Radio Nepal

Radio nepal , from this word we think it as a government radio. We have heard this name since our childhood to till now. We could say that it is the first radio established in our country. It was established in 1 april 1951. The first FM-Channel covering Kathmandu valley and adjoining areas was started in 1995 from its premises at Singh Durbar, Kathmandu. Radio Nepal recognizes that its primary obligation is to serve its listeners. It has been providing various programs aimed at creating mass awareness in its attempt to reflect the views of all sections of the society.It has different programmes that is run in the radio nepal. They are regional, national, educational, entertainment and information.Radio Nepal launched the first FM Channel in Nepal on he 30th of Kartik 2052 B.S.(16th Nov.1995). The FM Channel airs programmes on 100 MHz on the FM band through a 1 KW stereo transmitter installed at Khumaltar, Lalitpur. A fairly well equipped studio with stereo facilities has been established at Singh Durbar. This studio along with the provision of a standby studio has made it possible to broadcast programmes live. Radio Nepal has a policy of leasing out its air time to private parties to broadcast programmes on its FM channel by permitting private operators to use their own staff. These programmes have proved to be very popular among the urban youth of Kathmandu.
Radio Nepal has its own studios for programme production, music recording, drama recording, talks shows and news broadcasts. A music library at its premises in Singh Durbar has a collection of about 40,000 songs. Foreign broadcasting Stations also make use of our Studio facilities and transmitters for live and other broadcasts on a rental basis.
The Broadcasting Headquarters at Singha Durbar in Kathmandu has two broadcasting houses consisting of one drama studio, two music studios, one reporting studio, three continuity studios, one news studio and seven programme production studios. One of the music studios is equipped with a 24 track recording facility. This studio is open for hiring purposes for anyone desirous of recording music digitally whether solo track or for albums after payment of studio charges which are very relatively reasonable compared to other private studios.
The complex also has one open air live theatre facility for functions and musical performances.
In an attempt to reach interested listeners world wide, Radio Nepal has entered the Internet since April 1997.From its modest beginning, Radio Nepal has expanded considerably over the years. With over 600 staff members in different divisions and the acquisition of equipment in tune with the technological innovations, Radio Nepal aims to emerge as the media for the millions in Nepal as well as across national frontiers.
There are plans for fill in stations at different parts of uncovered areas and the operation of a second channel in the existing premises to cope with the increasing demand for more air time from different INGOs and NGOs.
Few small FM stations to be operated with the partnership of local agencies like the Municipalities and District Development Committees are being established in the remote districts.
Radio Nepal faces the challenges of moving with the changing times in the light of the new innovations in broadcast technology. Most of its outdated transmission equipment needs to be replaced or refurbished. In program production, the digitization process has already been started, but a lot needs to be done. With the good wishes of all its listeners Radio Nepal aims to offer quality and distinctiveness in addition to its responsibility to inform, educate and entertain.

Madan puraskar pustakalaya

The Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya is the principal archive of books and periodicals in the nepali language. The Library is a not-for profit, non-governmental institution that is run by a trust whose members are eminent men and women of letters of Nepal. In addition to the archival collection which is at the center of its focus, the Library is well known for its continuing work in the areas of publishing, education and training. It also manages two of Nepal's most prestigious literary prizes, the Madan Puraskar and the Jagadamba Shree. With beginnings as a private collection in the mid-1940s, the Library has expanded continuously over the decades, keeping pace with the development of the Nepali language in the modernizing nation state of Nepal, and in the hills of North India.
The first acquisitions for what was later to become the Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya were made in the mid-1940s by a Kathmandu schoolboy, with pennies that came from his lunch allowance. As the personal collection grew, it attracted gifts in kind from several important literary personalities, statesmen and scholars of Nepal and India.
In 1956, the collection received an endowment from Rani Jagadamba Kumari Devi Rana. Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya was officially registered in 1985, under Organizations Registration Act of 1977. The present chairman of the library is kamal mani dixit. It is situated at the patan dhoka, lalitpur. It has preserve the oldest daily newspaper awaz and its 1st edition . We should be very thankful to see their effort to preserve those.

चाँगुनारायण

चाँगुनारायणका मन्दिर काठमाडौँबाट ८ माइल पूर्व र भक्तपसरबाट केही माइल उत्तरपट्टि पर्दछ । चाँगुनारायणका प्राङ्गणबाट पाचौँ शताब्दीको नेपालमा राज्य गर्ने राजा मानदेवको तिथिमिथि सहितको अभिलेख पाइएको हुनाले प्राचीन समयदेखि नै च्ााँगुनारायणको मन्दिर यहाँ रहेको थियो भन्ने अड्कल लगाइन्छ । यो नेपाली तले शैलीको उत्कृष्ट नमुनाको रुपमा रहेकाृ छ । यस मन्दिरको वर्तमान स्वरुपले मध्यकालीन वास्तुकलालाई प्रतिनिधित्व गर्दछ । यो मन्दिर चारै कुनामा भएको एउटै जग वा पेटीमाथि बनेको मन्दिर हो । गसका दुई तल्लनहरु छन् । जो सामानुपातिक रुपमा तलको भन्दा मास्तिरको सानो छ । तल्लो तल्ला वर्गाकार रुपमा र गर्भगृहको प्रयोजनका निमित्त निर्माण गरिएको छ । गर्भगृहको मध्य भागमा नारायणको प्रस्तर मूर्ति राखिरएको छ । यस गर्भगृहको चारै दिशामा चार प्रवेशद्वारजस्तो निर्माण गरिएको छ तर पश्चिमपट्टिको प्रवेशद्वार नै मूल प्रवेशद्वार हो । ढोकाको दायाँ बायाँ भागमा गङ्गा जमुनाको मूर्ति स्थापना गरिएको छ । प्रायजसो ढोकालाई पहेंलो रङबाट रङाएको छ । यसको मध्यमा रहेको ढोका मात्र प्रयोजन योग्य छ । बाँकी ढोकाहरु प्रयोजनहीन छन् । प्रयोजन योग्य भएको मध्य ढोकाको शीर्ष भागमा तोरणहरु जडान गरिएको छ । यी तोरणहरु सुनको मोलम्वायुक्त छन् । बिष्णुका दाहिने शेष फणयुक्त सानो तोरणमा लक्ष्मीको मूर्ति कँुदिएको छ भने देब्रेपट्टि अाजली मुद्रामा शेष फणयुक्त तोरणमा गरुडको मूर्ति कुँदिएको छ । मूल ढोका अगाडिपट्टि प्रस्तरबाट बनेको एकजोडी सिहंको मूर्ति राखिएको छ । मन्दिरको उत्तरमुखि ढोका अगाडि भने एकजोडा भेडाका आकार प्रकारका मूर्तिहरु रोखएका छन् । यस ढोकामाथिको तोरणमा राधा कृष्ण र रुक्मिणीका मूर्तिहरु कँुदिएका छन् । मन्दिरको पूर्व ढोका अगाडि एक जोडी शार्दूलको मूर्ति बनाइएको छ । ढोका माथिको तोरणमा लक्ष्मीनारायण र गरुड भएको तोरण रहेको छ । दक्षिण ढोका अगाडि सुँढले कमलको फूल लिएको हात्तीको जोडीहरुको मूर्ति बनाइएको छ । यस ढोकाको तोरणमा गरुडासनको नारायणको मूर्ति र वरिपरि लक्ष्मी र सरस्वतीको मूर्ति रहेको छ । यसैगरी सबै दिशाका ढोकाअगाडिको प्रस्तर िसंढीको बायाँ दायाँ द्वारपालका मूर्तिहरु रहेका छन् ।
चाँगुनारायणको मन्दिर भित्री र बाहिरी गरी दुई तहको गाह्रो बनाई निमोण गरिएको छ । स्थानीय भाषमा यस मन्दिरलाई ुतस्देबलु भनिन्छ । दुई तल्लाको यो मन्दिर छत्र शैलीबाट निर्मित छ । यो मन्दिरको छानामाथि बीच भागमा एउटा ठूलो गजुर छ र त्यसको चारैपट्टि ससाना चारवटा गजुरहरु रहेका छन् । गजुरहरु कमलासनमा बनाएर त्यसमाथि छत्रावली बनाइएको छ । मन्दिरको प्राङ्गणमा पश्चिमतर्फ नतमस्तक मुद्रामा गरुडको भव्य प्रस्तरमूर्ति रहेको छ । यसैगरी यस मन्दिरको आँगनमा नरसिहं त्रिविक्रम वामन विश्वरुप श्रीधर बिष्णु महाबिष्णुआदिका प्रस्तरमूर्तिहरु लगायत छिन्नमस्ताको मन्दिर एवं ७८ पक्तीको राजा मानदेव अभिलेख समेत रहेको छ ।