KATHMANDU: The Newars ring in their new year today as Nepal Sambat, an indigenous calendar of Nepal, enters the year 1141. Usually, people of various communities, especially the Newars ...

Nepal Sambat celebration committee has announced that programmes, including vehicle rally to mark the Newari New Year, will be held on November 26. The programmes were earlier scheduled to be ...

Women from ethnic Newar community celebrate the Nepal Sambat in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Oct. 20, 2017. Thousands of people from Nepal's ethnic Newar community marched into the streets of the capital city ...

The Ranas, who were close to India, switched over to the Vikram Sambat calendar popularised in India by Indian emperor Vikramaditya. In one calendar year, Nepal has the unique distinction of ...

“For us, the inspiration to celebrate our new year, Nepal Sambat (April 14), came from a passion for Nepalese cuisine and the joy of sharing special traditions with our guests,” says ...

the seventh month in the lunar Nepal Sambat calendar. Still, this year it didn't fall as per the set-out rule. The Rato Macchindranath festival is integral to Nepal's cultural heritage ...

with Vikram Samvat used as the national calendar as well as the Nepal Sambat and Gregorian versions. Dashain is said to be the most popular festival in Nepal's calendar, continuing for 15 days and ...

the seventh month in the lunar Nepal Sambat calendar. Still, this year it didn't fall as per the set-out rule. "As per the folklore, the Kathmandu Valley hadn't received rainfall, leading to a ...