Posted by News Desk on 1-30-15 in Local, News | Comments Off on Investment booming in Pokhara hospitality
A group of four entrepreneurs, who have been operating Atithi Resort, a four-star property in Lakeside, Pokhara, is launching a high-end Italian restaurant this week. They have invested Rs 50 million in the restaurant that has a capacity to serve 150 guests at a time. “We increased investment considering the tourism sector’s growth potential,” Bharat Sharma, one of the promoters, said, adding they had established Atithi Resort with an investment of Rs 300 million. Not only Sharma’s group,...
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Posted by News Desk on 10-21-14 in News | Comments Off on Leaders throng Gokarna Resort in search of consensus
A meeting of the top leaders of major three political parties—Nepali Congress (NC), CPN-UML and UCPN (Maoist)— is underway at Gokarna Resort to find consensus on the disputed issues of the constitution. Three leaders from each party reached the resort early Tuesday morning for discussions. According to a source, accommodations for the leaders have been prepared in the resort as they are preparing for intense discussions for agreement. The major parties are contended on issues of form of...
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Posted by News Desk on 10-20-14 in News | Comments Off on Government partially lifts Deusi Bhailo time restriction
After protests from various walks of life against its directive not to play Deusi Bhailo after 7 pm, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) on Monday partially corrected the decision. A press release issued by the MoHA assistant spokesperson Ganga Bahadur Chhetri said now the merrymakers can play Deusi Bhailo till 9 pm in the evening during the Tihar festival. On Friday, the MoHA had urged all not to conduct the cultural activity after 7 pm in the evening. The government had claimed that “persons...
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Posted by News Desk on 10-20-14 in News | Comments Off on Parties start decisive talks on disputed issues of new constitution
For the first time in the second Constituent Assembly (CA), Nepal’s major parties started decisive talks on the contentious issues of the new constitution, party leaders said on Sunday. The Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and the opposition party UCPN (Maoist) are engaged in serious talks on the form of government, federalism, electoral system and judiciary as the deadline of constitution promulgation looms large. Party leaders seem upbeat that they would explore a compromising point on...
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Posted by News Desk on 10-20-14 in News | Comments Off on Dahal playing dual role to hinder constitution: Oli
CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has accused UCPN (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal of playing a dual character role in order to hinder the promulgation of new constitution from the Constituent Assembly (CA). Speaking at a programme organised in the Capital on Monday, Oli alleged that UCPN (M) Chairman Dahal has been conspiring against the formation of the constitution through the CA by January 22. Though Dahal was appointed as the Chairman of High Level Political Committee on condition that...
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Posted by News Desk on 10-6-14 in Local, News | Comments Off on Pokhara airport left in oblivion
Pokhara Regional International Airport Construction Concern Committee has decided to press the government to begin construction at the earliest. Pokhara Tourism Council today submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Sushil Koirala through the CDO, with consensus from the concern committee. A meeting of the concern committee held today decided to hold a comprehensive meeting with various stakeholders, civil society and mediapersons on October 7. Concern committee Coordinator and Pokhara chapter...
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Posted by News Desk on 10-6-14 in Local, News | Comments Off on Hostel warden rapes student
A girl has been raped by a hostel warden in Pokhara . Danda Paani Dhakal, a warden of Ekikriti Dristibihin Hostel in the city, has been taken into custody for raping a girl of the hostel. Dhakal, who had bad reputation for sexual harassment, locked the door and raped the girl, police said. He also threatened the victim not to tell anybody about the incident. The victim could not tell about the incident to her mother. Rather she told about it to her friend who helped her reach to the police....
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Posted by News Desk on 10-6-14 in Local, News | Comments Off on Pokhara six-lane road project in limbo
With concerned authorities having failed to go through the due process on time, the proposed construction of a six-lane road in Pokhara has been delayed. The Road Division Office (RDO), Pokhara , one of concerned authorities to expand the road 3 kilometres from Zero Kilometre to Bindhabasini of Pokhara -Baglung road, blamed concerned authorities including the Nepal Electricity Authority, Nepal Telecom and the Kaski District Irrigation Office (DIO) for the delay. Prabhat Kumar Jha, chief of the...
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Actor Shree Krishna Shrestha has passed away while undergoing treatment for pneumonia at New Delhi-based Apollo Hospital on Saturday night. Film Star Shrestha had tied nuptial knots with actress Sweta Khadka on July 7. Shrestha had been suffering from pneumonia for last two weeks. In the past, Shrestha had also diagnosed with alsur. Shrestha had flown to Delhi for the treatment after his wedding although it was reported that the newly-married couple left for India for honeymoon. He has his own...
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Posted by News Desk on 7-20-14 in National, News, People | Comments Off on Former King Gyanendra to move to Nagarjuna, Paras won’t be allowed into Nirmal Niwas
Former King Gyanendra is going to move to the government-provided Nagarjuna Palace next week. Shah has been living for a long time in his own home, Nirmal Niwas. The source from Nirmal Niwas states that though the news that the reason for the Former King to move from Nirmal Niwas to Nagarjuna Palace is the return of Former Prince Paras, who has been living in Thailand for a long time, to Nepal, though circulating publicly is incorrect. Paras is to return Nepal from Thailand on 21st of...
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