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Kathmandu, Jan 13 : Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ assured of the government lending a meaningful support to pass down the unique skills of Nepal’s handicrafts. Inaugurating the 42nd annual general assembly of the Federation of Handicraft Associations of Nepal here today, the Prime Minister pledged to expand handicraft industries in all seven provinces. Stating that handicrafts of Nepal …

Kathmandu, Oct 26 : Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has insisted that we all should work together to explore and promote the essence of Nepal Sambat, terming it as the original calendar of Nepal. In his address to a ceremony organised by the Nepal Sambat Nhuda National Celebration Committee on the occasion of the Nepal Sambat 1143 at local Basantapur …

Kathmandu, Oct 26 : Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun has said that the diversity of faith and cultures have made the national unity stronger. The Vice President made this observation in a message of best wishes he gave on the occasion of Tihar Festival-2079BS and the Nepal Sambat New Year 1143. He wished that may the various festivals provide the …

Kathmandu, Sept 22 : An international art exhibition has been organized in the capital under the aegis of the Artshala Kala Kendra of Bangladesh. A group of artists belonging to Bangladeshi Artshala Center had come to Nepal three days ago for the purpose. The Center in cahoots with the Department of Art and Culture of the Girija Prasad Koirala Foundation …

Great art of the Silk Road Housing one of the world’s largest collections of Buddhist art, the Mogao Caves are one of the most popular sites that people from around the world hope to visit. The splendid murals, sculptures and buildings in the caves from more than 1,000 years ago, not only allowed the Mogao Caves to become a UNESCO …

Kanchanpur, Sept. 2 : The Sudurpaschim Province Government has announced public holiday today on the occasion of Gaura Parba. A meeting of the Council of the Ministers of the Sudurpaschim Province Government held Thursday decided to announce public holiday for today in all the government and public institutions in the province, Spokesperson at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law …

(220823) — AMRITSAR, Aug. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) — A woman works on an idol for the upcoming Ganesha Chaturthi festival in Amritsar district, Punjab state, India, on Aug. 23, 2022. Ganesh Chaturthi festival is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Ganesha who is widely worshiped by Hindus as the god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune. (Str/Xinhua)

(220821) — PRAGUE, Aug. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) — A child pours a cup of mint tea during the Cajomir Fest, an international tea festival, in Prague, the Czech Republic, on Aug. 21, 2022. (Photo by Dana Kesnerova/Xinhua)

(220819) — TUNIS, Aug. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) — Tunisian artists perform traditional Tunisian song and dance during the Carthage International Festival in Tunis, Tunisia, on Aug. 18, 2022. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)

Actor Michelle Monaghan poses for a portrait to promote the Netflix limited series “Echoes,” Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)