Travel
Regular flights resume at Phalgunanda Sukilumba Airport after 3-month suspension
KATHMANDU: At Phalgunanda Sukilumba Airport in Ilam, regular flights have returned following a few-month break. Initial plans called for flights to resume last Thursday; however, a tragic in...
Advance air ticket bookings surge for Dashain festival as demand peaks ahead of peak travel period
KATHMANDU: Bookings for advance tickets to the Dashain festival have already started, despite the festival being approximately one month away. The inability to get tickets closer to the fest...
Karnali Highway blocked again due to landslides
KATHMANDU: The Karnali Highway has once again been obstructed due to landslides, severely affecting transportation. The road has been completely blocked at Gagnekhola and Esmod in Shubhkalik...
Shree Airlines flight makes emergency landing due to technical issue
KATHMANDU: A Shree Airlines flight, SHA 121, that departed from Tribhuvan International Airport this morning for Surkhet had to make an emergency landing shortly after takeoff. The incident...
Deepak Raj Joshi re-appointed as CEO of Nepal Tourism Board for second term
KATHMANDU: Deepak Raj Joshi, the CEO of the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), has been reappointed. The decision was made at a meeting of the NTB Board of Directors on Thursday, which marked the st...
Sukilumba Airport in Ilam resumes operations after 3-month closure
KATHMANDU: The Falgundanda Sukilumba Airport in Ilam, closed for the past three months due to monsoon and weather-related issues, is scheduled to resume operations today. Dinesh Sundas, the...
Nepal sees surge in foreign tourist arrivals with 720,334 visitors in first 8 months of 2024
KATHMANDU: In the first eight months of 2024, Nepal witnessed a notable surge in foreign visitor visits, with 720,334 tourists taking trips there between January and August. August had an 8....
Trip Turbo launches as comprehensive travel aggregator app
KATHMANDU: With the official launch of the mobile app, "Trip Turbo," an online travel platform, offers a wide range of travel and tour services. The portal, which Shikher Prasai founded, ena...
Tara Air to resume Pokhara-Jomsom flights
KATHMANDU: Following a temporary suspension due to inclement weather, Tara Air will begin operating flights between Pokhara and Jomsom on Tuesday. The restart was brought on by better weathe...
Landslide disrupts Prithvi Highway in Gajuri, Dhading
KATHMANDU: A landslide in Gajuri, Dhading, has affected the Prithvi Highway, particularly in the Gajuri Rural Municipality-6 Belkhu area. The landslide caused a rockfall, resulting in the ro...
Flooding halts traffic on Madi-Thori road in Chitwan
KATHMANDU: The Madi-Thori road in Chitwan has been obstructed due to flooding from the swollen Ghangharkhola rivulet following continuous heavy rain. The flood has brought vehicular movement...
Bharatpur's Metropolitan Ring Road nears completion with 90% of construction finished
KATHMANDU: The construction of the Metropolitan Ring Road in Bharatpur is approaching completion, with 90% of the work finalized. This significant infrastructure project, which spans 88.6 ki...
