गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ National Yoga Day being observed Nepal National Yoga Day being observed KathmanduPati January 14, 2021 KATHMANDU – The National Yoga Day is being observed across the country by organising yoga exercises. On the occasion, a yoga exercise session was organised at Prime Minister Residence in Baluwatar where Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, ministers, high level government officials, yoga gurus and practitioners and educationalists took part. On the occasion, yoga trainer was yoga guru Kshitiz Barakoti. The National Yoga Day Main Programme Organising Committee formed under the leadership of Minister for Education, Science and Technology Krishna Gopal Shrestha led the celebration. The theme for the Day is ‘Lets practice yoga; Covid-19 will go away’. On the occasion, yoga guru Ananda Arun informed that 30 million people across the globe have done yoga exercises. The Day has been celebrated in Nepal since 15 January, 2016. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal government reaches deal with Hindu protesters India, China resume Lipulekh trade despite Nepal protest Nirmal Purja, world-renowned British-Nepali mountaineer killed in Pakistan avalanche Nimsdai transformed global mountaineering beyond records and summits Govt and Hindu organizations sign 13-point agreement Nepal partially eases curfew in Siraha’s Golbazar area Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms4 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward5 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief6 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested7 ‘Promotion of Ayurveda, Yoga and meditation along with modern medicine positive’8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? A phone call that paved the way for RAW Chief’s visit to Nepal National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Nepal Army’s mission in Lebanon provides Covid support kits to local municipalities Why Are Boys Unexpressive? We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Forbes-listed billionaire Binod Chaudhary tests positive for coronavirus