India and China’s special representatives’ meet in Beijing on December 18 reaffirmed commitment to pilgrimage.

Locals say the connection will make the Everest region easily accessible and bring more economic opportunities.

National park’s decision to lift the ban on commercial flights has irked local officials.

Chinese diplomats tell top tour operators they intend to bring at least 500,000 visitors from China this year.

Production is expected to grow by 4.04 percent this fiscal year, reaching a new high of 5.95 million tonnes.

The outmigration of men has led to the feminisation of rural communities where women are increasingly shouldering farming responsibilities.

The US-based AAR obtained business by bribing Nepali officials. It has agreed to pay more than $55 million to resolve probes over foreign corruption links.

Hotel Association pledged to replace bottles by January 1 but target looks beyond reach for many struggling hotels.

Rural municipality warns tour agencies to avoid selling packages that entail chopper flights to the Khumbu region.

Dispute pits high-end tourism against conservation in the iconic natural region.

The national park says ‘no noise’ would do justice to wildlife, while chopper operators vow to defy the ban.

Special Court has sentenced seven foreigners to prison and ordered them to forfeit Rs122.59 million each. But can foreign convicts be extradited to Nepal?

Deepak Sharma, then-AAR executive, pleaded guilty to bribing Nepali officials to win a bid to sell 2 Airbus planes.

Officials say there are three key factors behind this: The stoppage of Indian entry to Tibet, China, for the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra, a spate of bus and air crashes, and rising airfares.

The mill purchases paddy mostly from female-headed holdings, and makes, markets, and distributes non-steam rice.