Santosh Pokharel

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Entrepreneurs seek tourism-friendly policy

Published On: December 17, 2017 06:30 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Dec 17: Tourism entrepreneurs have urged the newly elected leaders of the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies to prioritize tourism as the major sector of the country's economy.

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Locals against changing it into CM's residence

Published On: December 16, 2017 11:15 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Dec 16: The royal family members used to come and stay here for recreation. The epitome of natural beauty 'Himgriha' and Ratna Temple in Pokhara, which stretched over 100 ropanis of land, was not open for public then.

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NC fails to retain strongholds in Province 4

Published On: December 16, 2017 03:17 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Dec 15: Nepali Congress (NC) heavyweights who contested the parliamentary and provincial elections from Province 4, including the party's senior leader Ram Chandra Paudel, faced humiliating defeats.

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UML wins Nepali Congress’s stronghold

Published On: December 8, 2017 01:40 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Dec 8: The Nepali Congress outweighed CPN-UML at Manang. However, this time, UML has broken Nepali Congress’s win after Polden Chopang Gurung, CPN-UML’s district chairperson defeated NC’s Tek Bahadur Gurung. Polden garnered 2300 votes while Gurung had 2021 votes. In 2064’s election, Dev Gurung of CPN-Maoist had won the election.

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New voters excited in Province-4

Published On: December 7, 2017 03:30 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Dec 7: Bishal Kandel, 22, was in Malaysia for the last four years. The local of Pokhara returned home right before the local level election.

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Domestic airlines cancel half of their flights from Pokhara

Published On: December 7, 2017 02:45 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Dec 7: Domestic airline companies have canceled more than half of their flights scheduled for Thursday, citing provincial and parliamentary election.

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Officers head for polling stations carrying election materials

Published On: December 5, 2017 05:50 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Dec 5: Carrying 66 types of election materials, returning officers and security personnel have headed for their destinations to hold the parliamentary and provincial elections slated for Thursday.

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High altitude affects poll officials

Published On: November 26, 2017 07:37 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Nov 26: Security force and other election staffs deployed in mountainous districts for Sunday’s provincial and parliamentary election have been hit by the chilling weather. While many were reported struggling to adapt to high altitude climate, one armed police personal, Kailash Katuwal, was air lifted to Pokhara from Naar village of Manang following worrying signs.

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Unidentified group detonates bomb targeting NC leader Poudel

Published On: November 18, 2017 04:22 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Nov 18: An unidentified group has hurled a pressure cooker bomb targeting a vehicle used by Nepali Congress leader Ram Chandra Poudel in his home district Tanahun. Poudel has escaped the attack.

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Major parties field ‘heavyweight’ leaders in Kaski

Published On: November 16, 2017 07:04 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Nov 16: Kaski district is considered as the center of Province 4. The district also happens to have the highest number of constituencies among all the districts of the province, becoming the biggest electoral battleground of Province 4.

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Construction of Pokhara airport begins

Published On: November 14, 2017 08:34 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Nov 14: Construction of Pokhara Regional International Airport, a national pride project, has finally started from Sunday. The project has been started with a target to be completed within four years.

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Candidates of Manang and Mustang campaigning in cities

Published On: November 9, 2017 04:00 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Nov 9: There are altogether 5,881 voters in the mountainous district of Manang but more than 60% of them live outside of the district, according to candidates of various political parties.

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Patients hit by unmanaged regional hospital in Pokhara

Published On: October 31, 2017 04:30 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Oct 31: Patients visiting the regional hospital in Pohara have been affected by chaos and mismanagement of the government-run hospital in the capital of Province 4.

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Poll alliances trigger dissent in districts

Published On: October 24, 2017 06:59 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Oct 24: The electoral alliances formed through the decisions of the central committees of various political parties to stand a better chance in the upcoming parliamentary and provincial elections have led to widespread criticisms at the district level.

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Electoral alliances trigger widespread criticism in districts

Published On: October 24, 2017 04:30 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Oct 23: The electoral alliances formed through the decisions of the central committees of various political parties to stand a better chance in the upcoming parliamentary and provincial elections have led to widespread criticisms at the district level.

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Possible mishap averted in paragliding accident

Published On: October 17, 2017 04:45 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Oct 17: On Monday afternoon, a potential mishap of eight paragliding flights of seven different companies was averted when a sudden gust of wind pushed the flights toward Fewa Lake of Lekhnath-Pokhara Metropolis in Kaski district.

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Marigold flower blooms for Tihar

Published On: October 17, 2017 02:30 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Oct 17: Draupadi Acharya from Pumdibhumdi was at Seasonal Manakamana Nursery based in Birauta to buy marigold flower on Sunday. She has come to the nursery to buy marigold. She was having problem growing marigold at her own home.

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12 paragliders plunge into Fewa Lake (Update)

Published On: October 16, 2017 03:19 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Oct 16: Twelve paragliders have reportedly fallen into the Phewa Lake after they lost balance while paragliding.

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Party leaders having hectic schedule as election nears

Published On: October 15, 2017 12:07 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Oct 15: With the parliamentary and provincial elections just around the corner, most of the district level leaders of established political parties have flocked to the capital to meet the central leaders of their party to lobby for their candidacy.

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Party leaders having hectic schedule as election nears

Published On: October 15, 2017 02:30 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Oct 15: With the parliamentary and provincial elections just around the corner, most of the district level leaders of established political parties have flocked to the capital to meet the central leaders of their party to lobby for their candidacy.

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