Women and children take part at orientation programme in Khotang, Sunday.

James Wallace wears a kilt as he stands outside the entrance to Edinburgh castle in Scotland January 27, 2012.

Visitors attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, January 27, 2012. Picture rotated 180 degrees

A young child has his face painted with the date twenty five as Egyptians gather in Tahrir Square to mark the one year anniversary of the revolution on January 27, 2012 in Cairo Egypt.

A demonstrator carries an Egyptian flag near Tahrir square where demonstrators are gathering to mark the first anniversary of Egypt’s uprising, January 26, 2012.

Blessed with natural beauty, stunning panoramic views of snow-fed peaks and lakes, Pokhara stands as the place to visit for anyone who arrives in Nepal. Connected by air from 1949, Pokhara’s relation with the rest of Nepal strengthened after the construction of Siddhartha Highway and Prithvi Highway in 1969 and 1972 respectively. The road network [...]

Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) and Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA) along with fifteen prominent Nepali travel trade companies participated at the FITRUR, one of the largest International Tourism Trade Fairs in Europe at Feria de Madrid in Spain held on 18-22 January. The participants from Nepal showcased the tourism products and services [...]

Universities and research institutions working in the mountain and hilly regions of Bangladesh, China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan have agreed to work together as a network for mountain-focused teaching, research, and outreach in the Hindu Kush–Himalayan (HKH) region. The collaboration was announced at a conference of more than two dozen university vice chancellors, deans, professors, [...]

Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) filed a writ petition at the Supreme Court today seeking its order to the government to implement the Working Journalists’ Act -1992 and Working Journalists’ Rules -1995 in state-owned media organisations. Stating that Radio Nepal, Nepal Television, Gorkhapatra Corporation, Rastriya Samachar Samiti and Office of the Press Registrar have not [...]