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Kathmandu, Apr 15 (EFE/EPA).- Thousands of Nepalese gathered Thursday to celebrate the Bisket Jatra festival despite the government's request of no gatherings of more than 25 persons due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bisket festival is celebrated to mark the Nepali New Year 2076, especially among the Newar communities in Bhaktapur. During the festival, devotees will carry a chariot of Hindu gods and goddesses and smear vermilion-color powder on each other's faces. (Camera: NARENDRA SHRESTHA).SHOT LIST: NEPALESE PEOPLE SING AND DANCE TO TRADITIONAL MUSIC WHILE SMEARING VERMILION COLOUR POWDER DURING THE 'SINDOOR JATRA' FESTIVAL AS PART OF THE BISKET JATRA FESTIVAL IN THIMI, ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF KATHMANDU, NEPAL.
Kathmandu, Sep 17 (EFE/EPA).- The Nepali government on Thursday allowed resumption of long-distance public ground transport services after a suspension of nearly six months in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. The government had imposed a complete lockdown with restrictions on long distance public transportation in late March following the COVID-19 disease outbreak. The lockdown restrictions were eased on Sep 17. (Camera: NARENDRA SHRESTHA).SHOT LIST: HEALTH WORKERS SPRAY DISINFECTANT ON A BUS AND BUS TERMINAL EMPLOYEES GEAR UP TO RESUME SERVICES, AFTER THE GOVERNMENT LIFTED THE RESTRICTIONS ON LONG DISTANCE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, IN KATHMANDU, NEPAL.
Kathmandu, Apr 21 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Narendra Shrestha) According to media reports, the halting in economic activity during the lockdown has terminated daily wage workers and domestic migrants' income with many heading back to their villages from major cities of Nepal. Nepal has been under a nationwide lockdown since 24 March 2020, in a bid to quell the spread of coronavirus.FOOTAGE OF WORKERS TAKING BUSES.
Kathmandu Apr 12 (EFE).- Authorities on Sunday carried out a disinfection operation at the Swayambhunath stupa, the biggest shrine for Hindus and Buddhists, in Kathmandu during a nationwide emergency lockdown, to curb the spread of the coronavirus.(Camera: NARENDRA SHRESTHA). FOOTAGE SHOWS A CITY WORKER DISINFECTING THE SWAYAMBHUNATH STUPA, IN KATHMANDU
French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, responsible for multiple murders in the 1970s across Asia, boards a plane at the Kathmandu airport to be deported to France after his release. IMAGES
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