Kathmandu

In the words of one Nepalese political analyst, India's ambassador to Kathmandu was like the "second king" in terms of his local power.

If you want to see the mountains as you fly into Kathmandu, make sure you sit on the right-hand side of the plane.

Kathmandu is the kind of place I could hang out for a while. The entire area is a living museum.

Part of their strategy, he said, was to attract upper-class tourists so the city did not become a backpacker haven, like Kathmandu.

Soon afterwards my party and I started out on the final section of our trek, via Namche Bazaar and Lukla to Kathmandu, the trek's end point.

Off the bikes you'll take a flight out to Everest, go on an elephant safari and hot air balloon over the Kathmandu Valley.

Gurung now spends his time mostly inside a two-room home in Kathmandu (above) tended to and supported by his wife, Manmaya.

A short announcement on the notice board of Kathmandu's Assumption Church said the suspension came into effect on August 1.

How much is that from Kathmandu to Pokhara?

While squabbling continues in Kathmandu, organic devolution is taking place in many mutinous places.

In Nepal, authorities shut all schools for the day to avoid exposing students to any ill-effects, says the BBC's Joanna Jolly in Kathmandu.

In the evening Kathmandu's sizable Tibetan population comes out to stroll around the temple and send off their prayers.

Only a few brave cyclists have dared to ride along its inhospitable plateau and forge a passage through these mystic lands into Kathmandu .

There was a large scale violent crackdown in 2008 when protest against China broke out in Kathmandu before the Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Their strong showing does not worry jewelry merchant Mohan Rajbanshi, who runs a shop inside one of Kathmandu's top hotels.

Conservative estimates show that roughly 27 percent of the total population in the Kathmandu Valley has access to safe drinking water.

Hindu holy man in a wheelchair sits in the middle of the Gaijatra parade in Kathmandu, Nepal.

While one member had abandoned the climb earlier, the remaining five returned to Kathmandu Saturday, exhausted and traumatised.

Kathmandu is surrounded by hills, perennial flowers, known as the "Spring City" of Mountain States and "temple city" in the world.

Pradeep Mool, scientist at the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in Nepal's capital Kathmandu, agrees.

Nepalese Hindu women take a ritual bath in the Bagmati River during the Rishi Panchami festival in Kathmandu.

The historic centre of town is the Durbar Square, where the compulsory cluster of temples oversees the bustle of modern-day Kathmandu.

The root of the problem is, again, widespread resentment of rich Kathmandu and its pampered elite.

Pigeons scatter as a man walks home after offering prayers at a nearby temple at Bashantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu.

Of Kathmandu , while providing the international quality standards of accommodation and dining facilities .

But on a sunny day on June 20, a temple nestled in the hills not far from the capital Kathmandu hosted a new kind of wedding.

Unsafe drinking water could potentially cause a serious health hazard for residents in the Nepali capital Kathmandu Valley, experts warned.

The packed-out hall at the Maoist meeting in Kathmandu is a reminder of the urgency of the challenge facing India.

Children sniff glue at Indrachowk, a busy market place in the Nepali capital Kathmandu, September 11, 2006.

The chaotic Kathmandu Gallery, founded by curator and filmmaker Ing K. , is actually Bangkok's premiere showcase for art photography.

A crew member survived and was taken to hospital in the capital Kathmandu by helicopter.

Pade Gang, Kathmandu, Patan and prosperity in this period to be prosperous.

The place of arbitration in Kathmandu, Nepal, language should be English.

GAGGLE of protesters in Kathmandu, Nepal's fume-filled capital, want a Himalayan summer to follow the Arab spring.

A family member lights butter lamps during a commemorative service on the 28th International Day of the Disappeared, in Kathmandu, Nepal.

But in Kathmandu after news broke of the latest project officials downplayed the entire exercise.

Young monks don sunglasses before dozens of butter lamps at Swayambhunath Stupa, a Buddhist temple in Kathmandu Valley.

The airline Sunday in the capital, Kathmandu, the airport held a religious service, hopefully God will bless Nepal Airlines.

The passengers are mostly from the home section Desai had finished work back to the capital Kathmandu.

Yet many Nepalis, even well-heeled protesters in Kathmandu, say they would prefer any government to more stagnation.

Kathmandu, Nepal: Hindu worshippers offer fire to Lord Shiva at the Pashupatinath shrine.

The hoarding of power and riches in the capital, Kathmandu, causes huge resentment, which fed the Maoist insurgency.

An armed government soldier has become a common sight in Durbar Square, historic center of Nepal's capital city of Kathmandu.

The cavernous room in one of Kathmandu's former palaces is packed; outside the roads are choked with cars hurrying people to the gathering.

In the villages of the Kathmandu valley, long queues awaited the opening of polling stations.

Kathmandu's Durbar Square, a Hindu temple sits silently amongst ancient historical monuments of old.

Chinese hotels, restaurants and brothels have multiplied in Kathmandu.

Rajendra Shrestha has been active in the preservation and teaching of traditional Nepalese arts and culture in Kathmandu.

A Nepalese child rides in the basket of a bicycle in Kathmandu on Feb.

A Nepalese reveller is tossed into the air during celebrations in Kathmandu on March 19.

KATHMANDU, Oct 11 - Two communist political parties CPN-Maoist and CPN-Unity Centre Masal are likely to merge soon.

Some children leave their village in search of jobs in the cities like Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Pokhara etc.

At a press conference in Kathmandu the CEO of Ncell, Pasi Koistinen, hinted it would.

Kathmandu, the capital of the United Kingdom Embassy of one wall collapsed, crushing 3.

By the 13th century, three kingdoms, all under the control of the Malla Dynasty, dominated the Kathmandu Valley.

During 1982-1984 1475 cases occurred in Kathmandu valley, Nepal with highest mortality and morbidity in children less than one year of age.

Kathmandu and Timbuktu, both cities most people have heard of but know nothing about.

Instead of cars carrying workers, Nepal has workers carrying cars on the rocky, hilly trail from Kathmandu.

This family of 12 decided to move to Kathmandu.

Nepalese vendors wait for customers at a vegetable market outside Kathmandu on Feb.

Traffic in Kathmandu, hotels and bars to evacuate customers.

Our Director General and Chief Executive is based in Kathmandu.

In Kathmandu, traffic halts at every turn as hundreds march and chant.

Take a bus or jeep on to Kathmandu.

In 1482, the kingdom was carved into three: Kathmandu, Patan, and Bhadgaon.

After leaving Kathmandu they will cycle to Shanghai, via Lhasa and the high Tibetan plateau where the average altitude is 4, 000 meters.

Over the past few weeks, Tibetan secessionists have protested almost daily in front of the Chinese embassy in Kathmandu.

Kathmandu is the capital and largest city.

The vehicles were brought to Kathmandu via Sunauli entry point on Friday, according to the Nepal Army sources.

Honey, the road'll even end in Kathmandu.

In the 8th century BC, migrants from India settled in the region of Kathmandu.

Flight N654 for Kathmandu is now boarding at Gate 16.

Flight 814 was hijacked en route from Kathmandu to New Delhi on Friday .

For, we are presently in Kathmandu, and this is an area of their influence.

And even if they do carry the rubbish down to Kathmandu, what then?

Now there are regular flights flying to and fro between Lhasa and many cities such as Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing and Kathmandu Of Nepal.

The Austrian writer-film maker was in Kathmandu to take part in the celebrations.

Li Zhaoxing completed his 2-day official visit to Nepal on the afternoon of April 1 local time and left Kathmandu for Maldives.

Children as young as six years old are also seen in several parts of Kathmandu sniffing glue.

His many foreign diplomatic assignments include service at Hong Kong, Kathmandu, Beijing, Shanghai, and Seoul.

Kathmandu, Nepal: An elderly hermit woman sits in the sun at Kailash hermitage at the Pashupati temple

Kathmandu, Nepal: Locals try to extinguish a fire at Nepal Bank, the country's oldest and largest private sector financial institution

Numerical Simulation of Late Wintertime Local Flows in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: Implication for Air Pollution Transport

Kathmandu Understanding: Investing in Children in South Asia;

A spider in its web at Shivapuri Nagarjun national park, Kathmandu

Nepalese children in costume are pictured during a procession in Kathmandu

A damselfly on a leaf in Shivapuri Nagarjun national park, Kathmandu

A spotted deer inside a deer park in the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu

H. E. Ambassador Mr. Yang Houlan's Address at the 5th Anniversary Ceremony of Confucius Institute at Kathmandu University

Kathmandu Resolution on Women and Family Health

Early morning at a temple in Kathmandu, Nepal

Photograph by Peng Song A girl in Themal Kathmandu in Nepal