Arpana Ale Magar

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Buddha's home town Kapilvastu awaits pilgrims, visitors

Published On: March 6, 2018 03:06 AM NPT By: Arpana Ale Magar

TAULIHAWA, March 6: More than a million tourists, including Buddhist pilgrims, visit Lumbini -- the birthplace of Buddha - every year. However, Buddha's natal town Kapilvastu still awaits visitors despite lying just 59 kilometers away from Lumbini.

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'Tourism contributed Rs 91b to GDP in 2017'

Published On: February 21, 2018 11:25 AM NPT By: Arpana Ale Magar

KATHMANDU, Feb 21: Direct contribution of travel and tourism sector to the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is estimated to have increased by 6.8 percent to Rs 91 billion in 2017, a study conducted by World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) shows.

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MoAD’s cold store project to come into implementation this fiscal year

Published On: February 19, 2018 06:00 AM NPT By: Arpana Ale Magar

KATHMANDU, Feb 19: The government will start implementing Cold Store Construction Project from the current fiscal year, officials of Ministry of Agricultural Development (MoAD) said.

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Service in Chinese for Chinese tourists at TIA

Published On: February 14, 2018 07:57 AM NPT By: Arpana Ale Magar

KATHMANDU, Feb 14: Chinese tourists visiting  Nepal this year will find the processing at airport immigration easier. They can also wake up to a Chinese breakfast and end the day with a Chinese dinner. And the whole day they can have guides who explain  everything to them in Chinese.

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Number of group trekkers increasing

Published On: February 10, 2018 08:18 AM NPT By: Arpana Ale Magar

KATHMANDU, Feb 10: The number of group trekkers increased by around 63 percent in the first eight months of 2017 compared to the same period of 2016.

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Protected areas report 58 percent surge in revenue

Published On: February 5, 2018 03:30 PM NPT By: Arpana Ale Magar

​KATHMANDU, Feb 5: Revenue collection by different national parks and conservation areas increased by nearly 58 percent in Fiscal Year 2016/17 compared to data of the previous fiscal year.

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2017, a safer year for country’s aviation

Published On: February 4, 2018 07:29 AM NPT By: Arpana Ale Magar

KATHMANDU, Feb 4: The year 2017 has been considered a safer year for Nepal’s aviation sector compared to the previous years, as the country recorded only two accidents with two casualties in the year.

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LMW cold-shoulders govt's call to come and negotiate payment

Published On: January 29, 2018 09:30 AM NPT By: Arpana Ale Magar

KATHMANDU, Jan 29: South Korean company Landmark Worldwide (LMW), which prepared a detailed feasibility study of the proposed second international airport (SIA) in Nijgadh of Bara, has cold-shouldered the government's call to come and hold a discussion with the tourism ministry for receiving payment.

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Elizabeth Hawley, chronicler of Himalayan mountaineering, dies aged 94

Published On: January 27, 2018 08:23 AM NPT By: Arpana Ale Magar

KATHMANDU, Jan 27: Elizabeth Hawley, a noted expert of mountain expeditions, passed away in Kathmandu at 2:30 am on Friday.

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New radar system to be operational from Feb 1

Published On: January 25, 2018 07:30 AM NPT By: Arpana Ale Magar

KATHMANDU, Jan 25: Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) is starting full-fledged operation of Mode S Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radar (MSSR), which was installed at Bhattedanda of Lalitpur 14 months ago, from February 1.

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Dense fog in Tarai region affects domestic flights

Published On: January 23, 2018 06:30 AM NPT By: Arpana Ale Magar

KATHMANDU, Jan 23: Dense fog and cold wave have disrupted flights from Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu to different destinations of the Tarai region.

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Most of the airports in the country make losses

Published On: January 21, 2018 08:49 AM NPT By: Arpana Ale Magar

KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Most of the airports in the country are making losses, according to a recent data of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN).

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Paddy production down by 1.5% to 5.15 million tons

Published On: January 18, 2018 08:15 AM NPT By: Arpana Ale Magar

KATHMANDU, Jan 18: Production of paddy dropped slightly, while maize production climbed to an all-time high in Fiscal Year 2017/18, according to a report prepared by the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MoAD).

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All proposals for agri-tourism grant disqualified

Published On: January 16, 2018 05:45 AM NPT By: Arpana Ale Magar

Vegetables Development Directorate publishing notice for proposals again

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Contractor hiring more workers to expedite construction work

Published On: January 15, 2018 08:19 AM NPT By: Arpana Ale Magar

KATHMANDU, Jan 15: The contractor of Gautam Buddha International Airport -- a national pride project -- is hiring more workers to speed up construction works.

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Pulse prices continue to fall

Published On: January 14, 2018 10:14 AM NPT By: Arpana Ale Magar

KATHMANDU, Jan 14: Price of pulses is going down in the market, as expected by the traders, as the price has gone down in India from where Nepal imports significantly.

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Pokhara airport saw largest passenger movement in 2017 outside Kathmandu

Published On: January 13, 2018 08:30 AM NPT By: Arpana Ale Magar

KATHMANDU, Jan 13: Domestic passenger movement has been increasing remarkably in recent years, while travelling by road is full of hassles across the country.

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Royalty from mountaineering expeditions up 28 percent in 2017

Published On: January 8, 2018 08:32 AM NPT By: Arpana Ale Magar

KATHMANDU, Jan 8: The government collected Rs 389.5 million in royalties from mountaineering expeditions in 2017, a growth of 27.61 percent compared to the earnings of 2016.

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Domestic air passenger movement up 41 percent

Published On: January 7, 2018 12:30 PM NPT By: Arpana Ale Magar

KATHMANDU, Jan 7: While Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), the only international airport of the country, is being criticized for its terminal capacity and space, passenger movement has been increasing each year.

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2017 a satisfactory year for tourism, say entrepreneurs

Published On: January 1, 2018 09:40 AM NPT By: Arpana Ale Magar

KATHMANDU, Jan 1: Entrepreneurs have termed the year 2017 as a ‘satisfactory year’ for the tourism industry.

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