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Kalu Hamal is a popular name among the agro-tourism entrepreneurs in Nepal. He has received presidential medal for being distinguished promoter of agro-tourism in the county. He is the first Nepali to promote agro-tourism. He hails from Tikapur region of western region. He was a weight lifter previously. Recently he…

Karnali: A highly valuable conch which was theft from Chandannath Temple four years back has been found. Police detected the right conch of the temple in course of its investigation into the disappearance of idols. The right conch was found buried in a cave at Kholapne of Chandannath municipality-10, Bohoragaun…

Kathmandu: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Yogesh Bhattarai, has said that preparation has been made to open religious shrines across the nation from October 17. Talking to media persons at Suketar airport, Minister Bhattarai, who reached his hometown, Taplejung, today to inaugurate Border Outpost (BOP) at Olangchungola, said,…

Kathmandu: Ghalegaun popular for homestay among domestic and foreign tourists is open now and ready to welcome the visitors by following health-related safety protocols. The decision to open Ghalegaun was taken according to the government’s stance to go ahead for rural tourism despite the Coronavirus pandemic said chair of the…

Chitwan: Two rhinoceroses have been found dead in Chitwan national Park (CNP) on a single day. The park office said that one rhino was found dead at Balmiki Tiger Reserve area in India on Monday after it was swept away by the Narayani river. CNP’s Information Officer, Ashok Ram, said…

Humakant Pokharel Tamghas: The tree-house constructed at Gulmi’s Rusung rural municipality-7, Unayachor is silent now due to lockdown following the Covid-19 pandemic where as many as 13000 tourists used to come daily previously to get a sight of Himal from the top of this tree-house. The tree-house launched last year…

Kathmandu: A tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed here today for upgrading the Biratnagar Airport into an international standard airport. The political parties, industrialists and businessmen and tourism entrepreneurs had been calling for developing the oldest airport of the eastern region into a regional or international level airport…

Approximately 600 tourists have recently visited the area to enjoy the waterfall, said Ward Chair Bahadur Mahara. The tourist destination is flooded during holidays including Saturdays. Awareness programs against the infection have been launched targeting the visitors, he said. In a bid to facilitate the visitors, the ward office has…

Elephant safari, jungle walk, and bird viewing have been open at the CNP, said CNP Chief Conservation Officer Ananth Baral. “Repairing trails for a jeep safari is underway. It will be completed until the upcoming Dashain festival,” he said. The contract process has been forwarded to operate boats in the…

Kathmandu: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai inaugurated three airports of Sudurpaschim State amidst a programme here today. The new airports are Patan of Baitadi, Chainpur of Bajhang and Dipayal of Doti. At the programme, Minister Bhattarai said these airports would be operated smoothly in order to…