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Kathmandu: Lumbini Marathon is going to be organized at Lumbini on Thursday to mark the occasion of the International Day of Sports for Peace and Development. Madan Bhandari Sports Academy, Nepal Olympic Committee, and Province Sports Council, Lumbini, are jointly organizing the International Peace Marathon-2023 where athletes from 207 countries…

Kathmandu: At least three Nepali nationals have been killed in an avalanche that swept away the tourists in Sikkim. Those killed Nepalese included Shiva Prasad Lamichhane and Ashika Dhakal from Chitwan and Muna Shah Shrestha from Rupandehi. On dozen others were injured in the accident. The rescue team of the…

Kathmandu. Nepal has requested the Chinese side to open Kathmandu-Lhasa direct flights. In the first meeting of the Nepal-China Border Trade Mechanism held in Lhasa, Tibet on March 29, Nepal made such a proposal to the Chinese side. According to the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Supply, the air service,…

Kathmandu: Discussions have been held in the International Experts Committee on sustainable conservation of the historic and cultural heritages of the greater Lumbini area, its development and tourism promotion. The Committee came up with 42-point suggestions after holding discussions for three days in Lumbini. The international experts have underscored on…

Likewise, the distribution of the International Peace Prize, which remained suspended for the past few years, will also resume along with International Buddhist Conference to be held at the birthplace of Gautam Buddha, Shanu Raja Shakya, member-secretary of Lumbini Development Trust said. The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation…

Kathmandu: International tourism has seen a significant revival in March 2023, with a total of 99,426 arrivals by air, according to the latest data provided by Nepal Tourism Board. This marks a considerable improvement from the previous year when only 42,006 international tourists arrived during the same period. In 2021,…

Narayani Rajaure Kathmandu: The Charinge lake that lies at the Ghorahi Sub-metropolis-1 in Dang is welcoming an increased number of tourists these days. As locals cite, the pond would remain relatively calm in the past, but lately arrivals of visitors here have soared. It is also becoming a picnic spot.…

Kathmandu: The number of domestic tourists reaching Khumaidanda is gradually on the rise. With the growing turn-up of visitors, operators of three local hotels here are busy managing hospitality services. Popular tourism destination Khorchang is just a two-hour walk from Khumaidanda – which is located at an altitude of 3,245…

Kathmandu: An Indian travel company Adventures Overland is about to launch “the world’s longest bus journey” which will take 56 days to cross Europe from Istanbul to London. According to Adventures Overland officials the bus to London is scheduled to leave Istanbul on August 7 and arrive in London on…

Kathmandu: Spring season’s climbing permits have been started for climbing Mount Everest, this year. According to the Department of Tourism, the Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Sudan Kiranti, has given permission to the team leader of the first group of 15 climbers to climb Mount Everest. Yubraj Khatiwada,…