Tourist flow to Lumbini on rise Kathmandu, January 4:Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha and a UNESCO World Heritage site, is luring more international pilgrims as it has become a much-revered tourist destination in recent years.According to data from the Tourist Information... 04 Jan, 2009
Cabinet approves to filling up of Kathmandu, October 28: The cabinet approved a host of appointments today. Narayan Sharma has been appointed the chairman of Press Council of Nepal; Komal Baral as the chairman of Rastriya Samachar Samiti and Nunendra Dulal as advisor to the Minister of... Travel 29 Oct, 2008
Prime Minister Koirala says he ain’t greedy Bhairahawa, May 20:Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala today said he was free from all kinds of greed. Unveiling a statue of Lord Buddha and inaugurating a peace garden built by a South Korean organisation in Lumbini today, he said the country’s... Travel 21 May, 2008
LDT to award Peace Prize worth $50,000 Kathmandu, May 8:The Lumbini Development Trust (LDT) has announced to award Peace Award worth $50,000 to an international personality contributing to peace, said Dr Keshar Man Shakya, vice-president of the trust.In an interaction organised by... Travel 09 May, 2008
Industries to be moved out of Lumbini area Kathmandu, January 3:At a seminar organised by Dharmodaya Sabha today, Prithvi Subba Gurung, Minister for Tourism, said the industries located between Bhairahawa and Lumbini will soon be asked to shift from the birthplace of Lord Buddha, which is also... Travel 04 Jan, 2008
Book on Mauryas KATHMANDU:On December 8, in a very formal gathering at the Orchid hotel, Tripureshwor, The return of the Mauryas by Subodh Kumar Singh was released. Continuation of the first book Great Sons of Tharu, this book is about the Shakya Mauryas of Tharu... Travel Abroad 08 Dec, 2007
Nepali workers to be sent to South Korea soon: Envoy Rupandehi, November 16:Newly-appointed Nepali ambassador to South Korea Kamal Koirala today said the doors for Nepali workers wishing to work in South Korea will be reopened soon and that 5,000 workers will be allowed to go there within this year.... Travel 17 Nov, 2007
Destination Lumbini The number of tourists visiting the birthplace of Gautam Buddha, Lumbini, has been increasing steadily for the last five years. In the year 2000, only 7,854 passport-holding tourists visited Lumbini. The number jumped to 49,595 in 2006 and just in the... 04 Nov, 2007
Trust okays Lumbini budget Kathmandu, September 13:A board meeting of the Lumbini Development Trust (LDT) today approved a budget of Rs 170 million for infrastructure development at the birthplace of Lord Buddha.The trust decided to complete the construction of a pond in the... Horoscopes 14 Sep, 2007
LDT to regulate monasteries in Lumbini Kathmandu, September 8:The Lumbini Development Trust (LDT), the supreme body to regulate, conserve and develop the birthplace of Lord Buddha, is going to regulate the monasteries built in the Lumbini master plan area, a UNESCO World Heritage... Travel 09 Sep, 2007
Hidden treasures Kathmandu:There was a time when the school of art of Kathmandu Valley was taught to be the only art tradition in Nepal. When Kapilavastu and Lumbini were discovered a century ago, stray examples of some sculptures were unearthed. However, one could... Travel Abroad 25 Aug, 2007
Key to the garden The newly appointed vice-chairman of the Lumbini Development Trust (LDT) has promised a ‘review’ of the almost three-decade-old Lumbini Master Plan, originally drafted by the Japanese architect Zenji Tange in 1978. He said that such a review was... 12 Jul, 2007
