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849 stranded Nepalis arrive home
The Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) officials said, Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) rescued 151 Nepalis and Himalaya Airlines evacuated 149 people from Doha in Qatar. Likewise, Himalaya Airlines repatriated 156 persons from Malaysia while, NAC and Fly Dubai brought home 239 and 154 persons from Dubai respectively.
Read More »Krishnajanmasthami festival being observed
Kathmandu: Krishnajanmasthami festival or the birth of lord Krishna is being observed across the country with great devotion to Lord Krishna who is considered as one of the prominent Hindu Gods. Legend has it that Lord Krishna was born in the midnight during the July-August time in Mathura when his…
Read More »Flights and long distance transports suspended until August 31
The cabinet meeting held Monday decided to suspend all flights and long distance public vehicles until August end in a bid to prevent the spreading spree of the Coronavirus. The meeting also decided to allow big industries and factories to run with safety measures adopted for their working staff and…
Read More »Biratnagar airport hosts 42 rescue flights during lockdown
Birat Anupam Kathmandu: Nepal imposed nationwide lockdown starting from March 24 and banned all domestic aviation movement in Nepal. International flights were banned since March 20. No regular flights are allowed until August 31. However, Biratnagar Airport, a provincial airport of State-1, has hosted 52 rescue chopper flights. Based on…
Read More »Immigration Department closes all services except most essential
Kathmandu: Department of Immigration has closed all services except the emergency ones after one of its employees tested positive for COVID-19. Department’s Director Ram Chandra Tiwari said PCR test was conducted on 57 employees at the Department and of them, PCR test report of 56 was negative while one was…
Read More »CCMC asks govt. to postpone resumption of flights for 15 days
Kathmandu: The high-level Covid-19 Crisis Management Center (CCMC) has recommended the government to postpone the resumption of flights and long-distance public transport for 15 days. The CCMC decided to ask the government to defer the plans for resumption of domestic and international flights from August 17 due to the…
Read More »‘Buddha Hill’: A new travel destination in Baglung
Khemraj Gautam Photo: Khemraj Gautaum/RSS Galkot: ‘Buddha Hill’ has become a matter of discussion in the recent times when intensive search is going on for new tourist destinations. Buddha hill located in Baglung district’s municipality-6 as an attractive hill has become a destination and matter of hot topic among the…
Read More »Navalprasi homestays opening from August 17
Navalpur: Homestays of Navalprasi, Barddaghat are going to be operated from August 17 by adopting safety measures against Covid-19. Homestay Association of Nepal’s General Secretary Prem Shankar Mardniya said the district homestays are planning to reopen after government decided to ease lock down which were closed for the last four…
Read More »Hotels open but customers yet to arrive
Chitwan: Hotels in Sauraha, the main gateway to the Chitwan National Park opened since the government lifted the lockdown but are yet to receive any guests. Soon after the hotels opened, movement of people was seen but residential guests have not yet arrived. Though foreign tourists were not likely, the…
Read More »Monsoon to become active for next three days
Kathmandu: Monsoon is to be active again, triggering light to moderate rain at most parts of the country for the next two to three days. According to meteorologist Shanti Kandel, monsoon trough is likely to draw closer to the Tarai plains from tonight and cause precipitation. There is possibility of…
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NMA Introduces Revised Curriculum for Professional Mountaineering Training
Kathmandu: The Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) has introduced a revised curriculum for its Professional …
