Kathmandu, Jan 1: The Visit Nepal Year 2020 has been officially inaugurated amidst a special ceremony held at Dasarath Stadium this evening. The VNY 2020 is being observed as a national festival with a target to bring in 2 million tourists, with a determination to establish tourism sector as the major foundation of Nepal’s economic […]
Kathmandu / Jan. 1: Supreme Court of Nepal (SC) ordered the government on Wednesday to provide the official map of Nepal along with a copy of annex of Sughauli Treaty, 1816, within 15 days. On a hearing of writ filed by advocate Bishwa Prakash Bhandari held on Monday, single bench of Justice Hari Phuyal, also […]
Bhairawa / Jan. 1: About 1.5 million tourists from India and the third countries visited Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha, in 2019. However, the number of the tourists was less by 100,000 than the figure of the previous year. In 2018, about 1.6 million international and domestic tourists had visited Lumbini. According to the […]
Palpa / Dec 31: Tansen, the district headquarters of Palpa, is preparing to organise a food festival highlighting the local cuisine of Magar community. The food and cultural festival is to be organised by Nepal Magar Association, Palpa on coming January 10. It aims to promote local tourism and promote the Magar art and culture, […]
Kathmandu / Dec. 31: Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali on Tuesday said that India was positive for dialogue on border problems. “Authorities of Nepal and India are holding a meeting of the bilateral mechanism. They are discussing the possible date of the meeting,” he said while speaking at the meeting of the Directive […]
Kathmandu / Dec 31: Nepal Gem and Jewelry Association is all set to organize a two-day ‘Nepal Gem and Jewelry Expo-2020’ in the second week of January in Kathmandu. The ‘Third Nepal Gem and Jewelry Expo’ will be held on January 10 and 11 at Hotel Soltee Crown Plaza, according to the organizer. At a […]
Kathmandu / Dec. 30: At a time when preparations to the official inauguration of the Visit Nepal Year (VNY) 2020 are going on in full swing, the government has asked the people to illuminate their houses in the evening of January 1 to welcome the national campaign. Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh […]
Kathmandu / Dec 30: A promotional event targeting the Visit Nepal Year-2020 is to be organised in the United Kingdom. The event will highlight introduction about Nepal, touristic destinations, its cultural life and so on, trying to encourage more and more people to visit Nepal, event coordinator Raghu Dahal said. It is being organised by […]
Morang / Dec 30: The Biratnagar Metropolitan City has started preparations to set up a drinking water project worth Rs 10 billion. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) which will fund it has launched a study on the project. As part of the ‘one house one tap’ campaign launched by the metropolis, the project aims to […]
Kathmandu / Dec 29 : With only two days left for the beginning of Visit Year 2020, various tourism agencies have announced discount offers. They think the discount offers would encourage foreigners to prolong they stay in Nepal and visit frequently. The Visit Year being launched with formal programme on January 1 warrants attention and […]