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Effort to keep Pokhara’s Lakeside open for 24 hours backfire...

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According to Clause 25 of the Home Administration Reform Plan 2074, tourist areas such as Thamel and Durbar Marg in Kathmandu, as well as Pokhara’s Lakeside, were to remain open 24 hours with necessary security arrangements.
4 days ago
ECONOMY

Trekking in Manang halted for a week as adverse weather forc...

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Heavy snowfall in the Himalayan region has disrupted trekking in Manang during the peak season, forcing both domestic and international tourists to turn back before reaching their intended destinations. Local authorities have advised trekkers to avoid trekking for at least a week due to potential ri...
Oct 30, 2025
SOCIETY

Pokhara’s balloon festival attracting more domestic visitors...

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Domestic visitors during the weekend holidays flocked to the Pame area in large numbers. In previous years, visitors would typically enjoy their time only around the Lakeside area, but this year, the balloon festival has attracted tourists all the way to Pame.
Dec 31, 2024
SOCIETY

Farmers of Pokhara-19 fed up with monkey menace, mull migrat...

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POKHARA, Jan 31: Pushpendra Pandey, the ward chairman of Pokhara Metropolitan City-19, issued a notice to the ward's residents on Monday advising them to cut trees around their houses to control monkey menace.
Jan 31, 2024
ECONOMY

Airline companies to pay Rs 10,000 for chartered helicopter...

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POKHARA, April 2: To regulate the random helicopter flights at the Annapurna Base Camp (ABC), which is at a height of 4130 meters above the sea level, the rural municipality is formulating a law. In order to regulate flights other than rescue and relief efforts, the Annapurna Rural Municipality of K...
Apr 03, 2023
SOCIETY

Reconstruction of Tal Barahi temple to begin soon

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POKHARA, March 2: Preparations have started for the reconstruction of the Tal Barahi temple located in the middle of Phewa Lake.
Mar 02, 2023
SOCIETY

First accident of ATR-72 aircraft in Nepal

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POKHARA, Jun 15: An ATR-72 aircraft has met with an accident for the first time in the aviation history of Nepal. On Sunday morning, an ATR-72 aircraft of Yeti Airlines, which took off from the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu for Pokhara, met with an accident. The aircraft  has a capaci...
Jan 15, 2023
POLITICS

UML changes mayoral candidate in Pokhara

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POKHARA, April 25: The CPN-UML leader Krishna Thapa has resigned from his post as Gandaki Provincial Assembly member after receiving the ticket for the mayoral candidate of Pokhara Metropolitan City.
Apr 25, 2022
SOCIETY

Why does the earth surface in Pokhara cave in from time to t...

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POKHARA, August 24: A huge flood occurred on the road at Mahendrapul in Pokhara due to heavy rain on Sunday night. Not only a stretch of the road but also the sidewalks caved in due to the flood. People living in the area are worried as the roads and sidewalks have been washed away. Mahendrapul is o...
Aug 24, 2021
SOCIETY

Nepali nationals in Afghanistan plead for their immediate re...

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POKHARA, August 16: Many Nepali nationals working in Afghanistan are worried for their safety after Taliban insurgents take control of Kabul-- the capital city of the war-torn Afghanistan-- on Sunday. The fear of potential attacks by the Taliban has led thousands of people to leave the country in a...
Aug 16, 2021