New Year 2080 BS being celebrated

KATHMANDU: Today is Bikram Sambat (2080), the new year. In Nepal, people are exchanging greetings and making a big deal out of Baisakh 1, the first day of the New Year 2080 BS. According to Dr. Madhav Bhattarai, chairman of the Rastriya Dharma Shava, the Bikram Sambat is an...