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Dec 12 2018 | 04:29 pmNepal’s women mountaineer journalists aspire to contribute to country’s tourism through photo exhibition
Kathmandu: In a bid to contribute to Nepal’s tourism through series of spectacular photos of the world’s highest peak, the team of “First Women Journalists Everest Expedition-2018...
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Sep 18 2018 | 12:42 pm100 killed, 143 injured in rain-triggered disasters in Nepal
Kathmandu: One hundred people killed, 143 injured and 1,964 families were affected in different parts of the country due to the monsoon-induced disasters in recent months, Nepal’s Home Minister ...
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Jul 29 2018 | 12:19 pmMalaysia urges Nepal to reconsider foreign worker ban
Kualalampur: Malaysia’s Minister of Human Resources M. Kula Segaran has called on Nepal to reconsider its decision to ban workers coming to Malaysia, saying the ban would have major effects on s...
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Jul 23 2018 | 01:26 pmChina-assisted int’l airport in Nepal to attract more tourists, business opportunities
By Shristi Kafle Pokhara: The arrivals of tourists to Nepal have grown the highest as the country welcomed over half a million tourists in the first half of 2018, while the arrivals of Chinese tourist...
Recent News
- Nepal’s women mountaineer journalists aspire to contribute to country’s tourism through photo exhibition
- 100 killed, 143 injured in rain-triggered disasters in Nepal
- Malaysia urges Nepal to reconsider foreign worker ban
- China-assisted int’l airport in Nepal to attract more tourists, business opportunities
- With khukris and assault rifles, Singapore’s Gurkhas to guard Trump-Kim summit
- Nepal plane crash survivor says don’t drink, sleep on flight
- Forgotten ancient Buddha sites in Nepal long for revival by tourism
- Nepali musicians discover their rich heritage
- Mt. Everest expedition brings respite to Nepal’s quake-battered tourism sector
- In Nepal earth quake injured stalked by disability two years on
Feature
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Salvation House — where Hindus go to die
Varanasi: They arrive in battered cars, on crutches and sometimes on a stretcher barely able to breathe — but salvation is close for thousands of Hindus who go to the holy city of Varanasi each year to die. Some end up in homes for the elderly ...
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Five-star hotels offer exclusive cuisine for Lunar New Year holidays
By Shristi Kafle Kathmandu: Holiday makers arriving in Nepal to spend the Chinese Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival here and local foodies are being treated to a gourmet-fest as the majority of five-star hotels are offering exclusive Chinese cuisine...
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Israeli-developed “multi-target toxin” treatment a complete cure for cancer?
Jerusalem: A “multi-target toxin” treatment developed by an Israeli company has raised doubts about its claimed capability to completely cure cancer. Codeveloper and the company’s CEO Ilan Morad voiced his confidence about its effec...
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‘Naive, reckless’ tourists couchsurfing in war-torn Afghanistan
Kabul: Seeking an “authentic” experience as he backpacked through war-torn Afghanistan, Dutch tourist Ciaran Barr searched the Couchsurfing website for locals to stay with. He found an astonishing number of potential hosts. Despite the co...
Opinion
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Biodiversity and sustainable tourism in the Hindu Kush Himalaya
By Janita Gurung and Anu Kumari Lama Biodiversity and tourism linkages Biodiversity is the basis for many tourism activities in th...
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Brexit, a sign of anti-elite revolt: Analysts
PARIS: It was Britain’s poorer and less-educated citizens — angry at not having shared in the economic benefits of a n...
