KATHMANDU, Jan. 21 -- A little short of reminiscing the fourth year of the devastating earthquake the struck the nation in 2015, Bhaktapur Durbar Square is awaiting the number of tourists visiting the ancient town of Kathmandu Valley to bounce back to pre-earthquake figure.
The number of tourists setting foot in the Durbar Square in the first-half of Fiscal Year 2014/15 had peaked to a record 88,288, just before the earthquake.
Although not quite there, the number of tourist arrival in the first-half of the current Fiscal Year 2018/19 has reached 76,139 so far. This is an increase by 9,149, or 13.3 %, from the same period of last fiscal.
The year following the earthquake saw the number taking a steep dive to 27,530 in the first half of F...