Royal Singi Hotel cancels bookings till August-end KATHMANDU: The Royal Singi Hotel — a four-star hotel in Kathmandu — has cancelled all its bookings till August this year citing the hotel is assessing the damages caused by the devastating earthquake of April 25 and subsequent powerful... 15 Jun, 2015
Minister-led panel formed for tourism revival KATHMANDU: The government on Sunday constituted a powerful national committee for the revival of country’s tourism sector after April 25 temblor and its aftershocks damaged tourism infrastructure, incurring an estimated loss of Rs 18... Horoscopes 15 Jun, 2015
DoT inspects 48 hotels, three marked unsafe KATHMANDU: The inspection team of the Department of Tourism (DoT) has inspected 81 buildings of 48 hotels and resorts in Kathmandu Valley and its surroundings till date and three hotels among them have been marked unsafe. Among the 48 hotels... 14 Jun, 2015
All heritage sites in Valley reopening KATHMANDU: The Department of Archaeology has informed that all heritage sites of the Kathmandu Valley will formally reopen for the general public from Monday. Tourists and general public were prohibited from entering the heritage sites after the... Horoscopes 14 Jun, 2015
Is Nepal ready to welcome tourists? KATHMANDU: We stumbled, fell, but now we are trying to get back on our feet. Everything is gradually crawling back to ‘normal’. It has to, though the fear of another shake looms. Perhaps the day when the conversation does not revolve around... Art & Culture 14 Jun, 2015
UNESCO says safety concerns must be priority KATHMANDU: The UNESCO office in Kathmandu has appealed to the general public to be extra cautious and reconsider the necessity of visiting the Kathmandu Valley World Heritage sites, saying that many of the monuments in these sites are still in a... Horoscopes 13 Jun, 2015
200 stranded on Everest, casualties top 19 KATHMANDU, April 26 At least 200 climbers and support staff are in a need of emergency rescue from the higher camps on Mount Everest as they have been stranded above the treacherous icefall following yesterday’s avalanche that killed more than 19... Travel 27 Apr, 2015
At least 13 mountaineers killed in Everest avalanche KATHMAN: At least 13 mountaineers were killed and many went missing when a massive avalanche triggered by the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal struck Mt Everest. According to Gyanendra Shrestha, an official at the Department of Tourism under... Travel 25 Apr, 2015
NTB has spent only 10pc of annual budget so far KATHMANDU: Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has managed to spend just 10 per cent of its total budget for this fiscal year in the nine-and-a-half month period due to prolonged deadlock in appointment of CEO and disputes regarding the amendment of financial... 24 Apr, 2015
200 stranded on Everest, casualties top 19 KATHMANDU: At least 200 climbers and support staff are in a need of emergency rescue from the higher camps on Mount Everest as they have been stranded above the treacherous icefall following yesterday’s avalanche that killed more than 19 persons and... Travel 22 Apr, 2015
ADB aids Nepal to promote tourism KATHMANDU: Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $57.5 million (around NRs 265.6 crore) in grants and loans to India, Nepal and Bangladesh to develop major tourism sites, including Buddhist sites under the South Asia Tourism Infrastructure... 21 Nov, 2009
Chelsea judges award plasticine 'medal' LONDON: It may have got most of the publicity, but the bendy plasticine solution to urban gardening fashioned by resolutely ungreen-fingered Top Gear presenter James May failed to move the judges at the Chelsea Flower Show today. Maybe the fact that...
