Nepal Highlights

The government is preparing to expand the area of Bardiya National Park (BNP) to double its present size by annexing 898 sq. km of forest area along the east-west highway in Dang.

The fifteen-day Bada Dashain festival, the greatest festival of Nepali Hindus, has begun today. Today is Ghatasthapana when people worship in various temples and sow maize and barley in such temples or inside the house to make 'jamara' that will be used on the tenth day of the festival.