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Nepal, thousands of people came onto roads in capital Kathmandu against controversial “Guthi Bill”
In Nepal, thousands of people came onto roads in capital Kathmandu against controversial “Guthi Bill” on 19th June 2019. The local residents of Kathmandu valley, especially ethnic Newar community members are protesting against the controversial bill, claiming that the bill had provisions in favour of land mafias and could be a threat to the centuries-old ..
Topics: Countries • Geography • Guthi • Kathmandu • Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation • Nepal • Newar • Newar language • Newar people • Protest against Guthi Bill • South Asia
Nepal celebrates Janai Purnima festival
Nepal celebrated Janai Purnima festival. People celebrate this festival by getting their sacred thread –Janai sanctified by the Brahmin priests. People from different communities also tie yellow-red threads blessed by priests. The festival is celebrated in different ways by various communities. For the Newar Community the day is the beginning of the 9-day festival Gunhu ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
Topics: Calendars • Months • Newar • Newar people • Purnima • Raksha Bandhan • Time