With an aim to promote greenery and food security in the Capital, the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) is prepared to expand the concept of “rooftop garden”. The campaign plans to involve 500 households in various wards in utilising empty rooftops to grow various edible products. According to Rabin Man Shrestha ...

Sale of alcohol is rife around Bhaktapur’s heritage sites, including the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, which features on the UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites’ list. Although the Heritage Preservation Act and Local Autonomy Act bar the sale of alcoholic products in and around heritage sites, the illegal act continues, thanks to indifference ...

Chinese ambassador of to Nepal Wu Chuntai has stressed the need to promote tourism in Nepal, targeting Chinese tourists. “It is good to note that the number of Chinese tourists to Nepal has increased by 35 percent. Nepal can reduce trade deficit with China by attracting Chinese tourists in large ...

World Peace Puja is going to be held at Mustang Sakya Monastery in Swayambhu on the occasion of “Dugba Chheshi Day” on July 11. On the occasion, Tibetan Buddhist teacher Chhona Garchen Rinpoche is also set to visit the puja from India, according to Buddha Dhyan Kendra. Similarly, Acharya Sonam ...

Number of tourists to Nepal via air in the first half of 2013 recorded a drop of 3.9 percent compared to arrival figures of the first six months of 2012. According to Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), a total of 282,429 tourists came to Nepal in the first six months of ...