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Nepal Government cancels weekly leave of Sunday
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 6 (ANI): In less than a month's time, the Government of Nepal has backtracked on its decision to give weekly leaves on Saturdays and Sundays.
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ITBP creates record, practices yoga at 22,850 feet
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): The Indo- Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) mountaineers practised yoga at an altitude of 22,850 feet in the Uttarakhand Himalayas amid the snow conditions.
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Darjeeling Himalayan Railway adds two more joyride trains to meet tourist
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Darjeeling (West Bengal) [India], June 3 (ANI): In order to meet the rising demand of tourists and passengers, Darjeeling Himalayan Railway(DHR) under Northeast Frontier Railway(NFR) has introduced two new special joyride trains on the network which is on the UNESCO World Heritage site list.
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Chinese projects drag in Nepal, put the country in limbo
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 1 (ANI): China, which once promised to bring prosperity to Nepal through its investments, has now abandoned dozens of large-scale projects in the Himalayan nation.
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China snatches employment opportunities of Nepali youth
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 1 (ANI): The death of the three Chinese nationals in a loader accident in Nepal last month revealed that Beijing has been bringing its citizens to work, due to which people of Himalayan nation have been deprived of employment.
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Aviation regulator of Nepal tightens flight permit rules, unanimous decisi
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 31 (ANI): In wake of the deadly crash in the Himalayas which killed 22 people including foreigners, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has introduced a new rule, 'clear weather throughout the route to carry out a flight'.
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Nepal Plane Crash: All bodies retrieved from crash site
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 31 (ANI): Rescuers have retrieved the bodies of all 22 people on board a plane that crashed in the Himalayas as well as the black box from the crash site was recovered.
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J-K: Dachigam National Park welcomes endangered Red Deer species 'Hangul'
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 30 (ANI): After a herd of endangered Hangul (Kashmir Stag) was spotted at Dachigam National Park in Jammu and Kashmir in March, hope was sparked in the conservation department, a win much needed considering the feared extinction of the Red Deer.
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Nepal: Record-setting female climbers vow to continue scaling heights
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 30 (ANI): Photojournalist by profession turned mountaineer Purnima Shrestha from Gorkha, Nepal became the first in her profession to climb six mountains above 8,000 metres high in the Himalayan nation.
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International Yoga and Naturopathy College to come up in Sikkim
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Gangtok (Sikkim) [India], May 21 (ANI): Union Minister of Ayush Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday announced the setting up of an International Yoga and Naturopathy College in Sikkim to "boost the medical tourism sector in Northeast India".
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In 'Naya J-K' farmers use technology to double their income
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 20 (ANI): After August 5, 2019, when the Centre announced its decision to abrogate J&K's special status and divided it into two Union Territories, the government has taken many steps to double the income of farmers across the Himalayan region.
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First-of-its-kind national workshop on Himalayan system of medicine to kic
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Gangtok (Sikkim) [India], May 19 (ANI): A two-day national workshop, the first of its kind, on the Himalayan system of medicine will be organised for the practitioners from the North-East states in Sikkim's Gangtok on Friday and Saturday.
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