WORTH READING ? Bansidhar Pande popularly known as Kalu Pande was a Nepalese warrior and military general who was appointed as Kaji of The Gorkha Kingdom. He was born in 1770 BS/ 1713 A.D in Gorkha. He was the commander of the Gorkhali forces during the Expansion Campaign of Nepal. Along with being a warrior, […]
It’s been 20 years today since the Nepalese Royal massacre, which had shaken the entire world. Ten people including the entire family of late King Birendra were killed in the incident that took place on June 19 Jesth 2058 BS at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace – the then residence of the Nepalese monarchy. People at […]
Nepal is marking 14th Republic Day today as it has completed 13 years since it was announced. The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly (CA) elected on the foundation of the People’s movement in 2062/63 BS had declared Nepal as the Federal Democratic Republic on May 28, 2008, ending a 238-year-long Shah dynasty. One and […]
Gyanendra was born in 1947 AD in the Old Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Kathmandu, as the second son of Crown Prince Mahendra. FIRST REGIME (1950 AD): In November 1950, during a political plot, both his father and his grandfather King Tribhuvan, along with other royals, fled to India, leaving the young Prince Gyanendra as the only […]
International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world on 12 May. It celebrates the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale. In 1974, May 12 was chosen to celebrate the day as it is the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. The theme for 2021 is Nurses: A Voice to Lead – A […]
Phohara Durbar was a palace built by Bir Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana in 1895 in Kathmandu, Nepal. Located right in front of Narayanhiti Palace and spread over 8 acres, the palace was sold to the United States in 1966 after which it was demolished promptly to build a country club exclusively for American embassy staff […]
Thinle Lundup was a Nepali actor of the Oscar-nominated movie ‘Caravan‘ also known as’ Himalaya’.In 1999, “Caravan” was nominated in the best foreign film category in 72nd Oscar Academy Awards, a feat that no Nepali film has been able to repeat since. The caravan is a movie by French photographer Eric Valli. The movie captures […]
Labour Day also known as International Workers’ Day or May Day is a celebration of labourers and the working classes that is promoted by the international labour movement which occurs every year on 1st May. Labour Day has its origins in the labour union movement in the US in the 19th century when the industrialists […]
Shiva Shankar Manandhar was born to his mother Ram Maya and his father Man Bahadur on 22 February 1932 in Pako, Newroad of Kathmandu, Nepal. Man Bahadur Manandhar was a volunteer music teacher in the local community and taught classical Newari songs to the youngsters. Shiva Shankar’s musical aspirations were probably inspired by his father’s […]
Today marks the 6th memorial day of the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake. The quake with its epicentre on Barpark in the Gorkha district had jolted the country at 11:56 am on this day six years ago. Over 9,000 persons lost their lives while more than 22,000 people were injured in the quake that measured 7.6 on […]
