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Listikot-Dugunagadhi Mountain Trail Race on November 3
The event aims to promote the historic and religious importance of Dugunagadhi and Listikot in Sindhupalchowk, according to the organizer Nepali Army. The 24.5 kilometers race to start from the dry port on the banks of the Bhotekoshi River will go through the new bridge before concluding at Dugunagadhi, the…
Read More »Nine guides, porters trapped in avalanche in Myagdi rescued
The guides and porters who met with the disaster are identified as Maikal Pariyar, Kiran Pariyar, Santosh Tamang, Dhanram Tamang, Buddhi, Prakash, Kumar, Bir Bahadur and Sukalal Pariyar were rescued on a helicopter to Takam, said Maikal. Four guides were rescued and airlifted to Pokhara, he said. Rescue efforts got…
Read More »Weather expected to improve gradually from today
Kathmandu: The weather will gradually start improving from today with the low-pressure system developed near Nepal becoming weaker, the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Meteorological Forecasting Division said. Meteorologist at the Division Heera Bhattarai said that although the monsoon is active, the low-pressure system is weak, hence the gradual improvement…
Read More »Highest royalty collected from Mt Manaslu expedition
Kathmandu: Nepal government has received the highest royalty from the permits given for Mt Manaslu expeditions in the autumn season this year. At least Rs 65.9 million in royalty was collected from Mt Manaslu from a total of 31 mountain climbing permits. According to the latest status unleased by Nepal…
Read More »Tourists returning from Annapurna trail
Kathmandu: Tourists stranded on the Annapurna trail have started returning to Lamjung. Tourists who could not reach their destination due to bad weather after continuous rain since Tuesday are returning to Lamjung from Wednesday. Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) Tourist Check Center Dharapani Tourism Assistant Kshetra Bahadur Gurung said, “Until…
Read More »Tourism activities you prefer in Nepal?
Nepal is famous for brave Gurkhas and mountaineering. It has a splendid natural heritage and beauty that is not parallel to any other place. It would not be wrong to describe it as the Switzerland of Asia. It is a land that is emerging as the melting pot of Indo-Aryan…
Read More »Sherpa climbers missing near French Pass on Dhaulagiri
According to the climbing officials associated with trekking associations, the two Sherpa climbers had gone missing when an avalanche hit the French Pass area at an altitude of 5300m on Mt Dhaulagiri. The two Sherpas were part of the Dhaulagiri climbing team which was operated by Four Season Trekking. It…
Read More »One person dies as avalanche hit Manaslu base camp again
Kathmandu: One person died in an avalanche at the Manaslu mountain base camp in North Gorkha Tuesday. A 35-year-old Dawa Chiring Sherpa of Taplejung was killed in an avalanche on his way to the second and third base camps this morning. According to Chief Superintendent of Police Kedar Khanal of…
Read More »Tourism Minister calls for support for success of Visit Nepal Decade
Kathmandu: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Jeevan Ram Shrestha, attended a special programme in Ottawa, Canada on October 2. The programme was jointly organised by the Embassy of Nepal and the Nepalese Canadian Association of Ottawa (NCAO) on the occasion of Bada Dashain. According to the Embassy of…
Read More »Domestic tourists visit Manang during Dashain
Kathmandu: Exploring new places during public holidays of festivals like Dashain is becoming a trend among Nepali people. A large number of domestic tourists visited Manang district during this Dashain, said Binod Gurung, President of the Tourism Entrepreneur Association. “The number of domestic tourists has increased following COVID-19. The figure…
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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 …
