KATHMANDU, May 25 - A Chinese woman and five Sherpa guides have scaled Mount Everest, becoming the first team to reach the peak from the Nepal side since a deadly avalanche last month sent climbers home, officials said.
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NAC's new plane lands amid fanfare:
KATHMANDU, APR 28 - As Chinese-made MA60 aircraft landed at the Tribhuvan International Airport ( TIA ) on Sunday afternoon, it was welcomed by water canon salute, a rare sight in the country's aviation history. Of course, it was an ex ......
Govt plans to lease out Himalayan peaks:
KATHMANDU, MAR 11 - The government is planning to lease out a number of unclimbed Himalayan peaks to private parties who will manage them and collect fees from mountaineers.
There are more than 1,600 virgin summits in the Nepa ......
KATHMANDU, Jan 27: The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) is doubling Tourism Service Fee (TSF) levied on foreigners departing from Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) from March 1. It has been levying Rs 500 per tourist so far.
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Qatar Air provides discounted fare..
KATHMANDU: Qatar Airways has offered a discount of up to 25 per cent on return travel in all classes of its airKATHMANDU: Qatar Airways has offered a discount of up to 25 per cent on return travel in all classes of its aircraft across ......
KATHMANDU: The Trekking Agencies Association of Nepal (TAAN) is all set to develop an alternate trekking route from Besi Sahar for the Annapurna trekking region.
According to trekking agencies due to motorable roads to trekkin ......
KATHMANDU: With the growing number of youths arriving in Nepal, the country has emerged as a preferred adventure tourism destination.
The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA)'s recent statistics show that ......
Altogether 384,436 summiteers have successfully climbed Mount Everest till December 2012 since Tenzing Norgey Sherpa and Sir Edmund Hillary climbed it for the first time in May 29,195, a government's publication stated.
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