The 42-km Hetauda-Kathmandu ropeway was built in 1964 AD with the financial and technical assistance of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The infrastructure was being used as an alternative to Tribhuvan Highway and Prithvi Highway to transport goods into the Kathmandu Valley. In its glory days, the ropeway ran 10 hours and […]
Necklace of Hindu Goddess Taleju Bhawani inscribed with the name of Malla King of Kathmandu Pratap Malla dated back to 1650 AD at display in The Art Institute of Chicago, USA. King Pratapa Malla (r. 1641–74) may have been given this ornament, ruler of the Malla dynasty of Nepal, to Taleju Bhavani, the revered […]
During the 1960s Taxis in Kathmandu had to mandatorily be painted with tiger stripes with tiger head in the bonnet. Photo Courtesies: Photo Museum Nepal (1) Shirley Vosburg, Nepal Peace Corp (2) #tigertaxi #history #hippie #kathmandu #tigercabs #oldnepal #nepal #nonextquestion
WORTH READING ? Bansidhar Pande popularly known as Kalu Pande was a Nepalese warrior and military general who was appointed as Kaji of The Gorkha Kingdom. He was born in 1770 BS/ 1713 A.D in Gorkha. He was the commander of the Gorkhali forces during the Expansion Campaign of Nepal. Along with being a warrior, […]
It’s been 20 years today since the Nepalese Royal massacre, which had shaken the entire world. Ten people including the entire family of late King Birendra were killed in the incident that took place on June 19 Jesth 2058 BS at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace – the then residence of the Nepalese monarchy. People at […]
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Gyanendra was born in 1947 AD in the Old Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Kathmandu, as the second son of Crown Prince Mahendra. FIRST REGIME (1950 AD): In November 1950, during a political plot, both his father and his grandfather King Tribhuvan, along with other royals, fled to India, leaving the young Prince Gyanendra as the only […]
International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world on 12 May. It celebrates the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale. In 1974, May 12 was chosen to celebrate the day as it is the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. The theme for 2021 is Nurses: A Voice to Lead – A […]
Phohara Durbar was a palace built by Bir Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana in 1895 in Kathmandu, Nepal. Located right in front of Narayanhiti Palace and spread over 8 acres, the palace was sold to the United States in 1966 after which it was demolished promptly to build a country club exclusively for American embassy staff […]
