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Music of Nepal refers to the various musical genres played and listened to in Nepal. With more than fifty ethnic groups in Nepal, the country's music is highly diverse. Genres like Tamang Selo, Chyabrung, Dohori, Adhunik Geet, Bhajan, Filmi music, Ghazal, Classical music, songs and Ratna music are widely played and popular, but many other less ...
The Communist Party of Nepal ( Nepali: नेपाल कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी ), abbreviated CPN, was a communist party in Nepal from 1949 to 1962. It was founded on 15 September 1949 to struggle against the autocratic Rana regime, feudalism, and imperialism. The founding general secretary was Pushpa Lal Shrestha. The ...
t. e. The Kingdom of Nepal ( Nepali: नेपाल अधिराज्य) was a Hindu kingdom in South Asia, formed in 1768 by the expansion of the Gorkha Kingdom, which lasted until 2008 when the kingdom became the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. [6] It was also known as the Gorkha Empire ( Nepali: गोरखा ...
First stamps of Nepal on cover, 1881. Nepal has a long postal history. The modern form of postal service was started by the Rana Prime minister Ranaudip Singh in 1878. He established the first post office which was named Nepal Hulak Ghar. In 1881, the first postal stamp was issued. As of 2020, about 1367 types of postal stamps have been issued.
The Nepal Rastra Bank ( NRB; Nepali: नेपाल राष्ट्र बैंक) was established on April 26, 1956 A.D. ( Nepali Date: Baisakh 14, 2013 B.S.) under the Nepal Rastra Bank Act, 1955, to discharge the central banking responsibilities including guiding the development of the embryonic domestic financial sector. The NRB is ...
Of the 23 men who have been elected since Nepal attained democracy from the Ranas in 1951, 15 have been Khas Brahmin, 3 Thakuri, 2 Newar Shresthas, 2 Chhetri, and 1 Sanyasi/Dasnami. [3] The executive power allocation was fluctuating between Kajis and Chautariyas . In 1804, a single authoritative position of Mukhtiyar was created by Rana Bahadur ...
Christianity is, according to the 2011 census, the fifth most practiced religion in Nepal, with 375,699 adherents, or 1.4% of the population. [1] Many [2] informed observers have estimated that there are at least 1 million Nepali Christians. [3] According to some Christian groups, there may be as many as 3 million Christians in Nepal ...
