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The Tharu community living in the Kathmandu Valley is going to celebrate the Maghi festival in Tundikhel, Kathmandu. In coordination with the Tharu Welfare Society and jointly organized by various Tharu associations. The festival will be celebrated on Jan 14-15.

Tharu National Maghi Festival Coordinator Premi Lal Chaudhary informed that the two-day festival is being celebrated for the Tharu language, culture and public awareness.

The organizers have stated that Prime Minister Sushila Karki will inaugurate the Maghi festival. Chaudhary said that before the main program, Tharu culture, costumes, and musical instruments will gather in Basantapur on Jan 15 and participate in Tundikhel by touring various places.

The Maghi Festival, which is being organized with the main slogan of “Our mission to preserve and promote Tharu art and culture, our mission to preserve and promote it,” will feature more than 100 stalls featuring Tharu cuisine, exhibitions and sales, Tharu skills and handicrafts, and book exhibitions.

Similarly, the festival will feature Tharu cultural dances and songs such as Maghauta, Sakhiya, Hurdaganwa, Jhumra, Chokra, Dinnachuwa, Ragani, Badonacha, Hori, Jharra, Lathhawa, and Mugranhawa, according to the organizers.

Three persons died on the spot in a jeep accident at Sadighati of Patan municipality-8 in Baitadi district this morning.

Identities of the deceased have not been established yet, said Spokesperson of Baitadi Police, Police Inspector Suraj Singh.

The accident took place when a jeep (Ma 1 Ja 224) heading towards Dadeldhura from Motinagar fell 300 meters down the road.

"We are unable to ascertain the number of people on board the jeep at the time of accident," added Singh. Details of the incident are awaited.

Khanchikot Hill Station, located in Khanchikot, Arghakhanchi, has become a center of attraction for domestic and foreign tourists in recent years. Locals said that the attraction of tourists has started increasing as the Annapurna Himalayas, Dhaulagiri, Machhapuchhre and other mountains, as well as the surrounding villages and gorges, can be viewed from one place from this place.

Mules are used to carry water to build a drinking water tank targeting tourists reaching Khanchi Hill Station. The Lumbini Provincial Government has allocated a budget of Rs 2m to transport the drinking water originating in Panchase to the Khanchi Hill Station located above it, said Ward Chairperson of Sandhikharka 7, Chura Bahadur KC.

In Chorlek, where the main source is Panchase and the construction of the tank has started from that place, 7 mules carry water 5 times a day. A mule carries 70 liters at a time. The construction work of the drinking water tank is being carried out at a cost of Rs 5,000 per mule per day, said Duk Bahadur Khatri, chairperson of the Drinking Water Consumers Committee.

In this way, it costs about Rs 10 per liter of water. The Khanchikot area is also considered a place of ancient historical and cultural importance. It is expected that Arghakhanchi will be promoted as a new tourist destination as it becomes easier to reach the hill station.

Sandhikharka Municipality, Lumbini Province Government and tourism-related bodies are planning to develop Khanchikot systematically. Sandhikharka Municipality Mayor Krishna Prasad Shrestha said that the municipality believes that tourism development will increase employment and directly benefit the local economy. Mayor Shrestha said that various structures are being built targeting tourists visiting Supa Deurali. Khanchikot, which combines natural beauty, geographical diversity and cultural heritage, is expected to become the identity of Arghakhanchi district in the coming days

Apple trials have been started for the first time in Langtang and Mundu villages of Gosainkunda Rural Municipality-4. Apple cultivation has been started at an altitude of about 3,500 meters above sea level.

Local Finzo Tamang said that different varieties of apples have been planted as samples. Although one or two plants had been planted earlier, this is the first time that many trials have been conducted like this. He said that he has planted 48 apple seedlings of Red Delicious, Royal Delicious and Fuji.

300 seedlings have been planted in the village. 20 greenhouses have been built. 13 varieties of apples have been planted for the trials.