Schools closed as yarsa picking season begins Bajura, May 25 A large number of schools in the mountainous districts have pulled their shutters after students and teachers ascended to the highlands to pick medicinal herb yarsa. With the beginning of the yarsa picking season, villages in... Travel 26 May, 2018
NT services begin in Upper Dolpa DOLPA: With the expansion of Nepal Telecom (NT) services, the people of Dho area in Upper Dolpa have received the services of the NT for the first time. The NT has reached out to the area with the service of mobile phone in Dho area of Buddha Rural... 29 Apr, 2018
Two polling centre in Dolpa out of contact DOLPA: Two polling centres in upper Dolpa still remain out of contact. “Contact with the Gherang polling centre in Charkatangsong Rural Municipality and Kalang polling centre of Dolpo Buddha Rural Municipality has not been established,” the... Travel 26 Nov, 2017
Election ambiance hits cold Karnali DUNAI, DOLPA: As the environment for elections has been created across the nation and election fever has gripped the country. Election ambiance has also gripped the districts in Karnali region with political parties, election officials and security... Travel 13 Nov, 2017
Far-flung areas of Dolpa lack telecommunication services Only a few communication towers have been set up in Dunai Kathmandu, October 6 As many as four rural municipalities of Dolpa district still lack telecommunication services. Orgyan Dorje Gurung, a local of Shey Phoksundo, said in four rural... Travel 07 Oct, 2017
Dolpa folks deprived of subsidised rice DOLPA: Locals of three villages in Dolpa district have been deprived of government-sponsored subsidised rice and salt for the past two years due to a dispute at Kerung border point. Rather the consignment containing a total of 6,800 quintals of rice... Travel 29 Aug, 2017
Schools in upper Dolpa closed for six winter months DOLPA: All the schools in the high lands of Dolpa district are closed for six months as the temperature is increasingly going down following the rain and snowfall beginning after mid-October, according to the Dolpa District Education Office. The... Travel 09 Nov, 2016
Entreprenuers call on govt to promote organic agro tourism Kathmandu, September 16 Trekking Agencies’ Association of Nepal (TAAN) has announced its plans to take needful initiative to promote organic tourism along popular trekking trails like Kanchanjunga, Jaljala-Makalu, Jiri-Everest, Langtang-Helambu,... 17 Sep, 2016
�Govt committed to promotion of tourism� KATHMANDU: The Government of Nepal has expressed its commitment for the development of tourism sector, which is a major basis for nation’s economy. Inaugurating the second anniversary of gantabyanepalnews.com, Home Minister Shakti Bahadur... Travel 13 Jun, 2016
NRN couple provides financial support to Dolpa School KATHMANDU: Vice-chairman of the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA), Australia chapter, Raj Thapaliya and his wife Pramiti Acharya (Thapaliya) have provided financial assistance to a school based in Dolpa district on the occasion of their... Travel 30 Jan, 2016
Schools in upper Dolpa closed for six months DOLPA: With the down in temperature, the entire academic institutions in the upper part of Dolpa district have been closed for six months. The schools in Chharka, Tinje, Saldang, Vijer, Phoksundo, Dho, Mukot and other VDCs that are at the altitude... Travel 20 Nov, 2015
Much-needed rice reaches hill districts KATHMANDU: Nepal Food Corporation (NFC) has supplied 4,300 quintals of rice to Mustang, Dolpa and Humla districts via Tibet this year. NFC managed to send rice in Upper Dolpa at a time of crisis, said Purna Shankar Basi, NFC’s Bagmati zonal... 09 Jul, 2009
