Santosh Pokharel

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Gandaki’s Tourism Act: Foreign tourists forced to pay in USD for goods and services

Published On: August 2, 2022 02:32 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, August 2: Tourism entrepreneurs have expressed their objection to the Tourism Act introduced by the Gandaki Provincial government, saying that it will displace tourism businesses instead of establishing them. The Act was passed by the Provincial Assembly last Friday. The entrepreneurs complained that the Act tries to confuse the business rather than making it flourish.

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Entrepreneurs request govt to allow paragliding in Pokhara from 10AM to 12PM

Published On: July 10, 2022 03:30 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, July 10: The regional international airport in Pokhara is targeted to come into operation from January 1, 2023 as its construction has been completed.

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Tourism entrepreneurs urge NRB for relief package thru new monetary policy

Published On: July 3, 2022 02:58 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, July 3: Tourism entrepreneurs have urged the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) to bring a special relief package to save the tourism business which has been affected by the coronavirus infection.

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Pokhara Regional Int’l Airport: Road to cross Ritthepani hill opened, landfill site not finalized

Published On: June 29, 2022 07:57 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, JUNE 29: The road to cross the Ritthepani hill that falls on the eastern side of the approach of the Pokhara Regional International Airport, whose physical infrastructure is in the final stages of construction, has been opened. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), the regulatory body for the airspace, and the Forest Department reached an agreement only on Tuesday to cut down the hill and the trees there.

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CAAN tightens operation of flights on Pokhara-Jomsom route

Published On: June 15, 2022 10:20 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, June 15: A Tara Air plane crashed in Mustang, during the Pokhara-Jomsom flight, two weeks ago. All the passengers and the crew members on board the plane died in the crash. Following the accident, the aviation regulatory body, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), decided not to provide permission to domestic flights to fly until the weather is clear.

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'An infrastructure worth taking pride in has been built'

Published On: June 5, 2022 04:01 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, June 5: All works related to internal infrastructure of the Pokhara Regional International Airport, a project of national pride have been completed. According to the project, the airport is fully ready for take-offs and landing after all the work of internal infrastructure was completed.

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Flights to and from Pokhara Airport affected as fuel tanker overturns near runway

Published On: May 31, 2022 09:33 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, May 31: Regular flights to and from Pokhara Airport are affected as a fuel tanker belonging to Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) overturned near the runway.

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Tara Air airplane is suspected to have crashed (With list of passengers and crew members)

Published On: May 29, 2022 12:55 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

KATHMANDU, May 29: A helicopter that flew from Pokhara to Jomsom in search of a Tara Air aircraft has returned without any success due to bad weather. The weather condition at Pokhara-Jomsom route is currently cloudy with rainfall, affecting the search.

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Tara Air aircraft which took off from Pokhara for Jomsom loses contact

Published On: May 29, 2022 11:57 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

The aircraft took off under the command of Prabhakar Ghimire

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13 killed, 12 injured in jeep accident in Syangja

Published On: May 13, 2022 12:32 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

KATHMANDU, May 13: At least 13 people have been killed and 12 others injured in a jeep accident at Panchamul in Waling Municipality-4 of Syangja district.

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Gandaki’s Game Changers: Tourism, Roads, Airport and Hydropower

Published On: May 8, 2022 07:00 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

Gandaki Province counts on the recently-built international airport in Pokhara, under-construction roads connecting it to the country's both southern and northern neighbors, hydroelectricity projects in different parts of the province, and its immense tourism potential to embark on the journey to prosperity.

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Landfill site relocation issue delays operation of Pokhara international airport

Published On: April 16, 2022 06:20 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

Although the international airport is ready for operation if we consider the development of physical infrastructures, the operation of the airport is still uncertain as some of the critical issues related to this are not yet resolved.

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Govt bodies indifferent to work while foreigners complete work on time

Published On: March 30, 2022 03:20 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, March 30: The then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli laid the foundation stone for the construction of the Pokhara Regional International Airport on April 13, 2016. The Chinese company China CAMCE, which took over the construction of the airport with the target of completing it by July 10, 2021, started the work one and a half years after the foundation stone was laid. In the meantime, the COVID-19 pandemic spread. However, the Chinese company continued to accelerate construction.

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A dozen paragliding companies unable to resume operation

Published On: December 28, 2021 05:29 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Dec 28: About a dozen paragliding companies have not yet been able to operate their businesses.

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A still Pokhara Stadium awaiting events (Photo Feature)

Published On: December 8, 2021 06:00 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Dec 8: Although no events are being held at the moment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the stadium is ready to host matches and sports events of all sorts.

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Study to find causes and prevention measures of large-scale landslide in Manang begins

Published On: November 29, 2021 05:35 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Nov 29: A study has started on a large-scale landslide in the Himalayan district of Manang that occurred in the mid June and July. The study will focus on the causes as well as prevention measures of such landslides in the future.

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Pokhara hosts envoys from a dozen countries (with photos)

Published On: September 26, 2021 04:55 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Sept 26: A dozen foreign envoys and high ranking officials from different countries arrived in Pokhara today. They will be staying in Pokhara for two days to enjoy the various tourist attractions of the city during their stay. They will also be hiking in areas near the city.

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Muktinath temple to be reopened from Sunday

Published On: September 23, 2021 12:22 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Sept 23: The Muktinath Temple located in Mustang that has been closed for the past six months due to the COVID-19 pandemic will be reopened from September 26, Sunday. Tourism entrepreneurs in Pokhara believe that tourism activities will increase after the reopening of the temple.

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Annapurna base camp hotels to be reopened from mid-September

Published On: September 12, 2021 05:27 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Sept 12: The hotels in the Annapurna base camp area that have been closed for a long time due to the coronavirus infection, will be reopened from mid-September. Local business people are preparing to open the hotels in Ghandruk, the entrance to Annapurna Base Camp (ABC)) from September 17. ABC's hotels will be open from 20th September.

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Six dead, Two missing in Parbat landslide

Published On: September 3, 2021 10:25 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Sept 3: Six persons died and two have gone missing after a landslide swept away their houses in various part of Parbat.

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