High-level officials including Secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Mukunda Prasad Niraula today honoured the Sherpa climbers who successfully fixed ropes to the summits of Mount Everest and Lhotse during this year's spring climbing season.
The Himalayan Rescue Association Nepal (HRA) has honoured volunteer doctors who completed seasonal deployments at its high-altitude aid posts in Pheriche, Manang and Everest ER, recognizing their contribution to mountain medicine and rescue services.
A drier-than-normal monsoon is forecast across parts of the Hindu Kush Himalaya this year — but scientists are warning that lower rainfall will not translate into lower risk, with intense rain bursts, rising temperatures, and shrinking water reserves combining to make the 2026 season potentially more dangerous, not less.
High-level officials including Secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Mukunda Prasad Niraula today honoured the Sherpa climbers who successfully fixed ropes to the summits of Mount Everest and Lhotse during this year's spring climbing season.
The Himalayan Rescue Association Nepal (HRA) has honoured volunteer doctors who completed seasonal deployments at its high-altitude aid posts in Pheriche, Manang and Everest ER, recognizing their contribution to mountain medicine and rescue services.
A drier-than-normal monsoon is forecast across parts of the Hindu Kush Himalaya this year — but scientists are warning that lower rainfall will not translate into lower risk, with intense rain bursts, rising temperatures, and shrinking water reserves combining to make the 2026 season potentially more dangerous, not less.
The Himalayan Rescue Association Nepal (HRA) has honoured volunteer doctors who completed seasonal deployments at its high-altitude aid posts in Pheriche, Manang and Everest ER, recognizing their contribution to mountain medicine and rescue services.
Nepal's participation in the Seoul International Travel Fair (SITF) 2026 concluded on Sunday with strong interest from Korean travellers and trade professionals, as the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) led a seven-company private sector delegation to one of Asia's largest travel exhibitions.
David Marriott, Chairman of Marriott International, is on his first-ever visit to Nepal, with the upcoming Luxury Collection property in Kathmandu serving as the first stop of his trip — a visit that marks a significant milestone for Nepal's luxury hospitality sector.
The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has taken its pitch for long-stay tourism to one of Asia's premier travel industry platforms, participating in the 5th World Tourism Industry Conference (WTIC 2026) held in Seoul and Suwon, Republic of Korea, from June 4 to 6.
Six major Nepali tourism associations hosted a high-level lunch meeting with European Union ambassadors and heads of mission at The Dwarika's Hotel in Kathmandu on May 26
Mukesh Dangol, a joint secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, has been appointed as the new Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN).
Chinese extreme sports athlete Han Xiao aims to make history this season by paragliding from the summit of Mount Everest—but his ambitious plan has sparked unease among Chinese authorities.
A drier-than-normal monsoon is forecast across parts of the Hindu Kush Himalaya this year — but scientists are warning that lower rainfall will not translate into lower risk, with intense rain bursts, rising temperatures, and shrinking water reserves combining to make the 2026 season potentially more dangerous, not less.
Leading scientists, government officials, and conservationists from across South Asia have gathered in Kathmandu for a five-day regional event aimed at strengthening coordinated protection of the pangolin — the world's most trafficked mammal — and charting a shared conservation course for the next 25 years.
On World Environment Day, the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC) and the Cimex BYD Charity Foundation (CBCF) have reaffirmed their partnership under the "Everest 1° Initiative," marking a season of significant environmental progress on the world's highest mountain even as it recorded its busiest climbing year in history.
The Himalayan Climate Charter Summit has adopted the Namche Action Plan 2026–2030, a landmark framework aimed at saving the mountain environment from the growing impacts of the climate crisis.
The BBC has broadcast a video interview of Dawa Sherpa, the Sherpa guide who survived seven days alone in Everest's death zone, filmed inside the intensive care unit of HAMS Hospital in Kathmandu without the knowledge or consent of his family or hospital authorities, drawing sharp condemnation from his wife and raising serious questions about the broadcaster's adherence to its own editorial standards.
In the world's highest and harshest wilderness — where oxygen thins, winds howl, and every second can separate life from death — Lhakpa Gyalzen Sherpa has become a legend.
Nepal's federal budget for fiscal year 2083/84 has allocated Rs 7.34 billion for culture and tourism and Rs 2.93 billion for civil aviation, with an extensive slate of infrastructure, heritage conservation, trekking, and airport development measures outlined across both sectors.
The installation of the world’s highest automatic weather station had made headlines globally in 2022, but it turned out to be rubbish in just four years.
On the occasion of World Protein Day, health experts and officials in Nepal are calling on the public to ignore persistent myths about the poultry industry and recognize chicken and eggs as safe, affordable, and vital sources of protein.
The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has heightened nationwide preparedness measures after Nipah virus cases were reported in neighbouring countries, while confirming that no infection has been detected in Nepal to date.
Nepal Mountaineering Association’s executives have been elected to different positions at the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation, commonly known by its French name Union internationale des associations d'alpinisme (UIAA).
Nepali-origin scholar based in Australia, Dr. Ashish Bista, has been recognized by the World Book of Records, London, with seven world records for postgraduate and professional academic achievements.
Godawari Municipality in Bagmati Province has signed a Friendship City agreement with Wyndham City in Victoria, Australia, in a partnership that both sides say opens new avenues for tourism promotion, cultural exchange, and community-level cooperation between the two countries.
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