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Nepal Airlines for Additional Flights to New Delhi and UAE
Kathmandu: Nepal Airlines (NA) is mulling over adding more flights to New Delhi and United Arab Emirates (UAE) with effect from July 1, 2019. Plans are underway to add seven flights to New Delhi, while one more flight will be added to UAE instead of three flights per week, said…
Read More »22 Year Old Tamang Youth Summits Everest Three Times
Kathmandu: Namgel Dorje Tamang of Khumbu Pasang Lhahmu Rural Municipality-4, Pangbuche summited Everest (8848 m) and Lhotse peak (8516 m) in one day, in this season, at the age of 22 years. Earlier, he had climbed Lobuche peak(6119 m). Tamang climbed Everest on May 23, 2019, at 4 a.m and…
Read More »Negligible Preparations for “Visit Nepal 2020”
Samundra Ghimire Kathmandu: Nepal government’s claim to bring 2 million tourists in the country under the “Visit Nepal 2020” campaign is being looked at with skeptical note. “Visit Nepal 2020” is knocking at the door and only six months are left for it to begin, whereas preparations are negligible.…
Read More »Buddha Air Builds New Passenger Ramp
Kathmandu: Nepal’s leading air service company Buddha Air has built a new passenger boarding ramp to pay heed to the demands of sick and differently abled passengers. International air companies are using the facilities of ramps, while Nepali air companies so far are not using such technology. The new ramp…
Read More »Muktinath Temple: Symbol of Purity and Salvation
Muktinath is not only one of the most sacred places, but also a site (of the confluence of faiths) or the symbol of religious symbiosis for Hindus and Buddhists alike. Located at an elevation of 3710 meters above sea level, lies in the lap of the Thorong-La mountain pass and…
Read More »Cho Lemu– Heavenly Pond : Small but Beautiful
Cho Lemo or Heavenly Pond, another attraction for those who wish to reach Manang’s Kangla Pass The pond is as beautiful as its name. The shadows of all Himalayas from the surrounding can be seen in this pond if the weather is clear Pond believed to be 150 meters long,…
Read More »Investigative Committee to Probe Mountaineering Issues
Kathmandu: Nepal government formed a five-member investigative committee to look into various issues, problems raised during the mountaineering tourism in Spring 2019. The committee is expected to identify the problems and chalk out necessary policies, procedural legal frames, and recommendations to address the raised problems. Prime Minister’s cabinet meeting held…
Read More »Everest Traffic Jam Causes
Pur Bahadur Gurung (Yukta) I am associated with tourism since 2005. Lafrak is my village. I am 31 years old. I have climbed Everest four times including my recent ascent. I have climbed around 100 peaks including higher and lower ones during my 10 year’s mountaineering careers. I joined the…
Read More »Exotic Tsho Rolpa: All Secure
– Jeevan Lama Tsho Rolpa Lake In the past, the people used to shiver in fear of hearing the rumor that Tsho Rolpa was going to burst. But now such fear is gone. So, Tsho Rolpa and white-water pond (Dhudkunda) are the main tourist destinations in Dolkha district’s Gaurishankar Rural…
Read More »Amazing Hospitality at Five Homestays
– Basanta Bhatta Rainas homestays in Lamjung Having escapades with Gurung’s invaluable natural smiles in their warm hospitality towards guests, tourists, trekkers is something that you would never forget in your lifetime once you have made a sojourn at traditional homestays run by Gurung tribes. Homestay is a new phenomenon…
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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 …
