Nirmal �Nims� Purja scales Cho Oyu; China still unresponsive to Shishapangma permit plea KATHMANDU: A former UK’s Special Forces member, on his record-setting feat, has successfully climbed the world’s sixth highest peak in Tibet completing his 12th eight-thousander in just five months. Being part of the eight-member rope fixing team... Travel 23 Sep, 2019
Gurung wins Ligligkot Open Marathon in Gorkha DAMAULI: Bhim Bahadur Gurung of Arughat, Gorkha won the title of Ligligkot Siranchokkot Gorkha Durbar Open Marathon Championship held in Gorkha on Wednesday. Gurung completed the 42-kilometre race in just three hours, 17 minutes and two seconds,... 12 Sep, 2019
Foreign guests to grace Indra Jatra Kathmandu, September 11 Kathmandu Metropolitan City is all set to officially welcome 48 special foreign guests to observe Indra Jatra, an eight-day long festival, for the first time. The jatra began yesterday upon the erection of a sacred wooden... Horoscopes 12 Sep, 2019
Nirmal �Nims� Purja reaches Manaslu base camp, to attempt two peaks by Sept end KATHMANDU: After scaling 11 mountains above 8,000 m in just over four months, former UK’s Special Forces member Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja reached the base camp of the world’s eighth highest mountain in western Nepal to begin the last phase of his... Travel 11 Sep, 2019
Ligligkot marathon takes place in Gorkha today DAMAULI: The Ligligkot open marathon, organised with the aim of preserving culture and promoting tourism in the region, has taken place today in Gorkha district. According to Palungtar Municipality chair Dipak Babu Kandel, 120 athletes had... 11 Sep, 2019
Tourism industry in Nepal: Make it backbone of economy Spain maintains first place globally in the global travel and tourism competitiveness index. The 2017 report covers 136 economies, of which China ranks 15th, India 40th and Nepal 103rd in global rankings As one of the world’s largest economic... 06 Sep, 2019
Japan�s women parliamentarians on a two-day visit to Kathmandu Kathmandu, August 30 A delegation of Japan’s women parliamentarians led by Tomomi Inada, Chief Deputy Secretary-General of Liberal Democratic Party and former minister of defence, is on a visit to Nepal from August 29 to 31. The team includes... Travel 31 Aug, 2019
Representatives of 13 metros to join Indra Jatra this year Kathmandu, August 20 As many as 43 representatives of 13 metropolitan cities from six countries will be participating in Indra Jatra this year, in a bid to promote Visit Nepal-2020 campaign. Kathmandu Metropolitan City, today, confirmed that... Horoscopes 21 Aug, 2019
Yogesh Bhattarai appointed new tourism minister Kathmandu, July 31 The government today appointed Nepal Communist Party (NCP)’s leader Yogesh Bhattarai as the minister of culture, tourism and civil aviation. President Bidhya Devi Bhandari administered the oath of office and secrecy to... Horoscopes 01 Aug, 2019
Nepal, Germany to hold joint political consultations annually Germany welcomes Nepal’s efforts for investment climate with a pledge to step up cooperation Kathmandu, July 17 Nepal and Germany have signed joint declaration of intent on the Establishment of Bilateral Consultation Mechanism whereby joint... Horoscopes 18 Jul, 2019
GBIA deadline extended till December Kathmandu, July 14 The government has extended project completion deadline of Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) for the third time to December. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) — the aviation sector regulator — said that... 15 Jul, 2019
GBIA completion deadline to be extended again Kathmandu, June 21 The Chinese contractor company, Northwest Civil Aviation Airport Construction Company has sought an extension to the completion deadline of Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) by six months. As per GBIA Project Chief... 22 Jun, 2019
