Gorkhas worship cows on Day 3 of Tihar in Assam; See pictures

Nov 13, 2023

Along with the Gorkhas in various parts of India and in neighbouring Nepal, the community in Assam which is sizable in numbers, on Monday...

Nepal marks Gai Jatra: A festival that commemorates the dead

Sep 01, 2023

During the brief pilgrimage, people are dressed as cows and lunatics, go around the city wearing odd costumes, commemorating those who died within one...

Devotees celebrate Gai Jatra in Kathmandu for the salvation of departed souls

Aug 23, 2021

Kathmandu [Nepal], August 23 : Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Basantapur Durbar Square on Monday was packed with devotees who came to take part...

5 killed, 18 injured as van falls into water-filled ditch in Bihar

Feb 17, 2023

As many as five people were killed and 18 others sustained injuries when a pickup van carrying devotees fell into a water-filled ditch near...

5 inmates of Delhi's Tihar Jail 'injure themselves', DG Tihar denies suicide bid

Jan 06, 2022

New Delhi [India], January 6 : In a bizarre incident reported in New Delhi's Tihar Jail, five inmates belonging to the same ward injured...

'A Day of the Dogs'- Nepal festival worships cannines

Oct 25, 2022

The second day, during the five-day Nepali Hindu festival of Tihar, is celebrated as Kukur Tihar, also known as the day of the dogs,...