Past, Present, Feature

Month: October 2022

  • Chhath festival concludes

    Chhath festival concludes

    Dhangadhi : Chhath festival concluded with the worshiping of the sun god on Monday.

    It is believed that Chhath Puja is in practice since Vedic ages.

    Many stories around Chhath Puja are narrated and shared among people. It is said that Karna, who was the son of the Sun, performed this puja. Karna was the king of Anga Desh, which is believed to be present day Bhagalpur in Bihar.

    It is also said that Draupadi had also observed this fast in order to beat the obstacles and hurdles that had come in hers and Pandavas’ life.

    It is also said that Sita was blessed with Luv and Kush after she did the Chhath Puja.

  • The 114th birth anniversary of Mahakavi Laxmi Prasad Devkota

    The 114th birth anniversary of Mahakavi Laxmi Prasad Devkota

    KATHMANDU: The 114th birth anniversary of Mahakavi (great poet laureate) of Nepali literature, Laxmi Prasad Devkota, is being marked by organizing various programs in the country and abroad today.

    Devkota is one of the most influential and acclaimed poets of Nepali literature.

    Poet laureate Devkota, born on Kartik 27, 1966 BS, on the auspicious day of Laxmi Puja of the Tihar festival has contributed a lot to modern Nepali literature with several masterpieces.

    He also contributed to internationalizing the Nepali language and literature. Shakuntala, Sulochana, Maharanapartap and some others are his famous literary creations.

    Similarly, Devkota’s Munamadan is the most popular piece in Nepali literature.

    Poet Devkota played a vital role to make the Nepali language mandatory in the school curriculum when he served as the Education Minister.

    Poet laureate Devkota also contributed a lot to establishing then Royal Nepal Academy.

    He passed away on Bhadra 29, 2016 BS.

  • 10th National Games to be held in Karnali

    10th National Games to be held in Karnali

    The Ninth National Games held in Gandaki Province has been concluded last night at the presence of thousands of people at Pokhara Stadium.

    At the concluding ceremony of the Ninth National Games, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba handed over the flag of the 10th National Games to Social Development Minister of Karnali Province Yagya Bahadur BC.

    The 10th National Games will be held in Karnali Province after two years. The Karnali Province has got the responsibility to organize the 10th National Games from November 17-24, 2024.

    The concluding ceremony was marked amid a grand fanfare along with cultural programmes, processions, marches and others, which was attended by thousands of people at Pokhara Stadium.

    Played in eight different districts of Gandaki Province, a total of 36 games were played in the 9th National Games that started on October 14.  (RSS)