With the operation of a motorable road from Lamjung’s Besisahar to Manang’s Chame, the hotel business along the Annapurna trekking route is facing survival threats. Before the road came into operation, tourists trekking on the route would stay in hotels at places such as Khudi, Bhulbhule, Ngadi, and Bahundanda. With the operation of the motorable roads, tourists trekking on the route prefer taking a vehicle to reach Manang rather than staying in hotels on the way. According to Nara Bahadur Gurung, owner of Hotel Waterfall at Syange of ...
Centuries-old festival Gaijatra was celebrated on Friday to soothe the grief of families who lost relatives over the past year. The annual festival is held in high esteem throughout Nepal, and it touches the hefty subject of mortality through humour. In the Capital, it typically starts and ends in Kathmandu Durbar Square. Young boys and girls, with faces painted, joined in the festival and paraded as cows throughout Kathmandu Valley and in different parts of the country. The children, who also dress as other deities, march around to ensur...