* 1983 – ICIMOD is established and inaugurated with its headquarters in Kathmandu, Nepal, and legitimised through an Act of Parliament in Nepal in the same year.

During the rule of the 14th Kirat King Sthunko, the Indian Emperor Ashoka is said to have come to the Kathmandu Valley with his daughter, princess Charumati.

Thus, up to the unification of the country, Nepal's recorded history is largely that of the Kathmandu Valley.

During his rule, a big wooden house was built out of one single tree which was called ' Kasthamandapa ', from which the name of the capital, ' Kathmandu ', is derived.

A tributary of the Sun Koshi, Bhote Koshi also rises in Tibet and is followed by the Arniko Highway connecting Kathmandu and Lhasa.

Kathmandu Valley, in the middle hill region, constitutes a small fraction of the nation's area but is the most densely populated, with almost 5 percent of the nation's population.

Kathmandu is linked to India and nearby hill regions by road and an expanding highway network.

Over-population is already straining the " carrying capacity " of the middle hill areas, particularly the Kathmandu Valley, resulting in the depletion of forest cover for crops, fuel, and fodder and contributing to erosion and flooding.

Pizza is becoming more popular as a fast food in the urban areas of Nepal, particularly in the capital city, Kathmandu.

However, Nepal Bhasa, the original language of Kathmandu, is non-tonal, as are several Tibetan dialects and many other Tibeto-Burman languages.

The name ' Nepali ' is ambiguous, as it was originally a pronunciation of Nepal Bhasa, the Tibeto-Burman language of the capital Kathmandu.

Though Nepal Bhasa was the dominant language in the Kathmandu valley, Nepali is the most dominant nowadays. Nepali is now used in government and as the everyday language of a growing portion of the local population.

Drukair is the national carrier, connecting Paro to Kolkata and Delhi in India, Bangkok in Thailand, Dhaka in Bangladesh and Kathmandu in Nepal.

In Rajopadhyaya Brahmins of Nepal, there is a tradition of celebrating the procession ceremony of the deity Narasimha avatar, in Lalitpur district of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal.

A number of Bon establishments also exist in Nepal ; Triten Norbutse Bonpo Monastery is one on the western outskirts of Kathmandu.

The closest airport is at Siddharthanagar, where flights to and from Kathmandu are served.

The Newari people of the Kathmandu Valley use water buffalo meat in their cuisine, and chow mein in Nepali is often cooked with onion, vegetables and buff ( water buffalo meat ).

Desay Madu Jhya ( window ) in Kathmandu, Nepal is a specimen of traditional Nepalese wood carving.

While there are several Kumaris throughout Nepal, with some cities having several, the best known is the Royal Kumari of Kathmandu, and she lives in the Kumari Ghar, a palace in the center of the city.

* Kathmandu: Hyatt Regency in Kathmandu is located in the prime location of Boudha.

The Hotel offers a splendid view of the Boudhanath Stupa, which is a historic landmark of Kathmandu.

In industry parlance, Kathmandu, the capital and center of the Nepali-language film industry, is called Kollywood ( or Kaliwood as an alternate spelling ) within Nepal ( not to be confused with India's Tamil-language film industry, Kollywood, based in Chennai ).

** Kathmandu: A soft-drink bottling factory owned by a multi-national company is attacked and the building torched.

The great emperor of India, Ashoka, was also a visitor to Kathmandu in this period.

These days hookahs are also getting popular among younger people and tourists. The main tourists places like Kathmandu, Pokhara and Dharan are famous for Hookah Bars.

Chhinnamasta's shrines are also found in Nepal's Kathmandu Valley, notably near the Changu Narayan temple.

Licchavi ( also Lichchhavi, Lichavi ) was an ancient kingdom in Nepal, which existed in the Kathmandu Valley from approximately 400 to 750.

Websurfer Nepal also provides Fibre Optic Cable Internet Service around Kathmandu, Pokhara, Birgunj, Butwal, Biratnagar, Dharan, Nepalgunj and other districts of Nepal.

Bhaktapur ( ), also Bhadgaon or Khwopa ( ), is an ancient Newar town in the east corner of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.

This Bhaktapur City is also known as " Khwopa " ( Nepal Bhasa: ख ् वप ) or " Bhadgaon " ( Nepali: भ ा दग ाँ उ ) or " Ancient Newari Town " throughout the Kathmandu valley.

One complex of this nature, featuring statues of all nine planets, also exists in the Bhairav Mahadev Sthan in Gyaneswor, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Kathmandu was also forced to accept a British Resident.

It is also a major road link for the eastern and western parts of the country to the capital city of Kathmandu ( the highway to Lhasa is blocked by landslides, the Naubise-Hetauda highway is in poor condition and time consuming and a latest road from Dhulikhel to Kamalamai ( Sindhulimadi ) is under construction ).

The band also shot footage in and around Kathmandu and during the performance of the song, to include it on the music video for the same track.

* Air: Biratnagar is also well connected to Kathmandu and some hilly places by air transport.

Several historical records including many other legends also indicate that Patan is the oldest of all the cities of Kathmandu Valley.

We have preserved this art and are exclusively creating this with some particular painter family who have inherited their art from their forefathers. Some of the artistic religious and historical paintings are also done by the Newars of Kathmandu Valley.

Today the descendants of Balbhadra live mainly in Nepal ( Kathmandu and Pokhara and in other cities too ) but are also found internationally in India, US, UK, Sweden, Denmark, Australia and U. A. E among other places.

Alternatively, trekkers may also start from Sundarijal, which lies on the outskirts of Kathmandu.

Different festivals in different genres of music are also held in Kathmandu.

High quality charas were also produced in Nepal and sold in government monopoly stores in Kathmandu until the government gave in to international pressure and got out of the business in the 1970s.

It also operates mountain flights from Kathmandu to the Langtang range.

Although it mainly served domestic routes from its hub Chengdu and Chongqing, it also had limited international flights to Bangkok, Chiangmai, Kathmandu, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Osaka and Seoul.

Sagarmatha Television, a new satellite channel, was also launched in July 2007 and is situated at Singhadurbar, Kathmandu.

During the Yenya festival ( also known as Indra Jatra ) held in Kathmandu, a Tamrakar family of Maru has the responsibility of bringing out the procession of the goddess Dagin ( द ा ग िं) ( alternative name: Dagim ).