Kathmandu, Nepal Travel News

Sixty years after the first successful ascent of Everest, Sue Watt finds ancient temples, royal palaces and rooftop restaurants in the Nepalese capital This month sees the 60th anniversary of the historic first ascent of Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, on 29 May 1953.

Kolkata, Apr 24 : The Nepal Tourism Board is embarking on a 3-city road show with the aim of increasing awareness and educating the Indian travellers on Nepal's tourism products and offerings.

While nightlife businesses have made several attempts to extend nightlife hours in Kathmandu Valley, the government has turned down their proposal, claiming the current situation was not favorable.

Laxmi Narayan Prajapati, 50, resident of Brahma Tole remembers how around half a dozen wells built hundreds of years ago generated enough water for the entire locality when he was a teenager.

The streets of Kathmandu are bustling with traffic today as the spring climbing and trekking seasons get underway in the Himalaya.