Seven people—four South Korean tourists and three Nepali high altitude workers—had gone out of contact in the Annapurna Base Camp region last month.

The fourth council meeting of the Annapurna Rural Municipality decided to prohibit choppers in the region last fiscal year, citing adverse impact on the region’s ecology and tourism.

Travel trade entrepreneurs said that all lodges and tea houses on the route had reopened for business.

Various programmes--such as bird watching, nature photography, exhibition on owl conservation, and essay and poetry competition among school students--were organised during the two-day festival.

The municipal council has decided to provide the amount under the heading of “facility” and not salary.

Magar was admitted to Manipal Teaching hospital in Pokhara on Thursday.

Pokhara Street festival is a major occassion for New year celebrations

The eighth edition of the Nepal Literature Festival is a potluck of diverse issues and offers something new.

In the final match played with arch-rival India at the Pokhara Stadium on Monday, Nepal lost 2-0 to the goals scored by Indian skipper and forward Bala Devi.

Hosts' weightlifters secure 16 medals, including two gold and three silver.

With the gold, the lifter also bettered his national record in both the snatch and clean and jerk categories.

Setting a new national record, Chaudhary clinched the country’s first gold medal in women’s weightlifting.

The home team wrap up the event with six medals, including 2 gold and 3 silver.

Tamata had clocked 57 minutes 33 seconds to secure gold in duathlon that consists of 5km running, 20km cycling and 2.5km running.

Anjali Chand, making her T20 international debut, took six wickets in 13 deliveries without conceding a run in the hosts’ facile 10-wicket win.