Communication Facility

Communication Facility: Post Office; The General Post Office is located near Dharahara Tower and is open from 9 am to 5 pm from Sunday to Friday. Stamps, aerograms and postcards may be purchased from 7 am to 7 pm at the counters. Services like registration ad insurance of mail and small packages, and exchange of IRCs are also available.Parcels can be sent and received through the Foreign Post Office next door. It is open from Sunday through Friday from 9 am to 5 pm.The Nepal Telecommunication Corporation Office located at Tripureswor provides ISD, STD, telex, Fax, and telegraph services. Private communication centers and hotels also proved ISD, STD, and fax services.The STD code for Nepal is 977, Inquiries can be made at 197.

Newspapers and Magazines: The major newspapers in Kathmandu are: The Rising Nepal (Daily)- English, the Kathmandu Post (Daily)- English, Gorkhapatra (Daily)- Nepali, Kantipur (daily) - Nepali, Besides a number of other local and other local and international newspapers and magazines are also available in the book stall.