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Kathmandu: Around 20,000 Nepalese have returned home ahead of Dashain festival. Just 15 days ago, the number of Nepalese returning home from abroad after the lockdown was only 94,000. As of Sunday, the number had reached 114,018, who have returned from major labor destinations. It is estimated that the number of Nepalese returning home will… Continue reading 20,000 Nepalese returned home ahead of festivals

Irving Everest Centennial Lions Club(IECLC) conducted it’s first physical meeting on Sunday, Oct 18, 2020, with a purpose of exchanging greetings on the occassion of Nepalese big festival Dashain and Tihar 2020.The program was initiated with the Lions Club formal procedure “Call to Order” by IECLC President Saroj Sigdel. This was a first physical meeting… Continue reading Irving Everest Centennial Lions Club organises festival greeting exchange programme

Kathmandu: The cabinet meeting held on Monday has decided to deposite Dashain allowance of the Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and other ministers on the Corona Prevention, Control and Treatment Fund. Speaking during a press meet today, Spokesperson for the government, Communication and Information Technology Minister Parbat Gurung stated that festive allowance of all ministers… Continue reading Dashain allowance of PM and other ministers to be deposited in the Corona Fund

Kathmandu: Even though the government has allowed foreigners to visit Nepal, several restrictions for them are still. Starting from October 17, the government has opened trekking and mountaineering sectors for tourists. However, they still cannot visit Nepal freely. Tourist villages including Ghandruk, a major destination in the Annapurna region, have decided not to open hotels… Continue reading More restrictions to visit Nepal

Kathmandu: Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) and the national flag carrier, Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has signed an agreement today to cooperate in various aspects of Nepal’s tourism promotion. The agreement ensures cooperation of NTB and NAC in various areas such as joint promotional projects, introductory visits, branding, international level tourism-related programs to be organized in… Continue reading NTB signs agreement with NAC for tourism promotion

Kathmandu: Air Arabia has started regular direct flights from Abu Dhabi, UAE to Kathmandu from Saturday.The first landing towards Abu Dhabi-Kathmandu was inaugurated with a water cannon salute. The company, which currently has four flights per week, plans to operate seven flights a week very soon. Currently, Air Arabia operates seven flights a week on… Continue reading Air Arabia begins Abu Dhabi-Kathmandu flight

Kathmandu: Etihad, the flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates, has suspended flights to Nepal due to a lack of passengers owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), Etihad airways has informed CAAN that they are not able to operate flights regularly in sort of passengers. Thus, the… Continue reading Etihad Airways suspends flight to Nepal

Kathmandu: The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration (MoFAGA) has issued a circular to all the 753 local levels, directing them to act in line with the recent directive of the Office of Attorney General (OAG) against those accused of rape. In response to a letter received from the OAG on October 15, the… Continue reading Govt warns against settling rape case through reconciliation

Kathmandu: Nepal has been re-elected as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in the elections held at UN Headquarters in New York on October 13.  Currently serving as a member of the Council since January 2018, Nepal has been re-elected with 150 votes and will serve a consecutive three-year term of… Continue reading Nepal re-elected to UN Human Rights Council

Quarantine is mandatory Kathmandu: Starting from October 17, the Nepal government has allowed foreign tourists to visit Nepal. However, despite lots of requests from stakeholders, the government has made quarantine mandatory for tourists. Nepal government has started visa services for tourists coming for mountaineering and trekking activities. However, tourists coming to Nepal will have to… Continue reading Foreigners allowed to come to Nepal starting from Saturday