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  • 10 best momo places in Kathmandu

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    Momos are our go-to snack. It’s cheap, easily available and yummy. What more do you want? Here are some of the most delicious momo serving places in our list. In no particular order, these places should be visited at least once for mouthfuls of juicy momos.

    1. Dharara ko momo
    The momos at Dharara are so delicious you will happily come back for more. They add peanuts to the usual ingredients which elevates the taste of the momos. The service is quick- they grab a tapari, scoop a dollop of sauce over the momos, poke a toothpick in the momo and push it over to you. The vegetarian momos are especially popular. We only wish they’d give us spoons so that we could scoop up the last bits of the sauce.

    2. Bagmati Sweets
    Have you tried the paneer momos at Bagmati Sweets yet? The momos, in the small shop in Tripureshwar, are stuffed with a good helping of paneer and are delicious by themselves. But when you add the tomato achar which is quickly absorbed by the momos, then your taste buds will truly rejoice. Both the momos and the achar are served fresh and the achar (which is kept in a bottle and is just the right amount of hot) reminds you of the ones your mother makes at home. Be sure to visit the small shop between 11:30 AM and 2 PM- anytime before or after will leave you disappointed.

    3. The Ghangri Café
    The open momos at The Ghangri Café in Jhamsikhel are famous. They’re served with three kinds of chutneys, including peanut and mint chutneys. Instead of folding the momos the regular way, they fold it partially so your fillings are visible in four compartments. You can drip the chutneys over the fillings and savor the delicious chaos brought by the different flavors.

    4. The Societe Lounge Bar
    Something new for momo lovers to try would be the pasta momos at The Societe Lounge Bar in Hattisar. The pasta momo brings you the best of both worlds- momo and pasta together. You are served a plate of momos covered in pasta. Take a spoonful of momo and pasta, the combination of which is simply luscious. Best while eaten hot, you can opt to add chutney or tomato ketchup to your plate.

    5. Royal Saino Restaurant and Bar
    Don’t you just love momo platters? There are fried, steamed, kothey and chilli momos in one plate. Yummy! The momo platter at Royal Saino in Durbar Marg is particularly a favorite of many people. With a total of fourteen pieces, you can eat your fill of the momos. Go for the vegetarian platter. They have garlic cheese chilli, mushroom and peanut paneer fillings.

    6. Indreni Food Land
    Poleko momo. Now that’s something new for us. The golden brown momos are crispy and not oily at all like the deep fried ones. Available at Indreni Food Land in New Baneshwar, try this for a new momo experience.

    7. Shandar Momo
    If you’re looking for quick service and tasty momos around Basantapur, make a beeline for Shandar Momo. Opposite Suraj Arcade, the small shop is your typical galli ko momo pasal. As it offers no seating arrangement, you better take the tapari full of warm momos, choose from either one of the sauces (or mix both) and eat it standing up. Fill the tapari to the brim with the sauce and gobble away.

    8. GG Machaan
    The Jhol Momos at GG Machaan are ideal for winter evenings. The tangy soup that smells of coriander and has a slight flavor of peanuts is the perfect companion for dumplings cooked to perfection. Available in vegetarian, buff and chicken, these momos will cater to any kind of taste palate. You can also ask the waiters to make it a little spicy (or not) according to your preference.

    9. Momo Magic
    Momo Magic is a favorite momo haunt for many people. Loyal customers go back to the restaurant in Mahargunj again and again. If you haven’t been to the place for a while now, gather your friends for a reunion with the momos. The succulent momos will be waiting for you along with the hot chutney.

    10. Momo Mantra
    A variety of momos are served at Momo Mantra. There’s cheese momos, Thakali style mutton momos and pork momos, apart from the regular chicken and buff momos. There are two branches- Mid Baneshwar and Kamaladi- so drop in to any one place and try out their momos.

    source: pramila rai, republica,25 jan 2015
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  • Namche Bazar "Snow-blanketed"

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    Snow-blanketed Houses in Namche Bazar in Solukhumbu under a blanket of snow on Monday. Snowfall started on Sunday in the Khumbu region piling up to 6 feet of snow in the settlements above Namche. (photo courtesy: Bhanubhakta Niraula/republica)
  • World's highest mountain facing feces problem

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    Human waste left by climbers on Mount Everest has become a problem that is causing pollution and threatening to spread disease on the world´s highest peak, the chief of Nepal´s mountaineering association said Tuesday.

    The more than 700 climbers and guides who spend nearly two months on Everest´s slopes each climbing season leave large amounts of feces and urine, and the issue has not been addressed, Ang Tshering told reporters. He said Nepal´s government needs to get the climbers to dispose of the waste properly so the mountain remains pristine.

    Hundreds of foreign climbers attempt to scale Everest during Nepal´s mountaineering season, which began this week and runs through May. Last year´s season was canceled after 16 local guides were killed in an avalanche in April.

    Climbers spend weeks acclimatizing around the four camps set up between the base camp at 5,300 meters (17,380 feet) and the 8,850-meter-high (29,035-foot-high) summit. The camps have tents and some essential equipment and supplies, but do not have toilets.

    "Climbers usually dig holes in the snow for their toilet use and leave the human waste there," Tshering said, adding that the waste has been "piling up" for years around the four camps.

    At the base camp, where there are more porters, cooks and support staff during the climbing season, there are toilet tents with drums to store the waste. Once filled, the drums are carried to a lower area, where the waste is properly disposed.
    Dawa Steven Sherpa, who has been leading Everest cleanup expeditions since 2008, said some climbers carry disposable travel toilet bags to use in the higher camps.

    "It is a health hazard and the issue needs to be addressed," he said.

    Nepal´s government has not come up with a plan yet to tackle the issue of human waste. But starting this season, officials stationed at the base camp will strictly monitor garbage on the mountain, said Puspa Raj Katuwal, the head of the government´s Mountaineering Department.

    The government imposed new rules last year requiring each climber to bring down to the base camp 8 kilograms (18 pounds) of trash — the amount it estimates a climber discards along the route.

    Climbing teams must leave a $4,000 deposit that they lose if they don´t comply with the regulations, Katuwal said.

    More than 4,000 climbers have scaled Mount Everest since 1953, when it was first conquered by New Zealand climber Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide, Tenzing Norgay. Hundreds of others have died in the attempt, while many have succeeded only with help from oxygen tanks, equipment porters and Sherpa guides.

    republica,4 March 2015
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  • More festive holidays

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    Governments come and governments go, but holidays, it seems, remain forever.The Ministry of Home Affairs published a new holiday calendar for the year 2072 BS in Gazette on Monday, giving continuity to tradition amid calls to readjust the number of public holidays. This Nepali year will have more festive holidays than the previous years, according to the ministry.

    According to the new calendar, the year 2072 BS has 80 public holidays, including 23 festive holidays, 10 days of Dashain and Tihar celebrations, three no-work days for women, one no-study day for students, four holidays specific to the Kathmandu valley, three holidays for Hindus and Buddhists, 18 for Nepali missions abroad and seven days-off marking various other occasions. Six public holidays fall on weekends, Saturday. Otherwise, the total number of holidays would reach 86. The year has 52 weekends.

    Dashain and Tihar, two biggest festivals of Hindus, fall in the month of Kartik.

    After the political transition of 2006, Nepal has seen an ever-increasing number of holidays, creating difficulties for both the government and service seekers. As demanded by various religious and ethnic communities, the number of public holidays for festive occasions has increased significantly.

    Given the number of holidays, many hold a Home Affairs Ministry panel, tasked with addressing the prevalence of work-free days, responsible. “The panel was instructed to bring down government holidays to 10 and make festive holidays optional. Holidays for various religious and ethnic occasions were asked to be made optional so as not to affect service seekers. The idea failed,” said a secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office.

    As notified, public offices in Jhapa, Morang, Sunsari, Siraha and Saptari will mark a holiday for Siruwa Pawani. The festival of Dhava Thampu, which the ministry itself knows little about, has also been made a public holiday. Women will receive three days off for Teej, Rishi Panchami and Tejeya (in particular regions), while educational institutions will get an additional holiday on Basanta Panchami or Saraswati Puja. Residents of Kathmandu Valley are given four extra holidays for Indra Jatra, Machhindranath Jatra, Ghode Jatra and Gai Jatra.

    For the Dashain festival, including Ghatasthapana and Kojagrat Purnima, eight days have been declared public holidays while for Tihar, three days have been allocated as usual.

    Loktantra Day has also been declared a public holiday. Other holidays include May Day, Republic Day, Civil Servants’ Day (for government employees), International Disabled Day (for the disabled), Martyrs’ Day, Democracy Day, Buddha Jayanti, Sri Krishna Janmasthami and Ram Nawami.

    source: the kathmandu post,3 March 2015
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