Prithvi Jayanti and National Unity Day Marked

The 304th birth anniversary of the late King Prithvi Narayan Shah, the founder of modern Nepal, was observed across the country on Sunday, January 11.

The day, marked as National Unity Day, was commemorated with statue cleaning and garlanding ceremonies in various places.

In Kathmandu, an official programme was held in the morning with a wreath-laying ceremony at Prithvi Narayan Shah’s statue in front of the western gate of Singha Durbar.

President Ram Chandra Paudel, Vice President Ramsahay Prasad Yadav, Prime Minister Sushila Karki, and members of the public attended the event. 

Participants paid floral tributes to the statue, honouring Shah’s contribution to national unification and state-building.