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Some Facts About Cho Rolpa HimTal

1:34 AM | Wednesday, July 31, 2013
A glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) is a type of outburst flood that occurs when the dam containing a glacial lake fails. The dam can consist of glacier...
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Tenzing-Hillary Airport World No 1 Danger Airport In Nepal

11:29 PM | Sunday, July 28, 2013
Tenzing-Hillary Airport, also known as Lukla Airport, is a small airport in the town of Lukla, in Khumbu, Solukhumbu district, Sagarmatha zone, eastern...
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Gautama Buddha

9:41 AM | Sunday, July 28, 2013
Gautama Buddha, also known as Siddhārtha Gautama, Shakyamuni,, or simply the Buddha, was a sage on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. A native of...
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Bhaktapur,

10:40 PM | Saturday, July 27, 2013
Bhaktapur, also Bhadgaon or Khwopa (Nepal Bhasa: Khwopa), is an ancient Newar town in the east corner of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. It is located in...
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Rara Lake

11:01 PM | Thursday, July 25, 2013
Rara Lake (Rara taal) is the biggest lake of Nepal. It lies in Rara Village Development Committee, Mugu District, Karnali Zone in Western Nepal and falls...
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Trout Farm In Nepal

12:26 PM | Thursday, July 25, 2013
Gandaki Rainbow Trout Farm is located on the lap of beautiful Machhapuchhre and Annapurna mountains in Sardikhola VDC of Kaski district at the bank of...
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Bhadetar

11:52 AM | Thursday, July 25, 2013
Bhadetar (also spelt Bhedetar) is a small hill top town in Eastern Nepal. It is a stop over place for all the vehicles travelling through this hill...
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Annapurna Trek

8:30 AM | Thursday, July 25, 2013
The Annapurna Circuit is a popular name for a trek within the Annapurna mountain range of central Nepal. The total length of the route varies between...
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Dolakha District Jeri

12:02 AM | Sunday, July 21, 2013
Jeri is a village development committee in Dolakha District in the Janakpur Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had...
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Nagarkot

10:27 PM | Friday, July 19, 2013
Nagarkot is a village and Village Development Committee located 32 km east of Kathmandu, Nepal in Bhaktapur District in the Bagmati Zone. At the time...
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Rara, Jumla and Mugu Section

9:08 AM | Friday, July 19, 2013
Mugu's geography is very rugged. The biggest lake in Nepal, Rara Lake, also known as Mahendra Daha, lies in the Mugu District. It is one of the biggest...
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Bhaktapur

8:22 AM | Friday, July 19, 2013
Bhaktapur, also Bhadgaon or Khwopa, is an ancient Newar town in the east corner of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. It is located in Bhaktapur District in...
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Taplejung

9:25 PM | Thursday, July 18, 2013
Taplejung is the headquarters of Taplejung District in the Mechi Zone of Nepal. It is located at 27°21'0N 87°40'0E with an altitude of 1441 metres (4730...
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Bharatpur is a city in the central-southern part of Nepal

11:21 AM | Thursday, July 18, 2013
Bharatpur is a city in the central-southern part of Nepal. Located in Chitwan Valley, Bharatpur is the district headquarters of the Chitwan District,...
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Phewa Lake

10:26 AM | Thursday, July 18, 2013
Phewa Lake, Phewa Tal or Fewa Lake is a freshwater lake in Nepal located in the south of the Pokhara Valley that includes Pokhara city; parts of Sarangkot...
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Pasang Lhamu Sherpa

8:58 AM | Thursday, July 18, 2013
Pasang Lhamu Sherpa was the first Nepali woman to climb the summit of Mount Everest. She was born into a mountaineering family and was involved in climbing...
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Trek To Gosaikunda

8:52 AM | Thursday, July 18, 2013
The popular start to the trek to Gosaikunda are in Dhunche Village or Syabru Besi both from the Langtang side. Alternatively, trekkers may also start...
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Pashupatinath Temple

7:29 AM | Thursday, July 18, 2013
Pashupatinath Temple is one of the most significant Hindu temples of Lord Shiva in the world, located on the banks of the Bagmati River in the eastern...
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Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev

12:41 AM | Thursday, July 18, 2013
Birendra succeeded to the throne on 31 January 1972 on the death of his father. On his ascension he was effectively an absolute monarch as he inherited...
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Damauli,

8:17 AM | Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Damauli, today Byas Municipality, is the headquarters of Tanahu District in the Gandaki Zone of Western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it...
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Pokhara

7:36 AM | Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Pokhara Sub-Metropolitan City is the second largest city of Nepal with 264,991 inhabitants and is situated about 200 km west of the capital Kathmandu.It...
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Kathmandu - Kulekhani - Hetauda Tunnel Highway

5:26 AM | Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Before I die I want To See My Country Devloped Kathmandu-Kulekhani-Hetauda Tunnel (KKHT) Highway The development plan of KKHT Highway has been initiated...
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Bagmati river

4:39 AM | Wednesday, July 17, 2013
It may be unbelievable today but this is how the Bagmati river looked in late 70ies. The building on the left side is Prashuti Griha ( Maternity...
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Ten interesting facts about Nepal

12:44 AM | Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Nepal’s local name for Mt. Everest is Sagarmatha, or “goddess of the sky.”2. The flag of Nepalis the only national flag that is not quadrilateral...
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Ghandruk

9:47 AM | Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Ghandruk is a town and Village Development Committee in Kaski District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census...
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A group of armed insurgents in action

2:18 AM | Tuesday, July 16, 2013
A glimpse of armed revolt against the then 104-yr old authoritarian Rana Dynasty regime, 1950 Background:  On November 10 1950, insurgents captured...
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