Cable Car to build in Pokhara

Cable Car to build in Pokhara 

It should be great news for the people that the cable car is going to be made in Pokhara which will be service from Fewa lake to the World Peace Stupa at Pumdi Bhumdi.

“We will soon publish a notice regarding the cable car plan in Pokhara,” said Tulasi Prasad Sitaula, secretary at the Physical Planning Ministry and a member of the committee. He said that the firm winning the contract would build and operate cable car service from the Fewa Lake to the World Peace Stupa at Pumdi Bhumdi, Pokhara. The cost for the 1.5 km cable car project had been estimated at Rs 1.5 billion and the company had also prepared a detailed project design.

Disabled teacher Krishna Prasad Poudel

Disabled teacher Krishna Prasad Poudel

The person in the photo above, being carried by the little girl, is her teacher. The 55 years-old, about 10 Kg in weight, Krishna Prasad Poudel, has been teaching in the local school, Bhagavati Lower Secondary School, for the last 39 years. One team of the students carry him to the school in the morning and another team brings him back home in the laps of his old mother. The old mother is the only person to take care of him at home.

Almost everybody in the Thulopokhara village of Arghakachi district, Western Nepal, is taught by Krishna Prasad. The 8 class pass, longest serving teacher in the school, is still in a temporary status while his previous students are permanent teachers in the school.

Nepal Government marks 2012 as Visit Lumbini year

Nepal Government marks 2012 as Visit Lumbini year 

First Seven Step by Gautam buddha

Birth-Place of Gautam buddha "Lumbini"

Some fo the buddha Followers

It is good to know that Nepal government has decided to name 2012 as  the "Visit Lumbini Year" consecutively after the Nepal Tourism Year 2011 with a major aim of promotion and explore the tourist destination. Lumbini, some 300 km far southwest of the capital Kathmandu is the birth place of Shakyamuni Gautam Buddha.

“The main objective is to develop Lumbini as a peace city and Buddhist centre of the world”

Some very popular singer and actor has been invited for the Lumbini Visit Year - 2012' campaign. Some of them till now notice are singer Ani Chhoing Dolma and Hollywood/Hong Kong movie star Jackie Chan as goodwill ambassadors of the campaign. Let me it happen and spread world wide for this nice Lumbini Visit Year - 2012' campaign . 

Noble Eightfold Path said by Gautam Buddha:

1. Right Understanding
2. Right Thought
3. Right Speech
4. Right Action
5. Right Livelihood
6. Right Effort
7. Right Mindfulness
8. Right Concentration