Nepal Travel News

Nepal's Maoists have called a one-day general strike, shutting down much of the country, in the wake of protests over the deaths of at least three forest settlers during clashes with police.

SYANGBOCHE, Nepal: Nepal's coalition government basked in the global limelight on Friday with Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal leading a historic meeting of his cabinet in the shadow of Qomolangma, the highest peak in the world, to draw the attention of the rich nations to the perils of climate change.

Nepala s Cabinet meets at the Mount Everest base camp today to highlight how climate change is shrinking Himalayan glaciers and threatening rivers essential to agriculture and development in China, India and Pakistan.

Nepal's top politicians strapped on oxygen tanks Friday and held a Cabinet meeting amid the frigid, thin air of Mount Everest to highlight the danger global warming poses to glaciers, ahead of next week's international climate change talks.

The first Chinese Song Competition was held in Kathmandu on Thursday with participation of students from 12 primary and secondary schools.

Arie, who is familiar to Nepals terrain full of ups and downs more than any other tourist, is set to go on a cycle-trip around Pame and Begnas lakes in Pokhara this time.

Tour operator Cox & Kings introduced a four-night tour called Nepal: A Golfer's High, offering golf enthusiasts a chance to play two holes of golf at 14,500 feet in the Everest region, with Mount Everest serving as a backdrop.

The new Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations, Gyan Chandra Acharya, presented his credentials today to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Prior to his appointment, Mr.

KATHMANDU: Nepal's cabinet will meet in the shadow of Mount Everest next week to highlight the impact of global warming on the Himalayas ahead of UN climate talks in Copenhagen, officials said yesterday.

A row has erupted in Nepal amid reports that the dethroned King Gyanendra is planing to visit Europe after the former monarch acquired a passport for the first time last week.

KATHMANDU: China has agreed to extend financial assistance for constructing Nepala s Consulate General Office at Lhasa, Tibet, upon Nepala s request.

MoneyGram International has opened two new agent locations in Nepal at the base of the Himalayas near Mt.

KATHMANDU: International air links to Nepalare set to expand tremendously with new airlines getting operating permits and old airlines increasing their frequency.

By Sudeshna Sarkar, Kathmandu, Nov 22 : After setting the capital abuzz for months, fast food giants Kentucky Fried Chicken and Pizza Hut Sunday finally descended on Kathmandu with a soft launch in one of the most upmarket shopping and touristy areas of the city.

So we bring good news for the moviegoers in Kathmandu. With The Embassy of Israel in Nepal bringing us the 4th Israeli Film Festival that started yesterday and will run through tomorrow at the Russian Center of Science and Culture at Kamal Pokhari, movie buffs in Kathmandu surely have much more to see than Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor's romantic ...

According to an annul report published by the Institute of International Education , 11,581 students have been enrolled in the US colleges during the academic year 2008/09 as against 8,936 in the previous year.

The Maoist chairman expressed this view after his meeting with Nepali Congress President Girija Prasad Koirala, who has been receiving treatment at Gleneagles Hospital in Singapore since Saturday.

Once the US Senate confirms his nomination, De Lisi will head to Nepal. The date of the hearing has not been set yet.

Speaking at a talk programme jointly organised by the Indian Embassy and BP Koirala India-Nepal Foundation in Kathmandu on Monday, noted Indian Professor Mushirul Hasan said that ethnicity based federalism in Nepal might invite conflict and disintegration of of the nation.

The kingdom of lofty mountains, Nepal is a paradise to adventure travelers. It is decorate with temples, festivals and age-old traditions, which date back to more then 7th Century B.C. The alpine region in this tranquil land demonstrates the wild harbors of rare animal species like Himalayan Tahrs, Blue Sheep, Snow Leopards and lot more.