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Nepal sets sight on multi-billion dollar LGBTIQ tourism market

Kathmandu, April 21 -- Nepal on Saturday hosted the first international LGBTIQ tourism conference. It wants a chunk of the multi-billion dollar pink market after the stunning success of a legally reco... Read More


Political uncertainty clouds Nepal's investment summit

Kathmandu, April 18 -- The government plans to dangle 148 potential projects, with nearly Rs900 billion worth of ready-to-go projects, before foreign and domestic investors at the third edition of the... Read More


Thamel now open 24/7

Kathmandu, April 13 -- In December 2022, the Nepali authorities adopted a "liberal policy" to allow nighttime businesses across the country, including in Thamel, to flourish after almost a decade and ... Read More


'Invisible' hand stopping civil aviation bills: Lawmaker

Nepal, April 11 -- A member of the parliamentary International Relations and Tourism Committee has revealed that there is an "invisible" hand preventing the passage of two crucial civil aviation bills... Read More


Rs1.47 billion extra paid in Airbus A330s deal, probe shows

Kathmandu, April 5 -- Nepal's anti-graft body on Thursday completed its five-year-long probe into the $209.6-million Airbus deal, the largest ever in Nepal's aviation history, concluding that the proc... Read More


No landings from northern end of Kathmandu airport from today

Kathmandu, April 1 -- All flights approaching from the northern end of Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) will be barred from landing from Monday onwards for at least three months, the ... Read More


Tracking chip now mandatory for Everest aspirants

Kathmandu, March 7 -- On April 12 last year, tonnes of ice mass moved downslope and buried three Sherpa guides. It was the season's first accident on the world's tallest peak-Everest. The bodies have ... Read More


Nepal revives air carriers' liability and insurance legislation plan

Kathmandu, March 3 -- The civil aviation ministry has revived the stalled process of enacting separate air carriers' liability and insurance legislation for domestic carriers, years after adopting the... Read More


Indian travellers can now scan and pay in Nepal

Kathmandu, March 1 -- Indian tourists visiting Nepal were able to pay for the services through their mobile phones on Wednesday, for the first time since the ban on high-denomination Indian currency n... Read More


Nepal trekking permit goes digital

Nepal, Feb. 26 -- After over seven decades since Nepal started issuing trekking permits to foreigners, the government has finally ended the paper-based permit issuing system. This comes weeks after th... Read More