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The first tourism minister Dr. Harka Gurung who was renowned as a geographer, demographer, planner, minister, non-government organization expert was also equally fond of mountaineering in Nepal. It was during the time of Dr. Harka as the first tourism minister of the government of Nepal that few tourism entrepreneurs, mountain…

The number is as of Thursday arriving to Kathmandu via air from 32 different countries, according to the COVID-19 Crisis Management Operation Centre (CCMC). Among them, the highest are from United Arab Emirates at 22,214 and the lowest from Sri Lanka at 5. Majority of them were those who had…

Kathmandu: The Embassy of Nepal in Oman has said that 175 Nepali migrant workers have returned home Friday from the seventh rescue flight. Of them 129 are male and 46 female. In a press statement, the Embassy stated that efforts are ongoing to repatriate Nepalis as per the migrant workers’…

Kathmandu: Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has received a total of 713 proposals for promoting tourism in cost-sharing partnership among the local units, state level and federal level. The proposal to this was called by the Ministry on August 17. Over Rs 33 billion has been projected as…

HB Kham A lean and thin lad of just 15 years, born at Thame of Solukhumbu was seen entering the world of Nepal’s tourism as a porter seeking to earn just bread and butter for his poor family. The boy was renowned climber Ang Rita Sherpa. Beginning his career as…

Kathmandu: Two of the three airports of Khotang district that have remained closed for over six months due to lockdown are set to operate regular flights from coming Saturday. With the ease of lockdown enforced by the government to contain the coronavirus transmission, the Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC)’s aircrafts are…

Kathmandu: The tourism activities of tourist city Pokhara are completely stopped. Hundreds of tourism entrepreneurs and workers associated with tourism are jobless. We talked to Hotel operator Bikalp Bogati and Pokhara city tour guide Krishna Bharati about their post-covid-19 situation. Talking to Highlights Tourism, hotel operator Bogati said that the…

Kathmandu: World record holder mountaineer Angrita Sherpa has been cremated with state honors on Wednesday. Nicknamed the ‘Snow Leopard’, Sherpa’s last rites were performed as per the Buddhist rituals at Teku Ghat. He had passed away at his residence at Jorpati on Monday at the age of 72 years. A…

Chitwan: Sauraha tourism entrepreneurs are excited after activities related to national park and domestic flights started after hiatus of more than six months following curfew and nationwide lock down due to Covid-19 pandemic. Although the tourists have not yet arrived in the hotels yet the ongoing enquiry by visitors about…

Lobuche peak’s fame has been heightened with Bahrain Prince Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa’s royal expedition to Lobuche comes into limelight despite Covid-19 pandemic. Bahrain prince has already arrived in Kathmandu on last Wednesday with his 18-member team to climb Mt. Manaslu in Gorkha and Mt. Lobuche in the Khumbu…