Kathmandu has numerous identities. It is renowned as the city of gods; it is also called the city of open museums and the UNESCO World Heritage Sites capital as it houses the highest number of World Heritage Sites listed in UNESCO. It was also entitled as the most colorful city in the world several times. The devastating earthquake...

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Nagarkot Nagarkot is located 32 kms, east of Kathmandu (see map), Nepal. Nagarkot thrills visitors with its unrestricted view of the mountain range from Annapurna in the west to the mighty Everest in the East.It is a 30-minute drive from Bhaktapur, a 45-minute drive from Tribhuvan International Airport and an hour’s drive from Kathmandu. Taking a helicopter, it...

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Hope remains … The powerful temblor and its aftershocks Left all Nepalis heart-broken As it shattered warm relationships Of almost ten thousand innocent people Creating a lot of tension Making our lives miserable. Tremendous explosions were heard on the fateful day Thousands of houses were flattened Followed by clouds of dust in the air Ancient monuments, temples and...

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Ropain - the rice planting festival Ropain - the rice planting festival Rice is one of the most important commodities in Nepal. Every summer, as the rains set in the valley, its time to celebrate the showers by making a celebration of the planting of rice. This year, we invite you to participate in this event at Bajrabarahi,...

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Caged Ancestor Our ancestor has been caged within the boundary of four corners of Jawlakhel zoo at Lalitpur. They need jungle, their own natural habitat where their races are continuing their generation. Every life needs their freedom to be with their own. Different conservation area with different names and with different prospects has been established throughout world including...

Diseased Leaf of Tomato infected by Plasmopara viticola Diseased Leaf of Tomato infected by Alternaria solani Leaf spot disease causes loss in productivity of the crop yield due to degradation of photosynthetic area. Downy mildew of tomato is caused by Plasmopara viticola. Disease severity is severe during rainy season in field condition and during winter in plastic houses...

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Nepal Mountaineering Association(NMA) organized press conference at Nepal Tourism Board on 22nd December to felicitate Ms. Sushmita Maskey for her successful climbing of highest mountains of seven continents i.e. Seven Summit. This program was inaugurated by reading the message of welcome and congratulation send by Prime Minister Mr. Sushil Koirala. Dr. chiranjibi Nepal, Financial Advisor of Prime Minister...

Swargadwari is a hilltop temple complex and pilgrimage site in Pyuthan District, Nepal Swargadwari is a hilltop temple complex and pilgrimage site in Pyuthan District, Nepal commemorating the special role of cows in Hinduism. It is said to have been founded by one Guru Maharaj who spent most of his life in the vicinity herding and milking thousands...

KATHMANDU, Dec 23: With an aim to promote domestic tourism in lean season and to retain foreign tourists, who normally return to their country for Christmas and New Year, tourism entrepreneurs of Pokhara and Sauraha have been organizing various programs in the last week of December for the past many years. ...

I sit beside the dark Beneath the mire Cold gray dusty day The mornin' lake Drinks up the sky Katmandu, I'll soon be seein' you And your strange bewilderin' time Will hold me down ...

POKHARA, Nov 14: The Restaurant and Bar Association Nepal (REBAN) is going to organize the 16th street festival in Pokhara from December 28 to January 1. Different cultural programmes and opera dances, adventurous and competitive programmes, photo exhibition among others would be organized on the occasion under the slogan ´eat, enjoy and dance on the road´. ...

Photographer of these pictures Mr. Kumar Lohala shares his interesting story about how did he take these photos: "These pictures were taken in Lauribinayak to Gosainkunda. On 10th October, 2014 I started my trek, which is the best season to trek in Nepal but due to hudhud cyclone in India the weather changed unexpectedly (that is 12th and...

11th Chitwan Elephant Festival is happening now  Sauraha, Chitwan, Nepal सौरह, चितवन्, नेपालsee more: http://markerstone.com/pages.php?pageID=329  11th Chitwan Elephant Festival ...

Boudhanath Stupa (CNN) -- Mention Nepal and most people think snow-capped scenes, of 7,000-meter mountains and the climbers raring to conquer them.Is there much to the country beyond its mighty Himalayan peaks?Yes.Thankfully, for those who don't consider it a vacation to hike for days, eat out of tins and do their business in a hole in the ground,...

SAURAHA, DEC 19 - The 11th edition of the Chitwan Elephant Festival is scheduled to be held in Sauraha from December 26-30 on the occasion of Christmas and New Year 2015.The festival is aimed at promoting tourism and spreading awareness about wildlife preservation, said Suman Ghimire, coordinator of the event. It started in 2004 as an international elephant...

Nepal-Lanka air links set to resume by Feb KATHMANDU, DEC 19 - Direct air links between Nepal and Sri Lanka are set to resume after a break of two and a half decades with Colombo-based carrier Mihin Lanka planning to begin services by February, Tourism Ministry officials said.The low-cost airline, which is owned by the Sri Lankan government,...

Rupakot Festival-2015 13th Jan to 15th Jan, 2015Organization by:Dhrubataraclub,Rupakot-1, kaski www.suraj.markerstone.com ...

Early morning view of Himalayas from Sarangkot, Pokhara Early morning view of Himalayas from Sarangkot, Pokhara. Photo by Nanu Thapa Galami Magar www.suraj.markerstone.com ...

Feature: Nepal's first aircraft museum to boost tourism in far west region by Shristi Kafle KATHMANDU, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- The opening of Nepal's first aircraft museum in Dhangadi in the far western part of the country, some 500 km from Kathmandu, has attracted local and foreign tourists to the much-neglected region. Just three months after its opening,...

S.N Name Country Date Route Name of the Team Leader 1 Tenzing Norgay Nepal 29.5.1953 South Col British Expedition Lord John Hunt 2 Edmund Hillary Newzealand 29.5.1953 " " " 3 Ernst Schmied Switzerland 23.5.1956 " Swiss Expedition Alber Eggler ...

S.N Name Country Date Route: 1 Mrs. Junko Tabei Japan 16.5.1975 South Col 2 Ms. Wanda Rutkewicz Poland 16.10.1978 " 3 Ms. Bachendripal India 23.5.1984 South E. Ridge 4 Ms. Stacy Marie Allison USA 29.9.1988 South Col 5 Ms. Santosh Yadav India 12.5.1992 S.E. Ridge ...

World Record on Mt. Sagarmatha (Everest): 1922: 7 Sherpa climbers died in an avalanche becoming the first reported deaths on Mt. Everest. 1953: First Summit on May 29, 1953 by Mr. Tenzing Norgay of Nepal & Sir Edmund Percival Hillary of New Zealand via the South-East Ridge Route. (Lhotse face is to the South-East Ridge). ...

Mt. Sagarmatha or Everest Mt. Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) is the world's highest mountain. Sagarmatha rises to 8848 meters (29,028 Feet) above the sea level. Since the late 19th century, adventurous spirits have been fascinated with the ...

Foreword Nepal has eight of the world’s fourteen highest mountain peaks. It is the home to some of the highest, most rugged and difficult terrain in the world. The highest peak in the world-Mount Everest (Sagarmatha) and other high peaks ...

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Rapists should be hanged till death "Rapists should be hanged till death"आवाज बुलन्द गरौं ! दिदिबहिनीको सुरक्षार्थ,आत्म स्वाभिमान, अधिकारको लागि आवाज बुलन्द गरौं।संविधानमा मृत्यु दण्ड अपिहार्य! ...

Nepal is one of the richest countries in the world in terms of bio-diversity due to its unique geographical position and altitudinal variation. The elevation of the country ranges from 60m above sea level to the highest point on earth, Mt. Everest at 8,848 m, all within a distance of 150 km resulting into climatic conditions form sub-tropical...

Central Zoo, Jawalakhel, Nepal  Central Zoo, Jawalakhel, Nepal  सदर चिदियाखाना, जावलाखेल, नेपाल ।  Caption: Hungry Hippopotamas | जलगैंडा ।  www.markerstone.com www.suraj.markerstone.com info@markerstone.com ...

Cycling in Upper Mustang Cycling in Upper MustangPhoto feature: NagarikNewswww.suraj.markerstone.com ...

Cycling in Upper Mustang Cycling in Upper Mustang Photo feature: NagarikNews www.suraj.markerstone.com ...

Dashera Mela, Khaptad Dashera Mela, Khaptad. Photo/Bharat Bandhu Thapa www.suraj.markerstone.com ...

Elephant bath at Sauraha, Chitwan Elephant bath at Sauraha, Chitwan. Photo/Sirish BC www.suraj.markerstone.com ...

11th Chitwan Elephant Festival 2014 11th Chitwan Elephant Festival 201426th - 30th December 2014Sauraha, Chitwan, Nepal ----------------------------------------------२०७१ Poush देखी १५ गते सम्मसौरह, चितवन्, नेपालsee more: http://markerstone.com/pages.php?pageID=329 ...

Nepal Culture Customs and traditions differ from one part of Nepal to another. A conglomeration lies in capital city Kathmandu where cultures are blending to form a national identity. Kathmandu Valley has served as the country’s cultural metropolis since the unification of Nepal in the 18th Century.A prominent factor in a Nepali’s everyday life is religion. Adding color to...

Nepal People The population of Nepal was recorded to be about 26.62 million according to a recent survey done by the Central Bureau of Statistics, Nepal.  The population comprises of about a 101 ethnic groups speaking over 92 languages. The distinction in caste and ethnicity is understood more easily with a view of customary layout of the population.Though,...

Nepal Plants Of the total number of species found globally, Nepal possesses 2.80 percent plants. Record from 2006 shows that Nepal has 6,391 flowering plant species, representing 1,590 genera and 231 families. Nepal’s share of flowering plant species is 2.76 percent of the global total compared to earlier records of 2.36 percent. Nepal’s share of pteriodophytes is 5.15...

Nepal Wildlife Of the total number of species found globally, 3.96 percent mammals, 3.72 percent butterflies and 8.9 percent of birds. Wildlife of Nepal is officially classified into two main categories: common and protected. The common category lists such species as common leopard, spotted deer, Himalayan tahr, blue sheep and others. These species are commonly seen in the...

Nepal Nature Nepal’s 20 protected areas cover 23.23 percent of its land. Its 10 national parks, three wildlife reserves, six conservations areas and one hunting reserve cover various geographical locations from the sub-tropical Terai jungles to the arctic Himalayan region. Two of Nepal’s natural areas are listed by UNESCO as Natural World Heritage Sites. They are: Chitwan National...