Author: Himalaya Post

Kathmandu- The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has initiated a process to transform 75 houses of Jayabageshwari area to their original forms. In the area under KMC-8, the contractor was selected through bidding, and a contract of Rs 90.49 million was made to advance the renovation works. As part of the plan, the front part of the houses towards road on both sides of the 290-meter road from Jayabageshwari Temple to Seto Dhoka will be transformed in a way to reflect the Malla or Rana time architectural style, informed Ashaman Sangat, coordinator of KMC’s Heritage and Tourism Committee. Regardless of...

Ghodaghodi – The number of Hari Hans (Greylag Goose) has increased in the Ghodaghodi wetlands which is the first bird sanctuary of Nepal. A team from the Bird Conservation Network Kailali had conducted a bird census in Ghodaghodi from January 3 to 5. The Network Kailali’s Secretary Ram Kumar Chaudhary said that the population of Greylag Goose has gone up in Ghodaghodi this time. Greylag Goose is considered the indicative species of this wetland. Bird census is conducted in Ghodaghodi wetlands twice a year – in winter and summer, and according to this schedule, the bird counting was carried...

Kathmandu – A reporter for the Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS), Achyut Regmi, was conferred on the NATTA Journalism Award on the occasion of the 58th anniversary of the Nepal Association of Tours and Travel Agents (NATTA). The award, which carries a cash prize of Rs 25,000 along with a letter of appreciation, was conferred on Regmi, who has long been covering the tourism beat for long. He has been associated with RSS for the past 12 years. Along with Regmi, photojournalist Hemant Rai was also honoured on Sunday NATTA also felicitated several other personalities at the event. Those honored...