TAAN advice on tourism policy Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, April 1:The Trekking Agents Association of Nepal (TAAN) recently submitted its recommendations to the government on the formulation of a new tourism policy. The association has highlighted many problems concerning the... Travel 02 Apr, 2004
MIDWAY : Great small pleasures Buddhi GautamThe happiest people are perhaps those who derive pleasure from small things, which are abundant. These people need not be globetrotters or trailblazers, as the small surroundings they live in may be full of marvellous stuff. Writing, for... 31 Mar, 2004
Tourists bypassing Beni trek route Himalayan News ServiceBeni, March 26:The flow of tourists to Beni, the main portal for trekking round the Annapurna area to reach Pokhara, has completely stopped after the Maoists attacked the district headquaters.Instead, the tourists are going... Travel 27 Mar, 2004
Maoist sanction hits Pokhara hard Himalayan News ServicePokhara, March 16:The Pokhara locals have been hit hard by the embargo imposed by the Maoists. Hospitals here are short of oxygen cylinders because of this. Cooking gas or LPG is also out of stock. Kalidas Baral, a gas depot owner... Travel 17 Mar, 2004
Polio immunisation campaign in 67 districts Rastriya Samachar SamitiKathmandu, February 21The eighth intensive national vaccination day was held in 67 districts across the Kingdom today. The first stage was held on August 16 and the second phase on September 20 last year in the Himali districts... Travel 22 Feb, 2004
Polio immunisation campaign in 67 districts Rastriya Samachar SamitiKathmandu, February 21The eighth intensive national vaccination day was held in 67 districts across the Kingdom today. The first stage was held on August 16 and the second phase on September 20 last year in the Himali districts... Travel 22 Feb, 2004
Mustang farmers start drying apples Rastriya Samachar SamitiTukuche, February 4 Apple farmers in the remote Mustang district have begun drying up apples into sliced pieces after facing difficulties in transporting fresh apples to the market in the absence of proper transportation... 05 Feb, 2004
Police bust visa racket Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, February 3The police have arrested several people on charges of being involved in the business of producing fake visas.Pemba Chhiri Sherpa of Hangdewa, Taplejung, Rajaram Poudel and Machakaji Tandulkar of Kathmandu... Horoscopes 04 Feb, 2004
Obsolescence, Maoist threats make telegraph service lose cutting edge Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, May 28The telegraph service has come under threat of obsolescence after three decades of existence and active service in the country as it can no longer compete with the modern devises of telecommunication. The latest... Horoscopes 28 May, 2002
