Muna Sunuwar
Muna SunuwarMuna Sunuwar is a business correspondent at Republica English Daily. She covers tourism, aviation and energy-related issues. She has been active in professional journalism since 2017.
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ECONOMY
Nepal Govt planning to open unclimbed peaks for mountaineering
Nepal Govt planning to open unclimbed peaks for mountaineeri...
KATHMANDU, August 14: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Jeevan Ram Shrestha has said that the government has taken forward a plan to open unclimbed peaks for mountaineering.
Aug 14, 2022
ECONOMY
Rafting provides women river guides opportunities to grow
Rafting provides women river guides opportunities to grow
SINDHUPALCHOWK, July 19: Deuralee Chamling, a woman in her 40s has been making her living through adventure. She is a trekking guide by profession and recently scaled Mt Everest. Being the first lady mountaineer to have summited the tallest mountain in the world from Rai community, she wants to expl...
Jul 19, 2022
ECONOMY
CAAN firm on its decision about night-stop park provision for domestic airlines
CAAN firm on its decision about night-stop park provision fo...
KATHMANDU, June 21: The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has said that a mandatory provision for the night-stop parking to 35 aircraft including 17 helicopters outside Kathmandu is the need of the hour.
Jun 21, 2022
ECONOMY
Govt says it’s taking Nijgadh Airport project forward despite SC order to stop it
Govt says it’s taking Nijgadh Airport project forward despit...
KATHMANDU, May 30: The government has said that the Nijgadh International Airport Project will be taken forward by preparing an investment structure for the project through Investment Board Nepal. The Supreme Court, however, has recently overturned the government’s decision to build the airport.
May 30, 2022
ECONOMY
Govt to launch program to welcome 1 million tourists in FY 2022/23
Govt to launch program to welcome 1 million tourists in FY 2...
KATHMANDU, May 29: The government has announced plans to launch a program to welcome one million tourists in the coming fiscal year 2022/23.
May 29, 2022
SOCIETY
Accused of sexually assaulting a female employee, Chinese national surrenders to police
Accused of sexually assaulting a female employee, Chinese na...
Li Qian, owner of Zhenzhong Machinery Manufacturing Company in Thankot, has surrendered two and a half months after the incident
May 25, 2022
NEPAL, ECONOMY, SOCIETY, Republica Watch
A silver lining around dark clouds
A silver lining around dark clouds
They say ‘every cloud has a silver lining’. The saying turned out to be true about the COVID-19 pandemic as well. Due to global travel restrictions, not many international visitors came to Nepal in 2021 but the domestic tourists kept the tourism industry alive, showing a new glimmer of hope.
Jan 01, 2022
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Omicron variant confirmed among two including 66-year-old foreigner
Omicron variant confirmed among two including 66-year-old fo...
Infected persons had travelled via country where the virus was already detected
Dec 06, 2021
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Nepal detects first two cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19
Nepal detects first two cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19
KATHMANDU, Dec 6: Nepal has detected the first two cases of Omicron variant on Monday.
Dec 06, 2021
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Domestic flights resume from today
Domestic flights resume from today
KATHMANDU, July 1: The domestic flights at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) have resumed from today.
Jul 01, 2021