NTB to organise Visit Pokhara Year Kathmandu, December 22:Buoyed by a growth in tourist arrivals in the last couple of months following the political settlement, Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) appears to be getting more systematic and technical in its one-point objective of boosting... 22 Dec, 2006
Show cause on Fewa case POKHARA: Pokhara Appellate Court on Wednesday issued show cause notices to the defendants in a writ petition filed for conservation of Fewa lake. The petition was filed on Tuesday against Kaski DDC, Pokhara sub-metropolitan city, Sarangkot, Pumdibhumdi... Travel 16 Nov, 2006
Royals have 181 ropanis of land in Pokhara Pokhara, August 10:A total of 181 ropanis of land in Pokhara is in the royal family’s name. According to the District Land Revenue Office (DLRO), Kaski, of the total 181 ropanis which mostly lie on the bank of Fewa Lake, 7 ropanis 7 aanas and 7 paise... Travel 11 Aug, 2006
Electricity generation in Fewa project halted Pokhara, June 30:Electricity generation from Fewa Hydro Power Project (FHPP) situated at Pokhara-17, Pardi has been halted for the past one week, as local farmers are using water from the canal to the powerhouse for paddy plantation. 1,088 KW of... 01 Jul, 2006
Discussion on budget plans Pokhara, May 29 :Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Pokhara Chambers of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), organised a talk programme here with an objective to discuss with the private sector and collect suggestions on taxation,... 29 May, 2006
BIZ BRIEFS Fewa Lake festivalPOKHARA: Hotel entrepreneurs’ committee of Pokhara is to organise the third Fewa New Year festival from April 12 to 15 along with a slogan ‘Save Fawa Lake’ with a view to protecting environment of this attractive tourist... 16 Mar, 2006
Peace on Bullets Kathmandu:The Capital city has a lot to offer — ancient beautiful temples and the durbar squares to enjoy the winter’s warm sun, fantansic climate — not too cold that you freeze, nor so hot that you sweat gallons and gallons (just the right... Travel Abroad 10 Mar, 2006
Artwork with a difference POKHARA: Local artists have got together with those from the capital and abroad to create unconventional artwork at the International Himalayan Museum here.Six artists from Kathmandu, 10 from Pokhara and one foreign artist have been involved in a... Travel Abroad 19 Jan, 2006
Two missing bodies recovered Pokhara, November 22: The bodies of Kamala Kapali, 23, and Bikash Maharjan, 28, who had gone missing since November 17, were found floating at Fewa lake this morning. SI of District Police Office, Kaski, Krishna Rana said the two bodies were found 25... Travel 23 Nov, 2005
ONCE-OVER Scribes against fiat BIRGUNJ: The Narayani zone-based journalists have declared ‘Kalam Satyagrah’ demanding the cancellation of the new media ordinance and the end of autocracy, at a journalists’ meet here on Saturday. Earlier, the meeting issued... Travel 19 Nov, 2005
Hotels sans tourists in Sarangkot Sarangkot, November 17:Tourism entrepreneurs in Sarangkot have complained that their business is not catching up even though the tourist arrivals is satisfactory this season. “The tourists visiting Sarangkot don’t stay here overnight,” they said.... 17 Nov, 2005
Tourist-mugging on rise in Pokhara Pokhara, November 4:Pokhara seems to be fast turning into Harlem of New York, going by the increasing incidents of tourists getting mugged in this sylvan lakeside resort. The targets are especially those tourists visiting the Bishwa Shanti Stupa.... Travel 04 Nov, 2005
