DoT starts distributing mountain guide licences The Department of Tourism has started distributing licences to mountain guides, issuing the first such licence to mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa, who has scaled Mt Everest 24 times, which is a world record. Business 24 Mar, 2021
NNMGA expresses dissatisfaction with DoT's decision The Nepal National Mountain Guides' Association (NNMGA) has expressed its dissatisfaction towards the provisions set by the Department of Tourism (DoT) to distribute mountain guide licence. Business 12 Mar, 2021
Tourism dept seeks applications for mountain guide licence The Department of Tourism (DoT) has called on the interested candidates to submit their application for the mountain guide licence. Business 11 Mar, 2021
DoT to issue mountain guide licence KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 20 The Department of Tourism (DoT) has announced that it will issue mountain guide licence from now onwards. It has prepared a framework to strengthen mountaineering activities and make it a secure profession. As per the... 21 Dec, 2020
‘Entry' card law toughened Kathmandu, June 5 The Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Nepal has said that the country has stopped employing workers through those Nepali manpower companies that have not renewed their licences with validity of at least two years from the Department of... 06 Jun, 2018
Tobacco products imports drop by 30 per cent Kathmandu, January 12 Owing to different government programmes in force to discourage consumption of tobacco, the import of tobacco products has come down lately. As the government has been implementing the 90 per cent coverage area of... 13 Jan, 2018
Licence must for tobacco business from mid-March Tobacco outlets have to be at least 100 m away from educational institutions Kathmandu, January 20 In a bid to regulate the sale of tobacco products and discourage its consumption, the government has passed a proposal to ban the sale of tobacco... Travel 21 Jan, 2017
Mercury-free Nepal need of hour KATHMANDU: Mercury disposal has been a neglected issue in Nepal despite its link to health hazards. Mercury is life-threatening and its exposure to human beings may pose a threat to neurological functioning and cause serious damage to brain, kidneys... 04 Nov, 2009
Health professionals urged to help get rid of mercury KATHMANDU: Experts today urged health professionals to take an initiative to phase out mercury use from healthcare sector, arguing that it has adversely affected human health and environment. Mahesh Nakarmi, director at the Health Care Foundation... Horoscopes 01 Nov, 2009
TOPICS : Pilots: No flights of fancy Most of the districts in Nepal are still not accessible through road. Air travel remains the sole means of communication and transport. Though airline services in Nepal started in the 1950s, it was only in 1992 that the government implemented an open... 15 Nov, 2007
