Tourism News

Kathmandu: Tragedy struck the Mount Everest climbing community as three Sherpas lost their lives in an avalanche at the Khumbu Icefall today. Tenzing Sherpa, Lakpa Rita Sherpa, and Badure Sherpa, all from Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality-5, were buried in the snow below Camp-1 due to the collapse of the…

Kathmandu: Over 500 mountaineers are likely to scale Everest this spring starting from the second week of May according to the expedition organizers. The ongoing trends about Everest permits being issued, bookings, and inquiries indicate that the number of climbers may surpass 500 this spring season though, there are speculated…

Kathmandu: Biska, the cultural and historical festival, which is exclusively observed in Bhaktapur, formally began today. Devotees have flocked at Taumadhi to pay homage to the deity Bhairav since the morning marking the commencement of the festival. After the worship of Bhairav concludes, the chariot procession of the Bhairav will…

Kathmandu: Industrialists and entrepreneurs have asked Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ to make arrangements for the operation of international flights from Pokhara airport. During a meeting with Prime Minister Prachanda at Singha Durbar on Monday, a delegation of entrepreneurs under the leadership of the Pokhara Tourism Council put forth…

Kathmandu: CPN (UML) Chairman KP Sharma Oli has said that the economic status of Dhading district would be robust if more attention were paid to the development and promotion of tourist sites including the Rubi Valley. Chairman Oli was addressing the party’s assembly and cultural program in Rubi Valley of…

Kathmandu: Chairman of Nepal Samajbadi Party, Dr. Baburam Bhattarai, has said Karnali Chisapani is one of the most attractive tourist destinations in Nepal. Talking to media persons after rafting in the Karnali River on Sunday, the former prime minister Bhattarai observed, “Anyone heading to Sudurpaschim reaches Chisapani. The Chisapani Bridge,…

Kathmandu: The two-day paragliding test flight is being conducted at Dhorpatan of Baglung district from Friday. The test flight is underway at ward no-9 after taking permission from the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), according to Dhorpatan municipality. Deputy Mayor Dhan Bahadur Kayat said a test flight of paragliding…

After an onsite visit at the TIA on Saturday, Shrestha asked the authorities to make the airport’s help desks effective and transfer the entire activities of the airport into a digital system. On this occasion, the Deputy Prime Minister directed the officials to propose the restructuring of the TIA within…

For those new aspiring climbers to scale Everest, the highest peak in the world, may be their most coveted dream and lifetime achievement, but for mountaineers like Pasang Dawa Sherpa and Ngima Nuru Sherpa Everest summit is merely routine work or a regular job. Both of them have climbed Everest…

Kathmandu: Flight fares have been reduced slightly after the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) slashed aviation fuel by Rs 10 per liter. With this, airline companies have reduced their flight fares on a route basis with a minimum reduction of Rs 90 to Rs 440. Following the reduction of airfares, the…