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Kathmandu: Nepal government has started operating a 24 hours call center since last Friday to respond to public calls related to Coronavirus pandemic. Government authorities said that preparation has been completed and the call center has become operational since Friday to take up any public inquiries related to COVID-19. According…

Kathmandu: All nations affiliated to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) are preparing to hold a video conference to chalk out a strategic plan to combat the global sinister COVID-19 pandemic on Sunday at 5:15 p.m. Government officials said Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will be participating during…

Kathmandu: Ministry of Health and Population Thursday said that the area will be locked down if it is found infected with the Coronavirus epidemic in the country. The Health ministry spokesperson Bikash Devkota informed that the government plans to put any pocket area affected by COVID-19 under a lockdown, reported…

If you are an avid mountain climber, you would not miss climbing Kumbhakarna mountain as it keeps luring with its tantalizing appearance. Kumbhakarna mountain is nearly 11 kilometers far away from the west apex of Kanchenjunga mountain. It was previously known as Jannu and now known as Kumbhakarna which is…

Kathmandu: Nepal government on Thursday took a firm stance to suspend all tourist visas and Spring mountaineering expeditions including the Everest summit to curb the increasing global Coronavirus pandemic in the country. China has already halted all Everest expeditions from the Tibetan side, in a move to combat the sinister…

Kathmandu: In a drastic move to curb the pandemic COVID-19, the Nepal government on Thursday late night has decided to suspend all kinds of tourist visas for all nationals and Non-Residential Nepali excluding diplomatic and officials visas till the end of April. Nepal earlier had suspended on-arrival visas for eight…

Kathmandu: Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) organized a certificate distribution program on Thursday at Hotel Le HIMALAYA, Lazimpat in Kathmandu. Certificates were awarded to the participants who had attended 28th Advanced Mountaineering Training, Mountain Leader Training Winter Component and component II & III and High Mountain Rescue Training. A total of…

Kathmandu: Nepal now remains inaccessible to foreigners except Indians after India Wednesday decided to suspend all visas for nationals visiting Nepal via India for one month from March 13 to April 15 to combat fatal infection of COVID-19. It may be recalled that Nepal has already locked its Nepal-China border…

Kathmandu: The trial for rafting in the Sanibheri river has become successful. Culture and Tourism Development Centre had conducted the feasibility study for rafting in the river with the financial support of Sisne rural municipality. The trial for rafting had been started from Baluwa at Sisne rural municipality-6 and it…

Kathmandu: COVID-19 pandemic that spread from mainland China has resulted in 4,6324 deaths and 126,380 coronavirus cases globally with its infections in more than 100 countries so far. Chinese health officials claim that 68,313 Chinese patients either suspected or infected with Coronavirus have recuperated from COVID-19 infection and have returned…