दशैँ आजदेखि सुरु

दशैँ आजदेखि सुरु
हिन्दुको महान् चाड बडादशैँ आजदेखि पन्ध्रदिनसम्म अर्थात् आश्विन शुक्ल प्रतिपदादेखि कोजाग्रत पूणिर्मासम्म दुर्गा भवानीको पूजा-आराधना गरी मनाइँदैछ ।बडादशैँको पहिलो दिन आज बिहान आ-आफ्ना घरको पूजाकोठा तथा दशैँघरमा विधिपूर्वक दियो, कलश र गणेशको पूजासहित माटोको पूर्ण घडामा गाईको गोबर टाँसी जौ र मकै रोपेर घटस्थापना गरिँदैछ ।
घटस्थापनाका बेला चित्रा नक्षत्र र बैधृति योग परेकाले घटस्थापना गर्नुभन्दा पहिले विधिपूर्वक शान्तिपाठ गर्नुपर्ने उल्लेख गरिएको छ ।
विजयादशमीका दिन आफ्ना मान्यजनबाट टीकाग्रहण गर्दा अरू फूलको सट्टा समृद्धिको प्रतीक पहेँलो जमरा नै प्रयोग गरिने हुनाले जमरा उमार्न शुद्ध माटो तथा बालुवा प्रयोग गरिन्छ ।
जमरा राख्दा घटस्थापनाको अघिल्लो दिन नै आ-आफ्ना घरआँगन लितपोत गरी सिँगारेर सफासुग्घर राखिन्छ ।
असत्यमाथि सत्य र आसूरी शक्तिमाथि दैवीशक्तिको विजयका रूपमा मनाइने यस पर्वअर्न्तर्गत नवरात्रिका उपलक्ष्यमा आजदेखि नौदिनसम्म विभिन्न शक्तिपीठ तथा दसैँघरमा प्रत्येक दिन पूजाअर्चनासहित दर्ुगा सप्तशती चण्डी र भगवतीको स्तोत्र पाठ गरिन्छ ।
बडादसैँको सातौँ दिन मलुकभर फूलपाती भित्र्याइने, महाअष्टमी र महानवमीका दिन दसैँघर र कोतलगायत विभिन्न शक्तिपीठमा बलिसहित विशेष पूजा गरिने, विजयादशमीका दिन नौदिनसम्म दसैँघरमा दुर्गा भवानीको पूजाआराधना गरी राखिएको जमरासहितको टीका लगाउने र कोजाग्रत पूणिर्माका दिन जमरा विर्सजन गरी साँँझ महालक्ष्मीको पूजा आराधना गरिने प्रचलन छ ।

Govt to Speed Up Nationalisation of King's Property

Kathmandu, October 8

A meeting of the cabinet of ministers today decided to speed up the process of nationalisation of the king's property.

The meeting decided to finalises the National Trust Act 2064 to facilitate and legalise the process of bringing the king's property under a trust and utilise it for the national welfare.The cabinet also decided to immediately release three months' allowance to the Maoists' People's Liberation Army personnel encantoned in different camps.Maoist Chairman Prachanda had ye sterday asked PM Girija Prasad Koirala to release the funds meant for PLA soldiers at the earliest.A ministerial committee had recommeded to nationalise various property owned by King Gyanendra and royal family members, including palaces, jungles and land and the property owned by the late king Birendra.The cabinet meeting was held at Singhadurbar. This is the first cabinet meeting after Maoists' walkout from the government.

Schoolkid Kidnapped 5 Days Ago Found Dead in Lalitpur

Lalitpur, October 8
Dhiraj Adhikari, a grade II student of Dharmabhakta School in Lalitpur, who was kidnapped some five days ago has been found dead under the Balkumari bridge in Lalitpur today.
His body, packed in a jute bag, was recovered from Balkumari this morning, police said.Meanwhile, locals and relatives of the eight-year-old child have begun protests at different places of Lalitpur. Traffic has been disrupted due to the protests. The protesters have gheraoed the Lalitpur district police office demanding action against the killers and compensation to the family.Police said Dhiraj, the son of Arjun Adhikari, was abducted by Nabin Shrestha and Rajkumar Lama, neighbors of Adhikari, over a land dispute between Arjun and Nabin.Meanwhile, police have arrested one Rajkumar Lama and Bhoj Kumar Lama, who assisted in the kidnapping. Two other persons involved in the abduction and killing of the child are absconding.Police quoted the arrested persons as saying that the kid was killed the same night he was abducted.Police said investigation into the incident and hunt for the absconding suspects have been intensified.