The blockade was salt on the earthquake wound. It weighed heavily on the minds of Nepalis as they rang in their new year last week. Joy tempered by memories of suffering. It has been a hard 12 months.

Nepal will implement a contribution-based social security system for newly appointed government employees, replacing the existing pension and gratuity system, the Finance Ministry said on Friday.

Kathmandu [Nepal], January 25 (ANI): Nepal's Tamang community in the capital has begun early celebrations of their New Year, Lhosar, with dancing, singing, and exchanging greetings.The Tamang ...

But the “‘new year’ is a construct,” according to one viral post from last New Year’s Eve. The person who made the post cited a conversation with someone from Nepal who celebrates the ...

Nepal Day was first recognized in Morrisville in 2017 as every third Saturday in April to celebrate Nepali New Year and the hundreds of Nepali residents living in Wake County.

First elected as prime minister in 2015, he firmly stood against a crippling economic blockade that India, Nepal’s southern neighbor, imposed that year over provisions it opposed in the new ...

Artists perform lion dance at the launch ceremony of a series of celebrations to mark the Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, at Bhaktapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal on Jan 18, 2025.

Some countries use calendars that begin the year on dates in entirely different seasons, and some countries celebrate both Jan. 1 and a traditional new year.

Some countries use calendars that begin the year on dates in entirely different seasons, and some countries celebrate both Jan. 1 and a traditional new year.

Some countries use calendars that begin the year on dates in entirely different seasons, and some countries celebrate both Jan. 1 and a traditional new year.

Some countries use calendars that begin the year on dates in entirely different seasons, and some countries celebrate both Jan. 1 and a traditional new year.