The Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment (IMHE) and Tribhuvan University (TU), Nepal, have established the Sino-Nepal Joint Research Center for Geography. The center, jointly built by IMHE and TU, will carry out geographical research of mountain hazards, mountain ecology and environment monitoring of the southern ...

Three Nepali female climbers are in bid to set the world record by climbing Mt. K2, the hardest mountain to summit, this spring season. According to Himalayan women welfare Society, experience mountaineers Maya Sherpa, Pasang Lamhu Sherpa and Dawa Yanzum Sherpa will embark on their 90 days journey to K2 ...

The 2558th Buddha Jayanti, the birth anniversary of Lord Gautam Buddha, was observed across the country by organising various programs with the message of peace and harmony on Wednesday. As the birth, attainment of enlightenment and Nirvana coincidences on the same day of the full moon of the fourth lunar ...

The third edition of Tour de Lumbini, a cycle rally with peace message was kicked off from the stupa of Bouddhanath in the Capital on Sunday.Around 100 participants, among them cyclists, volunteers, among others are taking part in the annual event organised to celebrate peace in the country and in ...

Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Bhim Acharya, has urged the agitating tourism entrepreneurs to withdraw their protest. Speaking at the programme in the capital on Saturday, Minister Acharya said the tourism entrepreneurs should come for talks by withdrawing the protest. As per the demand of the Joint Tourism ...