Prithvi Jayanti

President Bidya Devi Bhandari laid a wreath at the statue of nation-builder Prithvi Narayan Shah located at the western main gate of Singha Durbar today.

The whole nation is celebrating Prithvi Jayanti on the occasion of 300th birth anniversary of King Prithvi Narayan Shah.

Bibeksheel Sajha Party Nepal has demanded that Prithvi Jayanti or National Unity Day should be celebrated as 'Nepal Day'.

A committee comprising representatives from Nepal Academy, Nepal Academy of Music and Drama, Nepal Academy of Fine Arts and Cultural Corporation has been formed to mark the 300th Prithvi Jayanti and national unity day.