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More than 5,300 lakes in Nepal
A recent study has found that Nepal is home to more than 5,300 lakes. Researchers from the Nepal Lake Conservation Development Committee (NLCDC) - a government body under the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation - found a total of 5,358 l
Read MoreMustang - Emerging as a popular pilgrimage destination
According to 'The Himalayan Times' an increasing number of pilgrims are thronging various religious sites in Mustang and Myagdi districts. The Muktinath Development Committee has reported the entry of more than 1,000 pilgrims in Mustang dis
Read MoreShrine struggle panel opts for peaceful stir
Priest Appointment Joint Struggle Committee (PAJSC) today said it would now opt for peaceful protest programme to ease the devotees’ access to the Pashupatinath Temple. Talking to The Himalayan Times, Paramananda Shakya, deputy coordi
Read MoreClose shave for aircraf
A plane of Sita Air —9NAHA — met with an accident at Nepalgunj airport today. The plane was dragged about 200 metres after a wheel came off the plane during the test flight, a Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal staffer said. The
Read MoreWildlife at poachers mercy
The absence of a security mechanism at Makalu-Barun National Park (MBNP) has left animals in the park at the mercy of poachers and wildlife traffickers. "Incidents of wildlife trafficking are rife due to the absence of a security me
Read MoreCNP hotels run up to Tourism Year
KATHMANDU: The sub-committee - formed by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) - today took a decision about the hotels and resorts that are located inside the Chitwan National Park (CNP). The panel decided to extend the deadline for the clos
Read MoreFrench trekkers rescued
DHUNCHE: The Nepali Army (NA) has rescued two French trekkers, who had gone to Gosaikunda. “A NA team from Indrabaks Battalion rescued Siman Liuren (35) and his wife from Chandanbari in Rasuwa,” said Lhakpa Sherpa, a tour guide.
Read MoreYeti Airlines pioneers e-ticketing
Now you can book your ticket from your own house or office via the internet. This is the first time in the country that plane tickets are being made available through internet booking system after an airlines company and bank signed an agre
Read MoreSino-Nepal trade fair starts
Chinese and Nepali businesses gathered in Xigaze City in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region on Thursday for a five-day long trade fair that highlights Buddha statues, Tibetan medicine and other commodities from the Himalayan re
Read MoreHAN, NATTA on promotional tour for NTY-2011
The Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA) and Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) completed Shanghai and Beijing promotional campaigns yesterday. The team is in Shanghai to promote Nepal in Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong Minister for T
Read MoreATTA and IUCN to endorse PATA Conference in Nepal
PATA has received important backing from two influential organisations for its 2010 Adventure Travel and Responsible Tourism Conference and Mart in Nepal. The Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) and the International Union for Conserv
Read MoreAdaptation to climate change: Agenda of Nepal
The government today said that its main agenda in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference on Copenhagen would be "adaptation rather than mitigation". The conference will take place at the Bella Centre
Read MoreNepal-China trade fair
To strengthen economic and trading ties between Nepal and Tibet, the autonomous Region of People’s Republic of China, the Nepal-Tibet Trade Fair 2009 will be organised in Shigatse from September 3 to 7. This kind of trade fair has alr
Read MoreNepal gets its due as tourist spot for Chinese
Increased number of flights and air seats has swelled the number of Chinese tourists arriving in Nepal. According to Arjun Sharma, first vice-president of Nepal Association of Travel and Tour Agents (NATTA), it is around eight years since N
Read MoreSouth Asia Climate Change Conference kicks off
Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal inaugurated ‘Kathmandu to Copenhagen: South Asia Climate Change Conference’ in Kathmandu on August 31. All SAARC nations along with China and some other mountainous countries are taking part
Read MoreQatar Airways to increase Nepal flights
Qatar Airways has announced to increase its flights to Nepal from 11 to 28, including seven cargo flights, according to Doha-based The Peninsula daily. The expansion of flights became possible after aviation authorities of Nepal and Qata
Read MoreTourism secy promises friendly policies
Secretary at the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation Nagendra Prasad Koirala has promised to formulate favorable policies for the tourism sector. Inaugurating the 31st annual general assembly of Trekking Agencies’ Association o
Read MoreNew leadership in TAAN
The 31st annual general meeting followed by an election programme of Trekking Agencies´ Association of Nepal (TAAN) on Friday elected a new executive committee under the leadership of Sitaram Sapkota for two years´ tenure. T
Read MoreWorkshop on ecosystem management
A four-day regional workshop on innovative tools and experiences in Mountain Ecosystems Management on Hindu Kush-Karakoram Himalaya (HKKH) kicked off here today. HKKH is the most recent mountain in the world spread over Afghanistan, Banglad
Read MoreHAN eyes Thai market for NTY 2011
Hotel Association Nepal (HAN) has geared up preparations for Nepal Tourism Year 2011(NTY). A 70-member HAN delegation is leaving for Bangkok tomorrow to make preparations for Nepal Tourism Year 2011 (NTY) in collaboration with the Nepalese
Read MoreTIA sees huge IC haul
The Tribhuvan International Airport-based custom office on Saturday held a Pakistani citizen with Indian currency worth 2.39 million in Indian 500 rupee notes. The arrested Pakistani has been identified as Abdul Gafar, who had concealed the
Read More6000 saplings planted north of TIA
Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal today inaugurated a tree plantation programme at Gothatar VDC, in the north of Tribhuvan International Airport. About 6,000 saplings were planted in a single day as a part of the campaign initiated by Minis
Read MoreNepal to organize tourism year promotion in China
KATHMANDU, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA) is going to organize China Road Show in various Chinese cities with the aim of promoting Nepal Tourism Year 2011, The Kathmandu Post reported on Friday.
Read MoreNATTA to promote Nepal in China
According to NATTA, a team of 25 representatives from different Nepali travel companies is visiing Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong from August 29 to September 5. NATTA president Ram Kaji Koney said the main aim of the visit is to promote Ne
Read MoreFlights halted at TIA
KATHMANDU: Owing to the cracks on its runway, the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) authorities halted flights for about three hours on Thursday. No plane landed and took off between 11.20 am and 2.30 pm, said TIA officials. Two flights
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