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Kanyam offers visitors skywalk facility
Kanyam offers visitors skywalk facility The glass platform measuring four metres wide and seven meters long will be officially inaugurated...
Baglung sees increasing inflow of domestic tourists
Baglung sees increasing inflow of domestic tourists The number of tourists visiting Beldhunga in the district has gone up significantly
Foreigners love Makalu Base Camp trek, but they have concerns
Foreigners love Makalu Base Camp trek, but they have concerns Little-known Makalu Base Camp trek east of Everest region is beginning to attract more wayfarers
Four issues plaguing Gautam Buddha International Airport
Four issues plaguing Gautam Buddha International Airport Frequency of international flights has failed to take off from three per week at Nepal’s...
Tourist numbers on rise in Kanchenjunga area
Tourist numbers on rise in Kanchenjunga area More than 200 foreigners, including 63 from Saarc countries, have entered the conservation area this...
Acclaimed adventurer Bear Grylls skydives in Everest region 
Acclaimed adventurer Bear Grylls skydives in Everest region  The 48-year-old Briton, who is currently in Nepal on a family vacation, has been in...
Twin earthquakes in China felt across Nepal
Twin earthquakes in China felt across Nepal The first earthquake was accompanied by an aftershock at 3:53 pm local time, reported by...
More and more women heading up Langtang
More and more women heading up Langtang Langtang valley, Gosaikunda are the some of the key attractions of Rasuwa
Govt issues 901 winter permits to climb various mountains
Govt issues 901 winter permits to climb various mountains The government has collected more than Rs70 million in royalty fees from permits issued for...
Hundreds of trekkers in Annapura, Dolpa and Manaslu affected by snowfall
Hundreds of trekkers in Annapura, Dolpa and Manaslu affected by snowfall Trekking agents say efforts are on to rescue all stranded trekkers from western Nepal
One killed as another avalanche hits Manaslu
One killed as another avalanche hits Manaslu This is the third avalanche-induced fatal incident on the eighth highest mountain in a week
​​​​​​​Dashain brings joy to Phewa boat skippers 
​​​​​​​Dashain brings joy to Phewa boat skippers  Tourism business in Pokhara, affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, is now picking up
Amidst weather worries, new Manaslu avalanche scares off climbers  
Amidst weather worries, new Manaslu avalanche scares off climbers   Officials have cautioned climbers and trekkers to stay safe in the oncoming rainy or snowy...
Hilaree Nelson cremated at Swayambhunath, a holy Buddhist site
Hilaree Nelson cremated at Swayambhunath, a holy Buddhist site Her partner Jim Morisson, brother Stan and friends have offered final tributes to Nelson
Nepal Airlines’ ground handling gets IATA thumbs up
Nepal Airlines’ ground handling gets IATA thumbs up ISAGO Certificate is awarded to only those carriers that fulfil the required criteria during stringent...
Annapurna Trail is getting more foreign tourists
Annapurna Trail is getting more foreign tourists ​​​The rise in tourist arrivals along Annapurna Trail has brought back smile on faces of...
Thirty years after Nepal's worst ever air crash in Bhattedanda 
Thirty years after Nepal's worst ever air crash in Bhattedanda  Thirty years after the fatal air crash in Bhattedanda, Nepal's aviation safety challenges remain
Nepali rescuers recover body of famed US climber Hilaree Nelson
Nepali rescuers recover body of famed US climber Hilaree Nelson Officials are planning to fly her body to Kathmandu for post-mortem examinations
Search on in Manaslu to locate missing US skier Hilaree Nelson; six airlifted to Kathmandu
Search on in Manaslu to locate missing US skier Hilaree Nelson; six airlifted to Kathmandu Rescuers are expected to resume aerial and ground search until the US skier is found 
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