Nepal’s tourism ministry proposed installing ladders on Everest’s Hillary Step for a second time early Monday morning. The government body already announced that additional ropes would be fixed on congested ice walls, including the Hillary Step, for the upcoming season in an effort to ease major traffic jams on the ...

Nepal will double the number of climbing ropes on Mount Everest in a bid to cut traffic and prevent brawls on the world’s highest peak, climbing expedition organisers said on Thursday. Extra ropes will be fixed on congested ice walls near the Everest summit where climbers have faced frustrating bottlenecks ...

Of the six new trekking routes being constructed in Myagdi with a view to promoting local tourism, two are expected to be completed within the current fiscal year. The new trekking routes which cover different parts of the district take trekkers to high-hills to enjoy panoramic views of religious sites, ...

Forestry conservation activities have gained huge success after Kumroj VDC located in the eastern belt of the Chitwan district was declared as a model village for bio-gas promotion. ‘Nobody goes to forest to collect fire woods after the development of alternative energy’, said a local Raju Silwal. Over 3,435 tons ...

The Chitwan National Park has received an international award in recognition to its efforts for rhino conservation. The park had taken special measures to protect the one-horned rhino from poaching for the last few years. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has highly appreciated the measures adopted by the Park Administration ...