KATHMANDU, Sept 19: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) police team has started excavating the Kamalpokhari area today to unearth the Tukucha River.

Activists staged a protest demonstration in front of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Office at Sundhara, demanding the conservation of Kamalpokhari, a historical pond in Kathmandu.

Russian Centre of Science and Culture, Kamalpokhari is garnered with a group art exhibition created by students of New Summit college/Universal College.

KATHMANDU, June 18: The government has decided to relocate the Metropolitan Police Circle, Kamalpokhari, away from its current office building amid accusations that the police office was encroaching upon public land.

KATHMANDU, Feb 22: Stone inscriptions, historical documents, people of the guthi concerned and local old-timers all agree that the land used to build the Chhaya Center complex at Thamel actually belongs to Kamal Pokhari.

117 years of land grab in Kathmandu

February 18, 2019 08:00 am

Heritage site of Kamalpokhari in Thamel has become the representative case of how rich and powerful connive to get public land under their ownership.

KATHMANDU, Feb 17: Over 12 ropani of land belonging earlier to the well-known heritage site of Kamalpokhari at Thamel but captured by influential business people in the capital is now awaiting a major ruling from the Supreme Court. The 15-storey Chhaya Center complex has lately been built on the land.

Souls of My City: Unpredictable life

December 5, 2018 11:44 am

Taiyab Hussain, 62, is from Bihar.  He owns a shop at Kamalpokhari. “I came to Kathmandu with my elder brother. He used to sew mattresses and blankets. I learnt the skills from him and started working with him.  We used to roam around Kathmandu sewing mattresses and blankets for a living,” he said.

Arts without barriers

December 1, 2018 09:44 am

“Though God has deceived me I won’t betray my life” The verses above are from the song entitled ‘Daiba Ley Malai Thugey Pachhi’. Amir Bomjan is the singer.  Through the song, differently abled Bomjan expresses his feeling, despite suffering from arthrogryposis (curving joint), he won’t loses his hope.

KATHMANDU, Nov 13: President Bidya Devi Bhandari and Vice-president Nanda Bahadur Pun reached Kamal Pokhari in the capital to offer pooja on the occasion of Chhath festival this late afternoon.

Beauty of blend

September 21, 2018 08:14 am

If you are active on either Instagram or Facebook, you might have seen these cute little bottles in the shape of filament tubes branded Blenders. These are the bottles of the first Nepali milkshake brand ‘Blenders, The Milkshake Bar’. Launched early May this year, currently the milkshake brand has a single outlet at City Center in Kamalpokhari, Kathmandu, with plans of opening another outlet during Dashain this year.

KATHMANDU,Jan 21: OPPO Electronics has opened a service its first customer service center in Kamalpokhari, Kathmandu.