Bisket Jatra , a famous cultural festival of Tokha, northern outskirt of the Kathmandu Valley, is underway. The unique festival had formally begun on the first day of the Nepali month Baisakh.

Locals of Madhyapur Thimi marked the Sindur Jatra festival in Bhaktapur on Saturday.

Buddha Krishna Bag Shrestha has pierced his tongue to maintain an age-old tradition observed during the Bisket Jatra.

Locals and businessmen from Chabahil in Kathmandu on Monday protested against the slow paced work being done by Melamchi Drinking Water Project staffers that has led to unbearable dusty conditions in the area.