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कत्ति मन्त्रीको नाम र पृष्ठभूमि नै थाहा छैन : प्रधानमन्त्री

2011-12-01T03:20:00.000-08:00

'कत्ति मन्त्रीको नाम र पृष्ठभूमि नै थाहा छैन' प्रधानमन्त्री डा. बाबुराम भट्टराईले कान्तिपुर टेलिभिजनको फायरसाइड कार्यक्रममा भनेका छन् । विस्तृत कुराकानीका लागि तल प्ले गरेर सुन्नुहोला ।

भाग १

भाग २

Nepali National Anthem (राष्ट्रिय गान)

2011-12-01T03:17:00.000-08:00

In Nepali Devnagari Script

सयौँ थुङ्गा फूलका हामी, एउटै माला नेपाली
सार्वभौम भई फैलिएका, मेची महाकाली

प्रकृतिका कोटीकोटी, सम्पदाको आँचल
वीरहरुका रगतले, स्वतन्त्र र अटल

ज्ञानभूमि, शान्तिभूमि, तराई, पहाड, हिमाल
अखण्ड यो प्यारो मातृभूमि नेपाल

बहुल जाति, भाषा, धर्म, संस्कृति छन् विशाल
अग्रगामी राष्ट्र हाम्रो, जय-जय नेपाल ।

रचनाकारः व्याकुल माइला (प्रदीपकुमार राई), सङ्गीतकारः अम्बर गुरुङ, गायक/गायिकाः ज्ञानु राणा, शिशिर योगी, सुनिता सुब्बा, यम बराल, विमला राई, अन्जु पन्त, अजय थापा, जयनन्द लामा, बेनुका राई, झुमा लिम्बू, रुपा झा, चन्दा देवान, राजेशपायल राई, अनीलमान महर्जन, गॅगा न्यौपाने, नारायण ओली, राजेन्द्रमान श्रेष्ठ, राम गुरुङ, रीना भुसाल, सृजना श्रेष्ठ । सङ्गीत संयोजनः शरद गुरुङ

In English Translation

We are the flowers of hundreds, the one garland - Nepali
Sovereign, spread out from Mechi to Mahakali.
Amazing nature’s millions of heritages
By the blood of the braves, independent and immovable.
Land of Knowledge, land of peace, Tarai, Himals, Mountains
Undivided this beloved, our mother-land Nepal.
Diverse race, language, religion, culture are so large
Our progressive country, long live, long live Nepal.

एउटा कारुणिक कथा : ११ वर्षीया सरितालाई आइटिपीको समस्या

2011-12-01T03:10:00.000-08:00

एउटा कारुणिक कथा एउटी निर्दोष ११ वर्षीया सरिता डिसीलाई आइटिपीको समस्या । बर्दिया घर हो, अचेल अस्थायी बसोबास काठमाडौँ रातो पुलमा छ । काकाकाकीको डेरामा आमासँग बस्छिन् । हेर्नुस् यो श्रव्यदृश्य :

Nepal, the Beautiful Country

2011-12-01T02:58:00.000-08:00

Surrounded by the soaring heights of the Himalayas, Nepal is a landlocked country of eternal beauty and attraction. It is a scenic paradise and the home of the world’s highest mountains, historic cities and the forested plains where you can find the lordly tigers and the great one- horned rhinoceros. Nepal is the youngest republic in the world, a land of colorful cultures, ancient history, charming people, picturesque scenery and
some of the best walking on earth. It is globally known for Mount Everest, the highest mountain peak of the world.

When to Visit

Nepal enjoys a great variation in its climatic conditions. The weather conditions here are generally pleasant and predictable. Spring and autumn are the most pleasant seasons here and most apt for touring Nepal., we could compare India with almost the same temperatures. Winter temperatures in Nepal drop to freezing degrees with a very high level of snowfall in the mountain regions.

Don't worry, be happy !! (Arround nepal and India)

Nepal tourism year 2011

2011-12-01T02:54:00.000-08:00

After successful example of Visit Nepal Year 1998, the government of Nepal has decided to lunch a national tourism campaign as “Nepal Tourism Year 2011” in consultation with private sector,
tourism entrepreneur and media partners. This mega campaign has initiated as a common goal of all concern sector to take Nepal’s tourism potentiality in to the new height.

Nepal is widely famous for adventure tourism activities among the visitors from around the world. Almost a million visitors turn to Nepal to perceive the miraculous mountains each year. Though, mountains are the prime attractions of Nepal, there are still bunch of things unexplored in the different corner of the country. The unparallel culture, art, landscape, ethnic etiquettes and bio diversity of the country allure thousands of visitors time and again.

Keeping in vision to taking Nepal’s profuse tourism opportunity in to the new height, Nepal Tourism Year 2011 campaign focused not only for already existed international market but also to generate domestic tourism culture. In a bid to make this noble national campaign a grand success: the government has allotted sufficient fund to enhance infrastructures; such as expanding airport facilities, searching new trekking routs, promotional activities in the external / internal markets, preparing more human resources and making conducive environment for the investors.

Austravel & Tours Nepal express its utmost commitment towards this nation building campaign and invites all our partners, guests, friends, colleagues and well wishers to come up and join hand with us by their respective capacity. This is a sheer opportunity to contribute the nation.

Documentary about RAUTE

2011-12-01T02:50:00.000-08:00

Raute is the only nomadic group in Nepal living in the hilly districts of Mid and Far West. I had heard about them and their language which is unique in the community. They are very isolated and don’t want to mingle with other people. Hari Thapa send me information about
a site set for the group some time back. He also sent some photos (posted below) of Raute. It is told that they don’t stay longer in a particular place. Some stay in one place for 3 months and others up to a couple of years. With people encroaching forests, their habitat, they are facing very difficult time in their nomadic life.

Nomadic group Raute

Recently, the first ever census of the endangered Raute community was carried out by the Dailekh District Development Committee. The population of the nomadic ethnic group is found to be 304 (kantipur). The census report showed that there are only 112 females, 96 children and two disabled in the Raute community. The number of Raute females of marriageable age is below one dozen while the number of eligible males is 36. The fact is causing increase in the case of child marriage according to Raute leader Mahin Bahadur Shahi.

Rautes are the only ethnic tribe of the country who are found in the hilly districts of Mid and Far West. As they move from place to place, they do not rely on farming and other everyday livelihoods.

DOCUMENTARY ABOUT RAUTE (See below :)

एनआरएन, देखाउनलाई मिले तर फाटेका छन् मन

2011-12-01T02:42:00.000-08:00

एमालेपक्षीय देवमान र काँग्रेसपक्षीय जीवाले राजनीति लाद्न खोज्दै । टालटुल भयो हुनलाई, तर फाटेको मन कसरी टालिन्छ र ?

The life of Buddha

2011-12-01T02:29:00.000-08:00

Siddhārtha Gautama was a spiritual teacher from Nepal, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. In most Buddhist traditions, he is regarded as the Supreme Buddha of our age, "Buddha" meaning "awakened one" or "the enlightened one."
The time of his birth and death are uncertain: most early 20th-century historians dated his lifetime as c. 563 BCE to 483 BCE, but more recent opinion dates his death to between 486 and 483 BCE or, according to some, between 411 and 400 BCE.

Based on some archeological findings and inscriptions, Buddha was born in Lumbini, modern Nepal which is a UNESCO world heritage site. Other archeological findings postulate that Buddha was born at Kapilavastu at Piprahwa, Uttar Pradesh, modern India or Kapileswara, Orissa, modern India.

He later taught throughout regions of eastern India such as Magadha and Kośala. Gautama, also known as Śākyamuni ("Sage of the Śākyas"), is the primary figure in Buddhism, and accounts of his life, discourses, and monastic rules are believed by Buddhists to have been summarized after his death and memorized by his followers. Various collections of teachings attributed to him were passed down by oral tradition, and first committed to writing about 400 years later.

In Hinduism, he is regarded as one of the ten avatars of God Vishnu. He is also regarded as a god or prophet in other world religions or denominations like the Ahmadiyya Islamic religious movement and the Baháí Faith.

Send free SMS on mobiles wherever you want

2011-12-01T02:09:00.000-08:00

Namaste, I am Yogendra Milan Chhantyal. This is a page for all of us to send Free SMS to all kinds of mobiles all over the world. To send SMS please type mobile number with country code and write sms and click send. For example: type nepal country code 00977 (not +977) and mobile number. It looks like
0097798********. (जस्तै : नेपाल एसएमएस पठाउन नेपालको कोड नम्बर 00977 (+977 होइन) टाईप गरेर त्यसपछि मात्र मोबाईल नम्बर टाईप गर्नुहोला । SMS पठाउँनुपर्ने नम्बर यस्तो देखिनेछ । 0097798********) You can send sms as many as you can. Do not confuse, sms will be sent.

In Simple, Type : country code+mobile number (for Nepal: 0097798********)
And write your name in your message.

Want to send another SMS ? Please Click Here (फेरि SMS पठाउँन यहाँ क्लिक गर्नुहोस्)

Nepal tourism year 2011

2011-11-27T11:37:00.000-08:00

After successful example of Visit Nepal Year 1998, the government of Nepal has decided to lunch a national tourism campaign as “Nepal Tourism Year 2011” in consultation with private sector, tourism entrepreneur and media
partners. This mega campaign has initiated as a common goal of all concern sector to take Nepal’s tourism potentiality in to the new height.

Nepal is widely famous for adventure tourism activities among the visitors from around the world. Almost a million visitors turn to Nepal to perceive the miraculous mountains each year. Though, mountains are the prime attractions of Nepal, there are still bunch of things unexplored in the different corner of the country. The unparallel culture, art, landscape, ethnic etiquettes and bio diversity of the country allure thousands of visitors time and again.

Keeping in vision to taking Nepal’s profuse tourism opportunity in to the new height, Nepal Tourism Year 2011 campaign focused not only for already existed international market but also to generate domestic tourism culture. In a bid to make this noble national campaign a grand success: the government has allotted sufficient fund to enhance infrastructures; such as expanding airport facilities, searching new trekking routs, promotional activities in the external / internal markets, preparing more human resources and making conducive environment for the investors.

Austravel & Tours Nepal express its utmost commitment towards this nation building campaign and invites all our partners, guests, friends, colleagues and well wishers to come up and join hand with us by their respective capacity. This is a sheer opportunity to contribute the nation.

Lord Gautam Buddha & His Life

2011-11-27T11:32:00.000-08:00

Buddha, meaning 'one who is awake' in the sense of having 'woken up to reality' was the title first given to Lord Buddha. It was about 2500 years ago when Prince Siddhartha Gautam left all the worldly pleasures to attain the reality of life, and became the Buddha - the enlightened one.
It was a state in which the Buddha gained an insight into the deepest workings of life and therefore into the cause of human suffering, the problem that had set Him on his spiritual quest in the first place.

Early Life

Siddhartha Gautama was born in 563 BCE in Lumbini, Nepal as a son of Shuddhodhana, the king of Kapilavastu and his Queen, Mayadevi. Unfortunately, Mayadevi died only seven days after the birth of Siddhartha and so, He was brought up by His stepmother, Gautami. It is interesting to note that when Siddhartha was born, the astrologers had predicted that the prince would renunciate the comforts of the materialistic world and instead, opt for a path of His own. When the King Shuddhodhana came to know about the prediction, he naturally became extremely cautious and tried to prevent a thing that was bound to happen, and he did not let Siddhartha even move out of the palace. It was the deepest desire of the king that his son would fulfill his father's dream one day by becoming a King.

The Turning Point

When Siddhartha had grown into an intelligent young man, He moved out of his palace one day, and saw certain things that changed the entire course of His life. He first saw a very old man who could barely walk, a sick man who was in A severe pain, and lastly a corpse. Since, He had never been exposed to pain before, these sights affected him immensely, although His charioteer tried to explain Him that pain and death - both were inevitable.

This entire episode turned His life and His heart compelled Him to evaluate His life completely and then, He began the search for the reason of existence. King Shuddhodhana got perturbed by whatever his son was going through and therefore, he arranged Siddhartha's marriage with a young and beautiful princess, Yasodhara. For some time, Siddhartha again got involved into the worldly pleasures, but somewhere at the back of His head, He had still not forgotten what He had seen! It was soon after the birth of son Rahul, that Siddhartha on a starry night, left His wife and son in deep sleep and left the palace.

A Quest for Light or Truth

Siddhartha was only 29, when He had left home. For some time, He moved around the entire country meeting various sadhus and saints in His search for inner peace. It was during this period that Siddhartha lived the life of a hermit and involved Himself in rigorous ' tapasya' in order to comprehend the reason for life and death. A time came when He realised that it was useless to torture one's body while finding the truth, and then, He denunciated the method of tapasya and fast.

Then one fine day as Siddhartha reached Bodh Gaya and being very exhausted, He took a seat under the shade of a peepal tree and closed His eyes. It was then He felt a divine light coming within Himself. This was the turning point in His quest as He realised that the truth is within every human being and to search for it outside was baseless. After this incidence, He came to be known as ' Buddha' or the enlightened one.

The Right Path and Immortality

For 45 years, Buddha spread His message of spiritual life to not only His disciples but the common people as well. He gave emphasis on the purification of mind, heart and ultimately, soul by following the Eightfold Path, the Four Noble Truths and the Five Preceptions. This path included the right speech, understanding, determination, deeds, efforts, awareness, thinking and living. As per Buddhism, if one follows these paths, one could overcome desires, which were the reason for all the grieves and miseries.

After spreading His message to the world successfully, Buddha died at the age of 80 years in 483 BCE. at Kushinagar, India. Today, Buddhism has a strong following in various Asian countries and is gradually finding its feet in some of the western countries as well.