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)

Nepali Kala Sahitya, a literary journal started in March 2007

Free Nepal, an internet journal published in Nepali, English, Russian, Hindi and Newari; it is dedicated to Nepali art, culture and literature

Rastriya Lok Sancharkarmi Nepal (NFJN)

Food-Nepal (on Nepalese cuisine)

Spiny Babbler Museum of Arts and Literature