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Irish mountaineer Noel Hanna dies on Annapurna
Kathmandu: The world-famous Irish mountaineer and adventurer Noel Hanna is reported to have died on Annapurna I during his descent on Tuesday. Irish climber, Hanna scaled Mount Annapurna the 10th-highest mountain in the world on Monday. He died while descending. He died near Camp 4. Similarly, an Indian national named…
Read More »Ride to Rara competition to promote tourism in Karnali
Kathmandu: A ‘Ride to Rara’ motorcycle race is going to be held from Birendranagar, Surkhet to Mugu in the province. The ‘Ride to Rara’ competition to be held from April 23 to 25 is being organized by Triveni Adventures Pvt Ltd and Royal Enfield Bullet Bike Showroom. A total of…
Read More »Tara Air operates multiple daily flights from Manthali to Lukla
Kathmandu: As the tourist season sets in Nepal, the Tara Air has operated dozens of daily flights from Manthali Airport in Ramechhap to Lukla in Solukhumbu for foreign tourists going to Mt Everest region. At least 10-15 daily flights are being operated from Manthali Airport to Lukla airport said Tara…
Read More »Himal clean expedition team at the base camp
The Himal Garbage Cleaning team is on its mission to clear the Himal of garbage, under the leadership of the army under the government’s national program in accordance with the objective of protecting biological diversity and the environment The target is to collect about 35 tons of garbage from Mount…
Read More »10,000 visitors use Manakamana cable car in single day
Kathmandu: At least 10,000 visitors used the Manakamana cable car on Friday to visit the Manakamana temple. This is the highest number of visitors using cable cars after the cases of Covid-19 diminished in the country. Executive Director of the Manakamana cable car company, Rajesh Babu Shrestha, said that so…
Read More »Hotels and resorts full with New Year revelers
Kathmandu: Hotels and resorts from Nagarkot to Ranikot in the district are filled with foreign and domestic tourists for the past three years to celebrate the New Year 2080. This has excited the hotel operators that have been severely hit since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Most of the…
Read More »Paragliding begins in Chitwan
Kathmandu: The popular tourist destination of Chitwan has started the adventure sports, paragliding flights with effect from April 14, 2023. Pokhara City has been well known as the major tourist hub and tourist capital until this day. However, after the launch of the regional international airport in Pokhara, the paragliding…
Read More »Bishu festival marks New Year 2080 BS
Kathmandu: The districts of Sudurpaschim province today are observing the New Year 2080 BS by celebrating the Bishu festival with great joy and happiness. The housewives are deeply engrossed in preparing rice pudding soaked in curd and other delicious food items for the family members to enjoy it to mark…
Read More »Influx of foreign tourists instills hope
CB Adhikari The encouraging inflow of foreign tourists has revived the hopes of bringing back the tourism industry marred by the deadly infection, said the stakeholders. According to data from the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), 99 426 foreign tourists visited Nepal throughout March 2023. The influx of foreign tourists has…
Read More »Chinese tourists arrive on chartered flight
The team of Chinese tourists arrived in Kathmandu on the eve of the Nepali New Year this morning through Nepal Big Mountain Travel. Minister for Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation, Sudan Kirati, Chinese Ambassador to Nepal, Chen Song, Chief Executive Officer of Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) Dr. Dhananjay Regmi, among…
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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 …
