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KATHMANDU: With an aim to promote Nepal’s tourism, which is staggering in the wake of the April 25 earthquake, top British diplomats stationed in Nepal on Saturday embarked on a trekking in the Annapurna region. British Ambassador to Nepal John Rankin and ‎Head of DFID Nepal Dr Gail Marzetti started their trekking from Dhampus, near Pokhara, of Kaski district this morning. They held placard that reads: “I am in Nepal now August 2015 #nepalNOW #stillSmiling Follow FCO travel advice http://bit.ly/1hElUpQ” Also, they recorded video messages encouraging people to visit Nepal and support the Himalayan nation’s tourism. “This morning I am trekking in Nepal, in the southern Annapurna region. It’s been a beautiful trail and I enjoyed the walk,” Ambassador Rankin said in his video message. He further suggested the visitors from the UK to follow the FCO travel advice. “Some areas after the 25th April earthquake are of course still unsafe,” he added,” But most

Trekking in the lower Solu-Khumbu, the heart of the land of the Sherpas, brings you the magnificent views of the high peaks in the region, but above all the immersion into the traditional Sherpa culture. If you want to learn about their lifestyle, architecture, their foremost monasteries and their way of life, you need to spend time in Solu, the lower of the two Sherpa regions. Fact of the Trek; Highest Elevation: 3070m Best Season: Autumn (Oct-Nov) and Spring (March-April)   Mode of Trek: Lodge to Lodge Trek Start/End: Phaplu Culture: Majority of Sherpa Himalayan Sights: Numbur Chuli and other snow-capped mountains. High Lights of the Trek: Stunning view of high Himalayan Range, typical lifestyle and culture of Sherpa, scenic and picturesque villages, ancient Monasteries, wildlife, beautiful terraced fields, dense rhododendron forest. Outline Itinerary Day 1: Arrival in Kathmandu International Airport and meet with our airport representative at the air

Destination: Lower Solukhumbu is a beautiful agricultural mountainous district lying in the north-eastern part of the country beyond Mt.Everest mountain range. Solukhumbu has many cast of peoples their have own different culture, dress up and languages. Major moutain of lower Solukhumbu Numbur himal, major occupation are agriculture and business, major rivers Dhudh Koshi, Solu Khola and Hungu River, major city Salleri district zone, major monostaries are Thupten Chholing gomba,Chiwang gomba, Taksindo gumba and Chyalsa gomba ( Chayalsa is Tibetan refugees camp ) major vestival are Lhosar, Dumji, Dasain and Tihar. Numbur Himalayan range and Dudhkundo Pokhari are another important distination in the district having all religious and natural significance. Ratnangee danda is another attraction of lower Solukhumbu which is view point of Mt.Everest, Makalu and Numbur Himalayan range and sunrise and sunset. It is view point situated near from the Faplu airport its elevation about 3100

KATHMANDU, AUG 07 - The construction of the first motorable road linking the Everest region is planned to be completed in two years. Dubbed Everest Highway, it has reached Taksindu and will be extended across the Dudh Koshi River by the end of this fiscal year, said Nepali Congress lawmaker Bal Bahadur KC on Thursday. In the last fiscal year, the government started building a 22-km road from Salleri, the district headquarters of Solukhumbu, to Surkhe village, a two-hour walk from Lukla where there is an airport that serves as the gateway to the Everest region. Khumbu locals have urged the government to extend the planned road to Chaurikharka, which lies 2 km from Surkhe. Surkhe lies at an elevation of 2,289 m. The road is expected to help ease transportation of supplies from urban centres to the mountain region. As per the government’s long-term plan, a 100-km motorable road will be built linking Salleri and Jiri. “Khumbu tourism will not have to rely on air services

Excavations in Tilaurkot during the period of 1967-1976, revealed that the earliest coins recorded in Nepal are ‘kushan’, ‘kaniksha’ and ‘havisha’ coins (1st century) and the ‘punch marked’ coins (6th and 5th century B.C.). King Mandeva’s rule in the 5th century gave birth to the Licchavi coins. It was during the Malla period that more systemization was brought in monetary terms. Coins were then issued in denominations of 2 mohur (equivalent to one rupee), 1 mohur (50 paisa), one and a half sukka (36 paisa), sukka (25 paisa), sukki, or ‘tinnani’, (12 paisa), anni (6 paisa), adhani (3 paisa), paisa (1 paisa), and dam (1/4 paisa). In 1545, Dolkha King Indrasinga Deva minted the first silver coins with the rupee coin weighing in at 11.6 gm (1 tola). During Mahendra Malla’s rule, the first silver coins were minted in the Valley with each 1 tola coin being called a Mahendra Malli. The ‘windblown type’ silver coin called ‘Fukadam’ (‘Chundam’ in Newari) was made during Jayaprakash M