Mithila circuit pilgrimage begins

The 15-day Madhyama Parikrama, an age-old circumambulatory pilgrimage march, the biggest of religious pilgrimages in the Mithila region, has commenced. As part of the march, the pilgrims go round Janakpurdham stopping at different religious sites in the area in between before completing the 133 kilometres long journey. The circumambulatory pilgrimage ...

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Nepal marks zero poaching year in rhino conservation

Nepal has achieved a new milestone in its conservation history by bringing down the number of rhino poaching incidents to zero in the last one year.   Not a single incident of rhino poaching has been reported in any of the protected areas since February 16, 2013, which has given ...

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Nepal to reduce Mount Everest climb fees, aims to ‘promote serious climbers’

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Nepal will cut climbing fees for Mount Everest to lure more mountaineers to the world’s highest peak, already overcrowded during the peak climbing season. Hundreds of foreign climbers, each paying thousands of dollars, flock to the 8,850-metre Everest summit during the main climbing season stretching from March to May. Under ...

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Nepal to reduce fees to climb Mount Everest

Nepal will cut climbing fees for Mount Everest to lure more mountaineers to the world’s highest peak, already overcrowded during the peak climbing season. Hundreds of foreign climbers, each paying thousands of dollars, flock to the 8,850-metre (29,035 feet) Everest summit during the main climbing season stretching from March to ...

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Raniban to be developed into biodiversity park

The government has decided to invest around Rs 1 billion for the construction of a biodiversity park and other infrastructures at Raniban, a forest that surrounds Phewa Lake in Pokhara. According to Dil Bahadur Chhetri, assistant research officer at the Department of Plant Resources (DPR), the government´s plan to convert ...

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