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Eternally divine, by Shruti Shrestha (kp 04/05/2013)
PADT fails to maintain transparency (ht 25/04/2013)
Rite of passage: Upcoming electric crematory (rep 23/04/2013)
Epistemic violence: Buddha's birthplace, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep 17/04/2013)
Calls against Handigaun demolition plan, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 06/04/2013), Locals plead for Handigaun preservation, by Samik Kharel (kp 07/04/2013)
Officials to unlock Hanumandhoka treasuries today, by Ankit Adhikari (lp 04/04/2013)
Hanumandhoka treasures: Govt call to take effect in 2 months, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 17/03/2013)
Reverse discrimination: Bias against white tourists, by Giri Bahadur Sunar (rep 10/03/2013)
Whose Lumbini is it anyway? Greed,
conflict of interest, and a lack of sustainable long-term vision on the
national level have held back Lumbini for far too long, by Trishna Rana (nt 08/03/2013)
Bid to unlock Hanumandhoka treasures, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 06/03/2013)
UNESCO undecided on listing Kathmandu as endangered heritage site (nn 28/02/2013) [Compared to 30 or 40 years ago, many things have already been irretrievably lost!!]
Separability
of state and culture: The state has been using cultural resistance as a
pretext not to act on the infringement of citizens’ rights, by Jainendra Jeevan (kp 24/02/2013)
Work to renovate Manakamana temple begins, by Bimal Khatiwada (kp 09/02/2013)
Work to develop Kapilvastu: Too little on this side of the fence, by Samik Kharel (kp 18/01/2013)
Pashupati’s archaeological study begins: Indian scholars working with Nepali archaeologists (ht 13/01/2013)
Lumbini symposium, by Kai Weise (ht 12/01/2013)
UNESCO rings alarm bells: Pashupati area under scanner, by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht 10/01/2013)
Curse, myopia and amnesia: Nepal's cultural failings, by Murari Sharma (rep 30/12/2012)
Major temples to undergo renovation (ht 12/12/2012)
Govt failing to be Pashupatinath’s saviour: Shrine may end up on UNESCO’s endangered sites’list if a road is not closed (ht 09/12/2012)
South Korean prof readies Lumbini development draft, by Roshan Sedhai (kp 05/12/2012)
PADT all set to present new programmes by Wednesday: Efforts on to put persisting internal dispute to rest (ht 02/12/2012)
Indian assistance for restoration work in Buddhist monasteries in Lalitpur (nn 01/12/2012)
Fear looms large as Unesco’s Pashupati deadline nears, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 28/11/2012)
Class act: Kathmandu deserves praise for hosting art and theatre festivals (kp 28/11/2012)
Govt preparing to preserve intangible culture (ht 27/11/2012)
Manakamana Temple weak at knees, by Manish Gautam (kp 20/11/2012), ‘We need Rs 50 million’, interview with Narendra Shrestha (kp 20/11/2012), Better late than never: Frugal Manakamana Development Committee takes a leaf out of PADT’s book, by Binod Ghimire (kp 20/11/2012)
Rangoli explained!, by Cilla Khatry (rep 09/11/2012)
Deal on development of Lumbini signed: Dahal seeks Indian involvement in project, says it will promote peace (ht 08/11/2012), Prachanda plan for Lumbini lacks legality, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal and Ananta Raj Luitel (ht 10/11/2012)
The first word: Sermons in stones, by Kamal Ratna Tujladhar (kp 03/11/2012)
Lumbini calling, by Anup Ojha (kp 03/11/2012)
Plethora of problems plaguing Pashupati (ht 02/11/2012)
Devdaha left behind for want of conservation efforts, by Madhav Aryal (kp 30/10/2012)
Bypassing tradition, single women receive tika (ht 30/10/2012)
Pashupati budget in limbo PADT officials in blame game, wrangle over meetings (ht 17/10/2012)
Stopping "cultural pollution" of Nepali society, by Biswas Baral (rep 05/10/2012)
Markings of an Era Past, by Rachana Chhetri (kp 29/09/2012)
Stolen statuary: The
logic is irrefutable for the restitution of stolen Kathmandu Valley
statuary from Western collections. But will we be able to protect the
gods when they return?, by Kanak Mani Dixit (kp 28/09/2012)
Fear of Valley’s delisting as Unesco heritage site looms, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 26/09/2012)
16 historic temples on Hanumandhoka Durbar Square opened for public (nn 25/09/2012), PM vows to preserve Valley’s culture (ht 27/09/2012)
Historic Ashoka pillar in Buddha’s birthplace Kapilvastu submerged in flood water (nn 04/09/2012)
Planned development of Lumbini hangs in limbo (nn 03/09/2012)
The
singing monk: Nani Kaji Shrestha laid the foundations for the comeback
of a faith that had disappeared from Nepal centuries ago, by Kamal Ratna Tuladhar (kp 01/09/2012)
‘Lost’ heritage: The government should engage with museums in the West to bring back stolen artifacts (kp 22/08/2012)
Nepal, China discuss Lumbini Project, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht 21/08/2012)
As the wheel slows down, by Shreya Thapa (kp 18/08/2012)
Heritage preservation no laughing matter, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 14/08/2012)
The tarnished ‘pearl of Palpa’, by Madhav Aryal (kp 14/08/2012), Simha Sattal: Its long overdue restoration, by Saphalya Amatya (kp 14/08/2012), Guthi property under local occupation for decades, by Binod Ghimire (kp 14/08/2012)
The rebirth of Bhaktapur: A unique German-Nepali initiative has helped restore Bhaktapur to its former glory, by Lukas Grimm (nt 27/07/2012), Bhaktapur:
Forty years later, Bhaktapur is a living example of the successful
integration of heritage conservation with town development, by Lukas Grimm (nt 27/07/2012)
Kasthamandap standing tall with a rich legacy, by Ankit Adhikari and Samik Kharel (kp 13/07/2012)
Rs 50 crore PADT plans on the cards (ht 03/07/2012)
Intangible cultural heritage: No tangible progress made so far; Govt, concerned authorities apathetic, promises limited to words (ht 24/06/2012), Visual power: At the heart of each artistic, architectonic and textual form of Nepal Mandala, there is the power of the visuals, by Abhi Subedi (kp 24/06/2012)
Lomanthang palace on verge of collapse, by Shiva Sharma (kp 23/06/2012)
1,500 ropanis of Pashupati land lost (ht 17/05/2012)
Christian
group to re-raise burial ground issue: United Christian Alliance of
Nepal dismisses the move as tactic to ‘attract donors’ money’, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 08/05/2012)
Homage to heritage: Kathmandu Valley is home to much history and heritage. It’s our collective responsibility to protect it, by Shyam K.C. (kp 04/05/2012)
Pashupati facilities to get boost (ht 02/05/2012)
Intangible heritage: We need to ensure our languages, oral traditions and expressions are transferred to the next generation, by Axel Plathe (kp 17/04/2012)
Rare books, scriptures about Buddhism found (nn 12/04/2012)
Pashupati staff to get appointment letters: Monthly salary, perks with effect from today (ht 08/04/2012), Counted for 1st time, Pashupati daily income crosses Rs 110,000, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 09/04/2012), Pashupatinath offerings now on Trustbooks (ht 09/04/2012), Rs 5 lakh in three days, says PADT (ht 11/04/2012), Pashupatinath annual income crosses Rs 50m, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 14/04/2012), PADT earns 83 lakh rupees in a month (ht 09/05/2012)
L’affaire Lumbini: The cultural-political warriors’ propaganda against Prachanda eclipses larger national interests, by Gyanu Adhikari (kp 20/03/2012)
Treasure trove management faces hiccups (kp 10/02/2012)
Minister launches folk media website (ht 05/02/2012) [see website]
UNESCO upset over new project at Lumbini, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 11/01/2012)
Malla-era courtyards to open, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 01/01/2012)
Panel mulls salary for Pashupati priests, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 10/12/2011), It’s official: Priests to get salary: Offerings to Pashupati to go to treasury, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 24/01/2012)
Three heritage sites getting a facelift, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 06/12/2011)
Fading glory, by Shyam Sundar Shashi (kp 06/12/2011)
Renovation at snail’s pace, by Rosahn Sedhai (kp 06/12/2011)
Local pride shrinks sans rock’s authenticity (kp 06/12/2011)
Historical Bhagirath river in Kapilvastu sold to individuals (nn 05/12/2011)
Pashupati renovation starts as PADT swings into action, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 21/11/2011)
PADT set to revise 10-yr Master Plan: To introduce new five-year scheme within two months (ht 10/11/2011)
PADT to make amount of monetary offerings public (kp 03/11/2011), Govt to make Pashupati income transparent (ht 03/11/2011)
Monuments in Bhaktapur’s world heritage site remain neglected (nn 31/10/2011)
DoA to renovate Pashupati Temple, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 25/10/2011)
Muktinath temple tilts, by Santosh Pokharel (rep 16/10/2011)
Historic buildings at Changu Narayan temple to be restored through U.S. Ambassadors fund for cultural preservation (nn 12/10/2011)
Taskforce in offing to sort out burial ground row (kp 25/09/2011), Last rites: Row over burials should be handled with sensitivity (kp 26/09/2011)
2 months on, Pashupati development report still waits for Culture Minister, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 16/09/2011)
Wood shortage hits Aryaghat, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 11/09/2011), Wood arrives at Aryaghat (kp 13/09/2011)
Renovation work at major temples hit: Manakamana, Muktinath, Ram Mandir lack repair (ht 03/09/2011)
Trees eating up shrines, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 01/09/2011)
The sacred and sacrilege: The development of Lumbini should maintain the sanctity of Buddha’s birthplace, by Shyam K.C. (kp 22/08/2011)
Lumbini Trust risking: losing its reputation, by Madhav Dhungana (kp 04/08/2011)
Collapse fear clouds Pashupatinath Temple, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 31/07/2011), No early end in sight to Pashupati woes, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 17/08/2011)
In search of an almost lost glory, by Sumina Karki (rep 29/07/2011)
Dancing with Shamans, 10 days (rep 29/07/2011)
Transparency of offerings: Panel proposes fixed salary for priests, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 27/07/2011)
PADT falls prey to nasty politics, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 26/07/2011)
Govt, KMC word on Capital’s pond is not their bond (kp 13/07/2011)
Tanahun house in ruins, conservation efforts zilch, by Purna BK (kp 13/07/2011)
Are policy paper promises a sham? Finance minister says can’t pledge required budget for Lumbini Master Plan, by Arjun Bhandari (ht 07/07/2011), Rs. 2.5b sought for Lumbini development, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep 11/07/2011)
Historical area in utter neglect, by Nirjana Sharma (kp 17/06/2011)
Separate culture ministry a pipedream: For decades, different ministers have filled the void, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 12/06/2011)
Patan Darbar Square to get a new lease of life, by Ankit Adhikari and Pragati Shahi (kp 10/06/2011)
Debating Death: The Issue Of Dignified Disposal, by Prem Khatry (rn 17/05/2011)
The temple of 9,000 Buddhas, by Asmita Manandhar (rep 13/05/2011)
Dilly-dallying irks Swoyambhu stakeholder, by Ankit Adhikarim(kp 10/05/2011)
The girl behind the goddess, by Narendra Shrestha (kp 07/05/2011)
Profitable preservation: Promoting Kathmandu’s cultural heritage is the best way to protect it, by Megharaj Adhikari (kp 03/05/2011)
'Nepal should stop cruelty to animals', by Akanshya Shah (rep 13/04/2011)
Restoration of Buddha’s birthplace initiated (ht 06/04/2011)
Finally, Hanumandhoka temples to get facelift, by Prasun Singh (kp 16/03/2011)
The pilgrims and the poor, by Shahani Singh (kp 12/03/2011)
Conservation of three most endangered monuments in Buddha's birthplace Lumbini to start in April (nn 04/03/2011), Lumbini conservation: UNESCO to start work in April (kp 05/03/2011)
Renovation plan for monuments (ht 24/02/2011)
Ancient temple near Swoyambhunath damaged in lightning strike (nn 15/02/2011), Thunderbolt causes severe damage to 350-year-old temple on Swayambhunath premises, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 16/02/2011), Lightning damages ancient temple (ht 16/02/2011), Ritual precedes temple renovation work (kp 24/02/2011)
A burgeoning culture, by Byanjana Thapa (kp 12/02/2011)
Govt to collect data on intangible culture, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 08/02/2011)
Conservation of archaeological remains in Lumbini starts with support from UNESCO and Japan (nn 08/02/2011)
Pashupati treasures: SC tells govt not to open ‘Mul Dhukuti’ (kp 01/02/2011)
Dunghe Dharas: A building task throughout Nepali history; The maintenance problem has become even more serious, by Raimund O.A. Becker-Ritterspach (kp 28/01/2011)
Ghosts
don’t dance here anymore! Urbanisation has taken its toll on the Bhoot
Sataha, the abode of Pachali Bhairav, where people believed ghosts
danced and jumped around (kp 28/01/2011)
Development of Buddha's birthplace: UN chief pledges all help (kp 26/01/2011), Ban’s pledge to
lend a hand for Lumbini area (ht 26/01/2011)
Temple area clean-up: Management of non-Hindu graves begins (ht 23/01/2011) [??]
Move to conserve Buddhist shrines (kp 22/01/2011), Apex court moved to protect monasteries (ht 23/01/2011)
PADT has plans to bring one million Hindu visitors (ht 19/01/2011), PADT amendment plans
to boost transparency; Act to change in tune with spirit of secularism (ht 20/01/2011)
Team to amend shrine mgmt Act (kp 17/01/2011)
Inside Narayanhiti Palace Museum, by Supriya Rai (ht 15/01/2011)
Folk musical inastrument museum: can be a tourist hot spot, by Prasain Singh (kp 07/01/2011)
Ethnographic museum lies in an umbra, by Pragati Shahi and Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 04/01/2011)
PADT to clear temple area of graves to conserve holy site, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 30/12/2010), PADT to develop Gothatar land as aesthetic park (ht 31/12/2010)
Metropolis’ heritage-walk plan to get a boost, by Ankit Adhikari and Pragati Shahi (kp 26/12/2010)
It speaks of history, but the glory is lost, by Ankit Adhikari and Pragati Shahi (kp 17/12/2010)
Naxal Bhadwati temple to be reborn, by Pragati Shahi and Ankit Adhikari (kp 05/12/2010)
Premier
temples in ‘great peril’ (kp 27/11/2010)
Budgetary
allocation for culture slashed (ht 25/11/2010)
Never
again: Gadhimai has brought together people in the nationwide movement
against animal sacrifice, by Pramada Shah (kp 24/11/2010)
Museum
for Nepal Sambat proponent to be set up (ht 09/11/2010)
Restoring
Lumbini’s integrity, by James G. Heller (kp 26/10/2010)
Behind
the veil: The practice of animal sacrifice is more complicated than it
appears, by Sushma Joshi (kp 24/10/2010), Sacrificing
animals, by Hari Bansha Dulal (rep 25/10/2010)
Something
to cheer about: History & culture, by Mandakini Shrestha (kp
11/10/2010)
Taskforce
to protect stone spouts (ht 04/10/2010)
Cracks
in history: Once known as the City of Temples, Kathmandu will lose its
identity if more attention isn't paid to less-popular cultural sites,
by Ankit Adhikari (kp 04/09/2010)
Pashupati’s
Bishnu Bikranta a picture of utter neglect, by Pragati Shahi and
Ankit Adhikari (kp 31/08/2010)
Rains
threaten Gorkha Palace, by Shiva Apriya (ht 08/08/2010)
Lumbini
master plan in force (kp 07/08/2010)
Govt
not giving a hoot to festivals: Organisers warn of stopping jatras
(ht 01/08/2010) [This is exactly what the
janajati groups fell for centuries!!]
The
endless wait: The inefficiency of the Lumbini Development Trust has
stymied progress at Lumbini, by Dorji Tsering Sherpa
(kp 11/07/2010)
Work
under way to set up Culture Ministry (ht 15/06/2010)
Nepal
ratifies UN convention on intangible cultural heritage (nn
23/06/2010)
South
Asia’s tallest Shiva statue unveiled: Idol constructed at Rs 120 million
(ht 22/06/2010)
Culture
And The Cultural Policy, by Prem Khatry (rn 22/06/2010)
May
Rato Machchhindranath forgive us, by Shiva Rijal (rep 19/06/2010)
Govt
doing nothing to promote culture (ht 17/06/2010)
Old
Bhaktapur houses in danger, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 08/06/2010)
Historical
sites in Buddha’s birthplace rue apathy (kp 06/06/2010)
Museum
plan in limbo for two years, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 05/06/2010)
Cultural
panels in sorry state: Heritage site promotion marred by political
intervention (ht 28/05/2010)
Kapilvastu
remains unnoticed (rn 26/05/2010)
Only
45 per cent complete (rn 24/05/2010)
Renewal:
a time for change; The restoration of Swayambhu was a renewal of not
only the stupa, but ourselves as well, by Tsering Gellek (nt
21/05/2010)
Heritage
Conservation And Concept Of Urban Design, by Mohan Moorti Pant (rn
29/04/2010)
The
Queen’s Pond in a sorry state (kp 08/04/2010)
Mithila
Mahotsava 2066: A Nepalese cultural mosaic, by Satya Narayan Shah
(ht 05/04/2010)
Crooks
in guise of sages abound in Pashupati area, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal
(ht 14/03/2010)
Valley
stone spouts drying up as conservation wanes (ht 12/02/2010)
UNESCO
lauds government's decision to protect Lumbini (ht 28/01/2010)
With
locked horns, by Narendra Shrestha (kp 23/01/2010)
Yele
Sambat recognised (kp 15/01/2010)
Choudandi
Gadhi in dire need of conservation, by Shyam Rai (ht 15/01/2010)
Rs
59 m largesse for culture, heritage (ht 14/01/2010)
Ministry
for culture proposed, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 14/01/2010)
Govt
okays cultural site (ht 12/01/2010)
Renovation
of Pashupatinath on cards, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 08/01/2010), Update
overdue (ht 13/01/2010)
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