Chhath and visit year promotion in Janakpur

Janakpur, Oct 31, A sanitation campaign is taking place in temples and lakes in Janakpur under the joint aegis of federal Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai and State-2 Chief Minster Lalbabu Raut. Prem Guragain, personal secretary of minister Bhattarai, shared that an all-side tea reception has been jointly hosted by the […]

NCP recommends three candidates for Kaski-2

Pokhara, Oct 31, The Gandaki State Committee of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (CPN) has decided to recommend three candidates for Kaski Constituency-2 by-election. The recommended are Biddya Bhattarai (spouse of the late tourism minster Rabindra Adhikary), Somnath Adhikari ‘Pyasi’ and Rajkaji Gurung ‘Karan’. Pyasi is a senior left leader while Karan had lost State […]

NC recommends candidates, NCP still undecided

Bhaktapur, Oct 31, The Bhaktapur chapter of ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) is having a tough time to recommend list of potential candidates for by-polls scheduled for November 16. The difficulty has been surfaced in choosing by-election candidate for State Assembly member in Bhaktapur electoral constituency-1 (A) when there was larger number of aspirants to […]

Exorbitant fee puts tourism enterprises at risk

Mustang, Oct 31, Poor condition of trekking route and exorbitant entrance fee have emerged as key challenges to the tourism development of Upper Mustang. Number of foreign tourists coming to the trans-Himalayan Upper Mustang has not increased despite full-wing preparation for Visit Nepal Year-2020. Keeping this in mind, locals have demanded operation of alternative trekking […]

Hospital building lying idle

Bhojpur, Oct 31, The 15-bed Dingla Hospital based in Shadananda municipality-7, Gadhigaun is lying dysfunctional. The hospital is turning to a sorry state of affairs owing to sheer ignorance on part of Shadananda municipality which was mandated with entire responsibility for operation and preservation of the hospital, said locals. It may be noted that the […]

Gandaki chief minister applauds government for ‘balanced’ foreign policy

Damauli, Oct 25, Gandaki state chief minister Prithvi Subba Gurung has said the Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli-led government has been successful in enhancing the ties with two close giant neighbours. In his address to a festival reception organised here today by the Nepal Communist Party (NCP), Tahanu, the chief minister said the balanced foreign […]

1,074 get mountain climbing permit for autumn season

Kathmandu, Oct 25, One thousand seventy four mountaineers belonging to 143 expedition groups from 59 countries have got permission to climb mountains during the autumn season this year, said the Department of Tourism. The figure may increase as climbing season lasts first week of November, it added. Last year 1,398 climbers of 173 expedition teams […]

18th NAM Summit underway: PM Oli to deliver a statement

Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct 25,  Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli attended the inaugural session of the 18th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) that began with an official opening ceremony at the Baku Congress Centre this afternoon. Upon arrival at the BCC premises, PM Oli was welcomed by the host, […]