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KATHMANDU, NOV 09 – A committee formed to recommend on the revision of mountaineering royalty and adoption of necessary measures to make Nepal’s mountain tourism productive has suggested raising the expedition royalty fee for Mt Everest on individual basis. Identifying 35 issues and recommending urgent reforms to make Nepal’s mountaineering sector more ...

Two books—”Lumbini, Birthplace of Buddha” and “The Sacred Garden of Lumbini, Perceptions of Buddha’s birthplace”—were launched last week in the Capital. “Lumbini, Birthplace of Buddha” is a photobook, which includes 190 photographs of the World Heritage property of Lumbini and its surrounding areas, taken by eight photographers. The photographs are ...

By Peter Potterfield Lukla to Everest Base Camp Round-Trip: 70 miles, 16 days When to Go: Pre-monsoon (March or April) gives you the rhododendrons in bloom and lots of climber action, but post-monsoon (November) gives you drier weather. Go with guide services that use local Sherpa guides, cooks, and porters—it’s part of ...

Tourists searching for peace and simplicity can for the first time check in to Mahatma Gandhi’s most famous ashram in India. But don’t expect modern comforts. And chastity is required. For 1,000 rupees ($16) a night, tourists can sample the lifestyle of India’s famously ascetic independence leader by staying at ...

Nepal will soon have an official consulate in Jeddah, revealed Udaya Raj Pandey, Nepal’s ambassador to the Kingdom, to Arab News on Wednesday. The ambassador explained that the decision to set up a consulate in the Western Province was taken in view of the increasing number of Nepalese expatriates in ...