Sun, 24 Nov, 2024

Know Your Neighborhood: New Baneshwor

By Nikita Gautam

Crowded streets, engaged people and heavy population reside in New Baneshwor, which lies in the Eastern Part of Kathmandu Valley. In recent years, New Baneshwor has become a center of attraction for the citizenry throughout the nation because of the political, medical, educational as well as commercial and business aspects.  There are many places that provide an essence to the attraction of New Baneshwor. Here are short descriptions about some of these places. Hospitals and Health Care Facilities There are many hospitals located centrally in New Baneshwor area.  Some of them are: 1. Nepal Skin Hospital: It provides services focusing to skin, hair, nail diseases and sexually transmitted diseases. 2. Samaj Dental Hospital:  It is a non-profitable organization providing dental health services to the public. 3. Everest Nursing Home (P) Ltd: It is a private medical hospital providing health care services. BICC 2nd BICC, named after late king Birendra Bir Bikram Shah, was established as an international state of the art convention center. Its largest conference hall can accommodate approximately 1,046 persons.It has separate stations for newspersons. BICC is nowadays used for meetings of the Constituent Assembly. The Everest Hotel everest Another local attraction is the Everest hotel.It is a five star hotel and provides dining, banquet, entertainment as well as other services.It has several restaurants that serve Indian, Chinese and European food, a pool, a casino and a shopping arcade. It has been one of the major attractions of the area for Kathmandu residents as well as tourists. Banks and Commercial Institutions Many of the commercial banks including Himalayan Bank, Nepal Investment Bank Limited, Nepal SBI Bank, Rastriya Banijya Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Prime Commercial Bank, Nabil Bank, Everest Bank Ltd.have their branches in Baneshwor. Educational Institutions 4th The new Baneshwor area is densely populated with educational institutions. Many of the students from outside the valley live here because of the institutions located here.Premier College, K&K College, Nobel College, Ace Institute of Management, Liverpool College KMC School, Nobel Academy are some of the colleges and educational institutions in the area. The Bakery CAFÉ bakery With the developing trend of fast food culture in Nepal, New Baneshwor area is densely populated with fast food cafés. Some the major cafés that lie in this area are Hot Breads, ND's, Kathmandu Fast Food Café, Alina's Café, Indreni Café and Banquet, The Bakery Café and many more. Among the many restaurants in this area The Bakery Café seems to top the popular list among general public. It is a part of Nanglo group of companies.  Great family environment, quality food provision, efficient services are the key ingredients of the café. Further, this café is uniquely popular since it empowers staff members who are differently able.  It gives employment to deaf people, which keeps the general public attracted to the place emotionally as well. Besides, a dedicated and homely environment embraces the place and one can enjoy different menu items as well as enjoy cricket matches in the big LED screen. Gift Shops archies New Baneshwor area is also one of the popular destinations for gift stores.  Mainly Hallmark and Archies are the highlights of the place.  There is a wide range of gifts available at these stores from cards to gifts to statues to purses; everything is available.  These stores never seem barren. Mainly youngsters are attracted to these stores and have become a good-fit destination for them.  Everything is available at one place and this adds cherry to the cake. These stores also offer a minimal discount in accessories and have been gaining popularity since a very long time. Getting There: 1st You can get to New Baneshwor by taxi or bus from Ring road. From Deerwalk, it's a half an hour walk to New Baneshwor. One can also take a micro-bus or tempo to BICC.