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Electric decorative lights worth over Rs 600 million have entered the country for the specific purpose of the Tihar festival this time. Such lights are used to decorate home, yards, offices, and alleys and lanes in Tihar.According to Federation of Electrical Entrepreneurs of Nepal central president, Tej Narayan Kharel, import of electric…

The country’s sole electricity distributor, Nepal Electricity Authority, has called members of the public to illuminate their places as much as they wish on the occasion of Tihar, also called the festival of lights.Also read : Hankook Tires from Korea now available in NepalIn the previous years, the Authority would call them to be…

Owing to rise in the value of the US dollar, inflow of workers’ remittance in the first two months of the ongoing fiscal year has increased by 33.4 per cent to Rs 154.2 billion, as per Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) despite a significant fall in number of outbound Nepali workers.Also read - Foreign tourist arrivals to Nepal surged18.8 percent in…

A cable car service, the third one in the country, has come into operation in religious and tourist spot in Kalinchowk at Dolakha.The test operation of the cable car was conducted before the Dashain festival and was commercially operated from today.Also read - Cable Car service inaugurated at Chandragiri HillsWith the operation of…

With the end of the monsoon, tourist arrivals at Rara Lake in Mugu district has increased. Visitors are flocking to the popular tourist destination in Far Western Nepal due to favourable climatic conditions. The three months starting from mid-September is considered the most suitable timeframe to visit the lake.Also read — Tourist arrivals…

The Sajha Yatayat is adding 20 more buses to its fleet in the Kathmandu Valley.According to Sajha's manager Mahendra Raj Pandey, the decision to increase the number of buses for the Valley service followed the demand by the public for so.Also Read — Electric buses rolls out in KathmanduThe Kathmandu Metropolis is investing Rs 50…

India is days away from officially unveiling what will be the world's tallest statue, standing at an incredible 182 metres tall.Dubbed The Statue of Unity, it is modelled after Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, who was a key figure in the struggle for Indian independence from British colonial rule in the 1940s.Also read — Lord Shiva’s massive…

Shah dynasty's symbols of power—the diamond-studded royal crown, and scepter—have been kept on display at Narayanhiti Palace Museum.Deposed King Gyanendra Shah had handed over the royal crown, ceremonial scepter and sward, among other royal symbols after abdicating the throne following the Constituent Assembly’s decision to abolish…

For the convenience of the general public commuting on the day of Dashain Tika or Vijaya Dashami i.e. 19th October , Nepal Army is going to provide free bus services in several routes inside the Kathmandu valley.Buses are common mode of transportation and during the festival days it remains off road leaving passengers in a lurch.The…

Star-rated hotels across the country are having average room occupancy of more than 60 percent, according to Hotel Association of Nepal (HAN).“As we have only about a dozen five and four-star hotels, they are having good room occupancy at present,” Binayak Shah, general secretary of HAN, said. “Other star hotels are having around 60 percent…