Santosh Pokharel

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Road extension around Fewa Lake risks soil deposition

Published On: November 17, 2018 08:30 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Nov 17: ‘Haphazard’ road extension around Fewa Lake has put the lake under risk as the mud released during the construction get deposited in the lake. The ‘haphazardly’ widened road at Pancheswar area has badly affected the texture of the lake, experts noted.

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Lack of quality tourists worries Pokhara entrepreneurs

Published On: November 12, 2018 09:52 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Nov 12: Tourism entrepreneurs in Pokhara are concerned with the inflow of more budget tourists who ‘haggle’ too much, together with shortening stay of tourists in the top tourist destination of the country in recent years. To their dismay, high-end tourists are visiting in less numbers these days.

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Mount Ghustung in Myagdi records first summit

Published On: October 31, 2018 09:39 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Oct 31: A team of six foreigners and three Nepali climbers has become the first to stand on the summit of Mount Ghustung (6465m) in Myagdi district.

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32 quintals of Satuwa smuggled from Annapurna area

Published On: October 31, 2018 04:30 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Oct 31: A huge cache of Satuwa ( Paris Polyphylla), a valuable herb produced in the Annapurna area, has been smuggled by an unidentified group.

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Mustang welcomes 4,000 tourists in a day

Published On: October 25, 2018 07:30 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Oct 25: Mustang, one of the popular tourist hubs of Nepal, is witnessing a significantly high number of domestic tourists this season. On Tuesday alone, almost 4,000 tourists arrived at Jomsom. Utilizing their Dashain holidays, nature lovers from across the country have reached the mountainous district to view its mesmerizing beauty.

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Domestic tourism on the rise during festive holidays

Published On: October 24, 2018 11:19 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Oct 24: Pokhara, widely regarded as Nepal’s best destination for travel and trek, is currently busy serving both foreign and domestic tourists amid Nepali festivals and tourist season.

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Stakeholders rue lack of communication facilities in trekking areas

Published On: October 16, 2018 06:30 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Oct 16: A tragic incident in Gurja Himal of Myagdi district on Thursday claimed nine lives -- five South Koreans and four Nepalis. Authorities knew about the incident only after two days and it took another two days to retrieve all the bodies.

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Choppers fly to ABC without local government permission

Published On: October 7, 2018 12:19 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Oct 7: Despite a restriction for choppers to fly to Annapurna Base Camp (ABC), helicopter companies running the flights to the base camp, flouting the directive of the local government.

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Prices of essential goods soar on the eve of festivals

Published On: October 4, 2018 07:52 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Oct 4: Soaring prices of essential consumable goods on the eve of the festive season has panicked consumers in Pokhara.

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Yeti begins Kathmandu-Pokhara flights with new ATR

Published On: October 4, 2018 05:30 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Oct 4: With the beginning of the tourist season in the country, Yeti Airlines, a private airline company, has started flights in the Kathmandu-Pokhara-Kathmandu sector. Yeti has deployed its new ATR 72-500 aircraft for the sector.

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No road expansion at ABC foot trail for next 30 years

Published On: September 23, 2018 07:46 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Sept 23: Tourism entrepreneurs and locals of Annapurna Base Camp (ABC) have reached an agreement not to build additional motorways on the upper trekking trail for the next 30 years.

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Boating in Begnas Lake? Beware!

Published On: September 10, 2018 11:17 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Sept 10: In 2011, 3 people died while boating in Begnas Lake. They had succumbed to lightning that befell on them while boating in the lake. The next year, five people died in the same lake after their boat capsized. This Saturday again a boat capsized in the lake killing eight people. The eight were heading to a Teej gathering.

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Nepali paragliders incurred heavy loans to win Asiad silver

Published On: August 31, 2018 09:10 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Aug 31: It has transpired that the Nepali paragliding players, who won the silver medal at the Asian Games -- Nepal's first and only medal in the sports jamboree so far -- had to bear the financial burden of all the equipment by themselves. Equipment for the two events, cross country and accuracy, cost the players almost Rs 1.4 million, which they managed through personal loans.

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Roofs of upper Mustang houses leaking due to heavy rain

Published On: August 14, 2018 07:24 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Aug 14: It rains rarely in the northern part of upper Mustang, and when it rains, it rains very softly. Keeping this in mind, the residents opt to build thatched-roofed houses. However, this year, it rained heavily in upper Mustang and now all of the roofs are seeping water.

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Gandaki Province to integrate all tourism fees into one

Published On: August 13, 2018 09:38 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Aug 13: The provincial government of Gandaki Province has announced that it will integrate all tourism fees into one, following criticisms by trekking agencies and tourism professionals for not doing the needful in removing ambiguity about redundant tourism fees collected by different government entities.

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Plan for 1000-bed hospital in Gandaki Province

Published On: August 1, 2018 03:45 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Aug 1: The provincial government of Gandaki is moving forward with a plan to establish a 1000-bed hospital providing facility to treat five major diseases.

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Pokhara locals express solidarity with Dr KC

Published On: July 21, 2018 03:30 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, July 21: A rally has been organized in Pokhara-Lekhanath Metropolitan City to pile pressure on the government to address demands of Dr Govinda KC. Civil society, businessmen, officials representing medical sector, students, general people took part in the pressure rally.

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Tourism possibilities in Sworek

Published On: July 19, 2018 11:25 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

Sworek, a new tourism destination, has come into the radar of multiple travel enthusiasts within a short duration of time. Located in Bhirkot-5, travelers are required to travel a distance of about 8 km from Adhikhola to reach Sworek. The destination also has road accessibility and is considered an ideal location for paragliding competitions. Local tour leader, Krishna Jung KC, stated that traveling to Sworek was pleasant even during the monsoon.

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Clarion call to increase tourists’ stay, spending in Nepal

Published On: July 8, 2018 05:40 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, July 8: Stakeholders have urged the government to take needful initiative for increasing tourist spending in the country. They said that Nepal will continue to be known as a ‘cheap destination’ if tourist spending does not increase.

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Gandaki Province to keep records of tourist arrivals from July 17

Published On: July 7, 2018 05:20 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, July 7: The Gandaki provincial government has said that it would start preparation for maintaining database of foreign tourists visiting Pokhara city. Local authorities have been saying that around 40 percent of total tourists visiting Nepal travel to Pokhara. But this is just a conservative estimate. There is no mechanism so far to calculate number of tourists visiting Pokhara.

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