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Nepali immigration: 66,831 left Nepal permanently in 2024

Nepali immigration: 66,831 left Nepal permanently in 2024

KATHMANDU: 66,831 Nepalis permanently left the nation in 2024, according to the Department of Immigration, with a virtually equal gender split (34,544 women and 32,287 males). This equilibri...

Muglin-Pokhara road: 74% progress achieved

Muglin-Pokhara road: 74% progress achieved

KATHMANDU: The Prithvi Highway's Muglin-Pokhara segment is expanding gradually; 74 percent of the physical construction has already been finished. The project intends to improve regional tra...

Buddha Air flight emergency landing at TIA after engine problem

Buddha Air flight emergency landing at TIA after engine problem

KATHMANDU: A technical problem mid-flight forced Buddha Air to reroute a flight headed for Bhadrapur in Jhapa to Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu on Monday morning. The pla...

Himalaya Airlines plane lands in Muscat due to medical issue

Himalaya Airlines plane lands in Muscat due to medical issue

KATHMANDU: A medical emergency forced a Himalaya Airlines flight headed to Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu to make an emergency landing in Muscat. The incident took place...

Annapurna Circuit trek draws 30,866 tourists in 2024

Annapurna Circuit trek draws 30,866 tourists in 2024

KATHMANDU: The Annapurna Circuit Trek cemented its position as one of the top 10 trekking routes in the world in 2024 with 30,866 foreign visitors. Among the guests were 12,362 women, 18,499...

Sichuan Airlines flight lands at Pokhara for Dragon Boat Race

Sichuan Airlines flight lands at Pokhara for Dragon Boat Race

KATHMANDU: A Sichuan Airlines chartered flight made a smooth landing at Pokhara International Airport, carrying 126 passengers from Chengdu. The Chinese team aboard the flight has arrived in...

Gwarko flyover

Gwarko flyover faces penalty after missing extended deadline

KATHMANDU: The construction company is facing a daily penalty of Rs 88,000 since the

Annapurna Conservation Area

Annapurna Conservation Area records over 33,000 foreign visitors in October

KATHMANDU: Foreign tourist arrivals to the

died from altitude sickness

Swiss tourist dies, suspected from altitude sickness, in Manang

KATHMANDU: Marcus Ceslar, a 63-year-old Swiss traveler, is thought to have died in Manang, Nepal, from altitude sickness. Police inspector Rajendra Bahadur KC of the Manang District Police O...

Kulekhani-Phakhel and Sisneri-Dakshinkali road sections

Kulekhani-Phakhel and Sisneri-Dakshinkali road sections closed for 3 days for repairs

KATHMANDU: Beginning today, the Sisneri-Dakshinkali and Kulekhani-Phakhel road segments will be closed for three days in order to do repairs. Simkhola, which is in the Makawanpur district's...

Buddha Air

Buddha Air flight diverted to Kathmandu due to technical issues

KATHMANDU: When a Buddha Air aircraft with the call sign 9N AJS had technical difficulties while in flight, it was safely diverted to Kathmandu. Due to issues with its right engine, the airc...

Flights resume on Manthali-Lukla route

Flights resume on Manthali-Lukla route after 2-day weather-related closure

KATHMANDU: After a two-day halt due to unfavorable weather in the Khumbu region of the Solukhumbu district, flights on the Manthali-Lukla route have resumed. Poor weather caused Lukla Airpor...