Nepal, April 14 -- Nepalis across the country are celebrating the first day of the New Year 2082 BS with great joy and by exchanging greetings.

Today also marks 'Baisakh Sankranti' or 'Mesh Sankranti' the day the sun finishes its transit through Pisces and enters Aries. This solar transition signals the beginning of the new year in the Bikram Samvat calendar. Madhav Bhattarai, former chairman of the Nepal Panchang Decision Committee, explained that the Bikram Sambat remains eternal because it follows the sun's movement.

"Bikram is one of the 60 Samvatsars and aligns with the sun, so we call it Bikramaditya Samvat," he said. "It follows the sun's motion and position, while also blending the strengths of the Shaka Sambat and the practical...