KATHMANDU, June 14: The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation on Sunday said that all domestic and international flights will remain suspended until July 5.

KATMANDU, June 15: Pourakhi Nepal on Friday organized an art festival to highlight the woes of domestic workers in Nepal and abroad.

LALITPUR, June 5: The cases of domestic violence against men have also gone up in Lalitpur district of late.

KATHMANDU, Jun 3: Domestic private sector airlines have decided to hike airfare. The hiked airfare will be effective from coming Tuesday.

GULMI, June 3: Sabitri Ghimire, 44, a resident of Ghurkot rural municipality-7 attempted to commit suicide twice in a day by jumping in the Kali Gandaki River. After being rescued, Ghimire said that she had decided to end her life after family related issues and conflict.

KATHMANDU, May 31: Minister for Finance Yuba Raj Khatiwada has said that expansion of internal tourism should be the priority if we want to achieve prosperity through tourism.

KATHMANDU, April 28: The Saving habits of Nepalis is expected to improve significantly in the current fiscal year, indicating that people are investing more than they used to about two and half decades ago.

KATHMANDU, Mar 30: The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has put forward a promising plan to expand domestic flight coverage of Nepal Airlines by adding six twin otter plane to its fleet within three months.

RATNANAGAR, Mar 28: Local conservationists were joined by domestic as well as foreign tourists to clean up the protected zone in and around Sauraha of Ratnanagar, Chitwan.

KATHMANDU, March 24: Along with the assurance of seat occupancy from local level bodies, domestic airlines companies have started flight operations to several domestic airports that have remained non-operational for many years.

The three-day US-Nepal International Moot Court Competition concluded on Sunday, announcing winners in different categories. Six teams representing six different law colleges took part in the  competition.

KOLKATA, Mar 10: The ugly spat between Indian pacer Mohammed Shami and his wife Hasin Jahan took a dramatic turn on Friday after the police registered an FIR against the pacer and four members of his family.

ROLPA, Feb 12: Shanti BK of Rolpa Municipality-1 was thrown out of her house after the death of her husband in course of foreign employment in a Gulf country. Moreover, the family members blamed her for the death of the husband and she was expelled from the house despite eight years of caring for the family.

JHAPA, Feb 2: Many women who went for foreign employment to escape domestic violence back home are having an even worse fate abroad. Some of them were forced to return home after being victims of greater abuse and torture while others have remained out of contact with their families for a long time.

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.

KATHMANDU, Jan 18: Domestic flights operated from Tribhuvan International Airport were affected due to thick fog in various parts of southern plains Thursday.

BHAKTAPUR, Jan 14: Ranikot at Suryabinayak Municipality ward number 7 of Bhaktapur has been emerging as one of the top destinations for domestic tourists. The specialty of this place is that it is located at a high altitude, and provides a scenic view of the Kathmandu Valley.

Dhangadhi, Jan 8: A-Division outfit CMG Sankata has secured their place in the final eight of Nepal Ice Far-western Khaptad Gold Cup defeating Dharan Football Club in penalty shootout.

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.

NAC to increase domestic air routes

January 6, 2018 15:49 pm

KATHMANDU, Jan 6: The National flag carrier Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) is to add (new) destinations toward the domestic flight services. With the decision to expand the domestic air routes, it has geared up for the management of required aircraft and human resources including pilots.

POKHARA, Dec 7: Domestic airline companies have canceled more than half of their flights scheduled for Thursday, citing provincial and parliamentary election.

KATHMANDU, Nov 30: Supply of domestic oranges to the Kathmandu Valley has plunged by about a half this year compared to the last year, according to the statistics of Kalimati Fruits and Vegetables Market Development Board (KFVMDB).

KATHMANDU, Oct 13: With the rise in the number of air travelers in domestic routes, the domestic terminal of Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) is overcrowded these days. However, the facilities have not improved accordingly.

KATHMANDU, Oct 12: The terminal lounge of Tribhuvan International Airport TIA) has been extremely cramped on Thursday afternoon. The passengers were forced to stand due to lack of seats. The lounge was cramped with passengers after all the flights from the TIA were delayed suddenly.

MANANG, Oct 7: The number of domestic tourists visiting the trans-Himalayan district, Manang, has increased this Dashain.  The mountainous district was full of domestic tourists during the Dashain festival, the biggest festival of the Nepalis.

MYAGDI, Oct 5: Number of domestic tourists visiting Mustang via Myagdi has increased remarkably this festive season.

POKHARA, Oct 5: Pokhara witnessed significant rise in domestic tourist footfalls this Dashain season.

KATHMANDU, Sept 9: Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, a leading hospital chain in India, has said that it will now charge domestic tariff to Nepali patients.

KATHMANDU, Aug 21: Domestic airlines are cashing in on the poor state of Mulging-Narayanghat road as more people prefer to fly rather than take the ordeal of traveling through the landslide-prone road which is undergoing expansion for past two years.

KATHMANDU, Aug 12: Flights to Biratnagar and Bhadrapur in the eastern Nepal from Kathmandu were halted Saturday due to heavy rainfall since the past few days. Incessant rains have completely inundated the airport of Biratnagar while there were no flights to Bhadrapur due to poor weather.

KATHMANDU, August 8: None of the government bodies in the country has exact information on the number of Nepali migrant workers in the Gulf countries.

KATHMANDU, August 4: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has made public its internal borrowing calendar to raise Rs 145 billion in the current fiscal year 2017/18.  The central bank is raising money inside the country in line with the government's plan of collecting Rs 145 billion in the current fiscal year for deficit financing as mentioned in the budget for the new fiscal year.

BAITADI, July 23: This February a report by the district police stated that number of suicide cases due to domestic violence in the district were on rise.

GULMI, July 23: On February 12, Sarita Khatri, 23, of what was former Darbar Devisthan VDC-3, filed a complaint against her husband at the District Police Office (DPO), Gulmi, accusing him of making her life hell.

GULMI, JULY 23: On February 12, Sarita Khatri, 23, of what was former Darbar Devisthan VDC-3, filed a complaint against her husband at the District Police Office (DPO), Gulmi, accusing him of making her life hell. Five days later, police called both of them for reconciliation and the issue was resolved. On March 13, Puja Budhathoki, 24, of Resunga Municipality-14, filed a complaint against her husband Bam Bahadur BK, 25, accusing him of keep beating her. Though police tried to resolve the issue, Puja was not ready for reconciliation. She instead approached the District Court. These two women are only the representatives of the dozens of domestic violence cases registered at the DPO.

KATHMANDU, July 15: Baudha Enterprises Pvt Ltd -- an authorized sales and service distributor of AMCO batteries for Nepal -- has brought new range of batteries in the domestic market. Organizing a press meet in Kathmandu on Friday, the company announced that it has introduced world class batteries with innovative technologies and advanced features under the brands -- AMCO Maxlast, AMCO Super Start, AMCO Ultra Life, AMCO Nexgen, AMCO Endura.

KATHMANDU, July 11: While production of honey is growing with every passing year, Nepali beekeepers have not been able to meet even the domestic demand.

KHOTANG, June 1: The demand for ironic objects such as knife, scythe, shovel etc. has increased in Khotang district. Those involved in producing these objects as well as those who sell them at retail price are making good money.

KATHMANDU, April 15: Delays and cancellations of domestic flights have lately become routine events at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), thanks to poor visibility due to increased levels of fine dust particles in the air, and a surge in air traffic.

POKHARA, April 13: Hotels based in a touristic town Pokhara have been packed with domestic tourists on the eve of the Nepali New Year- 2074 BS. Hoteliers here are busy welcoming guests.

Leopard disrupts domestic flights at TIA

MUGU, April 1: Air service has been hit in Karnali zone after the aircraft of private airlines companies moved to the eastern region over lucrative business.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has finalized his first budget for the federal government, a blueprint that would make deep cuts in the Environmental Protection Agency and other domestic programs while significantly increasing spending on the military.

SAPTARI, Jan 16: The District Police Office, Saptari last night arrested two persons for running illegal home made liquor production.

Domestic air passenger movement up

December 29, 2016 09:39 am

KATHMANDU, Dec 29: Domestic carriers flew around 1.18 million passengers in the first nine months of 2016, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN).

Domestic air passenger movement up

December 28, 2016 21:08 pm

KATHMANDU, Dec 28: Domestic carriers flew around 1.18 million passengers in the first nine months of 2016, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN).

JHAPA, Dec 19: Theme of the recently observed Human Rights Day was centered on ensuring safe environment for women and girls at home. Discussions in various programs organized to mark the day mostly concluded that domestic violence is the most rampant form of violence that females and children have to suffer from. However, the call for ending such forms of violence, which were blown loudly on streets, in rallies and in several programs organized at hotels and other special venues, do not seem to have reached remote areas.

Domestic airfare comes down

December 7, 2016 09:57 am

KATHMANDU, Dec 7: Private airlines have decided to reduce airfare.

SINDHULI, Dec 2: The Sindhuli district is witnessing an unprecedented rise in the registration of cases related to domestic violence.

KATHMANDU, Nov 19: Kathmandu Metropolitan City has honored national and foreign mountaineers summiting the Makalu and Kanchanjanga mountains at different times.