{"id":421781,"date":"2025-12-21T12:05:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T06:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/?p=421781"},"modified":"2025-12-21T12:06:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T06:21:21","slug":"pm-karki-urges-oreservation-of-culture-and-traditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/2025\/12\/21\/421781.html","title":{"rendered":"PM Karki urges preservation of culture and traditions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Kathmandu:<\/strong> Prime Minister Sushila Karki has emphasized the need to preserve Nepal\u2019s traditional culture and attire, stating that modernity should not come at the cost of national identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking during a meeting with a delegation of the Tamu Hyula Chhoj Dhin Gurung National Council Council on Sunday, the Prime Minister said that while harmful cultural practices should be eliminated, original traditions and traditional dress must be protected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/PM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-421782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/PM.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/PM-300x150.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/PM-768x384.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Praising the Gurung traditional attire worn by the council representatives, Prime Minister Karki suggested that government employees could wear their traditional costumes at least one day a week in public offices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She noted that many societies are struggling to define their identity after abandoning their cultural roots, adding that Nepal is rich in diverse traditions that should be safeguarded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the meeting, the council also invited Prime Minister Karki to attend the Tamu Lhosar programme scheduled for December 30 as the chief guest. The invitation was read out by the council\u2019s General Secretary, Raju Gurung.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kathmandu: Prime Minister Sushila Karki has emphasized the need to preserve Nepal\u2019s traditional culture and attire, stating that modernity should not come at the cost of national identity. Speaking during a meeting with a delegation of the Tamu Hyula Chhoj Dhin Gurung National Council Council on Sunday, the Prime Minister said that while harmful cultural &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":421782,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,3,4,76,5],"tags":[],"reporter":[],"class_list":["post-421781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-en-cover","category-english","category-en-news","category-society","category-top-stories"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421781"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=421781"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":421784,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421781\/revisions\/421784"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/421782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=421781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=421781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=421781"},{"taxonomy":"reporter","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reporter?post=421781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}