old city of Kathmandu. [1] The celebrations consist of two events, Indra Jātrā and Kumāri Jātrā.
Gai Jatra (Kathmandu Valley Only) August 26: Janai Purnima and Raksha Bandhan: Religious: Sacred thread festival, Janai Purnima marks the renewal of the sacred thread by Brahmins. Raksha Bandhan celebrates the holi bond between brothers and sisters. Gaijatra: Religious: A day of commemoration for those who died in the past year.
Kathmandu is considered the main source of this festival because the king who started this festival was from this city. After the show presented to the queen was a success, it became an annual program to present the queen with this festival. As time passed and the king and queen died, the festival was passed on from generation to generation.
Similarly there were salary issues payment for journalist in Kathmandu and owner of Nepal 1 went on controversy. The channel was then sold to another Indian media that runs APN TV in India. Now it has removed word 'Nepal' from logo but writes N1.
It was published in Falgun 8, 2007 BS, just one day after the establishment of democracy. It was published in Kathmandu. Gorkhapatra was published weekly at that time. Nepal Guardian was the first English monthly published from Kathmandu in 2010 BS (1953-1954). Motherland, an English daily, was started in January 1958. It was discontinued in ...
A news channel, headquartered in Kathmandu, it broadcasts in the Nepali language. The chairman and Editor-In-Chief is Shubha Shankar Kandel, who also hosts the talk show "outlook" on Saturday nights. He is an author of more than a dozen media and political books. Kandel is President of Nepal Media Society (NMS).