Author: Himalaya Post

kathmandu- United States’ Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Donald Lu, is arriving Nepal today for a one-day visit. Lu is scheduled to meet the senior leaders of the government of Nepal as well as the staffs at the US Embassy in Nepal, said the US Embassy in Nepal. Similarly, the visiting American diplomat will hold meeting with a member organization of the American Chamber of Commerce and take stock of their efforts to transfer unique skills to Nepalis to enable them in competing globally. Lu was in Nepal in an official visit in...

Kathmandu – The Budhanilkanth Dharamshala (Guest House) built in Budhanilkanth Municipality-3 of Kathmandu, built with the help of India, has been inaugurated. Vice President Ramsahay Prasad Yadav inaugurated the Dharamshala on Wednesday. The Dharamshala has been built with the help of a grant of about 50 million Nepalese rupees from the Government of India. This project has been built under the post-earthquake reconstruction grant in Nepal’s cultural heritage area. According to the Indian Embassy to Nepal, the Budhanilkanth temple has been reconstructed according to the basic guidelines prepared by the Department of Archeology for the preservation and reconstruction of...

Kathmandu – The Indian Embassy, Kathmandu has completed a program related to Buddhism. On the occasion of ‘Ashadha Purnima’, the Embassy jointly completed a program at the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Center at the embassy in collaboration with the International Buddhist Federation. After attaining enlightenment in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, the first sermon given by Lord Buddha to his first five ascetic disciples at Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh is specially remembered on the day of Ashad Purnima. It is known as the first funk of Dharma Chakra. In that sermon, Lord Buddha spoke about the ‘Four Arya Truths’ and the ‘Arya...

Kathmandu – Chandiraj Dhakal, Former president of FNCCI, has participated in the 12th South Asian Business Leaders’ Summit held in Yancity, China. In the conference organized with the main slogan of ‘Share the Opportunities of the Era, Create Prosperity of the Region’. On behalf of Nepal, along Dhakal Dr. Kayur Shersingh and RS Bhandari also participated in the summit. The program organized by China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and the Sichuan Provincial People‘s Government SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry was held in the Jing GM Hotel. At the conference, What can South Asia learn from...