Santosh Pokharel

KATHMANDU, Nov 10: Tourism entrepreneurs are raising concerns over rising domestic and international airfare prices, which have resulted from the reduced operating hours of Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) for upgrading work. Business owners say the airfare increases are affecting tourists comi...

POKHARA, Nov 7: After nearly a year, a Chinese aircraft has once again landed at the Pokhara Regional International Airport (PRIA). A chartered Sichuan Airlines flight from Kunming, China, arrived in Pokhara on Thursday, bringing guests and participants of the 3rd International Mountain Cross-countr...

POKHARA, Oct 28: As the government prepares to reduce the operating hours of Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) for infrastructure expansion, it plans to fully operationalize Pokhara Regional International Airport (PRIA) and Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) in Bhairahawa. To facilitate...

KATHMANDU, Oct 20: The arrival of domestic tourists to Pokhara has decreased this year. The three-month period of September-November is considered as the peak season for foreign visitors, especially for trekking. As this season is a suitable time for trekking, the arrival of foreigners increases dur...

POKHARA, Oct 4: A total of 96,305 foreign tourists arrived in Nepal via air travel in September alone. According to the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), this is the highest number of foreign tourists recorded in any September to date. The NTB stated that this year's September arrivals have surpassed those...

POKHARA, Oct 3: The flight schedules of nine airports, including the Pokhara Regional International Airport (PRIA), have been fixed earlier by approximately one and a half hours. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has decided to start flights from these airports at 4:30 am due to an increa...

POKHARA, Sept 8: Nepal’s tourism sector is facing a significant challenge as the peak tourist season approaches, with hotel bookings remaining alarmingly low. The season, which begins in mid-September and lasts until November, is considered the second most critical period for the tourism in the coun...

POKHARA, Aug 29: Two Spanish nationals who set out on the Ghorepani trek in the Annapurna region have been missing for four days. While the police were searching the area where the Spanish tourists went missing, they found the body of a male near the Bhurungdi River in Tikhedhunga, Annapurna Rural M...

POKHARA, Aug 28: Last Friday afternoon, 27 Indian pilgrims/tourists lost their lives in an accident at Aaina Pahara in Anbu Khaireni Rural Municipality-2, Tanahun, along the Prithvi Highway. Another 16 people were injured in the accident.

KATHMANDU, Aug 18: Three people have died of dengue in Gandaki Province within three weeks. Among the deceased, two were the residents of Tanahun and one was of Kaski. The provincial Ministry of Social Development and Health said that dengue infection has increased rapidly in various districts of Ga...