
Kathmandu. Swayambhu, listed on the World Heritage List, was cleaned today. Cleaning was carried out in and around Swayambhu to manage the month-long fair that will be held in Swayambhu from the 28...
KATHMANDU, Aug 9: More than 30 rare Newa manuscripts dating back 200 to 800 years have been digitized and made publicly accessible online under a UNESCO-supported initiative funded by the Governmen...

The UN agency recognises Nepal’s conservation efforts at the Buddha’s birthplace but warns that risks remain and issues 13 recommendations for stronger protection. Lumbini has stayed off UNESCO’s ...
Moroni (Comoros), July 26: UNESCO on Saturday added six centuries-old medinas in the Comoros -- once historic sultanates along Indian Ocean trading routes -- to its World Heritage List, raising hop...

SONY DSC Kathmandu, June 10: The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, in collaboration with UNESCO Kathmandu, has started the process of documenting and listing the intangible cultural...

Kathmandu. The work to remove the thick layer of lime that has been accumulating on the dome of Swayambhu Mahachaitya, a UNESCO World Heritage site and a major center of faith for Buddhists, has be...

PARIS, July 18: The United Nations looks set to list a Biblical site, Lebanese castles, an antelope migration path and the world's deepest lake as world treasures under threat, including from war o...