The Foreign Ministry said Nepal reiterates its unequivocal condemnation of all attacks targeted at civilians and critical infrastructure.
Observed annually on the 11th day of Dashain, the ‘Kha: Pihanwaigu’ festival features a procession with traditional weapons and ceremonial armour, followed by a ritual believed to protect households from illness.
The activist spent Dashain at Maitighar Mandala, demanding action against caste-based discrimination and the exclusion of Dalits from rented accommodation.
The airport attack came hours after falling debris from a drone intercepted by Saudi air defences near a processing facility at Aramco’s Shaybah oil field killed a Nepali and a Filipino worker and injured two others.
The district has recorded 817 infections, with Darma Rural Municipality reporting the highest number of cases.
The motorcycle crashed in Bhumikasthan Municipality-2 on Wednesday night, killing the father and son at the scene.
A Filipino national was also killed, while a Pakistani and an Indian worker were injured, Saudi Arabia’s energy ministry says.
In Dadeldhura’s Kafali, families have dwindled from 17 to six as people leave in search of better services and livelihoods, leaving behind empty homes and fading festival traditions.
Visitors at a Kathmandu hotel receive tika and jamara on Bijaya Dashami, embracing one of Nepal’s biggest festivals and its cultural traditions.
Nepali law bars citizens from entering casinos and gambling, but police say the facility was allowing them to do so.
Ramchandra Paudel received tika, jamara and religious offerings from his priest at 10:26am before blessing his wife and other family members.
In his Vijaya Dashami message, Balendra Shah calls for collective action to end bureaucratic delays, inequality and political distortions and restore public trust in government.
Unable to afford the journey home or even new clothes for their children, daily-wage earners struggle to find joy in Nepal’s biggest festival.
Workers returning home for Dashain say inflated fares and repeated checks persist, but few complain about the extra costs.
From Everest Base Camp and Mustang to Southeast Asia, the long holiday offers plenty of ways to travel. But weather, altitude, visas and rising airfares call for careful planning.
Police say the arrests will help enforce court rulings against people who had evaded prison terms and fines.
Displaced by the Bhotekoshi flood, 111 families are spending the festival in a Kathmandu monastery, grieving loved ones and wondering when they can return home.
A 73-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman were attacked while out on a morning walk in Barhadashi Rural Municipality.
The Budhigandaki flood destroyed homes and disrupted road links, leaving families dependent on limited helicopter deliveries for food and other essentials.
Families in Baglung are living in a cooperative building, relatives’ homes and a buffalo shed after floods swept away their houses and farmland. Many struggle to secure land and meet government requirements for reconstruction aid.
