Life in Mustang has been plagued by transport service disruption. Due to landslides at several places, vehicle movement from the neighboring district of Myagdi to the Jomsom region has come to a complete halt for 20 days. Mustang men, who were in Pokhara before the nationwide lockout, can’t return home […]
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Rato Machindranath Chariot Pulling Festival Starts in Nepal
The longest chariot festival in Nepal, the Rato Machindranath Chariot Festival earlier postponed due to the lockdown imposed to stem the Coronavirus pandemic, began on Saturday, as per local media. According to the organizing committee, July 25 is chosen as the holy day for the inauguration of the festival by […]
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The Walls of the Serpent Deity In Nepal: Then and Now
Once Dhana Chitrakar learned to draw the sketches of the serpent king, he was 14 years old. Snake goddess murals were in high demand back in Nepal. He’s now 62 and says he is struggling with sales now because of a number of reasons. “The sales do not stand as […]
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The Story of India, Nepal and Jeeps, From UN Security Council
January 15, 2011, it was a Saturday. It was snowing in New York, so I wondered when I was informed that the Undersecretary-General for Political Affairs of the United Nations (UN) wanted to talk to me. As a new member of the UN Security Council (UNSC), I took the liberty […]