As Dashain festival nears, Guheshwari Shaktipeeth in Kathmandu is all set to welcome visitors for offering rituals and blessings. Priest from Karmacharya family of the city offers sacred traditions and responsibilities on a daily…
China seeks to break Indian monopoly in Nepal on hydropower and other infrastructure development projects Image From Republica National Daily. Two months ago, my Sri Lankan friend at Pondicherry University told me: “Hambantota wa…
KATHMANDU, Dec 21: The government bodies have taken initiative to use timbers from the Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve of Far Western Region for the reconstruction of the historical Kasthamandap Temple. The temple located on the …
KATHMANDU, Dec 16: Experts have said that the reconstruction and renovation of heritage sites by foreign governments has been taking time as they lack proper and detailed knowledge about Nepal's arts, culture and heritage. …
KATHMANDU, Dec 15: A group of experts from the Department of Archaeology (DoA) and Durham University of the UK has been carrying out post-disaster excavation at Jagannath and Gopinath temples in Kathmandu Durbar Square, which w…
-How many foreign nationals are working with the INGO and what are the responsibilities given them for implementing the programs? -How were the criteria, methods and procedures for selecting local partner organizations as stated …
The Kasthamandap Temple before the earthquake. Photo Courtesy: Hanumandhoka.gov.np KATHMANDU, Dec 9: In recent excavations at Kasthamandap Temple next to Kathmandu Durbar Square, a group of researchers found the fourth saddle sto…
If you plan to trek Himalayan range to have exotic experience in life, Gokyo trail offers more than you would expect. The Rejo La commonly known as Renjo pass lies in an altitude of 5,360 meters in the middle of the trail, but i…
KATHMANDU, June 22: The Reactive Monitoring mission of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee has asked the committee to place the cultural heritage of Kathmandu Valley in the danger list in view of the government's failure at…
KATHMANDU, June 20: Over a dozen acts required for the operation and management of local governments as envisioned in the new constitution are yet to be finalized even a month after the first phase of local polls held in 283 lo…
KATHMANDU, June 14: Following the lack of proper coordination between National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) and four central level project implementation units (CLPIUs), the NRA has asked the government to put those units und…
KATHMANDU, June 13: Parliament's Development Committee has asked government to scrap bodies of similar nature such as town development committees saying that existence of parallel bodies had caused duplication and other com…