Eleventh edition of the Nepal European Union Film Festival has kicked off here in Kathmandu. EU Ambassador to Nona Deprez inaugurated the festival amid a function here on Friday evening. At the event, she said the festival had become a platform for cultural exchanges between the EU and Nepal, and for understanding about the EU.

 Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has also extended best wishes to all Nepalis for their happiness, peace and good health on the occasion of the Chhath Festival, 2079 adding that this festival has helped promote aspirations of cultural unity. In a message of best wishes today, Prime Minister Deuba has stated that cultural festivals and

The demand for earthen pots has been growing with the approaching Chhath festival. Along with the domestic clay pots, various articles required for the festival manufactured in India are also making in-roads in the Nepali market. The earthen pots manufactured in India are doing brisk business in the bordering towns while the domestically produced ones

Brothers are receiving tika from their sisters today, the main day of Tihar, the second biggest festival of Nepali Hindus. On the fifth day of Tihar also known as Yamapanchak, sisters wish their brothers long life, health and wealth with respect, faith and loyalty by putting Pancharangi or Saptarangi tika as per age-old traditions. After