Nepal opens restricted trekking routes to solo foreign travellersNepal's immigration department has eased trekking rules, now permitting solo foreign tourists in restricted areas. Previously requiring gro...
23 Mar, 2026, 01.24 PM IST
Unseasonably heavy snowfall halts Everest tourism in Nepal, TibetMount Everest's Nepali and Chinese sides are closed to tourism due to unseasonally heavy snow, with a helicopter crashing while attempting ...
29 Oct, 2025, 10.53 AM IST
Nepal's deadly protests hammer tourism sector as arrivals fall 30%Nepal faced its worst protests recently. These events coincided with the peak tourist season. Businesses suffered as tourist arrivals decre...
16 Sep, 2025, 10.02 AM IST
Indian tourists pull back: Call of Nepal peaks fade amid unrestPolitical unrest in Nepal, stemming from anti-corruption protests, is impacting the country's tourism sector. Tour operators report a decli...
13 Sep, 2025, 08.07 AM IST
Nepal partners with TikTok to promote tourismNepal Tourism Board (NTB) has partnered with TikTok to promote Nepal's tourism sector globally. The collaboration aims to showcase Nepal's ...
20 Aug, 2025, 04.52 PM IST
Floods near Nepal-China border disrupt Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimageThe Trekking Agencies Association of Nepal (TAAN), an umbrella organisation of mountain tourism entrepreneurs, has reported that pilgrims t...
13 Jul, 2025, 10.27 AM IST
Two climbers, from India and Philippines, die on EverestTragedy struck Mount Everest as the climbing season commenced, with the unfortunate deaths of two mountaineers. Subrata Ghosh from India, p...
16 May, 2025, 11.05 AM IST
Beckn to power Nepal’s tourism, agriculture networkIndia’s Beckn Protocol, which powers ONDC and other decentralised networks, is set to expand to Nepal, where the technology is being explor...
01 Aug, 2024, 06.01 AM IST
Tap the rush of adrenaline tourismIndia's adventure tourism sector is underdeveloped but growing. The government is taking steps to develop destinations, train providers, an...
23 Feb, 2024, 10.56 PM IST
Nepal bans solo trekking, makes guides mandatory from April 1The new rules apply to international tourists of all experience levels on treks in Nepal’s national parks, such as the popular Annapurna Ci...
13 Mar, 2023, 10.55 AM IST
Nepal reopens its mountains including Everest despite Covid pandemic uncertaintyThe Himalayan country shut its borders in March just ahead of the busy spring season when hundreds of mountaineers usually flock to the cou...
31 Jul, 2020, 01.50 PM IST
Nepal can benefit from joining OBOR: Krishna Bahadur MaharaChina had sent a draft proposal on OBOR to Nepal late last year. After a month-long consultation, the Nepalese side had sent back the draft...
31 Aug, 2017, 09.00 PM IST
Nepal reopens Mt Everest, Japanese man first to climbA Japanese climber, who lost nine of his fingers to frostbite, will be the first to scale the Mount Everest as Nepal reopened the peak for ...
23 Aug, 2015, 09.36 PM IST
Nepal to open trekking on Mount Everest in Sept; 4 sections damagedThe Everest base camp was slightly damaged by the earthquake and it will be opened for visitors after a minor repair of a few trekking trai...
07 Aug, 2015, 08.20 PM IST
Tourist flow decreased by 50 per cent in Nepal: Tourism boardTourist inflow to Nepal has halved since the devastating earthquake in April and the country hopes that numbers would soon pick up.
31 Jul, 2015, 09.03 PM IST
Quake-hit Nepal to come up with discounts to woo holidayersTour operators say they are exploring to build new packages of western and eastern areas of Nepal which were never affected by the quake.
05 Jul, 2015, 02.57 PM IST
Sushma Swaraj flags off first batch of pilgrims to Kailash Mansarovar through Nathu-La, SikkimThe first batch of pilgrims to travel to the sacred place in Tibet through Sikkim’s Nathu-La pass at an altitude of 14,000 ft arrived.
17 Jun, 2015, 04.39 PM IST