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CAAN bans paragliding from Sarangkot after Pokhara Int’l Airport comes into operation

Published On: December 28, 2022 04:30 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Dec 28: The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has decided to ban paragliding from Sarangkot starting from January 1 after the Pokhara Regional International Airport comes into operation. Paragliding, which is one of the major attractions of Pokhara, will be allowed only from Mandredhunga, which lies about 5 km west of Sarangkot.

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Pokhara's zipline is the 'tallest' and 'steepest' in the world

Published On: December 26, 2022 10:00 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Dec 26: The zipline operated in Pokhara has received the world's tallest and steepest zipline award. Official World Record (OWR), an organization that studies and awards the products of world's adventure activities, has given the award of 'tallest' and 'steepest' to the zipline operated by HighGround Adventure Nepal.

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Airline companies making business plan for Pokhara Regional Int’l Airport

Published On: December 23, 2022 03:15 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Dec 23: Pokhara Regional International Airport will officially come into operation on January 1, the first day of the English New Year 2023. As preparation for the operation of the airport, private sector airline companies Buddha Air and Yeti Airlines landed their ATR-72 aircraft at Pokhara Regional International Airport for the first time on Thursday. The aircraft also conducted test flights. The residents expressed their happiness saying that this has fulfilled a four-decade-long dream of operating an international-level airport in Pokhara . The airline companies say that they are preparing for commercial flights after the demo flights on Thursday.

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ATR-72 aircrafts of Buddha Air and Yeti Airlines make successful landings and take offs at at Pokhara International Airport (Photo feature)

Published On: December 22, 2022 07:15 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Dec 21: Pokhara International Airport will be officially operational from January 1. As a part of the preparation for the same, the private sector airlines, ATR-72 aircrafts belonging to Buddha Air and Yeti Airlines landed at Pokhara International Airport for the first time on Thursday.

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Pokhara’s Old Airport to Remain Functional as CAAN Prepares to Launch Int’l Airport

Published On: December 22, 2022 08:45 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Dec 22: Pokhara Regional International Airport is coming into operation from January 1.

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Pokhara International Airport: First flight on Pokhara-Varanasi route

Published On: December 20, 2022 10:30 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Dec 20: Buddha Air, a leading private sector airline company of Nepal, is all set to operate the first flight from Pokhara Regional International Airport on January 1, when the newly-upgraded airport will come into operation. Buddha Air has prepared its flight schedule for the first flight from Pokhara to Varanasi of India on the first day of the English New Year (January 1, 2023).

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Pokhara police nab woman who socialized with home-alone elderly women and robbed them of their cash and jewelry

Published On: December 17, 2022 08:15 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Dec 17: The police have arrested a woman on the charge of stealing jewelry and cash from elderly women by tricking them in many ways. According to the Kaski Police, Tika Shrestha, 34, of Modi Rural Municipality-6, Parbat, who currently lives in Pokhara Metropolitan Municipality-4 Ganesh Tole, was arrested with the stolen goods

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Paragliding to be allowed in Pokhara skies three hours a day

Published On: December 14, 2022 02:45 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Dec 14: After the Pokhara Regional International Airport (PRIA) comes into operation from January 1, it is not yet certain what will happen to the paragliding flights in the skies here. However, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) is going to reduce the time so that paragliding continues in the skies of Pokhara even for only three hours a day.

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PM Deuba to inaugurate PRIA on January 1

Published On: December 13, 2022 08:30 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Dec 13: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is all set to inaugurate the Pokhara Regional International Airport (PRIA) on January 1. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal CAAN) is preparing to operate the airport from the first day of the English New Year (January 1, 2023). Top leaders of various political parties including Prime Minister Deuba will attend the inauguration of the airport in Pokhara on January 1.

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Future of paragliding in Pokhara becomes uncertain as int’l airport comes into operation

Published On: December 11, 2022 09:20 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

KATHMANDU, Dec 11: There are 60 paragliding companies operating tandem flights in the sky of Pokhara. Commercial paragliding in this lake city started about two and a half decades ago. Most of those companies fly from Sarangkot and land in Pokhara. Some have also started commercial flights for tourists outside Pokhara.

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Commercial paragliding flights from Mansangkot in Syangja to begin

Published On: December 7, 2022 03:45 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Dec 7: With preparations for bringing the international airport in Pokhara into operation, there is still confusion about the future of paragliding in the skies of Pokhara. Entrepreneurs want to continue paragliding in the skies of Pokhara to the extent possible.

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Pokhara Regional Int'l Airport: Calibration flights conducted

Published On: November 30, 2022 01:40 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Nov 30: The mechanical test (calibration flight) has been completed at the Pokhara Regional International Airport (PRIA), which is being prepared to be put into operation from the first week of January, 2023. Mechanical testing of the airport was done for a week. However, the report has not  arrived yet.

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Airlines connecting Pokhara to India

Published On: November 25, 2022 12:35 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Nov 25: The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) is preparing to bring the Pokhara Regional International Airport (PRIA) into operation from January 1, 2023. Accordingly, the calibration flight (mechanical test) is now being carried out. The airport will become operational after the calibration flight is carried out successfully and the test flights are completed.

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Vindu Kumar Thapa wins in Kaski-2B

Published On: November 24, 2022 01:35 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Nov 24: Vindu Kumar Thapa of Nepali Congress has won a seat in the Provincial Assembly from Kaski-2B. He defeated CPN-UML's Meena Gurung by a margin of 1,309 votes and was elected as a member of the Gandaki Provincial Assembly.

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Positive indication in Nepal’s tourism sector as tourist arrival rises

Published On: November 21, 2022 09:35 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Nov 21: The tourism sector which was badly affected by the coronavirus pandemic is returning back on track. As a proof of it, 88,582 tourists entered Nepal till November. In ten months of the year 2022, a total of 4,73,563 tourists have entered Nepal.

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More than 50 percent votes cast in Mustang and Manang

Published On: November 20, 2022 04:28 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Nov 20: More than 50 percent of votes have been cast in the mountain districts of Manang and Mustang, according to the election officials there. Electoral officials have said that in Mustang, a district across the Himalayas, 51 percent of votes were cast and in Manang, another Himalayan district, 55 percent of the eligible voters cast their votes.

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Aircraft arrives in Pokhara to conduct 'calibration flight'

Published On: November 19, 2022 08:30 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Nov 19: An Aero Thai aircraft has arrived in Pokhara for calibration flights (mechanical test) at the Pokhara Regional International Airport.

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Paragliding pilots with health issues not allowed to fly

Published On: November 18, 2022 04:30 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Nov 18: It has been found that some paragliding pilots fly in the skies of Pokhara despite having some health problems. During a test conducted recently, some pilots with serious health problems were barred from flying. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has banned pilots with health problems from flying for at least six months.

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Pokhara airport receives 3,800 passengers daily

Published On: November 6, 2022 11:48 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Nov 6:  The number of air passengers has increased significantly in recent times due to the increasingly difficult road travel, the tourist season and the increasing habit of traveling among domestic guests. According to the Pokhara airport, more than 3,800 passengers received air services from the airport in one day. This is the highest number of passengers flying to and from the Pokhara Airport.

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These paragliding pilots came all the way from Europe, but they could not fly

Published On: November 1, 2022 07:35 PM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Nov 1: A paragliding pilot from Spain stayed at the office of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) in Pokhara for three hours a few days ago. The reason the foreigner spent three hours at the authority was to get permission for paragliding.

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