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October 21, 2024 9:37 PM

Nepal’s state media expands news services with Maithili, Awadhi, Bhojpuri, and Tharu editions

The State News Agency, RSS, launched news services in Maithili, Awadhi, Bhojpuri, and Tharu languages, while the state-run Nepali newspaper Gorkhapatra introduced a Ranatharu-language page. Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Prithvi Subba Gurung, inaugurated the new additions of news services in Maithili and Nepal Bhasa provided by the state news agency Rashtriya Samachar Samiti (RSS) in Kathmandu. The Minister emphasized that these initiatives align with the Ministry’s 1...

September 25, 2024 1:47 PM

President of Nepal emphasizes importance of Jitiya festival in protecting cultural diversity

Women from the Tharu and Madhesi communities in the Terai region of Nepal observe the indigenous festival of Jitiya on Wednesday, fasting without water or food to worship God for the longevity, good health, success, and well-being of their offspring, particularly their sons. The festival falls on the eighth day of the waning moon in the Nepali month of Ashwin according to the lunar calendar. On the day before the Jitiya fast, women feast on Ogatan and nauni saag, and take a holy bath in nearby ...

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