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Two sacred statues come home: A 13th-century Padmapani and a dancing goddess return to Nepal from the United States
6 July 2026They were taken decades ago — one from a Buddhist monastery in the heart of Kathmandu, the other from a sacred courtyard in Patan.
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ClimbingFrom Pokhara's first regular int'l flights to digital mountaineering permits: Govt lists 100-day tourism achievements
5 July 2026The government has listed a string of tourism and civil aviation achievements from the first 100 days in office, under Prime Minister Balendra Shah's administration, ranging from the approval of flydubai's regular flight schedule from Pokhara International Airport to the digitisation of mountaineering permit services and the launch of a national health tourism strategy — outlining what it describes as a period of significant policy and operational reform for the sector.
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ClimbingCommunity raises NPR 86 lakh for Hillary Dawa Sherpa — the cook-turned-guide who crawled off Everest alive
5 July 2026When Hillary Dawa Sherpa was finally found crawling toward Everest Base Camp on the morning of June 4 — seven days after he was left alone in the death zone without food, bottled oxygen or any rescue effort from his own employer — his family had already begun performing his funeral rites. They had been told he would not return.
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GlobalNew York Mayor Mamdani joins Buddhist communities from 10 nations for historic Vesak Day gathering in Queens
5 July 2026Buddhist communities representing ten countries came together in Jackson Heights, Queens, on Sunday for what organizers describe as the largest unified Vesak Day celebration in New York City's history, drawing hundreds of devotees, monastics and city officials, including Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
