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Visit Nepal Year 2020 logo unveiled
Kathmandu : Visit Nepal Year 2020 logo has been unveiled today . VNY 2020 aims to welcome 2 million tourists in 2020. The 1st meeting of the VNY 2020 main organizing committee chaired by Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Rabindra Adhikari unveiled the final logo today. A major exercise for the creation of the logo for the Government ...
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What’s Delaying Nepal’s Tourism Boom?
By Raunab Singh Khatri In 2017, Nepal saw a record 940,000 visitors, missing the stated target of 1 million tourists by a mere 6 percent. Meanwhile, visitors to the Mt. Everest area surged beyond 900,000 for the first time. Thus, it is indeed a period of optimism for Nepal, which seeks to style itself on the global market as a ...
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Pokhara – Province No. 4
NepalTourNews- Pokhara , the capital of Province 4 , is second most popular tourist destination of Nepal. Pokhara is a trekking gateway to the Annapurna region , where thousands of trekkers explore natural beauties each year. A visitor can experience the best trekking, boating, hiking, pony rides, paragliding and relax at one of the lakes near the city with the ...
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Kumari – the living goddess of Nepal
By Arachika Kapoor — Surrounded by the modern day houses and shops, exists the centuries-old ‘Kumari House’ in the royal palace of Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu. The medieval structure houses ‘Kumari’ – Kathmandu’s ‘living goddess’, who is evoked in a young girl every morning. Highlighting symbolism in Nepal’s Newar culture, two white stone lions stand to guard the door ...
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Kapilvastu home to 136 archaeological sites
Kapilvastu ( RSS ) : The latest archaeological excavation carried out under the aegis of the Department of Archaeology has discovered that Kapilvastu has the highest number of archaeological sites in the country.It has identified 136 archaeological sites in the district. Department’s spokesperson Ram Bahadur Kunwar said that this is the first time so many archaeologically significant sites have been ...
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Initiative to develop cultural heritage trail
Kathmandu :People’s representatives from the Hanumandhoka and Swoyambhu areas and representatives from UNESCO have conducted an on-site study on the prospects of developing a heritage trail from Hanumandhoka to Swoyambhu. Hanumandhoka and Swoyambhu are the Unesco world heritage sites. The study team was led by the House of Representatives member Jeevan Ram Shrestha. It comprised of Province Assembly member Rajesh ...
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What’s Delaying Nepal’s Tourism Boom?
By Raunab Singh Khatri In 2017, Nepal saw a record 940,000 visitors, missing the stated target of 1 million tourists by a mere 6 percent. Meanwhile, visitors to the Mt. Everest area surged beyond 900,000 for the first time. Thus, it is indeed a period of optimism for Nepal, which seeks to style itself on the global market as a ...
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Mt. Everest height measurement
Nepal takes great pride for being home to Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain peak, which stands at 8,848 metres above sea level. But questions are frequently raised regarding its height, and they draw the attention of the bodies concerned, trigger discussions and debates and make media headlines. And finally, to make all confusions about the height of the peak called ...
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Links between corruption and wildlife crime
The Secretariat of the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) spearheaded a number of events at the 7th session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC CoSP7, Vienna, 6-10 November 2017) to encourage Parties to both ...
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Pokhara – Province No. 4
NepalTourNews- Pokhara , the capital of Province 4 , is second most popular tourist destination of Nepal. Pokhara is a trekking gateway to the Annapurna region , where thousands of trekkers explore natural beauties each year. A visitor can experience the best trekking, boating, hiking, pony rides, paragliding and relax at one of the lakes near the city with the ...
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Karnali Pradesh – Province 6
NepalTourNews — The Provincial Assembly has decided to name Province 6 as Karnali. The Assembly designated Birendra-nagar of Surkhet district as the provincial capital. The constitution promulgated on September 20, 2015, authorises the Provincial Assembly to name the province and decide its capital. Province 6 has been first among the seven federal states of the country to get its name ...
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Janakpur – capital for Province 2
NepalTourNews — Janakpur , the headquarter of Dhanusa District and capital for Province no. 2, is a popular religious site and destination for the Hindus .The city , also known as Janakpurdham, was founded in the early 18th century. Thousands of devotees from Nepal and India visit Ram Janaki Temple in the city. Janakpur is mentioned in Hindu epic Ramayana ...
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