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Kathmandu: The Visit Nepal Year 2020 (VNY2020) is to be inaugurated simultaneously from all the seven states besides Kathmandu Dashrath stadium. Addressing the Fifth Meeting of VNY 2020 Main Programme Committee in Kathmandu Wednesday, Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai said the VNY 2020 will kick…

Janakpur: Cycle ride journey through Sindhuligadi on the third day reached Janakpurdham. Former Deputy Prime Minister Bimalendra Nidhi welcomed 211 cyclists at Janakpurdham Monday. Addressing the gathering of cyclists Nidhi said that such a program will connect the country culturally and boost the tourism sector. Coordinator and chair of the…

Kathmandu: The government of Nepal is preparing to declare 33 mountains as royalty-free for the mountaineers in this season. According to the tourism department Director-General Dandu Raj Ghimire, of the total 414 peaks permitted for climbing, 329 peaks have been climbed, while 84 peaks remain to be climbed. So, the…

Kathmandu: Installation of snow poles at various places across adventurous trekking trails of Kanchenjunga has helped in easy guidance to tourists and guides’ incoming and going. The existence of guiding snow poles at almost all places along the trekking trails has freed the guides and tourists from their problem of…

Kathmandu: The 18th Himalayan White Water Challenge-2019, an international river rafting competition, is commencing in the Bhote Koshi river in Sindhulchowk district with a mission to promote tourism in Nepal according to RSS report Sunday. The river rafting competition is to be held from November 26 to 28 the Nepal…

Kathmandu: Chinse actress Xu Qing, the Nepalese goodwill ambassador for the Visit Nepal Year 2020 (VNY2020) is visiting Nepal in the first week of December 2019 to promote VNY 2020 in China. According to VNY 2020 secretariat in Kathmandu, world-famous Chinese actress Xu Qing will visit Nepal along with some…

Kathmandu: Tourism Minister Yogesh Bhattarai formally inaugurated the cycle ride journey through Sindhuligadi from Pashupatinath temple premises Friday amidst a mammoth gathering of people and participants, reported RSS Friday. Minister Bhattarai handed over the national flag to world cyclist Puskar Shah and the cycle ride flag to cycle ride leader…

Kathmandu: A glass view tower is to be constructed in Bandipur, the ancient touristic town in Bandipur Rural Municipality in Tanahu district. The rural municipality is building the view tower with the aim of supporting the promotion of tourism in Bandipur, reported RSS Friday. The structure would be constructed at…

Kathmandu: Bhadrapur Airport in Jhapa district has come into operation from Friday after being closed down for 10 days. The airport was shut for repairing and upgrading the runway and it has been opened with the completion of the repair and upgrading works, Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) Chandragadhi…

Kathmandu: The second Domestic Tourism Mart (DTM)-2020 has been scheduled to take place from February 21 in Kathmandu. The fair which will be organized at the private level with the theme “first country, then abroad” by the Gantabya Nepal Event Management aims to support the Visit Nepal Year-2020 –VNY 2020-announced…