Michelle Styles: (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
On Wednesday, it was my please to do the Hexham Girls' Night In. At the moment, the computer is refusing to recognise my camera. So no pictures despite taking some wonderful ones of Anna Louisa Lucia's taxi shoes as she calls them. My daughter also took a number of the panel. It was a thoroughly splendid evening and I was able to meet a couple of my readers as well as some people who just love M&B...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Sixty-three-year-old Judit Nora Blla, a Hungarian tourist, died after falling unconscious at Patan Durbar Square on Wednesday, local media reported. Blla was immediately rushed to nearby hospital, but she died without regaining consciousness, local newspaper The Kathmandu Post reported. The cause of her death is yet to be ascertained. &$ &$Source: Xinhua&$ &$ ...
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago
Back in Kathmandu after a long and steamy hot shower.This buddhist temple if very similar to Buddhanath in appearance differs in far much more ways from others. It is not related to the temple being on top of a hill. It is in the decorum that completely surrounds the area. Gold painted statues plainty of exvotos far much more popular so livelier lovelier than the serious Buddhanath.
frogblog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Next week I shall be in Kathmandu for a meeting on the International Criminal Court. I am hoping that it will go some way to strengthening the rule of law over international crimes. I have been active this year in the House in seeking to strengthen the ICC. My first member’s bill, introduced in August, sought [...]
Hindu (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
KATHMANDU: The CPN(UML)-led government was on Wednesday finally able to endorse the budget for the current fiscal year. The major opposition party, Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) had been obstructing Parliament for the last three ...
The Buddhist Blog (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
PTI, November 24, 2009 Kathmandu, Nepal -- Despite appeals to halt the centuries-old custom of animal sacrifice, Gadhimai festival on Tuesday started in southern Nepal with millions of devotees flocking from various parts of the country and India. Thousands of buffaloes are waiting to be sacrificed at the Gadhimai Mela, the largest "animal slaughter" in the world. It is estimated that some...
today and tomorrow (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Erased Classic is a collection of carpets by Jan Kath. They are based on classical patterns from Italian wall coverings and Indian saris. The carpets are produced by weavers at manufacturing sites in Kathmandu. But their final look is caused by acid, which makes the patterns fade and disappear. The customer cannot only define the [...]
Stylepark (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Jan Kath has incorporated motifs from Italian wall coverings and Indian saris into his classic collection. The timeless, subtle designs lend a noble atmosphere to any room. These classic patterns also form the basis for the "Erased Classic" collection. The strictly ordered ornamental elements of the carpet are broken up. In some places, the patterns, which were originally repeated perfectly,...
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Touristic day in Kathmandu devoted to visits of both Pashupatinath and Buddhanath.The Buddhanath was stronger on exotism. My first encounter with that glance. Really strange and hard to define or depict with words. Tired Oversmoked Hangrylike Unconscious Ignoring Or FarseeingLearned there about the prayor flags and the meanings attached to colors the art of Mandalas The three temptationsd
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Touristic day in Kathmandu devoted to visits of both Pashupatinath and Buddhanath.The Pashupatinath is THE Induist site in Kathmandu. Temples shrines exvotos and gaths on both side of the river made souvenirs from India to come back. Induism is a constant in its own universe.The exvoto or the shrine may change but not the devotion to traditions.Oh by the way the main temple to Shiva is forbide
CICR (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Kathmandu (ICRC) – On top of the physical pain and mental trauma, losing a body part means a lifetime of dependency.
NextBillion.net (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Authored by: Jenara Nerenberg Reporting from Kathmandu, I wanted to update our readers on events and resources in the Asia region. What follows is a list with links and more to help you navigate the latest in Asia. Goldman Sachs recently released a paper about women as the next emerging market. Much of the growing middle class of women are in Asia, in countries such as Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines,...
ArabianBusiness.com (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Kathmandu route to start on Dec 15, will become carrier's 11th destination.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Kathmandu - At least two children died of suffocation Tuesday as hundreds of thousands of devotees gathered in southern Nepal for a controversial religious gathering involving large scale animal sacrifice, media reports said. Nearly half a million pe...
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Dear friends How are you iam tek thapa from kathmandu nepal. i will brif my country. Nepal is a neverending outdoor adventure playground. Being home to eight out of the fourteen highest peaks in the world each over 8000m. and ancient cultures Nepal is the place to visit. If you are looking for adventure and cultural experience of life time. Nepal has some of the best ever popular hiking tr
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