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locals watching dolphins in Kailali. photo: Ganesh ChaudharyFascinating sights of frolicsome antics of rare dolphins suddenly strike everyone’s attention in the water of Mohana, Kandra, Pathraiya and Kadha rivers these days in Kailali. The locals throng to the banks of these rivers to watch these dolphins from a close distance…

HB Kham Rolwaling Valley trekking is one of the most difficult, challenging, exciting and adventurous trekking in Nepal. It calls for different nerves to dare to plunge into this fearless and romantic enterprise. This is the same place where Tenzing Norgay’s father had seen a “yeti” the abominable creature believed…

HB Kham For the lovers of nature and adventure, Koshi Tappu Wildlife Safari is an exotic and majestic paradise to enjoy which can’t be compared with any other wildlife safari or resort. What to watch? Since this wildlife is situated within Koshi Tappu Wildlife Resort, the reserve is a homeland…

Kathmandu: Most of the participating stakeholders including parliamentarians speaking during an interaction program held in Kathmandu Thursday blamed the government for being indifferent to the development and promotion of tourism in the Karnali region, despite the abundance of attractive tourist destinations. The interaction program organized by the Tourism Development Committee…

“I am drawn again towards the new challenge,” she wrote in her striking blog before she left her home town in search of something which nobody knew except her inner conscience that was goading her from inside. Her hidden burning desire to rock the world with extra deed or feat…

The remotest and hidden Gurja village of one of the minority indigenous groups of Nepal known as Chhantyals located within the world famous Dhorpatan hunting conservation area of Mayagdi district is gradually turning into tourist destination nowadays. The village is a traditional habitat of 142 Chantyal households. The village is…

HB kham If you are desiring to venture for breathtaking escapades with river rafting and kayaking in one of the world renowned top ten rivers of Nepal, then it’s Sukoshi River which in local language means ‘a river of god’. Rafting in Sunkoshi that commences from Dolalghat is not only…

Bhadra Sharma/Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal Our months-long investigation reveals chilling collusion among liaison officers (LOs), expedition companies and bureaucrats at the Ministry to award summit certificates to fake climbers. Moreover, politicians and those in powerful positions vouch for individuals to be a LO, but the majority of those selected as…

HB Kham The entire world including Nepal celebrated Sir Edmund Hillary’s birth centenary on 20 July 2019. Hillary was not only a mountaineer and explorer but also a popular philanthropist for Nepal. He was a very humble and true citizen of New Zealand. Nepal Mountaineering Association Sunday formally organized a…

HB Kham Kathmandu: There are six world-class chain five-star hotels in Nepal that operate luxurious hospitality services in Kathmandu one in Nepalgunj (outside the valley). Soaltee Hotel, Taragaon Regency (Hyatt Regency), Hotel Radisson, Marriott Hotel, Hotel Aloft, and Nepalgunj located Soaltee Shiva Bikram Hotel and Resorts are the group of…