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Amid lockdown, 145 stranded trekkers rescued from Mustang
Published On: March 26, 2020 07:50 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, March 26: A total of 145 foreign and Nepali trekkers stranded in Mustang district have been rescued and sent to Kathmandu via land route in the past three days.
NOC to increase storage capacity at Gagangaunda depot
Published On: March 14, 2020 10:10 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, March 14: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) is planning to expand its fuel storage capacity at the Gagangaunda depot. According to the officials of the NOC, the current storage at the depot is not able to meet the demand and needs to be expanded to fulfill the current market demand.
Gandaki steps up monitoring at projects employing Chinese workers
Published On: March 11, 2020 09:45 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, March 11: Health officials of Gandaki Province have said that they have upped monitoring in settlements near project sites where Chinese nationals are working to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Corona affects movie business in Pokhara
Published On: March 10, 2020 05:07 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
Though the shows in the theaters are running according to their schedule, there has been decrease in the number of moviegoers in Pokhara.
COVID-19 effect: No Holi fervor among Pokhara folks (with photos)
Published On: March 9, 2020 05:00 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, March 9: In the previous years, tourism entrepreneurs of Pokhara used to gather together for grand Holi celebration. Lakeside, the main tourist hub used to be vibrant with Holi colors.
Gandaki Province lacks infrastructure to countner coronavirus threat
Published On: March 5, 2020 10:07 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, March 5: Health workers in Pokhara have reported the lack of infrastructures to prevent the possible spread of coronavirus. Being a tourist city, Pokhara is considered a sensitive zone for the contagious diseases. According to health workers, isolation wards need to be set up as a precautionary measure, but there are not enough isolation wards.
‘It is becoming difficult to keep business running’
Published On: March 2, 2020 09:49 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, Mar 2: Hit hard by the impact of coronavirus outbreak, local entrepreneurs have suggested to the government to take needful measures to prevent further slide in their business. They have even warned of protest if the government failed to address to their concerns on time.
Pokhara hoteliers report huge booking cancellations
Published On: February 27, 2020 08:59 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, Feb 27: With COVID-19 coronavirus cases rapidly rising in various countries, hotel bookings in Pokhara have plummeted markedly.
Relief for passengers as competition brings airfare down
Published On: February 25, 2020 08:40 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, Feb 25: Passengers in the Pokhara-Kathmandu route are flying for Rs 2,800 per person which earlier used to cost up to Rs 5,050. Earlier, the passengers could not get the tickets easily and used to have complaints that the tickets were not available for cheaper price in the route.
Youth goes missing as a boat capsized in Fewa lake
Published On: February 24, 2020 05:37 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, Feb 24: A youth has gone missing after a boat capsized in Fewa lake in Pokhara on Monday afternoon.
Pokhara eyes more tourists with direct flights to Biratnagar
Published On: January 30, 2020 08:45 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, Jan 30: Pokhara is set to have easy connectivity with eastern part of the country with the beginning of direct flight service to Biratnagar.
Preparations at Pokhara hospitals inadequate
Published On: January 30, 2020 07:40 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, Jan 30: One of the topmost tourist destinations in the country, Pokhara receives quite a good number of tourists, including Chinese. This has made the locals here quite concerned over the possibility of the spread of coronavirus and they expect the authorities concerned to put in place the required safety measures. However, preparations by the authorities are not impressive.
Nepal Army begins rescue and search operation in Annapurna region ( with photos)
Published On: January 22, 2020 06:00 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, Jan 22: Nepal Army has started rescue and search operation in Annapurna region where four South Koreans and three Nepali have gone missing since last week.
7 trekkers including four SKoreans still missing in avalanche: Police
Published On: January 19, 2020 08:22 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, Jan 19: A total of seven trekkers including four South Koreans and three Nepalis are still missing following Friday’s avalanche near the Annapurna Base Camp (ABC), police said.
Chinese, Koreans missing as avalanche hits trekking route
Published On: January 18, 2020 08:05 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, Jan 18: Several Chinese and Korean nationals along with their guides have gone out of contact after an avalanche struck a popular trekking route in Annapurna region on Friday.
Chinese, South Koreans go missing as avalanche hits popular Annapurna trekking route
Published On: January 17, 2020 06:15 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, Jan 17: Several Chinese and Korean nationals along with their guides have gone out of contact after an avalanche hit Annapurna trekking route on Friday.
Quadruplets born in Pokhara
Published On: January 17, 2020 07:55 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, Jan 17: A woman gave birth to four babies at Manipal Teaching Hospital in Pokhara on Thursday.
Pokhara to build three tourism projects in PPP model
Published On: January 15, 2020 10:45 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, Jan 15: Pokhara Metropolitan City (PMC) has unveiled plan to build three tourism infrastructure projects under Public Private Partnership (PPP) model.
Pokhara Airport serving 2,000 passengers a day
Published On: January 14, 2020 09:00 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, Jan 14: Pokhara Airport has been serving an average of 2,000 passengers on a daily basis. About a quarter of total passengers are foreigners.
Food, gold adulteration rampant in Syangja
Published On: December 29, 2019 09:31 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, Dec 29: In a recent market monitoring, district administration of Syangja has found that there has been serious contamination in drinking water and adulteration in mustard oil, gold, and silver.
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