Tourism News
Helicopter requires two pilots
Kathmandu. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) is preparing to make two pilots mandatory in a single-engine helicopter. Engineer Pradip Kumar Adhikari, Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, informed that a five-member technical team has been formed to make it mandatory to have two pilots in…
Read More »Tara Air Crash: Bodies of 22 people and black box found
Kathmandu: The bodies of 22 people who lost their lives in Tara Air crash in Sanusare, Thasang Rural Municipality -2 of Mustang on Sunday have been found. Three crew members and 19 passengers on board the Tara Air flight from Pokhara to Jomsom had died at 9:55 a.m. on Sunday. The…
Read More »Tara Air crash: 14 bodies found
Kathmandu: The bodies of 14 people have been found at the crash site of Tara Air in Thasang Gaonpalika-2 Sansure of Mustang. According to the District Administration Office, Mustang, security personnel and locals found the bodies of 14 people at the accident site. The Administrative Officer of the office, Devendra…
Read More »Govt allocates 9.38 billion for promotion of tourism
Presenting his annual budget on Sunday Sharma further said that 330 million has been set aside for the construction of the Great Himalayan Trail. The budget has also allocated 900 million for a tourism infrastructure development program to be operated in coordination with local units in 216 places across the…
Read More »Search operation for missing Tara aircraft continues
Kathmandu: The search and rescue operation for the missing Tara Air aircraft continues on Monday from both air and ground. The Tara aircraft which had flown from Pokhara airport for Jomson in the early morning on Sunday had gone missing before landing at the Jomson airport. The search operation started…
Read More »Actress Diya Pun climbs Mt. Everest with Nirmal Purja’s team
Kathmandu: Actress Diya Pun climbed the highest peak of Everest on Friday morning. She reached the summit of Everest through Nirmal Purja’s Elite Expedition. A crew of 20 including Nirmal and Diya climbed Mt. Everest at 8,848.86 meters in the morning. Purja informed that everyone has returned to the South…
Read More »Nepal decides to waive fees for int’l flights at GBIA
Kathmandu: Nepal government has recently come up with a decision to waive fees for international airlines taking off and landing at Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) at Bhairahwa for at least one year. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) also confirmed that the government’s decision to waive fees for…
Read More »Where is accommodation for tourists in Khaptad?
Doti. The eight logistic buildings that are supposed to be constructed for the convenience and comfort of tourists in Khaptad National Park, a major tourist destination in the far western region, have not been completed even after two years. The construction of the building started two years ago to accommodate…
Read More »Pashupati, Janakpur and Lumbini to be developed as religious tourism centers
Kathmandu. Pashupati, Janakpur, and Lumbini, which have religious, cultural, archeological, and tourist significance, will be developed as centers of religious tourism. Presenting the policy and program for the coming Nepal’s fiscal year 2079/80 announced by the government in both the houses of parliament on Tuesday, President Bidyadevi Bhandari said so.…
Read More »First foreigner climber to summit Everest 16 times
Kathmandu: A British climber Kenton Cool has become the first foreigner climber to summit Mt Everest 16 times Sunday, thereby creating a world record. Last year only, Cool had shared the record of the most summits along with American Dave Hahn. This year he broke the record and gained his…
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