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Thinking of trekking to Everest Base Camp? Don’t leave home without this expert advice
The climb to Everest Base Camp is often marketed as an adventure for anyone. But as the autumn season approaches, being ...
Ten years after the earthquake, Kathmandu’s temples are shining again, but mountain villages are emptying out
The April 2015 earthquake severely damaged the unique cultural treasures of the Kathmandu Valley. Reconstruction of the ...
A death a day in natural disasters across Nepal in 3 months, most rain-related
At least 10 hydropower projects were damaged in the devastating floods in the Bhotekoshi river across three districts ...
The Himalayan Times18h
Vikram Singh on six dynamic years of Aloft Kathmandu Thamel
As Aloft Kathmandu Thamel celebrates its sixth anniversary, The Himalayan Times sat down with the hotel's General Manager, Vikram Singh, who has been with the property since its inception.
The Kathmandu Post on MSN1d
Nepali women aspire—and train—to join British Army. Kathmandu still says no
Without Nepal’s decision, the British can’t take in female Gurkhas to serve them. Many doubt family’s permission for these ...
The Kathmandu Post on MSN4d
Kathmandu Metropolitan City unveils Rs25.76 billion budget for upcoming fiscal year
The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) on Sunday unveiled a budget of Rs25.76 billion for the fiscal year 2025-26, slightly up ...
Direct flights to Kathmandu
From September, after a gap of almost five years, Kolkata to Kathmandu direct flight services will start. Air India (AI) used to operate flight services thrice a week from Kolkata to Kathmandu before ...
Mongabay News1d
In Nepal’s Pokhara, a lone rooftop vigil helps keep vultures and planes safe from harm
On a May morning in Pokhara, Nepal’s tourist town in the lap of the world-famous Annapurna range, 40-year-old Hemanta Dhakal ...
The Himalayan Times4d
Kathmandu Metropolitan City Unveils Rs 25.76 Billion Budget for FY 2082/83
The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has unveiled a budget of Rs 25.76 billion for the upcoming fiscal year 2082/83. Deputy ...
Rescuers search for 19 missing and recover 9 bodies after flooding in Nepal
Rescuers are searching for 19 people missing in severe flooding in Nepal that swept away a key bridge connecting the country ...
The Kathmandu Post on MSN2d
Kathmandu Valley seeing almost a dozen snakebite cases a day
On Sunday, nine snake-bite victims from Kathmandu Valley sought treatment at the emergency department of Sukraraj Tropical ...
Dhaka Tribune6d
Biman flight leaves for Kathmandu 4 hours after bomb threat
A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight bound for Kathmandu, which had been delayed due to a bomb threat, finally departed from ...